Round 2 (part II)
(13) Peyton Hillis, Burdettinators 3rd Rnd, 2011 v (49) Marshawn Lynch, Patistan 1st Rnd 2015
Ahh peyton Hillis. His one year of fame got him on a madden cover and also the title of a 3rd round draft pick. This would be the final year any of that happened of course, after he scored a mere 88 points in 10 games. Lynch meanwhile was on his last legs (or so we thought) in '15, being injury plagued an ineffective he only got 68 points in 7 games. Not on did he retire himself, I'm sure the stress nearly retired pat too.
Winner: Marshawn Lynch
Reason: he really did torpedo Patistan in '15
(64) Rob Gronkowski, The Tuckfards 1st Rnd,2016 v (5) Ryan Grant, Bear Necessities 1st Rnd, 2010
Coach Merritt was recently on the LOC report to defend this pick, and while his reasoning was sound (which is probably the most surprising part of all), he himself even conceded it was reach. It was. And it really inhibited them in the season. Grant meanwhile played all of one game for 4.5 points, but bear Necessities still made it to the playoffs.
Winner: Rob Gronkowski
Reason: always looked like a risky pick, raised eyebrows from day 1
(56) Davante Adams, The Dream Team 3rd Rnd, 2015 v (73) Thomas Rawls, The Tuckfards 3rd Rnd, 2016
Adams had a raft of targets coming his way in 2015, but unfortunately for Coach Nathwani he didn't catch a great deal of them. It didn't get I'm the way of yet another playoff season for The Dream Team mind. Rawls meanwhile looked like he'd be the starting running back for the seahawks, but injury woes put red flags on him and he didn't do much of anything.
Winner: Davante Adams
Reason: it was a reach, and it backfired
(39) Reggie Bush, Bear Necessities 3rd Rnd, 2014 v (74) Randall Cobb, Gridiron Gang 3rd Rnd, 2016
Bush has been an electric player whenever on the field in his career, but he had his struggles in '14. An injury troubled season, he only played 11 games for 62 points. Cobb on the other hand was in a high powered Green Bay offence, trying to get back to lofty numbers he posted a few years prior. But some injuries and just general poor play meant he only got 85 points over 13 games.
Winner: Reggie Bush
Reason: worse return
(28) Roddy White, Forge Flyers 2nd Rnd, 2013 v (14) Ryan Grant, Bear Necessities 4th Rnd, 2011
White was one of the reasons for a forge flyer team that struggled. Drafted as a second rounder, he took the back seat in every sense of the word as he only got 87 points over 13 games. Bear necessities meanwhile did the classic double dip on Ryan Grant, nabbing him a few rounds lower than the year prior, getting 14 extra games but only 86 extra points. Ouch.
Winner: Ryan Grant
Reason: I still can't get over the double dip, fool me once....
(8) Josh Cribbs, The Tuckfards 5th Rnd, 2010 v (77) Arian Foster, The Tuckfards 4th Rnd, 2016
A fine match up here, one worthy of the semi finals. But alas, they face in round 2. Josh Cribbs has never been a fantasy asset. Not unless you played in a league that gets point for return yards. As a 5th rounder, he got 35 points in 15 games. Foster on the other hand was essentially running on cheese strings in '16, as through the years his muscles had come to resemble some floppy, rubbery things. After 4 games they further deteriorated to grated cheese and he chose to retire, which was a wise decision.
Winner: Josh Cribbs
Reason: there was at least a small chance with Foster, Cribbs was just a head scratcher
(17) Larry Fitzgerald, IKNAN 2nd Rnd, 2012 v (35) Montee Ball, Jeff's Seals 1st Rnd, 2014
The mighty fitz wasn't always mighty. Well, maybe he was, but few remember now dyer the Cardinals qb situation was only a few years ago. Think of names like John Skelton, Ryan Lindley, Kevin kolb. Yeah this was more about them than fitz. But Coach Sherwood still drafted him...Montee Ball however was god awful. But, *SPOILER ALERT* I'm kicking it out of the competition now. It was an auto draft pick.
Winner: Larry Fitzgerald
Reason: no auto draft pick deserves the shame of worst draft pick of all time
(78) Jeremy Langford, Cash4Gould 5th Rnd, 2016 v (1) Ryan Mathews, Gridiron Gang 1st Rnd, 2010
And to round out round 2, here we go. Langford was a large reason for Coach Gardner not having more success in his rookie season, but he still did well. Langford always looked a bit miscast as a starter, only getting 54 points in 12 games. Mathews as a rookie on the other hand was effective in parts. Playing 12 games, he only got 118 points, but was instrumental to Gridiron Gang's title season.
Winner: Jeremy Langford
Reason: at least Mathews had his uses...
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