Denver Block

[Matt]

No, you won't. See: Charlotte.

You mean the dream team. Looking over their roster is amazing. QB, TE, WR, WR, SLB, CB.

The only hope we have is the salary cap!

[Sharkn20]

Welker will be a bust in Denver!!! In a system which not create an advantage for slot WRs he doesn't fit well... Time will tell... I am very angry with him

[prinzar]

I'll wade in as a neutral here. The FOF drafts have been getting increasingly stupid lately. I told you about the 10+ WRs drafted in the vNFL draft this season. I picked the 6th of them at 11 overall! Look at some of the guys who dropped out of the top ten http://vnfl.jdavidbaker.com/selections.php

When I joined this league, my 1st pick was Myron Swift at CB. He's 86 rated and an absolute beast. He scores more TDs than some WRs I've seen picked that high!

The best teams can load up on other positions, and gameplan better, to still win. A stud WR levels the playing field.

In real life you get bad teams making bad decisions. Because they're bad (Raiders, Browns, Bills?) they rarely have the personnel to deal with making their rookies excel.
Look at JaMarcus. He was fat and lazy at the Raiders because the coaches allowed it to happen. There's no way Belichick would have made him a starter in that mindset, but the Raiders allowed it.
Then the real NFL teams like the Steelers, Patriots, Ravens all benefit from the talent falling to them that they can mould.
Gronk wouldn't have been a fit in most teams, but the Pats made the 2 TE set fashionable.

The difference in bad drafting between FOF and real life is minimal. FOF has a craving for BPR WR's, and the NFL has a QB fetish. Teams reach in both, and the best teams in both generally stay that way for a long time because they're simply just better and know what they're doing

[Guest]

Gronk would fit with any team. He's amazing at everything you'd want a tight end to do. Only reason he fell in the draft was because of injury concerns (I believe it was his back.) Admittedly, the Patriots get the MOST out of him, but when healthy Gronk is the best TE in the league.

Welker will be a bust in Denver!!! In a system which not create an advantage for slot WRs he doesn't fit well... Time will tell... I am very angry with him

Manning's always used his slot receivers well (Remember Brandon Stokley in Indy!) and the Denver offense is a lot like the traditional Manning offense. If Welker is healthy he should perform well.

[Sharkn20]

Manning's always used his slot receivers well (Remember Brandon Stokley in Indy!) and the Denver offense is a lot like the traditional Manning offense. If Welker is healthy he should perform well.

Then... Kill Welker!!! However he always have been a good TE between the hash so it means free space for the WR... Denver not have that kind of TE, no Dallas Clark, No Gronk, No Hernandez, No Moss in the perimeter... Welker stats should drop a lot...

[Guest]

Then... Kill Welker!!! However he always have been a good TE between the hash so it means free space for the WR... Denver not have that kind of TE, no Dallas Clark, No Gronk, No Hernandez, No Moss in the perimeter... Welker stats should drop a lot...

I don't know if they'll drop a lot unless Manning or Welker himself declines. Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker aren't exactly chopped liver, even if they're not threats of the same level as as Gronk, Hernandez and Moss!

[Sharkn20]

I hate Welker and end of this fish discussion....

Hahahaha

[Guest]

I hate Welker and end of this fish discussion....

Hahahaha

haha you hate Welker more than me and I'm a Jets fan....impressive!

[mike17]

The misconception here is that a stud WR makes you a great team by himself. It's just not true, and there are a ton of examples of 80 rated receivers with crap numbers.

Stud WRs are good only when you throw deep a lot.

This breaks the game because you can complete way more long/deep passes than is realistic and no amount of defensive talent can stop it.

If you don't throw it deep and often, then that WR is no better than a good player at any other position.

[mike17]

The winning strategy in FOF these days is to do everything you can to maximize your long pass completion rate.

Big play receivers, QB with sense rush and a big arm, pass blocking line, and blitz pickup backs. Passing cohesion, QB chemistry, and extra passing time in camp.

Get those things, throw it deep, win lots of games.