Survivor I - Antonio Bryant Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Recent Stats

YR	RSH	RSHYD	RSHTD	REC	RECYD	RECTD	FPT	RANK
2002	6	40	0	44	733	6	113.3	32
2003	2	0	0	39	550	2	67.0	69
2004	0	0	0	42	546	4	105.2	38
2004	0	0	0	16	266	0	105.2	38

Positives - Bryant finished a 2004 season of turmoil with stats of 58-812-4. Not shabby production for a WR that can be had this late in the draft. Two of those games in 2004 resulted in 30+ point outputs in this format, which is the type of production you like to see in a best starter league. Some of the quotes attributed to Bryant this off season indicate that he’s finally matured and that we’ll finally see the output that he’s capable of.

Negatives - The Cleveland offense is a mess and the schedule always finds Baltimore and Pittsburgh appearing twice. Trent Dilfer at the helm certainly will never be mistaken for Peyton Manning.

Draft Strategy - Going into the draft I had targeted Griese at this spot as my first QB. Having taken the luxury of Hasselbeck early, I still felt like depth at WR would be a key to winning this league. We can only start one QB, but can potentially start 4 WRs. Bryant was the last WR left on the board projected by FBG to post 140 points and the bottom was falling fast at this position.