Survivor I - Jake Delhomme Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Recent Stats

YR	CMP	ATT	PYD	PTD	INT	RSH	RSHYD	RSHTD	FPT	RANK
2002	8	10	113	0	0	4	-2	0	5.5	60
2003	266	449	3219	19	16	41	39	1	230.8	15
2004	310	533	3886	29	15	25	71	1	308.4	7

Positives - A career season last year gave him a #7 fantasy QB standing. He managed to do this with a backfield that was injured more often than they were healthy, his #1 receiver in Smith out for the year, and "MushHands" Muhammed and a rookie Colbert picking up the slack. His backfield is back, Smith is back, and Colbert is ready for his second year, so a decent season awaits Delhomme.

Negatives - A healthy backfield could lessen the need for a passing game, though the return of the injury bug could also hurt it as the defense stacks the passing routes. Delhomme has a good framework to work with, but it could just as easily come crashing down.

Draft Strategy - The backup QB run was on, so it was time to get in while the getting was good. Delhomme is good in a quiet way, and should prove to be a more than sufficient QB2 behind Manning.