Survivor I - Joey Galloway Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Recent Stats

YR	RSH	RSHYD	RSHTD	REC	RECYD	RECTD	FPT	RANK
2002	4	31	0	61	908	6	129.9	26
2003	4	22	0	34	672	2	81.4	48
2004	2	19	0	33	416	5	73.5	55

Positives - Galloway has great speed and game breaking ability. He finished in the top 15 for 4 consecutive years in Seattle before an injury marred season and a subsequent trade to Dallas. Galloway is more of a big play receiver capable of taking it to the house on any given down. Galloway developed a nice chemistry with Brian Griese late in the season scoring 5 touchdowns in his final 5 games. He also worked well with Michael Clayton late in the season as the receiving load was fairly balanced between the two.

Negatives - Galloway has had a tough time of it recently with his last finish in the top 10 coming in 1998. Since then, he hasn’t finished any higher than 26th overall. Part of his downturn could be attributed to his 4 years in Dallas with constant struggles and turnover at the QB position. He’s missed significant time in his career due to injuries including the first half of last season. He’s 33 and could lose his starting job to Ike Hilliard or one of the other receivers on the roster should he get hurt again.

Draft Strategy - As with my previous WR picks, I’m not looking for week to week consistency, just the potential for 6 or 7 good games during the course of the season which I believe Galloway is capable of as long as his health holds out. I believe there is some upside here as well, as Michael Clayton may see more double teams this year and, with the emergence of Carnell Williams, Galloway should see primarily single coverages allowing him many opportunities to make big plays for the Bucs. I don’t think Galloway was a great value here, but I definitely think he deserved to be selected at this point.