Survivor I - Andre Johnson Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Recent Stats

YR	RSH	RSHYD	RSHTD	REC	RECYD	RECTD	FPT	RANK
2003	5	-10	0	66	976	4	120.6	23
2004	4	12	0	79	1142	6	151.4	22

Positives - Andre Johnson enters his third season in the NFL, and this should be his best season yet. He improved in every facet of the game from year one to year two and I see no reason for that not to continue. Not much has changed in Houston, as he is playing with the same head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterback that he's had since day one.

Negatives - That same head coach and offensive coordinator that he's had since he began is probably the biggest negative about Johnson. He has big play ability, but the offensive philosophy on the Texans is run, run, run and then run some more. When the ball is thrown, Johnson is the main target. Unfortunately, so far it has only been thrown enough to make Johnson a viable WR2, instead of a WR1 where he is typically drafted.

Draft Strategy - My plan here was to grab Antonio Gates if he fell this far. Unfortunately, Nipsey once again snagged the guy I was eyeing up (he took Randy Moss in round 1) 2 picks before me. With my back-to-back picks, it was going to be Gates and a top WR. Witten was my next TE, but I thought it was too early to grab him. Not getting locked into one strategy is an integral part of a good draft, so I was ready to go with either WR/WR or RB/WR instead. Of my WR options at this spot, I liked Andre Johnson, Darrell Jackson, and Hines Ward. Johnson was my top choice.