How can you say that? Is all in how you deal. Trading out of a top 2 pick can actually be pretty profitable, depending on how carefully you deal.

No love for Willie Parker???

hmmmmmmm.....
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no.

Willie Parker gets top 10 consideration from me, but not top 5.

well I feel fortunate to have drafted SJax and Gore this year in my second Dynasty league.
I traded out of the 1.01 spot to take Jackson at 1.05 (I was hoping the guy at 1.04 would take Portis, wich he did)
I took Gore with my 5th pick (5.10) and at the time had no idea he would be this huge, this early.
Still not enugh to take down Taz ...........yet.

Exactly. and you are looking at about 30 points difference in the two in regards to points. I am betting in improvement you made with that trade got you far more than a 30 point increase overall.

It is the same situation as trading the rights to Reggie Bush in dynasty leagues this year. You can always find someone who "really" wants that player and giving him up for a trade would have most likely been in your favor if you worked it properly. Even though, had you mentioned doing it, you would have been criticized to no end. I know from personal experience

I am actually tickled as is. I now have Gore in our Outlaw dynasty league...and got him for a straight trade for Terrell Owens!

I also have Bush...so I have some youth too.

alright, so a question is raised Mike.......you're going to avoid LJ this year if you have the opportunity to take him because he's being run ragged.........you do realize that LT has only 35 fewer touches than LJ through 11 weeks right? SA's not in the discussion due to injury, obviously, but avoiding the top 3 guys because they carry too much baggage might not be the best excuse. Now, if you can get the value in a trade down to make it up, then it's a good move, but realize that a full time back getting 300+ touches a year now is more the rule than the exception (not counting RBBC's). There are no fewer than 13 backs right now setting up for 300+ touches, most in the rushing dept. It's no longer a durability concern, ALL these backs are getting heavier workloads, now yes, LJ has the most carries by FAR to this point, and I agree that will eventually shorten his career, but playing big back ball in fantasy football today is comparable to a bull rider..........you grab the biggest, fastest, meanest bull you can and hold on for your 8 seconds, then trade up for a bigger, faster, meaner model before it tires out........of the big 3, SA or LT will be more likely to wear down before LJ.........SA's getting on in RB years and LT has had the kinda workload LJ has now for the past 5 years........of the three, you can't argue LT for the TD's, but if i'm building a team future wise, I'd rather have LJ, I'll probably get slightly more mileage out of him...........


LOL, that being said...........I've got another very interesting name to throw out there in top 10 discussions.......
1. LT
2. LJ
3. SJax
4. SA
5. Portis
6. Addai
7. Rudi
8. C. Taylor
9. Gore
10. James

My deal with the two guys you mention is Larry Johnson seems to take more abuse with his runs than Tomlinson takes during the course of a game.

To add, my deal with avoiding Larry Johnson came last year because people were predicting 5,000 touchdowns for him it seemed and his stock was extremely high. I am a guy that likes to trade anyway, and I have no problem with trading a top pick if I can get good value in return.

Back to Larry Johnson and LaDainian Tomlinson for second, as I am mainly in dynasty leagues.

The Chiefs have an aging offensive line, aging quarterback, and an aging tight end.

The Chargers are filled with youth. They have raped the New York Giants and the Atlanta Falcons over the past 5 years, allowing these two teams to get the prize quarterback they wanted. In return that got better players, plus an assload of draft picks. Trading down to get Tomlinson instead of Vick brought them Tomlinson and Drew Brees, and then some. Trading the rights to Eli Manning brought them Rivers and some nice picks.

In a nutshell, Tomlinson is in a better long term situation.

Gore is a Top 3 in my book.

LT
SJax
Gore
LJ

gore owners should send mr norv turner a very nice christmas card.

I think Norv Turner being gone is a strike against Gore this season.

The contract could also be a strike against him, not sure how he will play now that he has his contract.

Gore will no doubt be a risky first round pick, IMO.

I believe that LJ's value drops based on the fact that the Chiefs are seriously looking at adding a running back in the early part of the draft. Which should push the Top 5 backs as follows:

1. LT
2. SJax
3. LJ
4. Gore
5. Portis