Same here njsf25g ... I won our lottery the other week and I have been debating about the same thing. Out draft isn't until August 30th ... less than a week before season kicks off so I will watch Faulk and L.T. in the pre-season. As of now, I lean Faulk cause I think the Rams offense will bounce back this year. Ricky Williams and Priest Holmes also will get consideration. Actually I would prefer to trade down a few spots and move up in rounds 2 and 3 if possible so I will also be trying to deal. I think after the top 4 there is a slight drop off.
1-4) Faulk, Tomlinson, Williams, Holmes ... all excellent backs with great track records.
5-8) Portis, McAllister, Alexander, Henry ... very good backs but young or inconsistent. Portis and McAllister are great all around backs ... Alexander has been great or bust most games ... Henry is a major fumbler.
9-15) Ahman Green, Tiki Barber, Edgerrin James, Corey Dillon, Fred Taylor ... All very solid backs ... Dillon probably the most talented but Bengals are so bad, he has never realized potential ... Green is good but has been injury prone at times, Barber very solid, James and Taylor when healthy are good enough to be top five backs.
While Vick is awesome, there are plenty of QB's this year ... so I think you have to go back if you can get one of the top 8 ... after that, it's time to look at Vick, McNabb, Moss, Owens or Harrison.
Just my 2 cents ... much can happen with injuries and such in the next few weeks...
Good Luck!
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