PLAYERS:
Tom Brady,
Drew Brees,
Peyton Manning,
Willis McGahee,
Steven Jackson
TEAMS: New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams
TEAMS: New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams
Veteran fantasy football drafters know about risk and reward. They know that waiting on a quarterback is a risk, as you let premier talents like Tom Brady and Drew Brees slip off the board. They know that drafting Peyton Manning, two years, one team change and at least four neck surgeries removed from his last NFL action, represented a huge risk, albeit one with potentially great rewards. Peyton's situation was unique, and there was little precedent to predict how many games he might play, or how well, before the ticking time bomb at the top of his spine went off.
Ultimately, though, there was a place where risk met reward, where Peyton's potential and pedigree overcame the fear of making a team-crippling pick. From March until September, that point was deep in the fifth round in an average 12-team fantasy draft, about 60 picks later than in his pre-injury days.
Fantasy drafters know the thrill and the fear associated with taking such a risk, with little more than ...
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