Survivor I - Tyrone Calico Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Recent Stats

YR	RSH	RSHYD	RSHTD	REC	RECYD	RECTD	FPT	RANK
2003	1	5	0	18	297	4	54.2	78
2004	0	0	0	2	13	0	1.3	158

Positives - Tyrone Calico is a big target at 6’4, 220 lbs. In addition to his size, Calico has speed to burn. With Derrick Mason now in Baltimore, that leaves Drew Bennett and Calico as the remaining main options for Steve McNair and new Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow. He looked very promising last season before falling to a season-ending knee injury. The fact that Tennessee did not decide to pursue free agent receiver Rod Gardner, leads me to believe that Calico is very much included in their 2005 plans.

Negatives - His ceiling this season completely depends on how he’s able to recover from his knee injury, which included a torn medial meniscus and structural damage to his ACL. Will he be able to return to pre-injury form or will he have any setbacks. Just the possibility of such is cause for concern. Calico could very easily outperform his ADP, but are you willing to take the gamble?

Draft Strategy - I had my sights on Calico since my last pick, 20 selections ago. Eight receivers were selected in that stretch, but Calico was not one of them. In the draft applet chat section I kept saying to the other owners “fall to me, fall to me.” It was Calico I was referring to and he did in fact, fall to me as the 11th pick in the 11th round. You know what they say – at 11:11 make a wish. Calico is my wish. Why the big interest in Tyrone Calico? The Titans offense lost a major contributor in Derrick Mason, but it opens up Drew Bennett and Tyrone Calico to fill in as the #1 and #2 wide receivers respectively. My instinct tells me that Bennett will be the heavily covered receiver, which will leave more open plays for Calico. With the new heavily offensive-minded Norm Chow as the Titans offensive coordinator, we could see big things from the Titans offense. Calico is a gamble, due to his recovery from knee surgery, but if my thoughts are correct, he will easily outperform his ADP and perhaps have a season like Peerless Price did in Buffalo.