Survivor I - Trent Dilfer Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Recent Stats

YR	CMP	ATT	PYD	PTD	INT	RSH	RSHYD	RSHTD	FPT	RANK
2002	94	168	1182	4	6	10	27	0	71.8	42
2003	4	8	31	1	1	2	-1	0	4.5	65
2004	25	58	333	1	3	10	14	0	19.1	55

Positives - This guy has a Super Bowl ring and is really an underappreciated QB. He has no competition for the starting job and the Browns might surprise offensively this year (because expectations are so low). A healthy Lee Suggs should take some of the pressure off the pass rush so if Dilfer has time to throw he might be able to put up some decent numbers. He also has a capable group (if not excellent) of WRs in Northcutt, Davis, Bryant, and the rookie Edwards. Hopefully Dilfer will have a chance to cover for Palmer or Plummer on weeks where they have poor performances.

Negatives - It’s still the Browns so it’s hard to get real excited about Dilfer’s prospects here. The loss of Kellen Winslow, Jr. will obviously hurt his production. Dilfer has always had a poor TD to INT ratio.

Draft Strategy - My final “platooning” move at the QB position as I take the only starting QB left on the board, but still projected to have better stats this season than Kurt Warner and Gus Frerotte who had already been taken. This was pretty much insurance against Palmer or Plummer going down early in the season as both have late BYE weeks.