Draft Bargain: Jon Kitna
Jon Kitna joined Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Marc Bulger, and Carson Palmer in the 4,000 yard club last season. Not bad company.
He’s turning age 35 in September, but just like 80’s movies, Jon is only getting better with age. This year Jon Kitna “Magic”, as I like to call him, tries to build on his career high 4,208 passing yards with an even more explosive offense that now includes rookie phenom Calvin Johnson and speedster Tatum Bell. Throw in Mike Furrey, Roy Williams, and Kevin Jones (out till week 6) and you have yourself some dangerous weapons. Health permitting and thanks to offensive coordinator Mike Martz, Kitna should have close to 600 passing attempts once again in 2007, and should easily break the 4,000 yard barrier. He’ll definitely throw his fair share of picks, but his TD passes could reach the 30 mark. All in all, he’s a very solid 5th to 6th round QB that predicts to easily earn his value. I’d take him over Matt Hasselbeck, Tony Romo, or Philip Rivers without blinking an eye. Detroit is just too poor on defense to expect to win many games, and that leads to a lot of passing to play comeback. Not to mention, the Lions play in a dome which seems to always lead to more high scoring games as opposed to playing in extreme weather conditions. All signs point to yes on #8 in ’07, including him keeping the same suave haircut.
Feel free to email me at Joseph.Badalucco@451press.net with any questions you might have regarding your own team or draft.
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