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Playing it safe with fifth-round WRs

By Eric Karabell

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Answer: Selecting Vincent Jackson, Bernard Berrian, Hines Ward, a running back or a tight end, and stuffing my face with a cheesesteak. Question: What am I doing in Round 5 instead of selecting popular fifth-round picks Brandon Marshall, Braylon Edwards, Chad Ochocinco and Roy E. Williams? OK, so maybe it's not always that simple. At some point there's a correct time to select just about anyone in a draft. I've been referring to this phenomenon the past two months as the Cedric Benson Principle ...

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