Sweet Love
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These two kind of stick out to me, because if healthy, both are still capable of 800+ yard seasons. For both, that is far from a given, but I do think as time goes by, they could provide some good value (guessing their current ADP is in the 80s for WR), so they can be picked up as WR 5-6 in a 16 teamer.
Here are my thoughts on both:
Miles Austin - Missed 11 games in the last three years...game based on speed, and his leg injuries have sapped him of that value. Was phased out of the offense last year in favor of Terrance Williams, but put up a line of 66-943-6 in 2012. Those are good WR3 numbers, so you can see where I am intrigued by the potential value. Not a troublemaker, and a good locker room guy from all accounts. He will start the season as a 30 year-old and while he is not he type of guy I see going into his mid-30s still in the league, we have witnessed injury prone WRs get right into their 30s (Joey Galloway for example).
Santonio Holmes - I got to watch him as a Jets fan the last few years, and I would say his future looks more bleak. He also will start the season at 30 years old, but since his breakout year in 2009, the best numbers he has posted were the following year 52-746-6. That is not good. Between suspensions and injury, he has missed 21 games in the last four seasons. He still shows "flashes", but they are few, and far between. He also has now burned bridges in two cities (before his 30th birthday, mind you), and I am not sure someone is going to take a chance on him with such paltry numbers on the field.
I can see Austin landing in a place like Carolina once they let the draft shake out (or even a return to Dallas)...I am not sure what to make of Holmes. Maybe a guy like Andy Reid could get something out of him, but there are few places I can see him landing where he will have any impact.
Here are my thoughts on both:
Miles Austin - Missed 11 games in the last three years...game based on speed, and his leg injuries have sapped him of that value. Was phased out of the offense last year in favor of Terrance Williams, but put up a line of 66-943-6 in 2012. Those are good WR3 numbers, so you can see where I am intrigued by the potential value. Not a troublemaker, and a good locker room guy from all accounts. He will start the season as a 30 year-old and while he is not he type of guy I see going into his mid-30s still in the league, we have witnessed injury prone WRs get right into their 30s (Joey Galloway for example).
Santonio Holmes - I got to watch him as a Jets fan the last few years, and I would say his future looks more bleak. He also will start the season at 30 years old, but since his breakout year in 2009, the best numbers he has posted were the following year 52-746-6. That is not good. Between suspensions and injury, he has missed 21 games in the last four seasons. He still shows "flashes", but they are few, and far between. He also has now burned bridges in two cities (before his 30th birthday, mind you), and I am not sure someone is going to take a chance on him with such paltry numbers on the field.
I can see Austin landing in a place like Carolina once they let the draft shake out (or even a return to Dallas)...I am not sure what to make of Holmes. Maybe a guy like Andy Reid could get something out of him, but there are few places I can see him landing where he will have any impact.