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Sunday AM Notes Week 7 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Jene Bramel
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I wish there was more analysis for each specific IDP player like there is for the offensive guys.
Like - why is Jelani Jenkins ranked the #3 LB this week? What is the rationale behind that? I want to start him based on your rankings, but my gut tells me to go with Timmons instead (who is some how ranked #41 - why? who knows!).
Am I missing something here?
Like - why is Jelani Jenkins ranked the #3 LB this week? What is the rationale behind that? I want to start him based on your rankings, but my gut tells me to go with Timmons instead (who is some how ranked #41 - why? who knows!).
Am I missing something here?
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
It's the first game listed under the Late Games section.
Burris will start and can be expected to play every down.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
You're not missing anything.
Purely on tackles, there's not much difference in these projections. 0.8 more solos and 0.2 more assists for Jenkins. John's giving Jenkins a higher big play and coverage expectation. The rush matchup for both players is very favorable. If you like Timmons better, there's no reason to override your gut on the basis of those tough to project peripheral stats.
How does that limit Rey's upside? Wouldn't DiManche be replaced in the nickel with Mays? Are you saying DiManche+Burfict are the 3-down LBs today? Or do you expect a lot of dime?
J Giles Band
Footballguy
J Giles Band
Footballguy
The difference in Norton's projection for the two players is only 2 points. So they really aren't that far apart at all. I think part of what Jene was trying to say is don't fall prey to the rank #'s as the difference in the projections is minimal.
Make sense?
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Nickel backers = Burfict and mix of Rey/Mays. With Colts likely to spread offense frequently, I expect the split to be more Mays than Rey.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Projections /= rankings.
They're ordered from highest to lowest projection, but the difference between two ordinal rankings may not be representative. It's very rare that the difference in FBG 10-40 ranking is equal to what the difference in the numbers 10 and 40 really mean. In this case, as it so often is with defensive players when you're dealing with so many linebackers projected between 6 and 9 total tackles, there's not much difference among the players in the large 2nd and 3rd tiers.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Jon Bostic (Khaseem Greene starts) and Perry Riley (Will Compton starts) are inactive today, as is Josh Norman.
No other major depth chart changes of note.
Hearing a lot of Will Hill for Baltimore today, but I'm not ready to proclaim him a starter or every down player over Darian Stewart just yet. Something to watch, though.
No other major depth chart changes of note.
Hearing a lot of Will Hill for Baltimore today, but I'm not ready to proclaim him a starter or every down player over Darian Stewart just yet. Something to watch, though.
Sleeperz
Footballguy
Dimanche will most likely be the SLB today in base packages only. Burfict will be WLB and Rey the MLB. Once they move to nickel package, it will be either Rey or Mays on the field with Burfict. Burfict will most likely be the lone LB in the dime, which they most likely not play much of. The more I read says Mays is getting a shot to play nickel today. Jene is probably right on the money.
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Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Scratch that. Some tweets saying Keith Rivers warming up as 2nd team MLB with Preston Brown at SLB with the ones. We'll see if this holds during the game.
Thanks. Guess my question now is when was Taylor Mays moved to LB? Call it dime, fine. Cut him for sucking, that's fine too. Call him an LB? That's just crazy.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Bengals seem to think he can successful in coverage against Allen/Fleener. At least that's the story in the local media... There aren't any linebackers on the roster -- including Rey, who was not close to as solid on the field as he was statistically last year -- that can handle that matchup. Iloka and Nelson aren't great either. Think they want to save Leon Hall for TY Hilton out of the slot.
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
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