Chaser1439
Footballguy
Is it time to start discussing picking up Crabtree or Harvin?
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SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Good WR options out there:
Greg Jennings, if available
Keenan Allen
Nate Washington
Woods
At RB:
Rashard Jennings could be great in that little dump off offense.
At K, take a look and see if Crosby didn't get dropped.
Greg Jennings, if available
Keenan Allen
Nate Washington
Woods
At RB:
Rashard Jennings could be great in that little dump off offense.
At K, take a look and see if Crosby didn't get dropped.
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Could likely have been a product of Flynn. I'm not so sure Pryor would be dumping it off as often.
Backside Pursuit
Footballguy
tdhartis
Footballguy
Jamaal Charles, Priest Holmes, Early Campbell, and Ricky Williams come to mind. Unless you were being sarcastic, in which case it went over my head.
Breesisdaman
Footballguy
Already discussed in another thread. I have Harvin already
http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=690939&hl=
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DirtyCashDylan
Footballguy
As an OU fan, I was never impressed by Fozzy Whitaker. Then again, I was never impressed with Jamaal Charles either so there ya go.
Prepare your ###### for Oct 12.
stephen2005
Footballguy
Well, I got Blackmon, Washington and Jeffery on the waiver wire.
Anybody think it's worth dropping Vincent Brown and/or Broyles to attain one of these guys? I'm in a standard scoring league but there are no bench spots and we have a limited number of moves we can make. I just picked up Broyles last week but that didn't help much.
Blackmon seems obvious but that team scares me. Washington just lost his QB. Jeffery has guys like Marshall and Forte taking away his catches but he has a high ceiling.
Tough call....
Anybody think it's worth dropping Vincent Brown and/or Broyles to attain one of these guys? I'm in a standard scoring league but there are no bench spots and we have a limited number of moves we can make. I just picked up Broyles last week but that didn't help much.
Blackmon seems obvious but that team scares me. Washington just lost his QB. Jeffery has guys like Marshall and Forte taking away his catches but he has a high ceiling.
Tough call....
Chaser1439
Footballguy
Mr. Know-It-All
Footballguy
fwiw, I am dropping Broyles for Washington, Blackmon or Woods - whichever falls to me. Drafted Broyles, dumped him in week 2, picked him up when Burleson went down and suffered through his one target no catch game. ANY of those is better than the no-legged Broyles.
stephen2005
Footballguy
Yeah, I just put in the waiver claims. I'm dropping Broyles for either of those guys. I really just picked him up last week because I thought he could smoke the Bears secondary for a long touchdown or something but it didn't happen.
Thanks for the input, I appreciate it.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Harvin being on PUP makes him ineligible until after WK 6, correct? Gives us another 3 waiver cycles. Ideally now is the time to strike, but haven't heard much substantive info about his current status outside him rehabbing in NY.
I've been eyeing both Harvin and Vereen closely, but nervous about pulling the trigger.
My experience is that players coming back like Harvin or Vereen need 2-3 weeks to knock off rust. That means carrying them for 6 weeks -- in the middle of bye hell -- for a relative unknown in terms of how much they can/will contribute.
tdhartis
Footballguy
I've been following any Harvin news closely and you're correct. The only recent news on him was that he is rehabbing in New York, and that a league source indicated that meant he was recovering "extremely well."
Then in a radio interview today the Seahawks GM said this when asked about Harvin:
They will 'evaluate' Harvin once he is eligible to come off the PUP list following the Tennessee game on Oct. 13. Schneider reiterated what Pete Carroll said last week, that Harvin has been rehabbing both in Seattle and in New York with the doctors who did the surgery. He said they will be careful not to rush Harvin back, saying everybody will do the right thing. ... just want to make sure he is completely right before we expose him to anything that would make him any worse." (Link)
I think this week or next is the time to buy in most cases, and people should have a general idea what other owners in their league would tend to make a preemptive pickup like this and beat them if they can.
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I may be reading to far into it, but I'd say those comments aren't great news. A return sooner rather than later would have brought about comments like "he will be in there as soon as the docs say he's ready". sounds like they are gonna err on the side of extreme caution, by those comments. we will see. doesn't hurt to stash him if you have room, then re-evaluate following week 6 when more info comes out though.
tdhartis
Footballguy
I don't think you're reading too far into it. In fact, I think you're spot on. I'd say the odds are against him coming back week 7, but regardless that will be the week everyone, including the media, will be eying and speculating about for some time before it actually comes. Therefore, you have to keep that in mind as far as preemptively picking him up.
In reality week 7 will get here, and more likely than not they will "evaluate" him and let him get back up to speed and practicing for a couple weeks before bringing him into a game. My bet would be he starts practicing on a limited basis prior to week 7, is practicing in full prior to week 9, and sees his first game either week 9 or 10.
That should give him sufficient time to shake off the rust and re-acclimate by fantasy playoffs, which is what most owners even considering him at this point really want him for anyhow.
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Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
Low down dirty even, like his brother Keenan.
Same with Simpson. 11 Targets last week with Cassel. 32 total. Patterson seems to be a non factor
Cassel has had some success, and think Simpson could end up a big winner with a QB change.
In my league, I dumped Pierce for Simpson, while Allen is also out there.. I agree with previous poster that SD may be fools gold, and believe there too many mouths to feed in SD
Breesisdaman
Footballguy
After watching the Seahawks face the Texans I am not so sure they can afford to wait on Harvin. They need a difference maker on offense now and the sooner the better.Stompin said:
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
D Richardson tweeted out he isn't starting - With Pead a healthy scratch last week, I think Bennie Cunningham gets a crack against Jax, could be decent
Johnnymac
Footballguy
I picked up Harvin a few weeks ago. I will stash him on my bench as long as it takes. One of the top 5 players in the league imo.
Not Sleeping
Footballguy
I've seen Crabtree's name come up a few times in multiple threads. The target date for his return all along has been roughly late November, which puts him at Week 12 (against Washington). But you have to think that it could go longer and will take him some time to get back up to game speed. I'm thinking best case is a serviceable Crabtree out on the field for Week 14 against Seattle, which would help San Francisco immensely in real life, but not do much for your fantasy team.
Justin Rogers @Justin_Rogers
WR Kevin Ogtetree spotted at the Lions facility today and coach Jim Schwartz was pretty late to his daily presser. No announcement yet.
WR Kevin Ogtetree spotted at the Lions facility today and coach Jim Schwartz was pretty late to his daily presser. No announcement yet.
