Phenix said:
Kenny Powers said:
haterade said:
Gotta love the opportunity here going forward. Strong buy imho.
All I know is after 14 targets and a dinged Amendola, Im not dropping him.
Yes but anything short of 7/80/1 and he will be dropped in all redrafts I own him regardless if he gets 14 targets a game.
Targets don't get you points, production does. I rather have 5 targets for 4 catches and a score then 14 targets for 4 catches and no TDs.
IMO, you're missing the point on targets. No guy is going to catch 29% of passes thrown to him all season long. He wouldn't be in the league long if that was the case and it was his fault. Targets are representative of a player's involvement level in the offense. To me (playing in a PPR league), targets are the SINGLE most important stat I look at when deciding who to draft and who to pick up. Targets = catches, you need catches to get yards and TD's. Targets might not ALWAYS mean a catch, but you can't even have a chance without a target.
Do you believe the Pat's offense will be at least above average productive? If so, Thompkins getting 14 targets is a big deal. Of course you'd rather have 5tgts/4rec/1TD vs. 14tgts/4rec/0TD unless you play in a PPTarget league (?). But the point is, the guy who gets 14 targets will outscore the guy who gets 5 probably 75% of the time due to sheer involvement in the offense.
My final point is a hypothetical...are you more or less worried next week if Thompkins gets 20 targets and ends up with 5 catches for 75 yards, or if he gets 1 target, 1 catch, 75 yards and a TD? For me, I'd still rather see him have a high involvement in the offense and get his 20 targets.
If his targets fall drastically this week, WITH Amendola and Vereen out, I'm worried.