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It's important to note that while the Giants were bad from the word go, the Jets were a solid team heading into week 1 and turned into a tire fire over about a 24 hour period after we played them. They're going to lose a ton of games in the next several weeks, but it's because they're starting some guy off the street at QB, not because their roster is bad otherwise.
Uh, Ivan. The Jets have a total of -- I think, don't quote me -- less than ten guys we drafted not in the first round still with the team from the Maccagnan era. That's five years. We had gaping holes, and plastered and spackled over them, hoping nobody would notice.
I don't mean to say that they're world-beaters, just that they're a decent team with Darnold. And the defense wasn't the problem on Monday night, which is what's important for the purposes of this thread.
That's good that you reminded me to check. Sometimes I forget what thread I'm in. Good points, all.
Their secondary was highly suspect and a source of concern by the fans the entire offseason.
Good thought. I might look at that. There are some QBs on my waiver wire who pair up well with Allen's schedule, which I may have to think about if the Cam situation (my previous #1) gets any worse.
With the exception of picking up Keenum as a week 6 bye replacement, I'm planning on freeballing it with Allen. Even if Allen ends up a bust, the waiver wire is going to be raining quality quarterbacks come weeks 9-13 because of the crazy depth at the position. But I am confident that Allen won't be a bust. His rushing ability gives him a floor of 10th highest scoring quarterback. He has top-3 potential if he has truly developed into an average passing quarterback.
What? He’s been one of the better fantasy QBs since the end of last season. Even in one of his worst games he just put up almost 20 points
Allen was literally knocked out on that play, but honestly he looked fine once he regained consciousness. At the time, I actually sort of thought he might return to the game, but I've learned since then that "loss of consciousness" is an automatic "you are done for this week" under the concussion protocol. If we hadn't cut McDermott, I would say that he's very likely to start this week. The fact that we gratuitously opened up a roster spot worries me though. (Could be for Duke Williams, and the Bills are deliberately being coy about the whole situation).
Could have. He had a decent day.
Can’t be better than Allen’s. The Dolphins pass defense is so bad that it essentially turns their opposing QB into the #1 QB in the league.
I think Allen is a top 5 play this week. Dak against Philadelphia is also nice but without Cooper most likely I would lean Allen.
Two of the most accurate experts so far this season on weekly rankings (Pat Fitzmaurice and Joe Bond) have Allen ranked #11 this week and Prescott #8. Phillies secondary is godawful.
Possibly, but the Eagles are pretty good at stopping the run. Wind gust to top 40 MPH in this game. Im scouring the WW. Have Winston, but debating grabbing D. jones or M. Moore.
The Philly defense is probably going to put extra attention on stopping Allen from running. He'll probably still run a lot. Here are how opposing quarterbacks have rushed against the Eagles:
The base Eagles defense basically puts a safety in the box at all times. It’s a big reason why they’ve been so good at stopping the run and so bad at stopping the pass. With weather like today, that probably works really well for them and goes a long way towards neutralizing Allen as a runner.
So, the only two that are/have been threats with their legs (Rodgers/Dak, although admittedly, I don’t know much about Falk) did well on the ground.
It's pretty windy out there. Consistent with a heavy gust every minute or so. Overcast but rain should hold off for the most part.
Reports of sideways rain, big gusts of wind, and reports of punters warming up punting balls that are “comical”. So....not good.
