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Britt has not nearly showed what Harvin can in the NFL. Nicks career has derailed with injuries that his cost him his burst and ability to separate at this level.
Maclin was behind Desean his entire career and put up very solid numbers for a #2 receiver, especially considering how he missed a few games each season. This year he is #1 receiver, he's healthy and is in a great offense, so now he's producing as expected. Harvin's been the main guy in pretty much every offense he's been in and still hasn't done much. Why do you think he's been on 3 teams at the age of 26?
Yep and another year down and he's looks horrible. Maclin Never looked as bad as Harvin. Maclin is light years better.
You mean a team like the Pats won't? That team who just took a chance on Blount who was released from his team, and Moss when he gave up in Oakland?Yep and another year down and he's looks horrible. Maclin Never looked as bad as Harvin. Maclin is light years better.
Carry on Harvin hopeful owner, not gonna happen though.
Diva receiver that sucks. Maclin and Sanders both have class. No decent team is bringing in Harvin.
I got two 2nd's and a 3rd in the offseason. Glad I got rid of him at the right time.
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Looks like total scrimmage yards (rushing+receiving; e.g., 967+345 in 2011). Unless your league doesn't count rushing yards for WRs, that's a legit 1000-yard season.
Nope, that's receiving plus rushing. People want to nitpick that he hasn't gotten 1,000 yards receiving, but his first 3 years in the league he either came really close or exceed that in total yardage.
This is the problem and has been the problem. He's not a WR1. He needs to find a situation where he can play WR2/gadget role and he will again flourish IMO. I think people overestimate a teams willingness to alter their offense around a singular player, though. This isn't Randy Moss we're talking about.
I agree.
It's funny that Minnesota is now the good ole days... it wasn't long ago that people were screaming for him to get out of there. I jest... but I get it.
Maclin's problem wasn't ever talent. The guy was always injured and there were questions about it if he'd ever be healthy. That's why his best offer was a crappy 1 year deal from the team that dropped a 1st rounder on him. Maclin had a poor man's Nicks feel about him. He was always banged up and never cracked 1000 yards, 14 ypr, or top 12 like Nicks did. This year he's fully healthy, getting insane targets, and is over 15 ypr. Pretty crazy turn of events for Maclin. Optimists will claim to have seen it coming, but it was a bit of a long shot. All of this to say, he's a terrible comparison to Harvin.Maclin was behind Desean his entire career and put up very solid numbers for a #2 receiver, especially considering how he missed a few games each season. This year he is #1 receiver, he's healthy and is in a great offense, so now he's producing as expected. Harvin's been the main guy in pretty much every offense he's been in and still hasn't done much. Why do you think he's been on 3 teams at the age of 26?
While he was in Minnesota, there wasn't another legit WR with him after Sidney Rice left in 2010, and he caught passes from Brett Favre (2009 and 2010), Christian Ponder and Donovan McNabb the next two years.
Darren Sproles has never rushed for more than 603 yards in his entire career. He had five rushing touchdowns in New Orleans. Not five per year, five total. What a talentless bum. Can't believe anyone bothered to roster him in fantasy. Although at least he managed to top 500 yards one time, which is more than I can say for that Larry Centers guy.
Yeah, no doubt. This is by far my biggest concern in dynasty leagues. There's a good chance teams decide he's just not worth the headache and he's out of the league within a few years. I'm much more worried about that than I am about his talent.
I agree with all of this, but the one thing that's always given me pause is that his rushing stats require an offensive coordinator to be willing to give him those rushes. Some OCs are stubborn. I could be wrong, but I think he was fortunate to have the same OC in Seattle as Minnesota, right? But it really is a minor point because I think he'll easily be worth his asking price next year in all formats so long as he's utilized properly in the passing game. Even if he's not utilized properly, I think 7-8 targets from a decent QB should be enough to return WR3 stats.
His OC in Seattle coached him in Minnesota, but during Harvin's early years when he was averaging <10 yards per game.
I had thought about this comparison too as this would fall in line with him not being a "true" #1. I also think a WR's height is a downward trending necessity with all of the no-contact rules being enforced which is big contributing factor why small WRs like Tate, Antonio Brown, Cobb, and rookies (ODB, Cooks, Mathews) are thriving. **Take a minute to think about the offenses each of those players is in**
He's not getting it.BroadwayG said:
Harvin to the Pats is a very interesting idea that might be a boon. But I could also see it being a miserable failure: at this point I think it is fair to say Harvin lacks the intestinal fortitude to run the routes that made Wes Welker great (and a candidate for long term cognitive issues). I don't think he'd be as valuable as an Edleman in that offense.You mean a team like the Pats won't? That team who just took a chance on Blount who was released from his team, and Moss when he gave up in Oakland?Yep and another year down and he's looks horrible. Maclin Never looked as bad as Harvin. Maclin is light years better.Carry on Harvin hopeful owner, not gonna happen though.
Diva receiver that sucks. Maclin and Sanders both have class. No decent team is bringing in Harvin.
Could this be overblown any more? Lynch can be a weird dude, but by all accounts he's well loved in the locker room and isn't a problem for his coaches. He doesn't play well with the media so that's why you see all the silly reports about him.
Really? Is that why he was caught flipping off the coaching staff last year during a game when they called a play action pass at the 2? That is why he posted something like They got my n word or took my n word on twitter when Harvin was traded? Where there is smoke there is fire.
Yes really. When a guy has a bad relationship with the media and the media creates the "smoke" then it would be unwise to assume that where there is smoke there is fire. There were no repercussions from the supposed flipping off last year (could've been a joke between friends? I've been cool enough with my bosses in the past to flip them off when they give me a bad assignment) and Carroll was just talking about how loyal Lynch is to his teammates, so when saying the Jets took his buddy he's just showing loyalty. People love to sensationalize things. Don't be one of them. If the team didn't like Lynch, they'd have let him go. By all accounts Michael is a superstar, so why keep paying Lynch?Really? Is that why he was caught flipping off the coaching staff last year during a game when they called a play action pass at the 2? That is why he posted something like They got my n word or took my n word on twitter when Harvin was traded? Where there is smoke there is fire.
