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It looks like the same situation as last year. Durant plays in some subpackages, Levy in others.
The Boley injury is becoming more concerning. Rivers has been taking some nickel snaps, but the Giants continue to show variations of subpackages. Against the Bears, Blackburn and Rivers were the nickel backers and Kiwanuka rested. I'll keep an eye on this one, too.
There was never a guarantee that Wagner would play every down. He's talented enough to be in the mix, but the Seahawks are high on what Wright brings as the nickel middle backer. They don't use many subpackages with two linebackers. There's a chance that Wagner will supplant Hill there soon, but I wouldn't count on it. With the Ruud trade last week, Wagner is entrenched as the base middle linebacker now.'steelcityman said:
I'm not sure how to read those first two sentences. I would tend to think that a nickel package of Kuechly/Davis would be a better fit than Anderson/Davis or Beason/Davis and possibly even Beason/Kuechly, but we've seen coaches ease rookies into the league by playing them in base packages only early in their careers.I'd argue that it makes no sense to do that with a player who's clearly ready for the speed of the NFL like Kuechly, but the above paragraph and last night's approach to the lineup suggest the Panthers are planning to use Davis ahead of someone in some nickel subpackages. There's also a chance we'll see Davis as a 3-4 OLB when the linebacking unit is completely healthy.
Seems like not permanent indicates he won't be in full time for the Nickel.
Please do Jene! I have the unique ability to still use Kiwi as a DL in my league, but he's likely only worth doing so if he remains a 3 down backer. After losing Suggs also, this might be a huge hit to my defense!
I'd rank Wheeler higher than Burris, but neither project to more than an inconsistent depth option. I don't think Curry will be an issue. Seems unlikely that he'll be healthy enough to play for the Raiders again.
Interesting. So if Curry doesn't play for the Raiders this year, either Burris or Wheeler will get the majority of the snaps along with McClain. I think whoever that is, will have fantasy value as a plugin. I'll probably pick up Wheeler.
Just depends on scheme. Kendricks was the 3 down SLB all along. But whether or not he performs like Chad Greenway or Quincy Black remains to be seen. Most likely somewhere in the middle.
So IYHO Jene do you think Ryans will play 3 downs still? If not this kills his value.
Don't have any reason to doubt the reports on Ryans. More than one reporter tweeted the change and the Eagles have had situational starters in past.'buck56 said:So IYHO Jene do you think Ryans will play 3 downs still? If not this kills his value.'Jene Bramel said:
Haven't seen anything new. Let me see if I can scare up some local opinion.
Conversation w/ @JoePerson just now...@JeneBramel Any feel on which of Beason or Kuechly is likely to rest in subpackages in favor of Thomas Davis?
Thanks Jene. Should I even start 1 of them then? If so, which would ou recommend in a tackle heavy league?
Agreed. Great intel.Interesting. Great heads up here. Thanks.
THIS is why Footballguys will never be topped!
I'm starting Beason as a flex (LB4) in a tackle heavy league.'johnnyboy8102 said:
I am in the same boat man.
Well yeah, they played a lot of 2 man d line the last couple of years but that could change this year and Smith as the only inside backer. It's a little early to tell, but Smith is Bishop lite and may end up almost as good.
Forgot to mention Ryans in the IDP wire thread but he's a great one to pick up even though his stat line wasn't spectacular, 5 solos and 1 assist. Consider he faced a rookie QB in Brandon Weeden who only put up 118 yards from the air and a rookie RB coming off surgery rest of over a month where he saw no contact and was held to 39 yards on 19 carries.Basically he wasn't on the field enough to make more plays but I'm sure he'll face better offenses as the year goes on so I think he's an undervalued WW pick-up. Go get him.
He isn't a dime LB, which they used a bunch of with the multi WR sets from the Pack.
WOW, didn't see that coming.
I was reading up on Ryans after the game and noticed he was getting praise by teammates and coaches citing his leadership on the field etc. He had one notable stop of Richardson in the backfield during the game that was a pivotal stop for the defense. Despite the average tackle numbers, he definitely seems to be a hold right now with a chance to put up some decent numbers going forward as long as he continues to get snaps on 3rd downs.
thank u
Mays and Butler were both expected to play every down and did. As I did this week, I'll try to remember to post notes early each week on major changes and add the most recent edit date / status at the bottom of the initial post. The first post in the thread was updated with my final Post Week 1 thoughts early yesterday morning. You can also now find complete snap counts at the end of each NFL Gamebook PDF about 24 hours after each game. Just make sure you cross-check for injuries and game situation if you haven't seen the game live before fully trusting them as correct indications of subpackage duties.That spreadsheet is awesome, Fantasy King, thanks. I think FootballOutsiders is trying to cull the snap counts out of the Gamebooks each week into one place, too.
Mays looked very pedestrian to me, again, I don't have faith he maintains the job. Could for the year, but just can't see it beyond and wouldn't be surprised if PT is cut midseason. Still don't get the extension.
