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Kamar Aiken- anything to see here? (1 Viewer)
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Sweet Love
IBL Representative
Between the situation with Perriman, Maxx Williams struggling a bit (and rookie TEs usually are invisible), and an aging Steve Smith, I am eyeballing Aiken like mad. I have yet to pull the trigger in my MFL10s, but I may soon.
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
Perriman out till October.
The way I see it, he had a few games last year where he was targeted pretty heavily. There is more opportunity for that this year. He will invariably have some decent games. I would not take him in redraft unless it was a very deep bench, but in dynasty I don't see how he is worse than most teams number 3 WR from a potential perspective. And who knows? Smiff is not going to be around much longer, and if the relationship develops with Flacco he could be the primary target in another year or two.
Chaka
Footballguy
Meh. Perriman hasn't played all year. Aiken has been in on 162 offensive snaps (75.7%) and Brown for 160 (74.8%) both have 6 catches on 11 targets. I'm thinking Crockett Gilmore (161 snaps, 10 catches, 13 targets, 2 TDs) is probably the best play because at least you get the red zone/goal line threat.
themitch
Footballguy
What are everyone's thoughts on this guy? Was the Steve Smith injury bad? They really do not have any weapons on offense and they will be playing from behind a lot with how bad the defense is. Keeping this guy stashed on my bench for now, but if he puts up another game like this week he might be considered start-able, especially with bye weeks coming.
packersfan
Footballguy
I still think Aiken could have an OK game but I'm pulling him from all the DFS lineups where I had him. Bummer, really liked the price on Fanduel for him this week with a great matchup.
Man the Ravens are a mess. Bad enough about their defensive woes, now WR's and RB's taking a hit -- I have SSS too, but based on what he said earlier this week, can't believe he'll be out there and if so, it would pain me to see him just decoy (and really, decoy for who...lol?!?). Aiken has looked better than I expected and I'd still feel comfortable starting him. Gilmore is also a wild card here --
packersfan
Footballguy
For now I'm keeping Aiken in my season long lineup in a dual flex spot where Sproles is my other option. Not excited about his upside if Smith is on the field, though.
I'm in the exact same boat. I do think that if SS plays, he won't do much and Aiken should still have a good game though. If I do switch, I'll probably use Randle.
WoodyInvincible
Footballguy
It wouldn't surprise me to see SS tough it out and have a big game. He is a tough dude. It's just that for those of us starting Aiken we may not have a real viable alternative this week.
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
When Smith missed week 5, Aiken played on 91% of the snaps and drew 9 targets. On volume alone he has to be treated as a WR3 moving forward no?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I hope so because I am banking on it. Someone has to get targets. He won't be as effective as Smith, but I think effective enough that you can play him every week and get decent production. The kind of guy that won't win you any games, but won't lose you any games either.
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SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
I keep thinking there must be another thread on Aiken.
UDFA out of Central Florida last year, he stands alone as the main man on the Baltimore receiving squad. He has Flacco throwing to him, a poor defense causing them to drive the ball forward a lot.
Givens seems like the main other option. Crockette maybe. Something has to give here eventually? RW describes him as a possession receiver, not sure if that's true. [edited]
UDFA out of Central Florida last year, he stands alone as the main man on the Baltimore receiving squad. He has Flacco throwing to him, a poor defense causing them to drive the ball forward a lot.
Givens seems like the main other option. Crockette maybe. Something has to give here eventually? RW describes him as a possession receiver, not sure if that's true. [edited]
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
It's a little late but here's all of his targets vs. SD last week.
He runs a lot of inside slants but also some immediate/deep routes. He definitely seems to function as more of a possession receiver though. He can also make plays on the ball and does see targets in the RZ (had 2nd most RZ targets behind Smith). He's going to be the defacto WR1 moving forward and BAL will often be playing catch-up. Personally, I'm bidding 20% of my budget in a full PPR, start 3WR league. I think he can make for excellent depth.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
SSD, many thanks.
mr roboto
Footballguy
He and Flacco showed great timing on these routes and he catches the ball well and plays with some passion. If he gets 7-12 targets a game he's a borderline WR2 rest of schedule.
Warpig
Footballguy
I'm not buying on this guy. This offense is poo. If anything I expect more passes to the TE's, RB's, or revolving door of various other JAG WR's they have. Even when Smith was out earlier he wasn't getting much love. He's a distant 3rd on the team in receptions with a whopping 25 in 8 games. Behind Justin Forsett with 27 and 7 ahead of the FB...THE FB! Depending on who else might be available in your FA pool, I may take a chance on another guy in a more productive offense.
Casting Couch
Footballguy
I think he's the best WR on the Baltimore roster, I know that's not saying much, but the kid has all the tools...... BUY LOW folks.SaintsInDome2006 said:
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Here's what the snaps/targets looked like in week 5 when Smith had to sit out..Warpig said:
Name - Snap % - Targets
Aiken - 91% - 9
Brown - 74% - 4
Givens - 38% - 2
Waller - 26% - 0
Ross - 11% - 2
So the truth is in fact the complete opposite of what you stated. I'm curious, were you just guessing and hoping you were correct?
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
5 of Aiken's 6 targets came after Smith went down so he stepped up in a big way last week. In fact, Flacco targeted him on a whopping 45% of his passes after Smith went down. One could say Aiken put the team on his back.
Interseptopus
Footballguy
I picked this guy up for a week 11 fill in. Looks like,he could be PPR gold. Got a lot of,action after Smith went down 
shady inc
Footballguy
I picked him up too, can't wait to see what he can do without smith taking targetsI picked this guy up for a week 11 fill in. Looks like,he could be PPR gold. Got a lot of,action after Smith went down
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Warpig
Footballguy
He's not producing love in the box scores. He's had 2 weeks where he scored 0 points and 1 week where he scored 20. Over the 8 games, he's averaged 9 points. In week 5 he scored 11 points. Targets just mean opportunity...he's apparently not doing much with those opportunities. My opinion is that he's simply going to remain a WR 3 or WR 4 even with Smith out. I think the TE's will get more targets as well as the RBs. I don't believe Aiken is on par even with an aged Steve Smith. Curious to see how defenses will deal with Aiken now that they don't need to worry about Smith. I guess Smith was just unstoppable.
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
"Getting love" in the context of fantasy football almost always means getting looks from said players QB. Production is a completely different story and admittedly a very fair conversation to have but a different one none the less. Everyone knows opportunity > talent when it comes to our little fantasy world; it's the first box most of us want checked off.
I'm of the opinion that Aiken is likely more talented than most believe and I can see how it may be dismissed by some, especially since he's a UDFA.
The sample size is a bit smaller than we'd like, but I've seen Aiken showcase all of the above at different points with BAL through 2014-15. Here's the article that snippet is from, I advise everyone to give it a read.
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Rodeojones
Footballguy
8/128/1 against the Chiefs. I'm in the SB next week and thinking about plugging him in over Megatron. Crazy season this has been.
chad in Indy
Footballguy
mr roboto
Footballguy
7/78 on this squad would still be impressive.
montana_grizzly_bears
Footballguy
Last 2 weeks with Clausen he went 13-218-1 (19 targets). With Schaub the two weeks before, he was 12-128-0 (21 targets). With Mallet in the mix not sure what to think.
