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He's more than a flyer in dynasty. He was a consensus 1st round rookie pick, it's not like anyone grabbed him off the waivers in dynasty leagues.And what I've seen is encouraging. I don't think he has it in him to be Nicks, but he could turn into a fine fantasy WR.
That is my concern. Seems like Morris's philosophy is a strong running game to set up the pass, not the other way around. I don't see Freeman, despite his development, throwing the ball 35+ times a game unless the defense is really bad.With Winslow and Syracuse Mike around, there may not be a lot of upside for Benn beyond a few big plays here and there.
If Shaun Hill is healthy and starting, I don't see this as a Tampa blow out. Same thing was said when folks were concerned they would be up by 21 at the half against the Redskins. With a competent QB(Stanton is NOT competent), there is not anyone in the Tampa secondary that can cover Calvin Johnson.
Get off the fence Waldman. Is he worth a flex start this weekend for those that are desperate? Does he finish with more FP than Steve Johnson? He was one of the most productive WRs in the league last weekend.Time for the "experts" to start making some real calls.
JoeT spittin' gospel here.
This is a possibility I've been kicking around as well. While there's no arguing that Mike Williams was far more pro-ready, I'm not so convinced that Benn doesn't have it in him to be the 1A 2 or 3 years down the line. Granted I haven't watched many full TB games this year but the fact that Benn was considered (incorrectly in my opinion both at the time and now) by many to be on par with or a very close second to Dez Bryant a couple years ago combined with the fact that many incredibly talented WRs who went on to be great started slow their rookie season indicates that it may be premature to consider his long-term upside capped at "1B" in a lesser passing offense.
Are there any hard numbers to support this? Combine. etc.?
Probably not. I will say as a die-hard, and a season-ticket holder, I think Benn has a monster future ahead of him. Williams is more precise, a Rice-type (no, not calling him Jerry Rice, but the fact he's a bit slower, less physical, but always in the right spot and running the correct route); Benn is way more physical and explosive. He's the guy who is going to get deep. I would imagine in future years that Mike catches the most passes, while they both have similar amounts of yards. Benn will be the deep guy. I am very excited about both of them.
I see all those things as well. Benn has been worked into the gameplan the 2nd half of the season I would say. When he gets the ball there is a physical nature to his yards after the catch and a big play capability every play. If Williams gets doubled a lot next year, Benn will have a nice sophomore campaign. I can see Williams as a better PPR guy, but Benn having more TDs and YPC.
You just described the exact type of WR who comes into the league ready to make an impact...it has little to do with who's better in the long run as those are mostly learnable skills. Yes, Williams is most definitely a better WR than Benn right now. Certainly with Benn as opposed to Williams there is the RISK that he won't learn those things, so you'd never trade Williams for Benn straight up...but if you want to say that polish is everything and ignore upside. To go back to the Nicks parallel: Steve Smith was a far more polished WR than Nicks last year. He had better hands, ran better routes, had better timing, and was better at reading defenses. This year, Nicks learned some of those things, and you've seen the result. Had you made the decision to ignore Nicks's physical talent due to there being a more polished WR on the team, you would have lost out on quite a bit. Not saying Williams is untalented, but it's foolhardy to dismiss the possibility that Benn's upside is higher if he puts it all together just because of lack of rookie-year polish (especially as a guy who came in pretty raw out of what could hardly be called a complex, pro-style offense in college).
To answer your question, yes I think Benn out-points Johnson this week because the absence of Lee Evans stretching the field will allow teams to focus on taking Johnson away. While Benn has more downside because he's not as frequently targeted as Johnson has been, I like the potential for the Bucs to hit on a big play.
This.
Roll back the clock a few years.Not an exact parralel, but pretty close IMO. Things change.
Have you seen Williams play? Steve Smith is a terrible comparison, Tampa Mike has #1 WR written all over him. Oh yeah dude is a rookie too, just like Benn.If Freeman and the running game is for real, the sky appears to be the limit for Williams.
