Seems to be a lot of talk about Knox who is about the 25th WR to go in a lot of drafts while "Mash" is about the 50 to go off the board. When you consider how hot Mash was at the end of the year 22 catches in the last 4 games and 4tds that surprises me. Give me some insight on why Knox is getting all the love.
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Aromashodu vs Knox (1 Viewer)
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Casting Couch
Footballguy
During the tail end of last regular season it was all Aromashodu after he grabbed the starting gig. I see this trend continuing into this season.
bulger2holt
Footballguy
what round in a ppr are you targeting knox ?
loose circuits
Footballguy
Aroma is definitely gaining some ground. I think the smart play is to grab them both and see who emerges, maybe start both most weeks
RenegadeGM
Footballguy
FWIW, Cutler's first two passes in their first preseason game were both to Knox for a total of 47 yards.
Knox's Adp is 78 and Arosmashado's is 108. I m ay pass on Knox and take "Mash" in the 9th-10th round
Chicago Hooligan
Footballguy
Aroma is not starting though, correct? I think he may be a red zone option but generally not worth rostering.
loose circuits
Footballguy
today they said all 3 are starters
Couch Potato
Footballguy
We're gonna have to figure out Aromashodu's nickname. I guess it'll depend on how good he ends up.
Mash if he's great.
Aroma could go either way... could be roses or sewer aroma.
And if he sucks, I'll just call him Shoddy.
Mash if he's great.
Aroma could go either way... could be roses or sewer aroma.
And if he sucks, I'll just call him Shoddy.
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DoubleG
Footballguy
Yep. Per Rotoworld (which is per the Tribune): Wide receivers coach Darryl Drake considers Devin Aromashodu as much of a "starter" as Johnny Knox and Devin Hester.
"All three of those guys are at the top of the depth chart," Drake said. "We've got three starters. There ain't no buts. You listen to what I said. We have three starters right now." We still believe Knox is the pick of the litter here, but there's no question that Aromashodu could outproduce Hester this year -- especially if the Bears wise up and allow Hester to be pushed into the slot
Fullback Fro
yesno
A-ro
Happy Ragnarok
Footballguy
I would imagine that with a big gun like Cutler firing the ball, Martz is dreaming of recreating the success he had in the GSOT days. He had a lot of good results with three wides, and it's not at all hard seeing Hester fall into that Az Hakim role. If that's the case, I'd expect Knox and A-shod to put up relatively equal numbers, and both considerably better than Hester, whose primary purpose will be to provide the defense with a speed nightmare to keep them honest and let both other guys threaten a thousand.
Steel Dillo
Footballguy
Glad you brought this up, there's been a total lack of Knox/Aroma talk in here.
Except for this thread, or maybe this one.
Except for this thread, or maybe this one.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Fixed. Hester is not a good WR. In what little I have seen of Mash, I think it will be:KnoxMashHesterBy the end of the season.Hester is an electric returner but the guy just isn't a good WR and I think we've seen enough of him by now to prove that...PahtyTom said:
Just awful.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
sounds like they are giving Hester alot of "wildcat" and "slash" looks this year as well.
I think each guy could go 60+. Might be a line up setting nightmare, miss your guys big games and play them when they do nothing.
These guys are better suited for best ball formats. WRBC.
I think each guy could go 60+. Might be a line up setting nightmare, miss your guys big games and play them when they do nothing.
These guys are better suited for best ball formats. WRBC.
this........although when the big bye weeks start happening these guys will get more play.....actually if the 3 of them go to seperate teams in a draft, I could see them all be in starting lineups pretty regularly....I see Knox getting the most catches by a pretty good margin, but Mash getting more TD's, with Hester trailing both of these guys in both categories.....so your league scoring might dictate which direction to go.....there were a bunch of posts earlier in the year about CHI not having any really good WR's and it would be a crap shoot....I disagree...I think they have some guys with some pretty good skills and this team offense could be very dangerous this year........I do know that I am liking me some Cutler more and more everyday.......
Guy was killin it last year before injury, in only his SECOND SEASON EVER at the position. It's OK if you don't like him, but "haven't seen enough" would be the only right reasoning for not ranking him higher, not the other way around (as you have).
scientist
Footballguy
Here's the targets breakdown from camp from Chicago Breaking Sports (Brad Biggs)
CUTLER CUMULATIVE
323-of-475 .680, 10 interceptions
WIDE RECEIVERS, TIGHT ENDS
Name Catches Targets Short/Medium/Deep
Greg Olsen: 55-of-86 (50 S, 24 M, 12 D)
Devin Aromashodu: 51-of-77 (34 S, 31 M, 12 D)
Johnny Knox: 50-of-77 (23 S, 42 M, 12 D)
Devin Hester: 59-of-76 (32 s, 35 M, 9 D)
Rashied Davis: 20-of-39 (17 S, 15M, 7D)
Matt Forte: 27-of-38 (30 S, 6M, 2D)
Chester Taylor: 23-of-31 (28 S, 2M, 1 D)
Desmond Clark: -16-of-23 (10 S, 9 M, 4 D)
Earl Bennett: 7-of-9 (3 S, 4 M, 2 D)
Brandon Manumaleuna: 5-of-7 (4 S, 1 M, 2 D)
Will Ta'ufo'ou: 3-of-5 (5 S)
Juaquin Iglesias: 1-of-1 (1 M)
Eddie Williams: 1-of-1 (1 S)
Kellen Davis: 3-of-3 (2 S, 1 D)
Richard Angulo: 2-of-2 (2 M)
* Key: Short 10 yards or less. Medium 11-19 yards. Deep 20 or more yards.*
CUTLER CUMULATIVE
323-of-475 .680, 10 interceptions
WIDE RECEIVERS, TIGHT ENDS
Name Catches Targets Short/Medium/Deep
Greg Olsen: 55-of-86 (50 S, 24 M, 12 D)
Devin Aromashodu: 51-of-77 (34 S, 31 M, 12 D)
Johnny Knox: 50-of-77 (23 S, 42 M, 12 D)
Devin Hester: 59-of-76 (32 s, 35 M, 9 D)
Rashied Davis: 20-of-39 (17 S, 15M, 7D)
Matt Forte: 27-of-38 (30 S, 6M, 2D)
Chester Taylor: 23-of-31 (28 S, 2M, 1 D)
Desmond Clark: -16-of-23 (10 S, 9 M, 4 D)
Earl Bennett: 7-of-9 (3 S, 4 M, 2 D)
Brandon Manumaleuna: 5-of-7 (4 S, 1 M, 2 D)
Will Ta'ufo'ou: 3-of-5 (5 S)
Juaquin Iglesias: 1-of-1 (1 M)
Eddie Williams: 1-of-1 (1 S)
Kellen Davis: 3-of-3 (2 S, 1 D)
Richard Angulo: 2-of-2 (2 M)
* Key: Short 10 yards or less. Medium 11-19 yards. Deep 20 or more yards.*
TheFanatic
Footballguy
He had a nice stretch of games, but we can't cherry pick the good games and ignore the bad. Reading over the Reggie Bush/MJD thread a lot of people did that with Reggie and a lot of them hate it when that thread gets bumped. Hester's missed a lot of time over the last two years and had a few games in there that he looked good, but I've seen enough and am not all that impressed. I'm not saying he's a POS that shoudn't be in the NFL. I'm not saying that at all. I'm just saying I don't think he will ever be a top flight WR1 IMO. This year will be the year he proves me wrong or proves me right. If he can't excel in a Mike Martz offense then he will never be more than a fast, shifty guy that runs mediocre routes without great hands. Like I said, maybe I'm wrong. This is my take on the guy...Guy was killin it last year before injury, in only his SECOND SEASON EVER at the position. It's OK if you don't like him, but "haven't seen enough" would be the only right reasoning for not ranking him higher, not the other way around (as you have).
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Feel free to draft him all day long. Mike Martz will make you cry by the end of the season...
The Riv
Footballguy
The wise move may simply be to angle to have a piece this Mike Martz passing offense. That is IF cutler can execute it close to its intended design. Reports are to that effect, though, so grab a CHI wideout when it makes sense to. Any one of the three of those guys could deliver well above ADP.
