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i go with Marshall.can I ask you why you would pick Holmes over either one of the other guys?ill go with Marshall because he is the best and only premier option on his team. Marshall loves him, the team won't be able to pound it that much with Selvin leading the way.
I don't know, my league is RB heavy with approx 20 going in the first two rounds. I think that it's a pretty good possibility.
Holmes is the #1 WR on a team that threw for over 3,500 yards last year. His stats improve every year and Ward just keeps getting older and his production is down. Good enough??
Marshall, then Holmes, then Boldin.Marshall will be the WR1 for his team in points.Holmes will be the WR1 for his team in points.Bolding will be the WR2 for his team in points if Fitz doesn't get hurt.I think Marshall is a game changer moreso than Holmes although Boldin has some of that in him as well.It's a pretty close race but I think the Steelers may struggle some this year on offense. I don't think it will be enough though to become a positive for Holmes, just enough stalled drives and predictable third and longs to keep him from putting up gaudy numbers. I am also not sure how many redzone looks Holmes will get compared to Marshall.I like Boldin and he has the potential to put up very big games but I think his consistency from week to week opposite Fitz will hurt you if he's your WR1. However, as a WR2 for your team, I like his explosive upside and wouldn't be afraid of taking him over Holmes. If you pair him with a solid WR1, his big games can break your opponent's back. I've had Boldin for several seasons and injuries have absolutely killed me with him.
i guess so. Holmes has Ward, Miller, Sweed, Parker and Mendehall to compete with for catches and Pitt is a run first team. Marshall is a complete stud who has to compete with who? Scheffler, Royal?!!Holmes is still developing on a team with many options while marshall is there and is the only option. This really isnt close, imo.
Actually Denver threw for 3759 (with a sick QB) and Pitt threw for 3386. Marshall's stats have improved pretty dramatically as well and he has Royal to compete with as opposed to Ward.....Last year Ward had 113 targets to Holmes 85 and 71 catchs to Holmes 52 and 7 td's to Holmes 8 and Ward had 732 yards to Holmes's 942 and both played 13 games.For Holmes to take the next step he needs the balance of targets to move in his favor. I think his targets will increase but Ward will not disappear.manhands said:
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Really? I think its much easier to make a case that he won't do that than he will. I was pretty high on Holmes coming off last season, but as I looked closer at him I'm coming away less impressed. Yeah, he makes big plays and was very productive per game, but he doesn't see the targets and its somewhat distressing that his best numbers were in games that Ward didn't play in(except that crazy Ravens game where Ben threw 5 scores)1,200 and 10+ scores just seems like a lofty expectation to me. While it would make sense for the Steelers to increase Holmes' targets, there is no evidence that they will do so. He's also unlikely to do as much as he did last year with those targets, guys don't put up 18+ per catch often.
not barely but agreed you got the order right. he's going to come out of that suspenson relentless and wont let up. dude looks like he's on a mission all preeason too! i got all the Bronco preseason games live here. That Denver offense is rocking!
The one game spot keeps it close.
Due to his skillset though, he's still going to get a ton of targets and should be among the top few receivers in targets. Toward the end of the year last year, several times a game Cutler would step back and throw Marshall the ball right on the line when the back was playing off him knowing that he'd get at least 5 yards with the potential for more if he can break a tackle (which is very possible/likely). This was a very effective play that very difficult to stop and I think Denver will continue to use a few times a game with Marshall's RAC ability.
God I hope you're right. If so, Brandon and Braylon could form a nice little 1-2 punch for me..
My exact feelings.
