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Brandon Jones Bandwagon pulling out of the station (1 Viewer)
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Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
I'm not gonna do that here - one thing I will comment on is that in dynasty leagues, BJones, Jenkins, Curtis and Williamson all have more value than Battle, Taylor and Galloway.
Bears_Man2
Footballguy
I'm higher than most on Henry. I would put him on the top of that list for a dynasty league.He's the #3 in an explosive offense. 1 injury and he's a WR3/4 option IMO. I think he's already gained Carson's trust ....as he threw it up for grabs to him 1-on-1 vs. the Bears #1 Charles Tillman for his TD.
I am thinking about picking him up as well and drop Lee Evans who I have no confidence in as long as JP is their QB. Engram is also available in my league (one guy just dropped him), so I am torn between the two. Jones probably has greater upside, but Engram is the safer pickup.
just dropped moulds for b. jones after keeping him for the last 5 years. he was great at times, and the worst at times. it feels good to finally drop him and stop wondering when/if he will return to form regardless of which qb throws the ball.i am hoping b. jones can turn into a decent keeper option this year since i seem to have been burnt by burelson.
packersfan
Footballguy
Might wanna put the train back in the station. That was a pretty pathetic performance in a game which saw McNair air it out 37 times.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
no - he'll be fine.Bennett did worse - shall we drop him, too?The deal is that the Colts allowed the TEs to run free all day and doubled up on both WRs. The TEs had 18 catches and McNair was forced to run at least 4 times - indicates the underneath and middle was open all day and the outside receivers were all well covered.
packersfan
Footballguy
He was anything but fine and yes I'm bitter because I started him with Horn out.
If you were counting on Bennett to be a WR1 this season well that's a whole nother discussion entirely.
Yup and I do think he'll be a good WR but I'm not sure he'll be anything more than a sporadic WR3 option and it'll be hard to start him because of that most weeks. I'm mainly steamed at myself for buying into the hype this week. I was torn between Jones and Colbert as my WR4 this week and I really think Colbert has a shot to deliver this week for the reasons I've mentioned in other threads. I went with Jones because he's been playing better and I went against my gut in the process. So I'm more mad at myself than Brandon Jones.Although it's cloes.
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Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
1) I didn't say he "was" fine - I said he WILL BE fine. 2) noone should have counted on Bennet as a WR1 - as your WR2, he should be fine.3) yes, you are bitter. LOL! If you re-read MY posts in BJones, I indicate he may emerge as a decent starting WR3 over the next few weeks and is currently a guy to add to your bench hoping he'd emerge. I do not believe anything I posted could be construed as "get him and start him" advice.
2) noone should have counted on Bennet as a WR1 - as your WR2, he should be fine.3) yes, you are bitter. LOL! If you re-read MY posts in BJones, I indicate he may emerge as a decent starting WR3 over the next few weeks and is currently a guy to add to your bench hoping he'd emerge. I do not believe anything I posted could be construed as "get him and start him" advice.
packersfan
Footballguy
I know; I was just letting him have it again. Did I mentioned I'm a little steamed?1) I didn't say he "was" fine - I said he WILL BE fine.
Perhaps. We'll see.
DAMN RIGHT.
Seriously, this is a good example of not trusting your gut. Everything about this week's Panthers-Packers game tells me Colbert is going to do well or has a chance to do well. And I ignored that and went with the guy who's been solid, but nothing special so far. We'll see what Colbert does tomorrow night but I should've rolled the dice and trusted my gut.True. But I do think a game like this points out how fragile his potential standing as a WR3 option is. If he can't deliver in a game where the Titans threw all day long, that does raise some red flags or potential red flags. Like I said, I like him but he looks like about 20 other WRs out there, many of whom are probably available on many league's WW's right now.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Who?I can easily see a slew of players being available on certain leagues' ww's that would be better or as good.
But, that's the thing about sleepers. Stash 'em, keep an eye on 'em , and hope. Don't grab 'em and start 'em. If you see other receivers on your WW with better upside or more steady production, by all means grab them.
For me, I ditched Colbert - who has done LESS than BJones so far this year - for BJOnes as my WR5 - The only week I will see my WR5 in my lineup is whenever the Seahawks are on a bye - I have DJax, RSmith, DDriver, Bobby Engram and BJones - unless one of those first three misses extended games, I am not ever going to use BJones unless he becomes explosive.
That said, his upcoming schedule is STILL sweet and it is WAY early to state that his train should be put back in the station.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Train pulling back into the station - last stop, all off. :(
packersfan
Footballguy
We can officially call him worthless now.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
I am not ready to "officially" call him worthless, but he is definitely behind Kinney, Troupe, and Bennett on the target numbers.I expected that, but I figured more than a few targets - and he is only getting a handful per game.
packersfan
Footballguy
From a fantasy perspective, he's clearly worthless. There are probably a few No. 4 WRs who are getting more targets than he is. Keep him on your bench in a keeper league, but in redrafts he has no value. If he can't get passes thrown his way against the Texans there's no hope for him.
Huge kudos to Marc for putting this guy back on my radar. I added him where ever possible after reading this post. Should be productive the rest of the year.Big
to Marc for not putting his name in the title so I could easily search for the thread.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Good call - I actually didn't expect the thread to get much play. Editing now.Huge kudos to Marc for putting this guy back on my radar. I added him where ever possible after reading this post. Should be productive the rest of the year.Big
thread since August.We here at Camp Otis love this kid. He will be the best rookie WR and has the potential to be a top-flight NFL WR.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
I'm on board, cut Griese for him.
pettifogger
Footballguy
I would take Jones. With Bennett out Jones becomes the #1 guy and when Bennett comes back he's still #2.
Elway Lives
Footballguy
I have a little depth at WR, so I cut Toomer for him. He'll compete for my #3 WR slot.
AnonymousBob
Footballguy
I traded to get an open spot on my roster for this kid. We're gonna need a bigger boat.
spitkickers
Footballguy
jumped on the train 5 minutes ago. Dropped Bennett for him...may regret that, but can't wait around to see when Bennett is coming back.
stealthrunner
Footballguy
Did the same.I also picked up Gabriel on my other team since I have Moss and not sure about him.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
Lee evans, goodbye. Hello B. Jones!
spitkickers
Footballguy
How many people are actually thinking of starting him once the train pulls in to AZ station though.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
A few:1. Tennessee's schedule is very favorable in the upcoming weeks, buffalo's is not.
2. Holcomb is locked on to Moulds, not Evans.
3. Jones was top 7 in the NFL in targets last week when Bennett got hurt.
4. Ten's defense is so weak they will be forced to air it out.
5. The grass is always greener on the other side. Jones is an unknown, and could break out. He could also do nothing, but if he does have a Mike Clayton circa 2004 (where did he go?) type season, I want him on my team.
AnonymousBob
Footballguy
I'm starting him over Mushy.
WarRedbirds
Footballguy
Nothing makes me more wary of a guy than a FootballGuys bandwagon!How many of these wagons will I fall for until I learn?Current member of the Chris Henry bandwagon...Former member of the Matt Jones bandwagon...Former member of the Bob Ferguson army...
Sputnikv8
Footballguy
Partially true. I started him last week so spent some time on that game (LOVE the ticket!). I'd say its about 50/50 bad throws by McNair/rookie hands by BJones. Many of them hit him in the hands.It was slightly frustrating to watch, but, ya... he was targetted enough times to have an INCREDIBLE game last week. I'm hoping for more this week.
