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Gatorman

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Sitting here wondering what should be done about colston. It seems to me that he is still a "wait and see" WR, even after the bye.

Has anyone heard anything about him to change that thought process.

I obviously have him in a league, but I am content to leave him on the bench and start the likes of chambers or Camarillo until I see his targets or catches go up. (with Boldin and Ward I have the luxury of wait and see.)

Any thoughts?

 
I am putting him in. It is time to get something from this guy and with the bye week giving the team ample time to get him into the mix I think he will start to perform up to his expectations. The schedule is looking good and the division can be had so I just view this as a time for him to step up.

 
One of the best receivers in the league in one of the best offenses finally getting healthy = him in my lineup. Like you, I have solid WR1 and WR2, but I think he is top 10 the rest of the way.

 
This is his last chance with me. Im starting him with semi-confidence. But the bye week should do him some good.

 
I still don't understand Payton starting Moore over Colsten in the lineup against the Chargers when Colsten was supposedly healthy and had been practicing for several weeks... I just wonder if they're is something more going on with that decision than just getting Colsten back in the flow... Still it would be hard to believe a WR like Colsten could lose his job to Moore...

 
Hey Gator,

He's been back somewhat for 2 games now. Two games ago, he didn't get a ball and he didn't look good. Last time he played, he caught 2 balls for 50 plus yards and then the bye.

I think he's building up and it's only a matter of time. If I had to play Colston, I would feel somewhat comfortable starting him because of the talent we know he has plus the fact he's got a couple of games under his belt and the fact he's had a bye week to practice.

However, in your situaiton you have Camarillo who's got a juicy matchup versus Seattle. He's coming off a 100 yard game and there's no real reason that he doesn't end up with something similar.

I guess it depends on your mood. I think Colston has the ability to put up some huge numbers but may be more of a bust candidate than Camarillo this particular week. However, I'd actually be very surprised if Colston doesn't get a TD this week. Having other options in NO is great and all, but the Saints must know this guy's ability and if they're going to make any noise in the post season, they need to figure out a way to get this guy back involved in the offense.

 
I'm starting him, but don't have much of a choice. It's either Colston or Avery at WR3.

I got burned his past 2 games, if he tanks again I'm screwed.

 
With bye weeks still in play, its him or Donnie Avery. I'm rolling with Colston.

I have to say, though, that I sure hope he starts acting like a WR1. I traded for him after his injury and have carried him with hopes of him re-emerging as a WR1. I also mentally didnt count on him until post bye, week 10. Well, here we are. Time to start seeing a return on that investment. At least I hope so.

 
This is his last chance with me. Im starting him with semi-confidence. But the bye week should do him some good.
If you've held onto him this long you might as well ride it out. The guy's a proven talent and should only get better the further removed from injury he is. With as much as Brees throws the ball, don't kick him to the curb if he doesn't have a stellar game this weekend.
 
Nope. Starting Calvin, Royal, and Vincent Jackson this week.
Wow....Colston can't crack that lineup.... man I feel like my team has no shot!!! :goodposting: Boldin, Colston, Chambers for me this week......I gave up Jennings and McNabb for Brees and Colston!Colston is fully healthy and is a force, he is back at game speed and will be Drew's go to guy here on out!
 
This is his last chance with me. Im starting him with semi-confidence. But the bye week should do him some good.
If you've held onto him this long you might as well ride it out. The guy's a proven talent and should only get better the further removed from injury he is. With as much as Brees throws the ball, don't kick him to the curb if he doesn't have a stellar game this weekend.
Yep, he was one of my 5 keepers and Im going down with the ship, but the ship is only making one more voyage. There just seems to be too many WR weapons around Brees now and he doesnt care which one gets the love.
 
Drafted 2nd overall on my team! Im starting him!! Bye week should do some good!! Its either Colson/Curtis/Berrian/or Walter........... I'm rolling with Colston!

 
Colston IMO should be started this week.

The bye week gave Drew Brees and Colston some alone time to get reacquainted.

The Falcons Secondary is average..... ranking 16 of 32, with 215 yards per game and 10 touchdowns.

I am starting him over Calvin Johnson this week.

 
Well, I have to start him due to bye weeks, but I'm comfortable. This is a do-or-die week for the Saints, I figure Brees might throw it 50 times...

 
I'm starting Reggie Wayne and Roddy White over him. I'm a little nervous about Wayne given that he's playing Pittsburgh, but still feel that he's a better

choice than Colston.

 
Chubbs said:
Colston IMO should be started this week. The bye week gave Drew Brees and Colston some alone time to get reacquainted.The Falcons Secondary is average..... ranking 16 of 32, with 215 yards per game and 10 touchdowns.I am starting him over Calvin Johnson this week.
:jawdrop: A guy who has done absolutely nothing yet instead of the #2 WR in FF this year????
 
He'll be a game time decision for me - I am leaning towards not starting him right now.

Other options include: Camarillo, L. Moore, and S. Rice - probably in that order - I would slot Colston ahead of Rice and pretty even with Moore at this point. Camarillo has less upside, but also less downside in a good match-up this week.

I have Marshall going Thursday night, and if he lays an egg, I may have to gamble on the upside of a big Colston game, but if Marshall plays well, I'll probably opt for the "safer" Camarillo.

 
Definately playing Crotch over him, deciding b/ Colsten and Royal now.

Dumb reason I know but I like Colsten cause I have Brees and love the double hookup

Like Royal cause he has the better matchup and plays on Thursday.

 
I'm running with him this week. I think he'll finally be ready - post bye.

I'm starting Boldin, Colston, and either Driver or Avery. I do think this is the week Colston gets back to his old self. :mellow:

 
I'm going with Andre Johnson and Lee Evans over Colston until Colston shows that he is back to WR1. If he does this week while I have him on the bench, then I'm happy with the fact that he's back and I then have more options to improve my team...start best WRs based on matchup, make trades to improve my starters before the playoffs, etc.

 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:no:

 
I guess Im just biased cuz I have owned him all year but I still consider him a WR1. That being said his value is shockingly low. One owner said he wouldnt give me Hightower for him and another owner thought my offer of Colston for Warner was an absolute joke. Dont get me wrong Warner is a top QB and I wouldve been getting the better end of the deal but to call it a joke offer was a bit shocking.

 
Season summary:

3 games - fewer than 3 given the injury in one, being pulled from another bc he wasn't ready, and worked 3WR sets in the last

13 targets - see above

5 recepts - see above

82 yards - see above

0 TD - see above

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game. - one of the best starts for any WR start a career in the history of the NFL, to suggest Moore is going to supplant him is ludicrous.

:thumbup:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
 
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starting him at flex over addai and avery. not comfortable about it but i would rather gamble with him than my other options.

 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:mellow:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
:wub: :confused: :confused: My information is 100% accurate. He's played in three games. His stats are correct and Moore started for him last week. It can all be verified here: link

 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:mellow:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
:confused: :lmao: :rant: My information is 100% accurate. He's played in three games. His stats are correct and Moore started for him last week. It can all be verified here: link
Ok, HK. Go beyond the stats.
 
the saints don't feel comfy about starting him, why should you?

He hasn't started since he returned. I, on the other hand, keep starting him for my FF team :bag:

 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:lmao:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
:mellow: :lmao: :lmao: My information is 100% accurate. He's played in three games. His stats are correct and Moore started for him last week. It can all be verified here: link
Ok, HK. Go beyond the stats.
FF is stats. That was the point of looking at the hard numbers for what he has done this year. They are quite sobering for anyone wanting to roll the dice on the guy.
 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:lmao:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
:mellow: :lmao: :lmao: My information is 100% accurate. He's played in three games. His stats are correct and Moore started for him last week. It can all be verified here: link
Ok, HK. Go beyond the stats.
FF is stats. That was the point of looking at the hard numbers for what he has done this year. They are quite sobering for anyone wanting to roll the dice on the guy.
You are correct, FF is stats. But the fact remains that you're using a skewed total when in fact there is much more beyond the stats. If those were his totals when he was completely healthy, I'd understand.
 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:mellow:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
:goodposting: :loco: :confused: My information is 100% accurate. He's played in three games. His stats are correct and Moore started for him last week. It can all be verified here: link
Ok, HK. Go beyond the stats.
FF is stats. That was the point of looking at the hard numbers for what he has done this year. They are quite sobering for anyone wanting to roll the dice on the guy.
You are correct, FF is stats. But the fact remains that you're using a skewed total when in fact there is much more beyond the stats. If those were his totals when he was completely healthy, I'd understand.
I am not using any skewed total. I am using his actual numbers. Healthy or not, they are scored the same in FF. The numbers look awful because they are, and it doesn't matter what excuse is tied to them.If you want to provide links to Colston's splint being off his hand (I've seen nothing on this), or Payton inserting him back as a starter (again, I have seen nothing here either), then that is worthy of slight consideration for altering expectations. But even if there is positive news, he has done nothing this season to expect any big break out.

 
Payton inserting him back as starter is the key...... For the life of me, I can't imagine the Saints would leave him as a slot WR...

 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:lmao:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
:goodposting: :football: :lmao: My information is 100% accurate. He's played in three games. His stats are correct and Moore started for him last week. It can all be verified here: link
Ok, HK. Go beyond the stats.
FF is stats. That was the point of looking at the hard numbers for what he has done this year. They are quite sobering for anyone wanting to roll the dice on the guy.
You are correct, FF is stats. But the fact remains that you're using a skewed total when in fact there is much more beyond the stats. If those were his totals when he was completely healthy, I'd understand.
I am not using any skewed total. I am using his actual numbers. Healthy or not, they are scored the same in FF. The numbers look awful because they are, and it doesn't matter what excuse is tied to them.If you want to provide links to Colston's splint being off his hand (I've seen nothing on this), or Payton inserting him back as a starter (again, I have seen nothing here either), then that is worthy of slight consideration for altering expectations. But even if there is positive news, he has done nothing this season to expect any big break out.
Colston's last three games don't indicate a big break out. It's the 32 games before that which do.
 
Season summary:3 games13 targets5 recepts82 yards0 TDReplaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game. :lmao:
HK I love your work as much as the next guy, but keep it to the Jacobs thread. I don't think that Marques Colston is aware of your reverse jinx attempt on the Footballguys message board, nor are the fantasy gods.
 
i been waiting 10 weeks for this guy to perform. i have refuse trade after trade attempt, so i need him now moving foward

imo, i like him more in the next 5 weeks than calvin.

 
Payton inserting him back as starter is the key...... For the life of me, I can't imagine the Saints would leave him as a slot WR...
This guy gets it. If he isn't starting and he still has the splint, no reason to expect a rebound.Only 3 targets in Week 8. Coming off a horrible return in week 7 with no catches and several drops. That matters far more than what he did in 2007 or 2006. Focus on today, not yesterday.
 
Season summary:

3 games

13 targets

5 recepts

82 yards

0 TD

Replaced by Moore as a starter in most recent game.

:bow:
You crack me up. If you were fishing, you got me. If not, you should provide more accurate information.
:lmao: :bow: :bow: My information is 100% accurate. He's played in three games. His stats are correct and Moore started for him last week. It can all be verified here: link
Ok, HK. Go beyond the stats.
FF is stats. That was the point of looking at the hard numbers for what he has done this year. They are quite sobering for anyone wanting to roll the dice on the guy.
You are correct, FF is stats. But the fact remains that you're using a skewed total when in fact there is much more beyond the stats. If those were his totals when he was completely healthy, I'd understand.
I think there is legitimate risk in starting Colston over someone that has performed at a WR2-3 level so far. Colston has been a stud in the past and was expected to be a stud this year. Normally I would (and did) start a stud like Colston the week he returns from injury because many studs will start performing immediately. For Colston, the injury seems to have derailed him and he showed that something was "off" when he returned. It is fair to expect Colston eventually to get back to where he was. The real question, however, is whether you should gamble on starting him over another good option based on the HOPE that he has gotten it back THIS WEEK despite showing in the past couple of games that he was not effective as opposed to waiting for him to demonstrate that he is back first before starting him.
 
Nope. Starting Calvin, Royal, and Vincent Jackson this week.
V. Jax over Colston, that's interesting. Care to discuss why?
Sure.S.MossFitzAJBoldinRoddyCalvinJenningsHoushWayneMarshallEvansOwensS.SmithBerrianColesThose are the only WRs that have scored more points in my league than Jackson. He also has scored in 3 straight games. He's playing at home against KC who just made Antonio Bryant look like an All-Pro. I'm pretty much in a must win this week. Colston has shown me nothing post-injury that he can help my team win. Until he does, he's my 4th option.I should add that I have Colston in my 14 team league and I am starting him. Over Ted Ginn.
 
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I don't think he really 'returned'. He was obviously not ready but gave it the old college try. Anybody that is basing their decision on that 'attempt to give it a shot' is very short sighted. Now he's had 3 more full weeks. He is definitely in my line-up this week.

 
Interesting how diverse the opinions are in here. I don't think I own Colston in any of my leagues, but I can't imagine starting him over any WR that has performed as a solid WR2 or better so far this year.

I can see going with him over an inconsistant WR3 type, but I'd want to see him actually PERFORM at least once in a game THIS YEAR before I put him in expecting WR1, or even WR2 type numbers.

It's week 10 people, and he's barely played this year. I think it's extraordinarily unrealistic to expect top ten numbers going forward, regardless how talented he might be. Top 20 (going forward) is a more realistic target. Cracking top 20 in his first real week back would be a terrific result for Colston and his owners.

 

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