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BigJim®
Footballguy
Yeah, that's too bad. It actually looked like he might have run right through that catch rather than leaving his feet. I think they aired a shot of him looking pretty down on the bench during the last Seahawk drive. Oh well, he's certainly not the only Ram who had a rough go of it tonight. I think he and the Rams have a lot to look forward to in 2011.ItsOnlytheRiver said:
Dawg Pound 69
Footballguy
It could have been his first night game (at least in NFL), so maybe he's not used to the lighting. It's a stretch, but gonna give him the benefit of the doubt. Still worth a spot at the bottom of your roster, but wouldn't pay much for him if I didn't own him.
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oukurt
Footballguy
I would be shocked if the Rams don't draft Julio Jones, Jon Baldwin, Michael Floyd, or AJ Green. Amendola is best suited as a special teamer while occasionally getting some plays as a slot WR. Would love to see the Rams draft one of the before mentioned WRs and then go after Ryan Broyles in the 2nd round. Give Bradford some elite weapons and he will deliver.
Carolina Hustler
Footballguy
2010 Season:
Signed to the practice squad by the Rams as an un-drafted free agent, after missing all pre-season camps, workouts, and games.
With Donnie Avery out since week 1, and Mark Clayton leaving for the season week 5 due to injury, Alexander was signed from the practice squad to play in week 6 game
4 year contract $3500 signing bonus - Guaranteed money is what matters so he wasn't a big contract signing but the fact he was signed for 4 years rather than the typical 3 years you'd see for an un-drafted guy means the Rams didn't view him as "Un-drafted Talent"
Opens his NFL career with a bang..
4 rec for 72 yards and a TD
Knee problems during week 7 game and misses the next four games weeks 8-11
Finishes the regular season (weeks 12-17) with relatively modest #'s
Finishes the regular season with: 8 games, 37 targets, 20 receptions, for 302 yards and a TD
- averaging: 4.6 targets, 2.5 receptions, 38.3 yards, .13 TD's per game
- 17 game projection: 78 targets, 43 receptions, 651 yards, 2 TDs
- 17 game PPR scoring projection: 120pts good for 60th WR, or WR5 in a 12 team league
Obviously he's going to be an injury concern.. He missed 3 regular season games in his 4 year college career. And missed 4 games of his rookie season. Are we talking Anquan Boldin type injury concern?
Everyone seems to be expecting the Rams to take a WR early in the draft, also Avery and Clayton will be back in the mix. Amendola caught 85 of 123 targets in 2010 as well.
Bradford looks fantastic, this will be an offense to hold WR's in, What are we expecting from Danario when healthy, 1 season under his belt, preseason camps, workouts, and games..
For FF purposes I'm expecting Bradford and the Rams to regularly give us 3 productive WR's
Can DA be a top 3 WR on that team?
Mark Clayton
Danny Amendola
Donnie Avery
Danario Alexander
Brandon Gibson
Laurent Robinson
Brandon Gibson
Mardy Gilyard
Rookie Draft pick?
Any projections for 2011 (if we have a 2011 season)
Signed to the practice squad by the Rams as an un-drafted free agent, after missing all pre-season camps, workouts, and games.
With Donnie Avery out since week 1, and Mark Clayton leaving for the season week 5 due to injury, Alexander was signed from the practice squad to play in week 6 game
4 year contract $3500 signing bonus - Guaranteed money is what matters so he wasn't a big contract signing but the fact he was signed for 4 years rather than the typical 3 years you'd see for an un-drafted guy means the Rams didn't view him as "Un-drafted Talent"
Opens his NFL career with a bang..
4 rec for 72 yards and a TD
Knee problems during week 7 game and misses the next four games weeks 8-11
Finishes the regular season (weeks 12-17) with relatively modest #'s
Finishes the regular season with: 8 games, 37 targets, 20 receptions, for 302 yards and a TD
- averaging: 4.6 targets, 2.5 receptions, 38.3 yards, .13 TD's per game
- 17 game projection: 78 targets, 43 receptions, 651 yards, 2 TDs
- 17 game PPR scoring projection: 120pts good for 60th WR, or WR5 in a 12 team league
Obviously he's going to be an injury concern.. He missed 3 regular season games in his 4 year college career. And missed 4 games of his rookie season. Are we talking Anquan Boldin type injury concern?
Everyone seems to be expecting the Rams to take a WR early in the draft, also Avery and Clayton will be back in the mix. Amendola caught 85 of 123 targets in 2010 as well.
Bradford looks fantastic, this will be an offense to hold WR's in, What are we expecting from Danario when healthy, 1 season under his belt, preseason camps, workouts, and games..
For FF purposes I'm expecting Bradford and the Rams to regularly give us 3 productive WR's
Can DA be a top 3 WR on that team?
Mark Clayton
Danny Amendola
Donnie Avery
Danario Alexander
Brandon Gibson
Laurent Robinson
Brandon Gibson
Mardy Gilyard
Rookie Draft pick?
Any projections for 2011 (if we have a 2011 season)
Carolina Hustler
Footballguy
Rookie misses a diving catch.. And now he can't catch?Caught 3of5 in that game and 6of7 in the previous.. That's not bad for a rookie..
Team ROFLCOPTERS
Footballguy
Bitter beans me thinks
Sudoku_in_the_Bathtub
Footballguy
Really early in the game here. Tons of health questions.AlexanderClayton - #2 / slide to slot on 3 wides (if healthy and big IF considering injury -- I think he'll be brought back)Avery (if healthy). Will see field a lot as I expect a lot of 3 wide sets.Amendola #4 / KR (Avery more physically gifted / Amendola probably the better football player -- no shock if Amendola moves to 3)Gibson (not a fan at all -- wouldn't be shocked if quickly overtaken and off roster altogether if the others are healthy)Draft Pick (depends on who they take on how long it'll take for him to move up)Robinson - Gone Gilyard - Gone
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bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
hawkscreech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Carolina Hustler
Footballguy
I don't know that you can say Alexander will be the #1 with any certainty.. The 3 guys I think he's going to have a hard time passingMark ClaytonDanny AmendolaDonnie AveryAll 3 have shown more than DA at this point. And all 3 are pretty talented.Also, I'm wondering why you think Gilyard will be gone.
Sudoku_in_the_Bathtub
Footballguy
Clayton is by no stretch a given considering him injury. If he's 100%, I think he could be #1 in 2011. Alexander's the only 1 on the roster that's got #1 WR skills (to be an upper echelon WR).In the respect they've played more games, sure. they've shown more. Fantasy wise, give me the homerun potential of Alexander. Nothing Avery's done to date really tells me he's better than Alexander (or as talented). I think Avery is a Devery Henderson type :shrugDon't really need to go into detail why Gilyard could be gone. . I think you should tell why he should remain on the roster if the Rams go WR early on... Don't get carried away here. He's a 4th round pick that showed nothing despite injuries up and down the WR core.They're aren't keeping more than 6 WR's. Amendola, Alexander are locked in. Clayton, Avery are very likely back IMO (Bradford will assure the former is). That leaves probably 2 spots between Gibson, Gilyard, draft pick. I'm not big on either guy myself. Probably all depends on what they draft/bring in.
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Carolina Hustler
Footballguy
Obviously I get DA's potential, I studied him early on.. started this thread.. I know he could be great.. But if Clayton is back to early season form, I'd expect him to be the top target. Then Amendola was a great possession WR this year, why bump him? Avery will be fighting for a top 3 spot as well as Alexander.. Problem being, Alexander didn't cement himself in while he had the opportunity.. I still see (If all healthy) Clayton and Amendola ahead of him in depth atm, with DA and Avery fighting to move up.
Without injuries and big mistakes by some of the others, I just think DA is going to have a hard time wrestling that #1 position down..
Sudoku_in_the_Bathtub
Footballguy
I think Amendola's a natural for the slot. And while odds are in Clayton's favor (if healthy, again big if) to be the #1, I certainly wouldn't pass on DA's youth & upside for him. I expect this to turn into a very pass happy team sooner than later (to the point where the 3&4 won't see much difference in PT/stats)I'm not a big Avery fan (I rate him more at 3 because his upside surpasses that of Amendola). And with Bradford back there, he's certainly is more desirable (and he's w/o question more talented than the likes of Gibson/Robinson/Gilyard)
I go for the home runs with WR's. You can always find the singles off the wire.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Coach Otis was out in front of this one last year.
Otis
Footballguy
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Yep. He is a crippled man's Calvin Johnson.
kimbosliced
Footballguy
Not worth an a wavier wire pickup?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Someone made a point that the DB covering him is only on the team because of deep injuries to the Giants. Maybe grab him and trade him to anyone else that wanted him as well. Not sure what his value is but he had a few big games last year as well. Best ball league he is worth something. If you have to fill in a line up I don't think you want to had to start him.
kimbosliced
Footballguy
Could he be the guy to emerge as the Brandon LLoyd for the Rams?
He really not worth picking up. He only plays a handfull of snaps. I dont think he even came back in the game after the TD. after he has a long run his knees give him issues I read last season. I mean the last 2 drives when they needed to pass and were down 2 scores he wasnt even there. And if it was like last season he will have knee issues all week and not play much next week then in 2-3 weeks another 100 yard game. Its just too bad.
bulger2holt
Footballguy
Julio Jones = DX with good knees.
J Giles Band
Footballguy
Would love to see what this kid was like before the knee injuries. His talent jumps off the screen. Really sad he's had to go through all of the knee surgeries.
Reminds me a little of a young Randy Moss or probably more accurately, former Bengals WR Chris Henry.
Reminds me a little of a young Randy Moss or probably more accurately, former Bengals WR Chris Henry.
Kitrick Taylor
Footballguy
I'm not really sure what game you guys watched. The Rams (outside of Alexander) were awful in the red zone. He not only made a beautiful play on his TD catch, but he was able to get open for another would be TD that was batted down at the line.
IMO the Rams are going to use him as much as they can possibly get out him in the very near future. Obviously no one knows how long his knee can hold up. Will it be a week, a month or a few years? Impossible to really say, but I feel pretty confident in saying he's the best red zone target they have and their best deep threat to boot.
IMO the Rams are going to use him as much as they can possibly get out him in the very near future. Obviously no one knows how long his knee can hold up. Will it be a week, a month or a few years? Impossible to really say, but I feel pretty confident in saying he's the best red zone target they have and their best deep threat to boot.
DoubleG
Footballguy
Salas was awful and Gibson was targetted 8 times to DX's 7 targets. Clealry MSW is the "go to" WR, but Alexander is also clearly more talented than Gibson or Salas. As long as DX can stay on the field, he should be fairly productive - especially as a huge red zone target (he's 2 inches taller than Kendricks - and is the same age - only 23).I don't know that I'd be starting him next week or anything like that, but if I didn't already have him in dynasty, I'd surely be looking to add him. The knee's might be a little high risk, but 6' 5" 23 year old WR with Sam Bradford throwing him the ball could be very high reward.
duaneok66
Footballguy
two totally different kinds of receivers . . .
DX is a high risk, high reward WR. Great for a 3/4 WR league or flex play. Is he going to be your WR1 or 2? Probably not. He may win you a couple of games though. To discount him completely is is a little overboard. I have room in my auction league with a cobbled together WR crew and I am picking him up. 
I lost 2 games last year becasue I started DX. The guy I sat got enough for me to win but DX got his usual 0 . Again love the talent but for fantasy a guy who has a big game then nothing for 2-3 weeks then a big game again is a fantasy killer. He always goes off on your bench and gets zero in the starting lineup. frustrating.
Otis
Footballguy
I've been as in love with Danario as anyone here. And he's a difficult man to love. Some days he flashes pure romance, storms in and sings to you and brings you flowers, and catches over a hundred yards and makes a bunch of long plays, and you think to yourself "I've never felt so happy." And many other days he just downright breaks your heart. And he does it again, and again. You hold him, spend time reading about him and spend a roster spot on him. Your friends make fun of you. They try to convince you to break it off. It's almost abusive. Every week from doubtful to probably to doubtful again. It gets to the point where you assume he won't be there for you on Sunday, and when you see him out there, you are genuinely surprised. The lows are surely low. But the highs? My goodness, the highs. As he strides down the sideline like a gazelle, and it happens for you almost in slow motion, and you leap to your feet as Bradford releases the ball from his fingertips, and it floats into the air, and time stops. And the ball slowly drifts downward into the hands of an outstretched Danario, and you leap and scream with joy, and you text your friends to tell them how wrong they were, and at that very moment, you feel true love.
He is a hard, hard man to love. But, I confess, the heart wants what the heart wants.
He is a hard, hard man to love. But, I confess, the heart wants what the heart wants.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Let's hope they're easing him in. I'm a little perplexed as to why he wasn't used around the goal line more. The guy is a monster one on one. I saw one time they went at him and the ball was batted. He needs to be there and Kendrick's on the other side inside the 5. If they stack the line, go to the WR's, double the WR's, go up the gut.
I was floored how they churned out major yardage at will but couldn't get 5 yards over and over once they got in the redzone. I think Steve Young said it after the game, 8 on 7 drills in the redzone for the next four days. Getting down the field is almost easy for them. They looked like they were running a clinic despite the dropped balls. But inside the five, they looked like the same old lambs...
I was floored how they churned out major yardage at will but couldn't get 5 yards over and over once they got in the redzone. I think Steve Young said it after the game, 8 on 7 drills in the redzone for the next four days. Getting down the field is almost easy for them. They looked like they were running a clinic despite the dropped balls. But inside the five, they looked like the same old lambs...
TheFanatic
Footballguy
As for DX, let's watch how much he practices this week. He got hit pretty hard a couple times last night. If he practices all week I can see him getting more snaps next week.
Casting Couch
Footballguy
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I'm hoping that's not the case. We'll see. I'll check the local boards this week and report back here on his condition...
DoubleG
Footballguy
This - and this has always been the case with Big D. IF his knees can hold up, he is the most talented WR on the Rams (and also the best red zone target due to size and speed)...but that has been an "if" the size of a small continent - like Australia, maybe even South America.
Pigskin Fanatic
Footballguy
this hurt them twice in the opening drive of the second half... very first play he stared DX down and had the ball tipped at the line of scrimmage where DX was open... then the last play of the drive in the end zone where he stared him down into the back of the end zone and had the ball tipped at the line of scrimmage where DX was open by this much |<-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->| Bradford showing signs of a young qb still, hopefully he watches tapes and figures this out, redzone offense without sjax was terrible.eta: DX was in on a ton of plays despite what the target numbers may show. as others have said, if he doesn't show up on an injury report this week he's a stud in the making.
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duaneok66
Footballguy
not again . . .
Pigskin Fanatic
Footballguy
i never got off that train... 
DoubleG
Footballguy
According to Rotoworld, 19 of the 69. (Or a little less than a third.) - although the same piece quotes Spags as saying DX's workload will "increase going forward, but the Rams are still mindful of his surgically repaired knee."
Cleat Spike
Footballguy
I always say, I'm going to give DX 2 weeks until I start him. 2 weeks is a pretty good trend in FF, but I find myself wanting to get him in after these big weeks, cause it looks so natural. If the guy is healthy, he's a top 15 WR. Just high points everything, big, fast, good hands, athletic like Marshall. He was a stud in college and did that same stuff and then some every week. It's not a fluke that's for sure, just needs the knees to hold. With Bradford and McD...this could be the convergence? Use him while you've got the knees!
Football Jones
Footballguy
The problem with DX dominating the snaps he does play is NFL DC's aren't dumb. They'll now start doubling & tripling DX when he's in the game. The Rams simply don't have the other WRs to take the heat off of DX. A great running game would help, but I don't think they have that even with Jackson.
As a Bradford owner, I was extremely disappointed in the WRs they drafted. I couldn't believe it. I had Pettis & Salas WAY down my rankings. I was hoping I was wrong, but that doesn't look to be the case. Bradford has the talent to be the best QB in FF, but he's got to have help. You can bet their 1st round pick will be a WR next year. With a stud rookie, Clayton, Amendola, Kendricks/Hoo, they have potential. Obviously, it would help if Clayton & Hoo could stay healthy. Maybe they even go get a FA WR to replace Clayton next year.
If the Cards play it right & with a little luck, they'll have a dominant offense with Bradford leading they way.
As a Bradford owner, I was extremely disappointed in the WRs they drafted. I couldn't believe it. I had Pettis & Salas WAY down my rankings. I was hoping I was wrong, but that doesn't look to be the case. Bradford has the talent to be the best QB in FF, but he's got to have help. You can bet their 1st round pick will be a WR next year. With a stud rookie, Clayton, Amendola, Kendricks/Hoo, they have potential. Obviously, it would help if Clayton & Hoo could stay healthy. Maybe they even go get a FA WR to replace Clayton next year.
If the Cards play it right & with a little luck, they'll have a dominant offense with Bradford leading they way.
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