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Amendola looks like he could be Bradfords favourite target, what should we expect?

Im thinking 60 rec, 800 yards.

 
Picked him up in a draft late last night. I have no idea what to expect other than a WR2 role. Know nothing about him other than he apparently has enough to beat out Mardy Gilyard, who I also know nothing about.

 
I will go out on a limb here and say that IF Bradford and Amendola both start 16 games, that Danny boy will have 80+ catches. This is a very sneaky PPR/return yardage play.

That said, I think the chance of both these guys starting 16 games is not high.

 
I remember Amendola from Hard Knocks when he was with Dallas. He's the kind of kid you root for, a real Rudy story. Put him in Welker's position with Brady throwing him the ball, sure, I like his value. With the Rams, not so much.

 
ESPN claims that Amendola is still the primary punt and kick returner even after being promoted to starting WR.

Given this and how impressive Bradford has looked, I think DA will be a waiver wire gem in leagues that reward return yards. Grab him now if you need a WR. He should be available in most leagues, but if you wait until after week 1, I think you'll be sorry. I expect him to come out and have a solid fantasy day and a consistently solid season given the receiving and return opps. Get him for free while you still can.

 
LawFitz said:
ESPN claims that Amendola is still the primary punt and kick returner even after being promoted to starting WR. Given this and how impressive Bradford has looked, I think DA will be a waiver wire gem in leagues that reward return yards. Grab him now if you need a WR. He should be available in most leagues, but if you wait until after week 1, I think you'll be sorry. I expect him to come out and have a solid fantasy day and a consistently solid season given the receiving and return opps. Get him for free while you still can.
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Where do you think this puts him? Top 30? Top 20?
 
the spanker said:
LawFitz said:
ESPN claims that Amendola is still the primary punt and kick returner even after being promoted to starting WR.

Given this and how impressive Bradford has looked, I think DA will be a waiver wire gem in leagues that reward return yards. Grab him now if you need a WR. He should be available in most leagues, but if you wait until after week 1, I think you'll be sorry. I expect him to come out and have a solid fantasy day and a consistently solid season given the receiving and return opps. Get him for free while you still can.
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Where do you think this puts him? Top 30? Top 20?
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EASY top 30 if he and Bradford start all 16 games. Top 20 also within reach if he remains the primary punt/kick returner for all 16.A guy like this is a sneaky, almost dirty play in PPR/return leagues. I love these types of moves! Always pisses off the other owners when they work out, LOL. And few things are sweeter than pissing off your fellow league mates with sneaky (but legal) maneuvers.

ETA: I'm not suggesting that DA is Wes Welker or that Bradford is Brady or the Rams the Pats. BUT, WW was the #1 WR on a points per game basis in PPR return leagues last season - ahead of Andre Johnson. I think if given the opportunity to start at WR and return kicks/punts, DA will easily be a solid WR3 and maybe even a solid WR2 on a per game basis.

 
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LawFitz said:
the spanker said:
LawFitz said:
ESPN claims that Amendola is still the primary punt and kick returner even after being promoted to starting WR.

Given this and how impressive Bradford has looked, I think DA will be a waiver wire gem in leagues that reward return yards. Grab him now if you need a WR. He should be available in most leagues, but if you wait until after week 1, I think you'll be sorry. I expect him to come out and have a solid fantasy day and a consistently solid season given the receiving and return opps. Get him for free while you still can.
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Where do you think this puts him? Top 30? Top 20?
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EASY top 30 if he and Bradford start all 16 games. Top 20 also within reach if he remains the primary punt/kick returner for all 16.A guy like this is a sneaky, almost dirty play in PPR/return leagues. I love these types of moves! Always pisses off the other owners when they work out, LOL. And few things are sweeter than pissing off your fellow league mates with sneaky (but legal) maneuvers.

ETA: I'm not suggesting that DA is Wes Welker or that Bradford is Brady or the Rams the Pats. BUT, WW was the #1 WR on a points per game basis in PPR return leagues last season - ahead of Andre Johnson. I think if given the opportunity to start at WR and return kicks/punts, DA will easily be a solid WR3 and maybe even a solid WR2 on a per game basis.
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no no no! Laurent Robinson is the guy to get on the rams...amendola is solid...but Robinson is getting 1000 yards this year
 
I picked him up in my return yardage league. He cracked the top 20 WR in my VBD application based on last years return numbers.

 
wiscstlatlmia said:
LawFitz said:
the spanker said:
LawFitz said:
ESPN claims that Amendola is still the primary punt and kick returner even after being promoted to starting WR.

Given this and how impressive Bradford has looked, I think DA will be a waiver wire gem in leagues that reward return yards. Grab him now if you need a WR. He should be available in most leagues, but if you wait until after week 1, I think you'll be sorry. I expect him to come out and have a solid fantasy day and a consistently solid season given the receiving and return opps. Get him for free while you still can.
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Where do you think this puts him? Top 30? Top 20?
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EASY top 30 if he and Bradford start all 16 games. Top 20 also within reach if he remains the primary punt/kick returner for all 16.A guy like this is a sneaky, almost dirty play in PPR/return leagues. I love these types of moves! Always pisses off the other owners when they work out, LOL. And few things are sweeter than pissing off your fellow league mates with sneaky (but legal) maneuvers.

ETA: I'm not suggesting that DA is Wes Welker or that Bradford is Brady or the Rams the Pats. BUT, WW was the #1 WR on a points per game basis in PPR return leagues last season - ahead of Andre Johnson. I think if given the opportunity to start at WR and return kicks/punts, DA will easily be a solid WR3 and maybe even a solid WR2 on a per game basis.
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no no no! Laurent Robinson is the guy to get on the rams...amendola is solid...but Robinson is getting 1000 yards this year
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In leagues without return yardage, probably - although he has not had an impressive preseason and Bradford looks locked in on Amendola. But you cannot overestimate how much return yardage alters a player's value. Even if Robinson managed to accumulate 1000 yards, which would make him a very valuable WR, he would not be as valuable as a slot WR/KR who amassed 500 receiving yards and 1500 return yards. (assuming 10 pts/rec yd and 25 pts ret yard). Last year, Amendola had 43/326 and almost 2k return yards - and he didn't start the entire season.Return yardage leagues are lame. But I'm in two of them, and the Amendolas/Sproles/Washingtons of the NFL world are disgustingly valuable. It is even worse when you are playing in an IDP/return-yardage league, where the Josh Wilsons and Daniel Mannings are vastly outscoring the best DBs in the NFL - simply because they return kicks in addition to making a couple plays as a DB.

 
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I developed a couple of leagues where you have to nominate a guy to be your KR, a player that only get his pts from Returns and DA really killed it last yr.

I don't like the leagues that score Return Yards for all players, it takes away the value of Studs since theres always A WR or RB 3-ish on the WW that will get you pts from the returns. I did create one league this year that scored return pts for all players but it was .2 a Return / 35 Punt Yards = 1 pt / 40 Kickoff Yards = 1 pt and its not to bad. I did Draft Sporles as a RB3 and most of my WRs touch returns (Harvin / Maclin / DA)

 
KellysHeroes said:
I developed a couple of leagues where you have to nominate a guy to be your KR, a player that only get his pts from Returns and DA really killed it last yr.I don't like the leagues that score Return Yards for all players, it takes away the value of Studs since theres always A WR or RB 3-ish on the WW that will get you pts from the returns. I did create one league this year that scored return pts for all players but it was .2 a Return / 35 Punt Yards = 1 pt / 40 Kickoff Yards = 1 pt and its not to bad. I did Draft Sporles as a RB3 and most of my WRs touch returns (Harvin / Maclin / DA)
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Not to hijack, but I think if you reward return yardage it should be reduced dramatically. Something like 1 point for every 50 total return yards. The above is good too. the key is that you want to reward a Hester for return yards because it takes away from his ability to be a great receiver if he does it. It tires them out some.
 
Every white slot guy is now the next Wes Welker or Wes Welker light....

Wes Welker is a one of a kind guy with incredible natural talent and ridiculous work ethic. There is only one Wes Welker and he plays for the Pats with arguably the greatest QB in NFL history in an offense perfectly designed to exemplify his talents.

Amendola is on his third team now. He has a rookie QB on a run first team with a crappy offensive line but he is short, white and from Texas.

 
Texasmouth said:
Every white slot guy is now the next Wes Welker or Wes Welker light....Wes Welker is a one of a kind guy with incredible natural talent and ridiculous work ethic. There is only one Wes Welker and he plays for the Pats with arguably the greatest QB in NFL history in an offense perfectly designed to exemplify his talents. Amendola is on his third team now. He has a rookie QB on a run first team with a crappy offensive line but he is short, white and from Texas.
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No one is saying he is going to put up Welker like numbers. Hence the 'Lite'. Also, I think it's unfair to say the Rams are a run first team. They have been a 3 and out team for the past few years. And yes, they have relied on Jackson because he was their only playmaker. They spent the entire season last year bringing in WRs and spent the #1 pick on a QB. Yet, they still have not addressed the back up RB situation. Also, that 'crappy offensive line' could change in a hurry. It has a leader at center, and two highly touted, highly drafted young tackles. They may not come out of the gates on fire, but if they stay healthy (Which has been a problem for Rams linemen) I think you will start to see the line gel together and be somewhat of a force. Certainly having a QB that can move even a little bit will help the line out a lot compared to the stiffs the Rams have had the last few years.Addressing Amendola, I'm just going to go out on a limb and assume you haven't seen him play, but it is funny that you pointed out his career path considering it's very similar to Welker's.
 
reminds me a little of when Wes was in Mia, but no way you see anything like Wes in NE from Danny; not yet anyway.

Return League he should be jumped on and started

PPR leagues should be grabbed in larger leagues or larger roster leagues and stashed

NON-PPR I'm not bothering

 
How would Amendola compare to say a Jacoby Jones in value?

Both are essentially the #2 and are elite returners.

Which one of these would you rather have???

 
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Texasmouth said:
Every white slot guy is now the next Wes Welker or Wes Welker light....Wes Welker is a one of a kind guy with incredible natural talent and ridiculous work ethic. There is only one Wes Welker and he plays for the Pats with arguably the greatest QB in NFL history in an offense perfectly designed to exemplify his talents. Amendola is on his third team now. He has a rookie QB on a run first team with a crappy offensive line but he is short, white and from Texas.
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No one is saying he is going to put up Welker like numbers. Hence the 'Lite'. Also, I think it's unfair to say the Rams are a run first team. They have been a 3 and out team for the past few years. And yes, they have relied on Jackson because he was their only playmaker. They spent the entire season last year bringing in WRs and spent the #1 pick on a QB. Yet, they still have not addressed the back up RB situation. Also, that 'crappy offensive line' could change in a hurry. It has a leader at center, and two highly touted, highly drafted young tackles. They may not come out of the gates on fire, but if they stay healthy (Which has been a problem for Rams linemen) I think you will start to see the line gel together and be somewhat of a force. Certainly having a QB that can move even a little bit will help the line out a lot compared to the stiffs the Rams have had the last few years.Addressing Amendola, I'm just going to go out on a limb and assume you haven't seen him play, but it is funny that you pointed out his career path considering it's very similar to Welker's.
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Yeah, I havent seen him play at all. Didnt see him play at Texas Tech. Im a Longhorns fan. Didnt see him on the Cowboys. Im a Cowboys fan. Didnt see him not stick with the Eagles. :rolleyes: If you want to disagree, fine, but dont be so condescending to say I havent seen him play. I have seen him play. That is why I made my initial post. Just because he is white and from Texas doesnt make him Wes Welker anything. His career path is nothing like Wes Welker's either. Do your homework first before you try to talk down to someone. Wes Welker showed so much promise with the Dolphins that the Pats traded for him. Amendola has bounced from team to team because he couldnt make the active roster and was on two different teams practice squad.
 
wbaaoz said:
How would Amendola compare to say a Jacoby Jones in value?Both are essentially the #2 and are elite returners.Which one of these would you rather have???
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Amendola: seems to get more consistent returns (at least last year); also seems to be the clear cut starter and the underneath guy, meaning he should get more receptions.Jones: better team (definitely) and QB (probably); has way more competition for receptions from AJ and Walter; is more of a deep threat type of WR, so I would expect more inconsistent, but possibly explosive scoring.
 
I'm considering tanking my first game so I get priority waivers after week 1 so I can grab this guy. My commish accidentally gave all players 1 pt per 10 return yards instead of just defense and everyone except one guy noticed until after the draft. For the extra 150+ pts for returning he may just be worth losing one game since he is going to start over both my Rnd1/2 elite WRs. Return yards suck.

 
tigerz said:
I'm considering tanking my first game so I get priority waivers after week 1 so I can grab this guy. My commish accidentally gave all players 1 pt per 10 return yards instead of just defense and everyone except one guy noticed until after the draft. For the extra 150+ pts for returning he may just be worth losing one game since he is going to start over both my Rnd1/2 elite WRs. Return yards suck.
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I don't mind 1 per 20 or 1 per 25 yards, but the format you have there is silly. That would've made Amendola the #2 overall WR last season! That doesn' t make sense at all.
 
LawFitz said:
tigerz said:
I'm considering tanking my first game so I get priority waivers after week 1 so I can grab this guy. My commish accidentally gave all players 1 pt per 10 return yards instead of just defense and everyone except one guy noticed until after the draft. For the extra 150+ pts for returning he may just be worth losing one game since he is going to start over both my Rnd1/2 elite WRs. Return yards suck.
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I don't mind 1 per 20 or 1 per 25 yards, but the format you have there is silly. That would've made Amendola the #2 overall WR last season! That doesn' t make sense at all.
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Exactly. This is a money league too and he has no way to correct this error since we already drafted. The only reason he wasn't picked up by the guy who knew was because at the time it wasn't sure who was going to be the guy returning and if the Amendola will be the primary KR/PR for the team then he is going to be bigger than Andre Johnson easily. From what I'm getting from this thread there is no threat to Amendola's return duties.
 
The Cowboys & Eagles both should've kept Amendola, especially the Cowboys. I don't get some of these teams. Teams fight & scrap to get talent, & then let it slip right through their fingers. Amazing.

Amendola is a quality NFL WR. Not a stud, but he's in a nice FF situation with Bradford. I could see him doing much better than people think in PPR leagues. Bradford will get better & Amendola will get better. Pretty decent upside if you ask me.

 
He is Welker light so far, on pace for 80+ catches. Not going to be huge on yardage and TDs but in ppr he's a very nice player to have.

 
Football Jones said:
The Cowboys & Eagles both should've kept Amendola, especially the Cowboys. I don't get some of these teams. Teams fight & scrap to get talent, & then let it slip right through their fingers. Amazing.Amendola is a quality NFL WR. Not a stud, but he's in a nice FF situation with Bradford. I could see him doing much better than people think in PPR leagues. Bradford will get better & Amendola will get better. Pretty decent upside if you ask me.
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I said the same thing last year during preseason. This kid could play and was perfect for a West Coast offense. Instead they let him go. Granted they felt DJax, MAclin and Avant were their core but there was no need to keep Baskett last year. Oh well.
 
I had been high on Laurent Robinson - foolishly, again,......the guy just can't stay healthy - but I've come around on Amendola. So much so that I've picked him up in a couple of leagues to use as bye week filler. And yes, I'm starting him in one league this week. Hopefully he'll produce. I'm thinking around 60-75 yards and a TD. Worth a few points at least, especially in a PPR. Don't really have any thoughts on his season totals as I really don't care at this point - I just want him to do something when I put him in my lineup.

 
Ruffrodys05 said:
I had been high on Laurent Robinson - foolishly, again,......the guy just can't stay healthy - but I've come around on Amendola. So much so that I've picked him up in a couple of leagues to use as bye week filler. And yes, I'm starting him in one league this week. Hopefully he'll produce. I'm thinking around 60-75 yards and a TD. Worth a few points at least, especially in a PPR. Don't really have any thoughts on his season totals as I really don't care at this point - I just want him to do something when I put him in my lineup.
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Starting him this week most likely as well, due to bye's. He's got a good matchup at home vs Seattle, whos D don't really play well on the road
 
Ruffrodys05 said:
I had been high on Laurent Robinson - foolishly, again,......the guy just can't stay healthy - but I've come around on Amendola.
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Same boat, I shipped Robinson off to a bullish owner for a late rd pick and added Danny A. I still think the Rams spend a premium pick on a WR in this draft, but DA should be good out of the slot for a few years hopefully.
 
I think he's primed to do some damage this week but I don't want to add him, it's not worth it for me. I'm heading into this Sunday with the #1 waiver priority in my league. But if I had already made a move and I was on the bottom of the list, I would have definitely scooped him up for this weeks matchup.

 
Anyone else think Amendola is a sneaky good play this week @ San Francisco? The Niners only really have one CB (Nate Clements) to worry about, and unless a 49ers homer corrects me I don't believe he covers slot WRs.

 
0.5 ppr plus return yards. :pickle: Awesome format for Welker and all his copies.

ETA: My favorite new sleeper Welker: Jacoby Ford

 
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