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Per rotoworld...Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas is out "at least" two more weeks after surgery to repair the broken finger on his left hand.The surgery was on his pinkie finger. Thomas is also coming off a February Achilles' tendon tear, so at least the finger surgery should keep him rested a little longer. The Broncos erred badly in keeping him on the 53-man roster. Sep 21 - 4:09 PM
That was exactly 2 weeks ago. Looks like they're targeting week 7: http://www.rotowire.com/Demaryius-Thomas-googid221173-spnfl.htmAs a dynasty stash, it's not too bad that Decker has emerged. I would rather see him play limited snaps this year, and then push harder next year. Hopefully he shows enough this year to know if he's even worth holding (sort of like Danario did last year).
Whenever he finds the right girl.
Not too hard. He might get hurt...
Unfair qualification. While I agree with you that an achilles is a devastating injury, the worst even, it doesnt mean a young player with the proper rehab can't bounce back. The problem I have with the "history" of players with achilles injuries is that it is such a small sample and in many cases the players who suffered such an injury were not game changing players with top skills to begin with.
Look at the biceps on that guy, and just his overall size. Dude looks more like a Defensive End than a WR.
tell me again how those two players are remotely comparable to a hyped WR who gets injured while injured and has how many games under his belt in two seasons?nice comparison
Decker is listed as starter on Denver depth chart; I'd hold on to him rather than gamble on Thomas
Would you drop Damian Williams for Bey Bey?Or would you drop Greg Little for Bey Bey?'Krilons Resa said:
Definitely ntot Little. As for Williams, it depends on what your team looks like. If Williams rides your bench and you don't need to plug him in regularly as a WR3, Thomas has more swing for the fences upside in my opinion. Williams is only going to be so productiveWould you drop Damian Williams for Bey Bey?Or would you drop Greg Little for Bey Bey?'Krilons Resa said:
While we can always surmise that it's "possible" for a player to return to form after this type of injury, to date the data hasn't supported that conclusion, yet, so I think we need to be mindful in reigning in any expectations we have for DT. Every study I've seen on NFL players returning from Achilles injuries has concluded that about a third never play again and the remaining 2/3rds that do return display a significant increase in number of games missed going forward and an equally-significant (50%) drop in "power rating", defined as yards gained and other on-field performance-related data. For a player like Thomas who does not have a track record of elite NFL performance, we're mostly still going on his college career and his measurables, which we have to assume are going to be less than what they were last year, at least at this point in time. Put it this way, it's highly unlikely he's stronger/faster/more flexible now than he was pre-injury.While I'd like to add Thomas and see him go off, I'm thinking we're going to see Royal and the TEs being much more productive than DT for at least the next 4-6 weeks as a best-case scenario. Worst-case he gets injured, again, or comes back showing a shadow of his former talent. Again, we just don't have any data to support anyone returning to glory after this type of injury, yet.
the hype Thomas is getting with the Lloyd trade is almost comical for a guy held together by sticky glue. has metal plate in his hand and is extremely raw. i don't doubt the skill but i HIGHLY doubt the way this kids physically put together and his tendency to rip/tear/break or pull something.
True. His game shape & health are legit concerns.As for chemistry: Tebow doesn't have a "go to guy" yet. Running QBs and good broken play receivers have a different kind of chemistry than pocket passers with timing/route receivers. Watch Steve Smith and Deshawn Jackson... they do a great job of following their QBs and finding a hole on broken plays. Thomas has that.
All aboard!
Sneaky pickup this week for owners with low waiver priority or spent all their waiver bucks... he won't be cheap in a week or two.
Matthew Stafford's own teammate called him a china doll. He seems OK this yeartell me again how those two players are remotely comparable to a hyped WR who gets injured while injured and has how many games under his belt in two seasons?nice comparison
Hmmmmm...
