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Is this guy a must start every week now? I personally have Fitz, Holt, and CJ on my team so Jennings has yet to see the field. Considering he missed his first 2 games he is actually outperforming all of them in my league. Is this his year or is he still a risky boom/bust start?

 
silvergold said:
Is this guy a must start every week now? I personally have Fitz, Holt, and CJ on my team so Jennings has yet to see the field. Considering he missed his first 2 games he is actually outperforming all of them in my league. Is this his year or is he still a risky boom/bust start?
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After getting burned and losing because of the Steve Smith/Carr situation, I'm thinking he moving in the starting lineup for me. He looks healthy and Favre likes him..
 
I don't think he will be consistent enough to call him a must start. Driver, Jennings, and Jones will share time in the spotlight. Don't get too caught up in the Monday night lights. The one you want here is Favre. What a steal for his ADP this year!

 
I know this is picking and choosing stats. However, if you throw out the games from last year after Jennings got his high ankle sprain. (I honestly don't think it's too much of a stretch to do that as he clearly was not the same after it, and reaggravated it during the season as well.)

Here's what we have:

10 games 733 yards 7 TDs.

That projects to 1172/11.

I know picking and choosing games can be dangerous. I just wanted to point out what he's done when he's healthy.

 
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He is my #2 with Walker hurt...edging out Crayton.
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He's scored a TD in 4 of 5 games he's played this year. Also, GB likes to sling the ball and Favre obviously has confidence in him. I think Jennings is great option if you're in need of a WR.
 
Rogi said:
sho nuff said:
He is my #2 with Walker hurt...edging out Crayton.
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He's scored a TD in 4 of 5 games he's played this year. Also, GB likes to sling the ball and Favre obviously has confidence in him. I think Jennings is great option if you're in need of a WR.
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Yes, I think this is the key stat here. When he is healthy and plays, he consistently gets a TD in each game (in a small sample size; but it is still a positive sign).
 
Rogi said:
sho nuff said:
He is my #2 with Walker hurt...edging out Crayton.
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He's scored a TD in 4 of 5 games he's played this year. Also, GB likes to sling the ball and Favre obviously has confidence in him. I think Jennings is great option if you're in need of a WR.
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Oh...I was happy to grab him off the WW.His owner panicked and dropped him after the first week for some help since he was dinged up.I grabbed him quick.Made up for my mistake in drafting Vincent Jackson.
 
He does seem to consistently score that's for sure. He's got 3 more td's than fitz this year and he missed the first two games. He does score from far out though which makes me a little nervous because how long can he keep that up.

 
silvergold said:
He does seem to consistently score that's for sure. He's got 3 more td's than fitz this year and he missed the first two games. He does score from far out though which makes me a little nervous because how long can he keep that up.
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That he does.but they also go 5 wide, empty backfield alot near the goaline (eventhough it does not go to Jennings every time...its an opportunity because of the lack of running game)
 
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.

He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.

 
ShadowMaster said:
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.
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:no: My league is constantly taking away big plays...I wonder why I keep losing.
 
ShadowMaster said:
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.
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that didn't take long.why people insist on taking away stats is beyond me...
 
ShadowMaster said:
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.
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Why not? If his average is good to most WRs 2's right now and he has shown the potential to score on any play he touches the ball, I consider him starting material for sure.I'm not sure what else you want from a WR 2 with the potential of a WR 1, but he fits the bill for me. Especially on a pass happy offense :no:
 
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ShadowMaster said:
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.
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Whether he's a must start depends on your WR roster. At this point, I wouldn't have a problem starting him as a WR3 until he proves otherwise. Even if you take away his long TD (which you can't) he still had a decent WR3 type game against a supposedly stiff pass D.
 
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Ned said:
ShadowMaster said:
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.
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that didn't take long.why people insist on taking away stats is beyond me...
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I don't necesarily like taking away stats either. But, in this case, in that the play was in extra time, Jennings was lucky to have the extra opportunity to take a pedestrian game, into a big game.Had Denver not driven the field, made the last second kick, and lose the coin flip (possibly), Jones would be getting more talk than Jennings today. That those factors have nothing to do with Jennings is at least something to consider.But, yes, on the other hand, Jennings made the play and it counts and should be considered too.
 
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Alex96 said:
Ned said:
ShadowMaster said:
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.
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that didn't take long.why people insist on taking away stats is beyond me...
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I don't necesarily like taking away stats either. But, in this case, in that the play was in extra time, Jennings was lucky to have the extra opportunity to take a pedestrian game, into a big game.Had Denver not driven the field, made the last second kick, and lose the coin flip (possibly), Jones would be getting more talk than Jennings today. That those factors have nothing to do with Jennings is at least something to consider.But, yes, on the other hand, Jennings made the play and it counts and should be considered too.
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I don't see how the circumstances of the score in OT makes these stats any less relevant. The fact is that Favre was willing to throw a long TD to Jennings at a critical time in the game and Jennings delivered. Jennings is in a good situation. GB throws constantly and Driver draws away the top corner in most cases. He could be a TJ Housh type player, but with the potential for more long TD plays.
 
If I'm not mistaken, this was the first full week of practice for Jennings this season. Up until now, he was only making the courtesy Friday appearance so that he could play. It certainly won't hurt his chances the rest of the way in getting on the same page with #4.

It was also interesting to hear Brett say that the original play was called for Donald Lee up the middle..until Brett checked out of it. Typical Favre! :wall:

 
I stated that Jennings might be better than Driver already a few weeks ago and met with guffaws. I think he's a special player and could potentially reach the rarified air of the elite soon. Here is a quote I'll never forget about Greg Jennings from last year

"The only other guy I can remember that came in and pretty much knew what he was doing right away was Marvin Harrison," said Robinson, who coached him in 1996 and '97, his first two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.

"Honestly, I don't remember if he burst on the scene kind of the way Greg has or not. But I know that Marvin was out there very natural at everything he was doing right from the start."

 
Right now Driver is being bracketed with doubles and triples. I suspect teams will no longer be able to do that with Jennings becoming more of a threat weekly. Look for Driver to start emerging again and sharing the balls with Jennings et al. This is a spread it around offense, but very pass happy obviously. Jennings is a great start weekly imo, but if your a Driver owner, don't give up. If your not a Driver owner, package a trade to whoever has him as they may be frustrated at his lack of balls lately.

 
scott72 said:
Right now Driver is being bracketed with doubles and triples. I suspect teams will no longer be able to do that with Jennings becoming more of a threat weekly. Look for Driver to start emerging again and sharing the balls with Jennings et al. This is a spread it around offense, but very pass happy obviously. Jennings is a great start weekly imo, but if your a Driver owner, don't give up. If your not a Driver owner, package a trade to whoever has him as they may be frustrated at his lack of balls lately.
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And when teams start trying to focus on both of them...Jones burns them.Will be interesting, as a Packer fan, to see what happens if Koren can bring anything to the table.I don't expect alot...but I think most can agree he is better than Ruvell Martin.
 
sho nuff said:
scott72 said:
Right now Driver is being bracketed with doubles and triples. I suspect teams will no longer be able to do that with Jennings becoming more of a threat weekly. Look for Driver to start emerging again and sharing the balls with Jennings et al. This is a spread it around offense, but very pass happy obviously. Jennings is a great start weekly imo, but if your a Driver owner, don't give up. If your not a Driver owner, package a trade to whoever has him as they may be frustrated at his lack of balls lately.
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And when teams start trying to focus on both of them...Jones burns them.Will be interesting, as a Packer fan, to see what happens if Koren can bring anything to the table.I don't expect alot...but I think most can agree he is better than Ruvell Martin.
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And you gotta love driver but his TD production seemed to take a big hit the week Jenning came back, not a bad problem for Farve to have this year, Driver, Lee, Jennings, Jones.
 
mdog1967 said:
sho nuff said:
scott72 said:
Right now Driver is being bracketed with doubles and triples. I suspect teams will no longer be able to do that with Jennings becoming more of a threat weekly. Look for Driver to start emerging again and sharing the balls with Jennings et al. This is a spread it around offense, but very pass happy obviously. Jennings is a great start weekly imo, but if your a Driver owner, don't give up. If your not a Driver owner, package a trade to whoever has him as they may be frustrated at his lack of balls lately.
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And when teams start trying to focus on both of them...Jones burns them.Will be interesting, as a Packer fan, to see what happens if Koren can bring anything to the table.I don't expect alot...but I think most can agree he is better than Ruvell Martin.
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And you gotta love driver but his TD production seemed to take a big hit the week Jenning came back, not a bad problem for Farve to have this year, Driver, Lee, Jennings, Jones.
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But Favre was still looking for him.Tried him on the corner/fade in one drive.Then missed him on a curl (I think) later.And Driver was open big time on the curl and Favre just misfired.
 
Unless you have 3 top 10 WR's Jennings is a must start in leagues where you start 3 WR's.

I'd rank him about WR 12 - 15 going forward.

 
Sweeper said:
sho nuff said:
ShadowMaster said:
Take away the 82 yard TD bomb in OT and you have a pretty average game last night....... 5 rec for 59 yards.He has value, but don't sell the farm and certainly NOT a MUST start each week.
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:rolleyes: My league is constantly taking away big plays...I wonder why I keep losing.
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How do you think the Packers feel. They just lost the effing game.
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Yup...better inform the NFL.Big plays are taken away so people can nitpick fantasy stats.Hey...lets see how else this works.Take away the runs Boston scored and Colorado really won the World Series.
 
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I stated that Jennings might be better than Driver already a few weeks ago and met with guffaws. I think he's a special player and could potentially reach the rarified air of the elite soon. Here is a quote I'll never forget about Greg Jennings from last year

"The only other guy I can remember that came in and pretty much knew what he was doing right away was Marvin Harrison," said Robinson, who coached him in 1996 and '97, his first two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.

"Honestly, I don't remember if he burst on the scene kind of the way Greg has or not. But I know that Marvin was out there very natural at everything he was doing right from the start."
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:thumbup: I've been high on Jennings since last year. When I read that quote from Robinson last year, it just added to it. I think he will be elite and I have him in my 2 dynasty leagues. I believe Jennings will be the #1 WR in Green Bay by the end of the year.

 
I was kicking myself for staying up last night and watching the game. ALl of a sudden the Broncos make a move and their is overtime, and I am only 5 points behind with Jennings and Selvin. First play, BOOM, win for me. Ok sorry, seriously, this guy seems to have the ingredients to be a good WR2 this year. He has a very good QB, a pass happy offense (though they seem to be leveling out -- well see next week) and a good defense (which translates to more opps for the O) making his starts favorable. Driver still works the field between the hashes, but it seems as if Jennings can work the sidelines and the deep ball very well. I think he is a MUST start in 12+ team leagues IMO. But hes not yet a stud, either.

 
sho nuff said:
Rogi said:
sho nuff said:
He is my #2 with Walker hurt...edging out Crayton.
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He's scored a TD in 4 of 5 games he's played this year. Also, GB likes to sling the ball and Favre obviously has confidence in him. I think Jennings is great option if you're in need of a WR.
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Oh...I was happy to grab him off the WW.His owner panicked and dropped him after the first week for some help since he was dinged up.I grabbed him quick.Made up for my mistake in drafting Vincent Jackson.
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DITTO! Just replace Vinny Jax with DJ Hacks.I don't like that almost all of it came in OT on a bomb, but what can you say - he's money when targeted.
 
FreeBaGeL said:
I have Driver and Jennings and I don't think I can justify starting Driver over Jennings any longer...
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In the same boat. I think GJ should be ranked over Driver going forward.Driver just doesn't have any big plays so his ability to have blow up games is severely limited.
 
Ring up two more TDs for this guy. 6 TDs in six games. That's an average of 1 TD each game. :thumbup: :thumbup:

It looks like this is his year!

 
I thought Jennings had a tough matchup against an improving KC Def and followed the Rotoworld rankings and benched him in favor of Marshall/Cotcherry/Galloway. All of those 3 did well in my PPR league but I'm seriously thinking I can't bench Jennings ever again.

OK - no one cares about my team - here's what I want to know - I see his great stats - was he targeted a ton? Did he drop a lot of passes? I saw something about the dropsies in the game thread. Is he looking to be Favre's favorite target hands down?

 
He has turned out to be a very good target. For some reason, he has dropped a few passes early in the last two games. I dont know if its coincidence or lack of focus, but he seems to be a second half player. He has been able to sneak behind defenses and has a knack for the big play. Target wise, I think Driver still has that, as he is probably better at route running and working the middle of the field. But I like what GJ has done this year, and seems to be a top end WR2.

 
Thanks McGuidance. I think the reason I'm a tad down on him is because I rode his wave last year and then he got hurt and killed my team. A new year, wipe the slate clean, jump on the GJ bandwagon..... :mellow:

 
Guy has arrived. We know his value for the next couple years should be around the top 25 WR's. I think the situation with Jennings/Driver is much like that of Coles/Cotch. When all is said and done, their numbers will be very similar.

For dynasty purposes, I just worry about what happens when Favre hangs 'em up.

 
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