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Halfway thru the season…. (1 Viewer)

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Megatron is really good….dang lol. And it's not just the monster games...it's the consistency of his play. In his worst outing he still caught 2 touchdowns. And he's only getting better.

Antonio Brown is the new Hines Ward. Wallace’s role is that of Plax Burress. 1a and 1b going forward. BTW…#9 in the league’s targets….Brown….Wallace is #17. Oh and as you know Hines Ward is now on the downside of an excellent career…adios old friend.

I did not expect Welker to be having the kind of season that he is (ok…no one did). I am a Pats fan and he is playing way above what I thought he could be. As for everyone else on the Pats…it’s a crap shoot on who shows up on any given Sunday to be the #2. I believe most weeks Hernandez will be the #2 with Gronk/Branch breaking out on random weeks. And of course Gronk is always a TD threat in the red zone.

With Rodgers playing out of his mind…any starting GB wr is a viable fantasy option on any given week (except Driver...sorry old man). Nelson…the new great white hope?

Maclin is a much better receiver than Djax. Just stating the obvious.

The AJ Green vs J Jones debate is over…they are both really good. I’m pissed I passed on them in dynasty.

And speaking of J Jones…I didn’t believe that he would make Roddy White fantasy semi-irrelevant so quickly.

Thank you Cam Newton for making Steve Smith be Steve Smith again.

Teblow is winning games but he wont make any of his receivers studs. Decker will be, at best with Tebow at the helm, a viable WR2 but nothing more. Sell decker high.

Looking forward to Britt coming back next year. Grab him cheap in dynasty if you can.

VJax has 6 td’s this year. 5 of them came in 2 games. With Rivers playing so poorly it’s a crapshoot week to week whether or not you get WR1 Vjax or mediocre performance Vjax. Good luck choosing the blow up weeks. :wall:

WTF do you do with Austin and Bryant? Grab L Robinson and pray?

By the end of the season….someone in Oakland will break out. Pick the right one now and reap the rewards later. Ford? DHB? Housh? Moore? Murphy? Good luck. (Ford may seem like the obvious choice but I think Moore is the dynasty pickup)

Indianapolis Colts Wr’s….fantasy wasteland …whoda thunk it. :confused:

I still like Collie when someone figures out how to throw.

Speaking of Mannings...as much as I hate Eli....his #1 WR is fantasy gold. Too bad Nicks is always hurt. Dont rely on Cruz taking over the #1 spot but at least he has firmly removed Manningham from the number 2. He makes a great Wr2 with Wr1 upside when Nicks is out.

I think Plax still has some gas in the tank....unfortunately Sanchez is just awful.

Second Half sleepers

Jon Baldwin

Laurent Robinson

Damian Williams

Victor Cruz

Torrey Smith

 
By the end of the season….someone in Oakland will break out. Pick the right one now and reap the rewards later. Ford? DHB? Housh? Moore? Murphy? Good luck. (Ford may seem like the obvious choice but I think Moore is the dynasty pickup)
I just cut Ford and kepts Moore. So Ford promptly goes for 105 yards and a td. Ford is more likely the man.
 
I'll throw one out:

There is a WR who is a top 5 in WR targets, top 20 in WR receiving yards and yet doesn't even crack the top 40 in most standard scoring (non-PPR) leagues:

Reggie Wayne
I guess targets aren't everything.

Actually, I think they are - I just think he is an outlier due to the unique situation.

 
I'll throw one out:There is a WR who is a top 5 in WR targets, top 20 in WR receiving yards and yet doesn't even crack the top 40 in most standard scoring (non-PPR) leagues:

Reggie Wayne
I guess targets aren't everything.Actually, I think they are - I just think he is an outlier due to the unique situation.

Without peeking, I guessed Brandon Marshall. I know he's up there in targets. I'm pretty sure your spoiler is not in the top 20 for yards.
 
I'll throw one out:There is a WR who is a top 5 in WR targets, top 20 in WR receiving yards and yet doesn't even crack the top 40 in most standard scoring (non-PPR) leagues:

Reggie Wayne
I guess targets aren't everything.Actually, I think they are - I just think he is an outlier due to the unique situation.
Without peeking, I guessed Brandon Marshall. I know he's up there in targets. I'm pretty sure your spoiler is not in the top 20 for yards. :yes: He's 19th among WRs in receiving yards - just ahead of R. White.
 
By the end of the season….someone in Oakland will break out. Pick the right one now and reap the rewards later. Ford? DHB? Housh? Moore? Murphy? Good luck. (Ford may seem like the obvious choice but I think Moore is the dynasty pickup)
:no: We've been playing this game with Oakland WRs for several years running now. Its not worth the roster space to pick up these guys as you never know who the "hot hand" for the day will be.
 
Good job. I don't know if Roddy fits the "semi-irrelevant" bill yet, though. After some punishing down field passes defences will roll more coverage to julio Jones, and back the safeties up. This should give white the chance to be a real chain moving guy, working the slot. In ppr he has more value. I fully agree with everything else. Stamp of approval.

 
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10) and Ward continues to struggle with health issues, Sanders could be a solid WR3 in PPR formats. The Steelers are becoming a pass-first offense and there could be enough to go around to support three WRs plus Heath Miller.

ETA - I'd add Earl Bennett to the list too. He was all over the place last night.

 
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Nice post, but I am not so sure Cruz has pushed Manningham out of the #2 WR role in NY when Nicks is healthy.
Yeah, they are getting similar targets but Cruz has done a bit more yardage/fantasy wise.There must be something about that third WR in New York. Manningham excelled in that spot, and now so is Cruz.
 
Curious about thoughts on Marshall....personally I think I'm buying him for some playoff depth/matchup rotation. 4th in targets and still relatively cheap acquisition wise.

 
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10)
:no:
Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders to miss couple weeks Nov 8 11/8/2011 11:57:45 AM | More Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had arthroscopic surgery on an injured knee Monday and will miss a "couple weeks," according to coach Mike Tomlin.
 
I'll throw one out:There is a WR who is a top 5 in WR targets, top 20 in WR receiving yards and yet doesn't even crack the top 40 in most standard scoring (non-PPR) leagues:

Reggie Wayne
I guess targets aren't everything.Actually, I think they are - I just think he is an outlier due to the unique situation.
Without peeking, I guessed Brandon Marshall. I know he's up there in targets. I'm pretty sure your spoiler is not in the top 20 for yards.
:yes: He's 19th among WRs in receiving yards - just ahead of R. White.uh...no he's not:http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/receiving/sort/receivingYards/year/2011/seasontype/2#23
 
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10)
:no:
Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders to miss couple weeks Nov 8 11/8/2011 11:57:45 AM | More Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had arthroscopic surgery on an injured knee Monday and will miss a "couple weeks," according to coach Mike Tomlin.
Yeah I saw that. Too bad. I think Sanders could've been a nice fantasy pickup given Ward's inability to stay healthy.
 
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10)
:no:
Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders to miss couple weeks Nov 8 11/8/2011 11:57:45 AM | More Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had arthroscopic surgery on an injured knee Monday and will miss a "couple weeks," according to coach Mike Tomlin.
Yeah I saw that. Too bad. I think Sanders could've been a nice fantasy pickup given Ward's inability to stay healthy.
On the other hand, Ward could be a nice pickup given Emmanuel's inability to stay healthy.
 
I'll throw one out:There is a WR who is a top 5 in WR targets, top 20 in WR receiving yards and yet doesn't even crack the top 40 in most standard scoring (non-PPR) leagues:

Reggie Wayne
I guess targets aren't everything.Actually, I think they are - I just think he is an outlier due to the unique situation.

Targets don't mean ship when it's 10 feet away from you most of the time...
 
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10) and Ward continues to struggle with health issues, Sanders could be a solid WR3 in PPR formats. The Steelers are becoming a pass-first offense and there could be enough to go around to support three WRs plus Heath Miller.ETA - I'd add Earl Bennett to the list too. He was all over the place last night.
RE: Bennett, I agree it seemed like he was all over last night but I was suprised when I checked and he had only 5 targets. I guess since his catches seemed to come in crucial situations that it seemed like more to me.
 
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10)
:no:
Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders to miss couple weeks Nov 8 11/8/2011 11:57:45 AM | More Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had arthroscopic surgery on an injured knee Monday and will miss a "couple weeks," according to coach Mike Tomlin.
Yeah I saw that. Too bad. I think Sanders could've been a nice fantasy pickup given Ward's inability to stay healthy.
On the other hand, Ward could be a nice pickup given Emmanuel's inability to stay healthy.
I don't see Ward being any better then he's been so far. I think he's a WR4/5. I don't see any upside with him.
 
Curious about thoughts on Marshall....personally I think I'm buying him for some playoff depth/matchup rotation. 4th in targets and still relatively cheap acquisition wise.
If talking about Brandon MArshall I think he will be top 10 the rest of the way in (#10 in my ppr league currently).Tons of targets and a decent schedule left including weeks 15 and 16 against Buffalo and NE. He has 11 RZ targets which I think is top 5ish (granted only caught 2 of thm) but at least they are showing the tendency to throw to him in the RZ.
 
I'll throw one out:There is a WR who is a top 5 in WR targets, top 20 in WR receiving yards and yet doesn't even crack the top 40 in most standard scoring (non-PPR) leagues:

Reggie Wayne
I guess targets aren't everything.Actually, I think they are - I just think he is an outlier due to the unique situation.
Without peeking, I guessed Brandon Marshall. I know he's up there in targets. I'm pretty sure your spoiler is not in the top 20 for yards.
:yes: He's 19th among WRs in receiving yards - just ahead of R. White.
uh...no he's not:http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/receiving/sort/receivingYards/year/2011/seasontype/2#23There are 4 TEs in your link. 23-4=19. HTH.
 
Seemed like a down year for WRs in PPR to me so I pulled a 5 year history of where we stood in a 1 point PPR 1 per 10.

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

160+ 4 3 3 0 4

140+ 5 6 6 7 8

120+ 12 16 14 11 19

100+ 21 28 22 28 27

TO me this data does say that through 9 weeks that it is more difficult to roster 2 starting caliber WRs than in the past. I know 100 points is kind of a random cutoff. Is this an indication of teams going away from the stud WR? Changing from traditional offense to more of the spread offense? Issues with QB injuries?

Anybody else see any use for this data?

 
'HULLOBUDMAN said:
Seemed like a down year for WRs in PPR to me so I pulled a 5 year history of where we stood in a 1 point PPR 1 per 10. 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007160+ 4 3 3 0 4140+ 5 6 6 7 8120+ 12 16 14 11 19100+ 21 28 22 28 27TO me this data does say that through 9 weeks that it is more difficult to roster 2 starting caliber WRs than in the past. I know 100 points is kind of a random cutoff. Is this an indication of teams going away from the stud WR? Changing from traditional offense to more of the spread offense? Issues with QB injuries?Anybody else see any use for this data?
I posted a couple of weeks ago that this has been by far the most difficult year I've had in terms of rostering productive WRs. I've usually never had a lot of difficulty either targeting good WRs in the draft or mining for production off the Waiver Wire. But this year has been 180 degrees different for me so far and I think your data reflects that - or at least it appears to. Maybe it's a one-year thing; maybe it's me :) but it's been a season-long struggle for me to get quality production there. A part of me says that would place a premium on the high-end players at the position but even some of those guys like Fitzgerald and Roddy White haven't lived up to expectations. I'm not sure what it all means or if it's a one-year anomaly or what but it's been something I've noticed all year.
 
'HULLOBUDMAN said:
'packersfan said:
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10) and Ward continues to struggle with health issues, Sanders could be a solid WR3 in PPR formats. The Steelers are becoming a pass-first offense and there could be enough to go around to support three WRs plus Heath Miller.ETA - I'd add Earl Bennett to the list too. He was all over the place last night.
RE: Bennett, I agree it seemed like he was all over last night but I was suprised when I checked and he had only 5 targets. I guess since his catches seemed to come in crucial situations that it seemed like more to me.
I wouldn't trust starting Bennett. As a former owner, I've noticed that his production is too inconsistent to rely on.
 
'HULLOBUDMAN said:
Seemed like a down year for WRs in PPR to me so I pulled a 5 year history of where we stood in a 1 point PPR 1 per 10. 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007160+ 4 3 3 0 4140+ 5 6 6 7 8120+ 12 16 14 11 19100+ 21 28 22 28 27TO me this data does say that through 9 weeks that it is more difficult to roster 2 starting caliber WRs than in the past. I know 100 points is kind of a random cutoff. Is this an indication of teams going away from the stud WR? Changing from traditional offense to more of the spread offense? Issues with QB injuries?Anybody else see any use for this data?
emergence of the tight end?
 
'packersfan said:
'Raiderfan32904 said:
'packersfan said:
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10)
:no:
Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders to miss couple weeks Nov 8 11/8/2011 11:57:45 AM | More Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had arthroscopic surgery on an injured knee Monday and will miss a "couple weeks," according to coach Mike Tomlin.
Yeah I saw that. Too bad. I think Sanders could've been a nice fantasy pickup given Ward's inability to stay healthy.
Emmanuel Sanders - WR - SteelersThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Gerry Dulac reports Emmanuel Sanders' knee operation was to repair a torn meniscus, and he will be sidelined 2-3 weeks.Sanders' surgery was initially billed as a knee scope, though both operations come with roughly the same recovery timeline. His most likely return date remains early December. The odds Sanders will be a viable WR3 for the fantasy playoffs are low.
 
I'd add Emmanuel Sanders to the second half sleeper list. If his knee injury isn't serious (and he's expected back in Week 10)
:no:
Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders to miss couple weeks Nov 8 11/8/2011 11:57:45 AM | More Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had arthroscopic surgery on an injured knee Monday and will miss a "couple weeks," according to coach Mike Tomlin.
Yeah I saw that.
:lmao: :lmao:
 

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