There are a few points that need to be made on the subject of Harrington and the Falcons passing game:
1. They have a real "us against the world" attitude as a TEAM right now. Harrington was on all of those awful Detroit teams that couldn't even get together behind the fact that they were all labeled as losers. Nobody had faith in Harrington, whether it was due to the rookie contract $$$ he was getting, the aloof way he goes about his personal business, or whatever the reason was. Seeing that Falcons team on the field last night it really looked like they were all doing the fundamental stuff the right way and keeping their mental mistakes to a minimum. They know they have little room for error on the field this year if they want to win games, and they know that the whole world is paying a little more attention to them this year due to the Vick fiasco. Seeing Harrington sprint to the endzone to congratulate his WR on the first TD pass, seeing the way he was smiling and encouraging his teammates on the sideline, there is a lot of good chemistry to this team right now and that's something you
can see in a preseason game.
2. Michael Jenkins has been improving and working hard, and Harrington seems to have him locked in as his primary target. Roddy White doesn't seem any different, he continues to drop passes that hit him in the hands yet can make acrobatic amazing catches at other times. Joe Horn and Alge looked like nothing more than posession guys last night, but that gives Harrington a safety blanket down the middle of the field. Norwood and Dunn are both great at taking screen passes for big yardage, and Petrino has used a pretty good % of screen passes in his offensive philosophy in the past. If Harrington hits Norwood for a 50 yard screen pass that goes for a TD, he doesn't have to do much else but manage the game and he could easily end up with 250yds/2TDs.
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Given where Harrington is going in fantasy drafts, and where Jenkins is going, I'd say both are worth having. The falcons will have to pass a decent amount this year, and Harrington can put up the yards and he can throw the deep ball. I don't think anyone is saying that Joey Harrington is going to lead the Falcons to the playoffs this year (although from what I've seen thus far it's a real possibility). If you just confine this to a fantasy football perspective, you have a QB who is
a) going to have to pass because the Falcons D isn't anything special
b) getting along with his teammates for the first time ever
c) trusting the coaching staff and front office (Arthur Blank personally told Harrington that he believes in him)
d) most of all, seemingly ready to prove everyone wrong who thinks he can't hack it in the NFL
e) and is surrounded by a solid run game, a solid O-Line, 2 veteran posession receivers in Horn/Crumpler, 1 athletic go-to guy in Jenkins, and a wildcard deep threat in White
Nobody thought Kurt Warner would do anything much but in the right situation he can flourish. Harrington has talked about how Petrino's offense isn't like anything else he's been in through the course of his entire football career. He seems genuinely intrigued and he's put his trust in the system. I haven't seen any major mental mistakes from him, and I believe that he's willing to place the team and the offensive philosophy above his own "i can fit that pass in there" desires.
I see nothing but positives from Harrington and Jenkins both from a fantasy perspective this year. Both should easily outperform their ADPs.