He's Wes Welker and DeSean Jackson rolled into one, gonna be a big PPR machine this year so you have to set that number much higher. Personally I'll pass on him and revisit in 2011. I'm not looking at him in terms of dynasty just 2010 redraft.
So you are a Douglas hater that came in here just to bash people? By John ManassoFoxSportsSouth.comAugust 9, 2010As the Falcons’ No. 2 wide receiver last season, Michael Jenkins caught 50 receptions for 635 yards.On Sunday, the Falcons announced that Jenkins would be out for four-to-six weeks. So, in a best case scenario, the Falcons will have Jenkins back for their Sept. 12 season opener at Pittsburgh – head coach Mike Smith was emphatic on Monday in denying reports that Jenkins would require surgery, though he would not divulge any other details about the injury.However, it’s also possible that Jenkins could miss the first two games of the season. Regardless, other receivers now will get Jenkins’ repetitions in practice, not to mention the preseason games.The most likely candidate to get those reps would be veteran Brian Finneran, who is entering his 11th season. Like the 6-foot-4 Jenkins, the 6-5 Finneran is tall – a characteristic that the team’s other veteran receivers lack.“We are going to rotate our wide receivers,” Smith said. “Harry Douglas will be coming back. Brian Finneran and Eric Weems, they are all experienced players that will really step into his role… Brian and Eric will probably get the majority of the snaps and we’ll get Kerry Meier in the game Friday night.”The problem is that if the Falcons pair the 6-0 Douglas and the 5-9 Weems with 6-0 No. 1 receiver Roddy White, their receiving corps will lack size, especially for those routes that go over the middle and into the teeth of an opposing defense.That’s why it makes the most sense that Finneran and the rookie Meier will step into that role. Finneran admitted to having the same physical “stature” as Jenkins, but he said that Jenkins is a bit “younger and faster and quicker” than he is.Meier, a 6-3, 220-pound fifth-round pick out of Kansas, has been a standout during camp, but he’s still learning the offense.“Every day, I’m learning something new,” he said. “We’re putting in new wrinkles in daily and it’s up to me to sit down and zone in and focus in and learn those new concepts,” he said. “The playbooks is thick, but if you take the time out and invest your 100 percent attitude and devotion into it, you’ll be just fine.”Meier, who is looking forward to the opportunity, will now have to accelerate his learning curve.“That’s what I came here to do -- is come here and play and to help this team out,” he said. “When someone goes, down that means someone has to step up. I’m anxious to be that guy. I know there are a few guys who have been here and will step right in, but I’m going to be right there pushing them to get better and I’m anxious to step in and help this team out.”
