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Brady Gaga
Footballguy
Someone dropped OAK Zach Miller in my league. Like his chances week 11 vs. PIT more than Hernandez.
I was in the pool
Footballguy
TE's are sparse if you are looking for consistent production. I will get Gronk on the WW if I can in one league this week, but otherwise I am rolling with Hernandez. Maybe it's not the right thing to do, but I am buying into the fact that NE wanted that extra protection in the packages against PIT. Hernandez got good target numbers until that week, so I believe it was more of an aberration than most "knee jerk reaction" people thinking their TE sky is falling for the rest of the year.
TonyRockyHorror
Footballguy
YUP! WW Request tonight for Fasano/Olsen...No patience to try and figure out what Beli is going to do week to week. League scores have been very close this year, need to know my TE is atleast going to get some chances.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Come on - since week 2 he's probably averaging about 6 targets a game. I think people are going to regret it if they start playing with the waivers and starting TEs like Olsen over Hernandez after one shut out week.
blake
Footballguy
agreed. i'm actually thinking of picking up hernandez, as he was dropped in my league, probably as a knee jerk reaction. would love to have an upper tier TE like this.
I wasn't clear but I was referring more towards all the other options the Pats have. Welker, Tate, Branch, Woodhead Gronk etc.Jimmy Graham is available as well on my WW and I think he could have the most upside with the amount of short yardage looks Brees dishes out. Depends on how healthy Shockey is I suppose.
I've got a lot of dough riding on this league and a goose egg from my starting TE gives me every right to show concern. The Steelers D is good but they ain't that good.
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
I wouldn't consider him upper tier, he's had 1 game all season where he caught a TD pass.What I don't like is not just the shutout, but it is that he wasn't in the game, at least for a lot of it. The game plan according to Hernandez himself was that he not be a part of the game plan. Well, I am not comfortable with the game plan that worked oh so well with my TE on the bench. I'm sorry, but it is crunch time and I can't afford to play a guy who isn't part of the game plan.
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blake
Footballguy
sorry man, i would consider him upper tier. in my league, he's #11 for points scored for TE's. that's starter material. and i think FBG has stated a lot of why people shouldn't be all that worried about hernandez not being a huge part of the game plan against PIT. that said, i can understand why people wouldn't want to mess with hernandez.
Utter Chaos
Footballguy
Maybe Brody Eldridge of the Colts if Jacob Tamme can't go this week.
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
Blake, you consider a guy who is not in the top 10 in TE scoring to be upper Tier?
With the emergence of Gronkowski, Hernandez is a low end TE 2.
With the emergence of Gronkowski, Hernandez is a low end TE 2.
blake
Footballguy
haha, in a 12 team league, is a #11 performer not a starter? we can get mired in semantics if you like. a #11 guy at a position doesn't sound like a low end TE2 to me. one game does not a trend make. i don't see how over one game he is a TE1...and then one game makes him a supposed low end TE2. but i can only hope guys in my league feel the same you do.
road warrior
Footballguy
Agreed. What puzzles me is Gronkowski committed two costly mistakes the previous week vs. the Browns. Fumbled a ball near the goal line, then had a special teams SNAFU... all while Hernandez was making spectacular endzone catches (finally). Sorry, this is the classic Belichick mind#### at work.Besides, you should never listen to a Cowboys fan.... oh, wait......
thecardiackid
Footballguy
rollin w/ hernandez in 2 leagues
one w/ witten & pettigrew & the other w/ just pettigrew. i was lucky (or brave) enough to wait it out for the 2td game last week. though, this game @ PIT is a concern. and remember, in most cases (non dynasty anyway), we're talking about a WW pickup or a very late draft pick w/ the hoodie calling all the shots.
anyone playing him through the first 8 weeks was reasonably happy in non ppr and even better in ppr, since he was usually a dependable 6-8 or 10-12 pts a game even w/o finding the endzone. maybe we can get dodds to use his connections (err... moles) in NE to get the TE gameplan on Saturdays.
bottom line is, IF brady can come anywhere near playing the way he did last week for the rest of the season (or at least through week 16), anyone on the field w/ him will absolutely benefit. yes, it sucks that gronk is getting his too, but w/ tate still limited and just welker and branch in the mix - brady will find the open guy. and throughout the season, AH has gotten open and made the most of his opportunities.
and - the loss of moss in the gameplan probably hurts the TEs (and everyone else) since there's not 2 guys covering randy deep.
all of that said, i'm going to likely continue to do what i did last week in both leagues, and roll w/ pettigrew. even w/ hill. AH is great insurance and decent starter @ this point w/ upside moving forward. what else can you ask for @ this point? and NE/Brady will be playing hard through at least week 16.
i'm too lazy to go get and post the schedule, but that might be a good idea to break it down further over the next 6 games.
one w/ witten & pettigrew & the other w/ just pettigrew. i was lucky (or brave) enough to wait it out for the 2td game last week. though, this game @ PIT is a concern. and remember, in most cases (non dynasty anyway), we're talking about a WW pickup or a very late draft pick w/ the hoodie calling all the shots.
anyone playing him through the first 8 weeks was reasonably happy in non ppr and even better in ppr, since he was usually a dependable 6-8 or 10-12 pts a game even w/o finding the endzone. maybe we can get dodds to use his connections (err... moles) in NE to get the TE gameplan on Saturdays.
bottom line is, IF brady can come anywhere near playing the way he did last week for the rest of the season (or at least through week 16), anyone on the field w/ him will absolutely benefit. yes, it sucks that gronk is getting his too, but w/ tate still limited and just welker and branch in the mix - brady will find the open guy. and throughout the season, AH has gotten open and made the most of his opportunities.
and - the loss of moss in the gameplan probably hurts the TEs (and everyone else) since there's not 2 guys covering randy deep.
all of that said, i'm going to likely continue to do what i did last week in both leagues, and roll w/ pettigrew. even w/ hill. AH is great insurance and decent starter @ this point w/ upside moving forward. what else can you ask for @ this point? and NE/Brady will be playing hard through at least week 16.
i'm too lazy to go get and post the schedule, but that might be a good idea to break it down further over the next 6 games.
Johnny Ice
Footballguy
Picking up K. Boss but will give Hernandez one more shot vs. Indy
Haberdasher
Footballguy
If Tamme sits I roll with Hernandez. I like having him on my roster & I'm not panicking.
bonesman
Footballguy
A marginal/boarder-line starter... not a "upper tier" player at all... upper tier players are the first players you draft at that position.
rapidskies
Footballguy
I have Gates and Hernandez I hope Gates get well soon. 
