Julius Thomas week 1...starting him with confidence? (1 Viewer)

[yellowdog]

 

[Garrett]

Trade him now?

 

[Sinn Fein]

oh my

 

[ebsteelers]

stud

 

[rockaction]

This guy is all over the place tonight. My word.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

OMG

 

[yellowdog]

 

[NYRAGE]

wow

 

[ebsteelers]

another td..

 

[OU#1]

Holy you know what

 

[bucsbaby]

He's fun to watch -- strong, fast...

 

[meyerj31]

 

[Vision6]

Bump Thomas

 

[Phenix]

WOW!

 

[bmsarvis]

Hooooollyyy

 

[shadyridr]

Unreal what a stud. You morons shouldve started him over graham

 

[SameSongNDance]

Hahaha, just awesome.

 

[Bronco Billy]

Woo hoo!

 

[rocketsauce]

HURRICANE JT UP IN THIS #####.

 

[purestrength]

Definitely MVP. No need to even vote.

 

[ItsOnlytheRiver]

Wow. Well done fellas. He's sitting on the bench in the league I own him.

 

[Ace zero1]

Studd

 

[Ghost Rider]

This guy is a beast.

 

[MCguidance]

Yes.

 

[Futz]

 

[joffer]

Awesome

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

 

[Green94]

Holy ####

 

[Beerguzzler]

So apparently the WRs mean ####....lol what a mess.

 

[shadyridr]

You ####ers have me to thank lol

 

[drew726]

drafted him rd8 in a 16 teamer haha awesome.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

People are waayyy over thinking this one. Thomas is a must start unless you have Graham. The easiest throw for a QB is up the middle to the TE, that's why you see a lot of TEs who play with rookie QBs get a lot of love. Peyton Manning is the smartest QB to ever play the game and if Thomas is wide open for a 7 yard gain, Peyton will take that all day long. I expect their trio of WRs getting much attention and therefore, Peyton, being the smart QB he is, will be hitting JT all night long. Did you guys watch him in the preseason? JT was getting the love. I expect that to carry over into the regular season.

 

[Man of Zen]

I'm thinking Gronk and Thomas is going to be a nice problem to have.

 

[msudaisy26]

Jimmy Graham who?

 

[Clifford]

Dropped Gates for him, starting him with confidence over Myers.

Let's forget stats and target numbers for a second. What happens every single week 1 for the past umpteen seasons? Previously unknown or unheralded players come out and have huge games. People remember Ogletree from 2012 wk1, but there was also Stephen Hill with huge numbers out of nowhere, Sanchez played like a HOF QB, McCluster had 80+ yards, as did Andrew Hawkins.

Week 1 is the time for the players that are not keyed on in film study to go off. Now, surely they are going to be looking at Thomas's preseason tape, but where will he stack in focus compared to DT, Welker, and even Decker? The Ravens are going to focus on stopping them, and rely on LBs to cover JT. I think this is the perfect situation for a week 1 blowup: Great QB, 1st time starter, not much tape on the guy, great preseason, physical beast, plenty of more established players to draw defensive focus away in game-planning.

JT will be in the top five TEs this week. Book it.

yep

 

[rockaction]

People are waayyy over thinking this one. Thomas is a must start unless you have Graham. The easiest throw for a QB is up the middle to the TE, that's why you see a lot of TEs who play with rookie QBs get a lot of love. Peyton Manning is the smartest QB to ever play the game and if Thomas is wide open for a 7 yard gain, Peyton will take that all day long. I expect their trio of WRs getting much attention and therefore, Peyton, being the smart QB he is, will be hitting JT all night long. Did you guys watch him in the preseason? JT was getting the love. I expect that to carry over into the regular season.

You can't be quoting yourself. You just...well, you deserve it.

 

[Tackling Dummies]

I don't understand the JT hype backlash

Jordan Cameron has an ADP of TE8 and has 26 career receptions. Finley has an ADP of TE7 despite never really living up to an insane amount of hype.

Meanwhile JT at an ADP of TE19+ is the most criticized hype train/sit start in the shark pool? In a possible historic passing offense with a HOF QB?

I don't get it

Demaryius Thomas + Eric Decker + Wes Welker over Greg Little competing for targets. Plus this is week 1, IMMEDIATELY after everyone drafted and you would think they would have a drafted a Tight End before TE19. So who are they starting him over? (The Gronk owners I kind of give a pass although that still means 18 TEs were drafted before him that they could start in week 1).

Peyton Manning versus Brandon Weeden.

Again, Im not saying hes not a decent stash. But to start this guy with confidence in week 1 when everyone just had their draft and there are no bye weeks, injuries etc is insanity

 

[Run It Up]

Couldnt wait till I got home. Lolololol haters. #yolo

 

[Amused to Death]

"If you have Julius Thomas in your fantasy league, you're leading the league"

"And you're a genius".

 

[ImTheScientist]

I see no reason to think Thomas can't come in around #8 TE week one. He has Peyton Manning and is going against a defense that lost its heart and soul in the middle...Lewis and Reed. This isn't your normal Ravens D. I know, I know, but he has to compete with D. Thomas, Decker and Welker for targets. I've said it before and will say it again manning can care less who is target 1-4. If you are open first you get the ball .

So who do you think is gonna get open first? Studs like DT & Welker or a "nobody" like JT?

Lol...wut? Eat crow sucka

 

[The Jerk]

Thanks to this thread and another ff source, I picked him last night with my final pick.

The other source had Thomas ranked 13th among tight ends, while Dodds in my format had him 25th. I'm not sure I would have been as comfortable selecting him without the additional impetus of this thread.

 

[We Tigers]

Julius Thomas will win the Super Bowl. Not the Broncos. Just him.

 

[Tony Jabroni]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJbmB9k2Y88

 

[shadyridr]

I see no reason to think Thomas can't come in around #8 TE week one. He has Peyton Manning and is going against a defense that lost its heart and soul in the middle...Lewis and Reed. This isn't your normal Ravens D. I know, I know, but he has to compete with D. Thomas, Decker and Welker for targets. I've said it before and will say it again manning can care less who is target 1-4. If you are open first you get the ball .

So who do you think is gonna get open first? Studs like DT & Welker or a "nobody" like JT?

Lol...wut? Eat crow sucka

already did. He looks awesome

 

[ImTheScientist]

= Non-JT owners in a few hours.

You're starting to put together a nice roster of players for me to root against.

What's funny?

 

[pantherclub]

lol at shady

 

[oukurt]

Pretty decent bargain in the 35k contest as well. $2 well spent!

 

[Uwe Blab]

188 users in this topic. GB the Shark Pool! Lulz

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

People are waayyy over thinking this one. Thomas is a must start unless you have Graham. The easiest throw for a QB is up the middle to the TE, that's why you see a lot of TEs who play with rookie QBs get a lot of love. Peyton Manning is the smartest QB to ever play the game and if Thomas is wide open for a 7 yard gain, Peyton will take that all day long. I expect their trio of WRs getting much attention and therefore, Peyton, being the smart QB he is, will be hitting JT all night long. Did you guys watch him in the preseason? JT was getting the love. I expect that to carry over into the regular season.

You can't be quoting yourself. You just...well, you deserve it.

Sorry, man. I'm really not this douchy. I'm just high on my genius right now. Please forgive me.

 

[ImTheScientist]

4 pages, wow!

Just wait till tomorrow.

Tomorrow? Wait until the end of Denver's first drive when JT has three catches.

Best-case scenario for an entertaining thread is that they're three catches for a total of, like, 11 yards.

...and two drops.

and a TD

and a jaywalking ticket

Lol