Lance Moore - NO WR (1 Viewer)

[SleeperPix]

Moore has been a decent WR or flex fill in. This is Colston's second week back. How should Moore be viewed going forward? Is he startable anymore? I believe he is starting opposite Colston (please correct me if I am wrong).

And now that Bush is out, it would seem to make it harder for NO to stretch the field.

Thoughts?

 

[brady2moss]

colston owner here. just dropped moore for a def this week. he will be useless on my roster for the rest of the season

 

[SleeperPix]

I am debating the same thing (dropping him for a defense). However, I do not own Colston so I am just unsure if he may be useful for me down the road.

By the way, is he the starter opposite Colston?

 

[cowboymouth]

Colston and Henderson start outside, with Moore as the 3rd wide out. The more involved Colston gets, the less touches for Moore. Of course he'll still have his moments but they will be impossible to predict.

edit: when/if Shockey is healthy, Moore becomes the 4th option in the offense.

 

[PatrickT]

FBG has him with a decent outing, and ESPN is pretty cranked on him, actually. I've currently got him in over Cotch, pending more injury info, tho that could change to Avery. This could be a shootout.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

When they said he would start returning punts I figured his WR value was even less.

 

[JamesTheScot]

I got a blurb on my hometown leagues site that Moore did NOT start opposite Colston last week but that Henderson did instead.

Sometimes the first scripted play on offense can skew the "started" list in the gamebooks but I am a little concerned. From what I had read, he was going to start even when Colston came back since he was technically replacing Patton and not Colston. Maybe Henderson has impressed enough that they are using him over Moore now.

Moore still had six or seven targets this week IIRC but if he is the WR3 now, I don't think he has much value as a week-in, week-out fantasy starter or flex...particularly if the offense sans a healthy Bush tapers off a little in production.

Fewer plays = fewer opportinities for a WR3.

 

[Tackling Dummies]

Moore still had six or seven targets this week IIRC but if he is the WR3 now, I don't think he has much value as a week-in, week-out fantasy starter or flex...particularly if the offense sans a healthy Bush tapers off a little in production.Fewer plays = fewer opportinities for a WR3.

For a moment, set aside the WR1, 2 or 3. If Moore is open, Brees will deliver the ball. If you see the Saints offense tapering off without Bush, that is all the more passing targets available for Colston, Moore, Henderson, etc.

 

[SleeperPix]

Moore still had six or seven targets this week IIRC but if he is the WR3 now, I don't think he has much value as a week-in, week-out fantasy starter or flex...particularly if the offense sans a healthy Bush tapers off a little in production.Fewer plays = fewer opportinities for a WR3.

For a moment, set aside the WR1, 2 or 3. If Moore is open, Brees will deliver the ball. If you see the Saints offense tapering off without Bush, that is all the more passing targets available for Colston, Moore, Henderson, etc.

Same as Reggie Brown in PHI? He is the #3, but they sure throw it around. (I am actually trying to decide if I should cut one of these two. They are both in similar situations.)

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Moore still had six or seven targets this week IIRC but if he is the WR3 now, I don't think he has much value as a week-in, week-out fantasy starter or flex...particularly if the offense sans a healthy Bush tapers off a little in production.Fewer plays = fewer opportinities for a WR3.

For a moment, set aside the WR1, 2 or 3. If Moore is open, Brees will deliver the ball. If you see the Saints offense tapering off without Bush, that is all the more passing targets available for Colston, Moore, Henderson, etc.

Same as Reggie Brown in PHI? He is the #3, but they sure throw it around. (I am actually trying to decide if I should cut one of these two. They are both in similar situations.)

Difference is, Moore has produced. Brown, not so much. Undoubtedly Moore's opportunity goes down with Colston back - I think he has some days where he will put up good WR2 numbers, but they will be fewer and further between. Given how NO spreads the ball out, predicting when that will happen is nigh impossible.So Moore still has value with Colston and even Shockey back. But I'd seek more reliable value elsewhere.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

So long Lance, it was fun while it lasted, but you've been dropped for RB depth.

 

[ourmanflint]

Moore still had six or seven targets this week IIRC but if he is the WR3 now, I don't think he has much value as a week-in, week-out fantasy starter or flex...particularly if the offense sans a healthy Bush tapers off a little in production.Fewer plays = fewer opportinities for a WR3.

For a moment, set aside the WR1, 2 or 3. If Moore is open, Brees will deliver the ball. If you see the Saints offense tapering off without Bush, that is all the more passing targets available for Colston, Moore, Henderson, etc.

Brees scans the field better than anybody except maybe Brady. If Moore is open he will get the ball.He had 6 targets with 1 red zone look this past week.

 

[Texican]

Moore still had six or seven targets this week IIRC but if he is the WR3 now, I don't think he has much value as a week-in, week-out fantasy starter or flex...particularly if the offense sans a healthy Bush tapers off a little in production.Fewer plays = fewer opportinities for a WR3.

For a moment, set aside the WR1, 2 or 3. If Moore is open, Brees will deliver the ball. If you see the Saints offense tapering off without Bush, that is all the more passing targets available for Colston, Moore, Henderson, etc.

Same as Reggie Brown in PHI? He is the #3, but they sure throw it around. (I am actually trying to decide if I should cut one of these two. They are both in similar situations.)

I think either one will be hit or miss. Reggie probably has a little more upside, but he just can't stay healthy.

 

[SleeperPix]

Moore still had six or seven targets this week IIRC but if he is the WR3 now, I don't think he has much value as a week-in, week-out fantasy starter or flex...particularly if the offense sans a healthy Bush tapers off a little in production.Fewer plays = fewer opportinities for a WR3.

For a moment, set aside the WR1, 2 or 3. If Moore is open, Brees will deliver the ball. If you see the Saints offense tapering off without Bush, that is all the more passing targets available for Colston, Moore, Henderson, etc.

Same as Reggie Brown in PHI? He is the #3, but they sure throw it around. (I am actually trying to decide if I should cut one of these two. They are both in similar situations.)

I think either one will be hit or miss. Reggie probably has a little more upside, but he just can't stay healthy.

Well with Bush out, I am not sure if that will help or hurt Moore. It seems he may get all of the underneath stuff.

 

[Hoot&HoLLer]

Lance Moore seems like a good start this week against the soft SD pass defense. The Chargers pass defense is dead last in pass yards allowed, at 1782, and they have given up 11 pass td's (tied for Jacksonville and Detroit as second worst [Arizona and Denver are worst at 12 td passes given up]).

With Bush out, I agree with the poster above, he should get an opportunity for the short routes and underneath stuff. Looks like the field will be wet, which gives the slight advantage to Moore in route running, allowing him to shake loose from the defenders that much more easily. I know that Colston is back, Henderson is a deep threat, and Shockey is at TE, but I think there is more than enough passes to go around that Moore has a good game across the pond today.

 

[Cookiemonster]

Lance Moore seems like a good start this week against the soft SD pass defense. The Chargers pass defense is dead last in pass yards allowed, at 1782, and they have given up 11 pass td's (tied for Jacksonville and Detroit as second worst [Arizona and Denver are worst at 12 td passes given up]). With Bush out, I agree with the poster above, he should get an opportunity for the short routes and underneath stuff. Looks like the field will be wet, which gives the slight advantage to Moore in route running, allowing him to shake loose from the defenders that much more easily. I know that Colston is back, Henderson is a deep threat, and Shockey is at TE, but I think there is more than enough passes to go around that Moore has a good game across the pond today.

More along the lines of what I was thinking. Colston/Shockey return is only a grab or two more than with them out & Bush in. Sloppy fields suit big, strong power RBs & smaller, route-runners @ WR. Both teams should be able to score & score often. The N.O. passing game will be featured, and while I doubt Moore gets any red zone looks now that the two studs are back, he will still get his targets and I have him in as my #4 WR/flex.