Laurent Robinson vs Davone Bess vs Patrick Crayton (1 Viewer)

[pmn]

(PPR league)

FBG seems to have man-love for Robinson, and Crayton has unquestionably the best qb, but something tells me that Bess is light up the receptions column.

your thoughts...

 

[SuperGreen]

i like robinson's skillset and opportunity the best though.

 

[Mainevent]

I've been high on Robinson since year 1, the guy can play, and will get his opportunities as St.Louis will continue to play from behind all year.

 

[Andy Herron]

The safest bet is Crayton. He is easily the most seasoned and conditioned to his QB, and Romo knows his work on the field better than any other receiver he has. I did say "receiver." Witten is a given, obviously. I've said all along in other threads that this will be a "Crayton" year. Call me a homer, but I know my team. I generally only come here to provide information. It's up to the readers to do with it what they like. I don't hang around here to toot horns. My track record speaks for itself.

You saw what he did last week. I'd say he's off to a good start.

 

[Itchy Amos]

For my money, I would take Bess all day long and its not even close.

In his last 7 games dating back to last year (to the game where he became the starter), he has averaged 6.0 catches per game & 60 yards per game. He has had at least 5 or more catches in 6 of those 7. If he held that pace for a full 16 game season it would yield 96 receptions & nearly 1,000 yards. 96 receptions would have tied him for 4th most last year. I dont know if he will hit that number, but he certainly has a solid chance to pull in 80 receptions.

 

[Andy Herron]

For my money, I would take Bess all day long and its not even close.In his last 7 games dating back to last year (to the game where he became the starter), he has averaged 6.0 catches per game & 60 yards per game. He has had at least 5 or more catches in 6 of those 7. If he held that pace for a full 16 game season it would yield 96 receptions & nearly 1,000 yards. 96 receptions would have tied him for 4th most last year. I dont know if he will hit that number, but he certainly has a solid chance to pull in 80 receptions.

Sure, but now that he has achieved some playing time DC's and subsequent defenses will begin to gain a focus on him. On the other hand, Crayton is a seasoned veteran and has been around the block a time or few. Crayton is very savvy, believe me. He knows how to run in an open field, which is all the more reason he is a punt returner.

 

[inzanitee]

I would go:

Robinson

Crayton

Bess

Of the three, I think Robinson has the best chance to turn into a 1000 yd WR.

 

[Itchy Amos]

For my money, I would take Bess all day long and its not even close.In his last 7 games dating back to last year (to the game where he became the starter), he has averaged 6.0 catches per game & 60 yards per game. He has had at least 5 or more catches in 6 of those 7. If he held that pace for a full 16 game season it would yield 96 receptions & nearly 1,000 yards. 96 receptions would have tied him for 4th most last year. I dont know if he will hit that number, but he certainly has a solid chance to pull in 80 receptions.

Sure, but now that he has achieved some playing time DC's and subsequent defenses will begin to gain a focus on him. On the other hand, Crayton is a seasoned veteran and has been around the block a time or few. Crayton is very savvy, believe me. He knows how to run in an open field, which is all the more reason he is a punt returner.

Truth be told, I have both Crayton & Bess on my bench in both of my leagues, so I like them both. Everything that you say is true about Crayton, but.... he's in his 7th season. He hasnt been a world beater to this point and its not often that a WR breaks out this late in his career without ever showing something in his first 6 seasons. Thats not to say that it never happens but I like Bess more because he's in his second year. There is a big difference between a rookie reciever and a second year guy. With a year under his belt, he should be able to be more instinctive. He'll be able to spend less time studying where he is supposed to be on the field and more time studying how to get (keep getting) open.I think Crayton is likely to have more TDs than Bess, about the same yardage and far fewer receptions. Since TDs are hard to predict, I think Bess has a better chance to outperform Crayton in a ppr league than vice versa. Non ppr, I would take Crayton. I should also add that I have been wrong plenty of times before.

 

[Andy Herron]

For my money, I would take Bess all day long and its not even close.In his last 7 games dating back to last year (to the game where he became the starter), he has averaged 6.0 catches per game & 60 yards per game. He has had at least 5 or more catches in 6 of those 7. If he held that pace for a full 16 game season it would yield 96 receptions & nearly 1,000 yards. 96 receptions would have tied him for 4th most last year. I dont know if he will hit that number, but he certainly has a solid chance to pull in 80 receptions.

Sure, but now that he has achieved some playing time DC's and subsequent defenses will begin to gain a focus on him. On the other hand, Crayton is a seasoned veteran and has been around the block a time or few. Crayton is very savvy, believe me. He knows how to run in an open field, which is all the more reason he is a punt returner.

Truth be told, I have both Crayton & Bess on my bench in both of my leagues, so I like them both. Everything that you say is true about Crayton, but.... he's in his 7th season. He hasnt been a world beater to this point and its not often that a WR breaks out this late in his career without ever showing something in his first 6 seasons. Thats not to say that it never happens but I like Bess more because he's in his second year. There is a big difference between a rookie reciever and a second year guy. With a year under his belt, he should be able to be more instinctive. He'll be able to spend less time studying where he is supposed to be on the field and more time studying how to get (keep getting) open.I think Crayton is likely to have more TDs than Bess, about the same yardage and far fewer receptions. Since TDs are hard to predict, I think Bess has a better chance to outperform Crayton in a ppr league than vice versa. Non ppr, I would take Crayton. I should also add that I have been wrong plenty of times before.

Oh, I hear ya. You make some great and very valid points.The thing with Crayton is that he has played so many years behind the likes of Terry Glenn and T.O., among others. He's never really had a firm grip on a starting position until now. From a seniority standpoint, he's now the man in Dallas and I know how hard he worked this offseason in preparation for it. On top of all of that, all the talk of Miles Austin really motivated him. He worked out religiously here locally at the Michael Johnson Center (look it up. A lot of prospects go this route.) I don't know that he has ever been more prepared for a season. He worked mostly on his burst and getting off the line. I'm by no means trying to color him as an upcoming star, but he is going to be somebody to reckon with for defenses this season I can assure you. Taking one for 80 yards last week was a good sign of how far he has come.