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yeah he didI have him in 2 or 3 leagues. I like the player it's just I expect him to be somewhat unreliable for FF this year. Year 2 I'd bet he's fine. For example, apparently FBGs(or Dodds) thinks this is an up week for him. That's cool but I feel like I know there's a 3 catch 30 yard performance coming soon after as well.
He's been holding up his end of the bargain - he's just been missed when open, or drawing PI penalties (two deep ones from Petey Faggins in week 4). The production will come. We are looking at a 1A, 1B, 1C situation in Atlanta, with Robinson likely emerging as time goes on as the leader of this all of the sudden strong group of young WRs in Atlanta. The loss of Vick did wonders for the WRs, but we saw this in 2005 - when Schaub came in, Brian Finneran looked like a quality NFL WR. I traded Robinson for White earlier in the year in a 12 team dynasty when I thought White was emerging as the #1 (and i needed immediate depth at WR), and I already regret it.
The thing is, he actually does have great measurables. He had a really good combine. He ran in the low 4.4 range and did extremely well in the jumps and the rest of the drills. He just doesn't have a flashy playing style. He's not an overpowering WR like Bowe or a speedster like Ginn. He's a vanilla WR who gets open and catches the ball. In that sense I'd compare him to Torry Holt or Reggie Wayne. Whether or not he has that type of career obviously remains to be seen, but it's a good sign that he's getting a lot of PT and a lot of looks right off the bat.
I watched the NFL Replay of the TEN game and he seemed to be on the field just as much as Jenkins and Horn.
Tough to say. I like him more than Jacoby right now, but it might be tough to justify ranking him ahead of James because both players have similar pedigrees and James is having a better season. That said, Laurent is earning lots of playing time and generally doing a pretty good job. He had a nice grab in week 7 and has consistently received some targets each week. I'm not sure exactly what his ceiling is, but I like the upside he offers at his current price and I think you have to be relatively satisfied with his production so far. Even with Roddy White breaking out I still think there's a chance Robinson becomes the WR1 there long-term (not this season). At the least I expect him to be starting for the Falcons within the next 1-2 years.
Damn, I love you guys.
