Nate Burleson - Last 9gms, 34rec 313yds, 9ypc, 8TDS (1 Viewer)

[Maven]

That's 32% of his career TDs in his last 9 games....Not really earth shattering receiving numbers but its obvious Hassel LOVES this guy in the redzone. If healthy, 10TDs is a lock... 11 targets in Week 1... Only 28 years old 6'0, 198 ... Drafted him in all my leagues late... dont sleep

 

[Debeucci]

...so this means he'll play about 3 more games this season before shutting it down?...

(just kidding.... i think)

 

[habsfan]

I think it will be tough sledding for him this week if TJ doesn't go...

 

[Louisville Slugger]

I think it will be tough sledding for him this week if TJ doesn't go...

He could be THE sleeper wr of 2010.

 

[habsfan]

I think it will be tough sledding for him this week if TJ doesn't go...

He could be THE sleeper wr of 2010.

Are the two thoughts mutually exclusive?

 

[Gopher State]

Carlson was the TD receiving leader last year for the Seahawks and I think he will be this year.

Carlson is the perfect red zone target, plus he had 8 targets in week one and caught 75% of them, Hass will be looking his way a lot.

If Hous misses some time, Nate gets the good/double coverage, leaving Carlson to roam free.

IMO you can play Carlson as a WR (in leages that let you play te's as wr) and he be a strong #3 with upside to a #2.

 

[Hugonel]

Only reason I didn't draft him was I wasn't sure he'd be productive immediately due to the surgery.

I picked him up on the wire this week (dropped Hixon as I also have the Giants' Steve Smith).

11 targets, plus his only game last year, convinced me.

 

[Hooper31]

My opinion of Burleson is really mixed. There's some thing I love about the guy, but other things that simply drive me nuts. I feel like I know him well because I've watched every play of his career in Seattle.

Before I ramble, I suggest you read up on the Burleson comments from http://www.fieldgulls.com. The site manager there (John Morgan) is simply the best blogger on the web covering the Seahawks. His write-ups and analysis are unbelievably detailed. Once you see how thorough he is I know you'll be impressed with his knowledge of football. Why do I mention Morgan? Because we see eye to eye on Burleson.

* Burleson is a great athlete. Not just a pro athlete, but a freaky athletic guy. He makes people miss. He can jump. He can make his body do things that others can't. I think we've seen this best demonstrated on punt returns the past couple of years. Also, he's comes down with some pretty acrobatic receptions.

* Burleson has some TERRIBLE habits that a professional receiver of his tenure shouldn't have. He catches the ball against his gut/chest way too often leading to drops. He runs incorrect routes too often. He gives up on routes too often. More than any other receiver I've seen in Seattle Burleson has been responsible for interceptions that shouldn't have been picked off.

Just my opinion, but I feel confident that other Seattle homers that have watched Burleson extensively can attest to the love/hate relationship that we have with him.

 

[The Jerk]

That's 32% of his career TDs in his last 9 games....Not really earth shattering receiving numbers but its obvious Hassel LOVES this guy in the redzone. If healthy, 10TDs is a lock... 11 targets in Week 1... Only 28 years old 6'0, 198 ... Drafted him in all my leagues late... dont sleep

If you're trying to be totally accurate, those are Burleson's numbers in the past nine REGULAR SEASON games. He also had 10 receptions for 97 yards (0 TDs) in the 2007 playoffs.And he actually has 29 career regular season TDs (4 are punt/kick returns) and 2 playoff receiving TDs, so it's really not 32%, but I'm on board with your overall point.I posted this last night in the wide receiver/tight end matchups to exploit thread:Since the start of the 2007 season, counting playoff games, Nate has 11 receiving TDs in his past 72 receptions spanning 20 games.Five of the TDs were 20 yards or shorter in length.Four other TDs were 21-24 yards in length.The other two receiving TDs were 43 and 45 yards long.(He also had one punt and one kickoff return TD, each greater than 90 yards, for a total of 13 TDs in his past 20 games.)Anyone starting Burleson will not care how long his TDs are if he keeps scoring at the pace he has shown since 2007. I'm not sure how much work he is getting as a kick returner, but even scoring 0.55 TDs per game as a pure receiver places him at approximately #10 among wide receivers in that span. I'm not suggesting he'll maintain that pace, but I know I wasn't aware that he was next on the list after Moss, Fitz, Owens, Boldin, Colston, Jennings, Andre Johnson, Braylon Edwards and Burress (roughly in order).In leagues that place more value on TDs, Burleson has more value as he's not likely to exceed 800 yards receiving and he's only exceeded 30 receptions in his six seasons twice (2004 with MIN, 2007 with SEA). The biggest question marks with Nate are durability and whether or not his targets can be adequate with Houshmandzadeh and Carlson arguably above him in the Seattle passing game and Branch and Butler also being factors.

 

[MCguidance]

He's in my committee for my WR3 spot. Seems like every year my WR3 spot is a revolving door, so I hope that he shows me something this week.

Starting him over Mason and Avery. PPR league, but I don't care for Mason's matchup. Though Mason is a VERY close second.

I think the guy can ball - just needs to stay healthy, like everyone has mentioned.