Devin, would you be able to go into some detail about what makes Christian Kirk the top H-Val wr on the early slate? Running qb set to take over and a team projected total of 21.5. Last week I took a chance hoping that Texas A&M could toss it around like Memphis did vs Ole Miss, but that didnt pan out. Does this just come down to a match up with a lesser D?
The IVC was made prior to the news that Kyler Murray was going to start. I don't think Kirk is a bad play due to his price on FanDuel, he is still a major part of this offense. He is more of a GPP play with that news mostly due to the fact that we don't know how he is going to connect with Kirk. I still believe the numbers from Kirk are obtainable with 107 yards receiving, as South Carolina's pass defense is not great statistically. Their overall numbers are good, but when adjusting for the competition faced they are not great.
I think the one thing to call out is that Kyler Murray is more than just a Lamar Jackson or Kent Myers. He can actually throw the ball very well, as he threw for 4700 yards as a high school senior last year. I think there is some downgrade to the passing game, but I don't think it is as severe as most think. I think he is more Johnny Manziel than anything, his highlight film is one of the best I've ever seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdmw_fNpj48
Also, Texas A&M is projected to score 35.75 instead of 21.5.