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Official Alshon Jeffery - The Bandwagon (3 Viewers)

T with T said:
he should play I heard this all season last year and Im pretty sure it was worse and he was not even practicing and still playing. I think they are just being super cautious, ala Julio Jones
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Last year and the year before he was on the injury report about every week and wasn't practicing everyday yet finished top 10. That's just the way it is with him.

 
flapgreen said:
Mile High said:
flapgreen said:
This guy can't ever stay healthy. Forget that big contract.
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Yet he finishes top 10 in ppr.
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They don't give out big contracts based on where players finish in PPR leagues.
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I'm going to take a shot in the dark here and guess that top 10 in PPR fake football would typically translate to a VERY solid season in real life football. After all you get points for receptions, yards and TDs. No?

 
So should we just be benching him this week regardless of news?

 
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#Bears WR Alshon Jeffery (hamstring, calf) will be out today vs. #AZCardinals, source said. The hope is a return next week to full health.

 
Agreed with Jimbo. No way you play Jeffery this week. Seattle is 0-2 and looking for some blood.... I predict a blowout.

 
stlrams said:
Agreed with Jimbo. No way you play Jeffery this week. Seattle is 0-2 and looking for some blood.... I predict a blowout.
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I can get on board with this, except in a blowout loss, they will be throwing a lot and the defense will be sitting back.

If he starts in a PPR, I'm playing him. My options are not good otherwise though with Dobson.

 
it seemed like sunday there was no chance he was suiting up.... my guess is he wont even be healthy to play this sunday making your decision easier. trying to determine if he is a buy low candidate or if i should just stay away given the lingering soft tissue injuries so far this year

 
shady inc said:
i hope he doesn't play honestly. makes it an easy decision to leave him on the bench
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+1 I'm already short Dez but still have some options. I'd rather go without Jeffery this week than have to make a decision between him or another healthy WR. Let him sit out and get healthy so that he isn't dealing with this all season. If they keep rolling him out it could turn out like Megatron last year.

 
Buzzbait said:
shady inc said:
i hope he doesn't play honestly. makes it an easy decision to leave him on the bench
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+1 I'm already short Dez but still have some options. I'd rather go without Jeffery this week than have to make a decision between him or another healthy WR. Let him sit out and get healthy so that he isn't dealing with this all season. If they keep rolling him out it could turn out like Megatron last year.
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I think we all agree as fantasy owners we'd rather him sit out. Unfortunately, the teams don't care about that. If they feel he is good enough to play, even on a limited basis, he's going to play. It's the worst place to be as a fantasy owner.

 
rick6668 said:
Buzzbait said:
shady inc said:
i hope he doesn't play honestly. makes it an easy decision to leave him on the bench
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+1 I'm already short Dez but still have some options. I'd rather go without Jeffery this week than have to make a decision between him or another healthy WR. Let him sit out and get healthy so that he isn't dealing with this all season. If they keep rolling him out it could turn out like Megatron last year.
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I think we all agree as fantasy owners we'd rather him sit out. Unfortunately, the teams don't care about that. If they feel he is good enough to play, even on a limited basis, he's going to play. It's the worst place to be as a fantasy owner.
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I don't agree. It's not as simple as "if they feel he is good enough to play, even on a limited basis, he's going to play." They have a vested interest in Jeffrey not risking injury that could keep him out several weeks and that has to be a consideration. My guess is that we in the fantasy world are simply more risk averse. That is, NFL team certainly understand the risk but are more willing to roll the dice.

 
The owner and fans have an interest in keeping him healthy. The gm and coach have an interest in the team performing well right now. They might not be here when he's healthy.

 
I think if he plays, he's still borderline top 20, even with all that other junk. He will destroy Cary Williams, no reason to think Sherman will follow.

6-100-TD w/ Jimmy C.

I am sitting here, looking at him wondering if I should try and buy: The schedule is cake, he is in a contract year so i really doubt he 'shuts it down' or mails it in, and he's a borderline top 10 WR who might be able to be had for much less (Thinking of offering my Ingram?) Only cons to me are the soft tissue issues. Sometimes those don't go away, but he looked fine vs GB. maybe the tweak in practice was minor and they just didnt want to risk it. Maybe he's really close to 100%?

 
bostonfred said:
The owner and fans have an interest in keeping him healthy. The gm and coach have an interest in the team performing well right now. They might not be here when he's healthy.
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If we're in week 14 and there is a shot at the playoffs I agree but we're talking week 2. No coach or GM in his right mind is going to knowingly risk losing a top player with so much of the season to go. It's counter productive to their success. I'll grant you this...it obviously depends on how much risk of reinjury we're talking AND if reinjured the damage that can be done. We're talking on too much of a 2D plane here and those two items weigh in on their decision.

 
rick6668 said:
Buzzbait said:
shady inc said:
i hope he doesn't play honestly. makes it an easy decision to leave him on the bench
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+1 I'm already short Dez but still have some options. I'd rather go without Jeffery this week than have to make a decision between him or another healthy WR. Let him sit out and get healthy so that he isn't dealing with this all season. If they keep rolling him out it could turn out like Megatron last year.
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I think we all agree as fantasy owners we'd rather him sit out. Unfortunately, the teams don't care about that. If they feel he is good enough to play, even on a limited basis, he's going to play. It's the worst place to be as a fantasy owner.
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and if he sat out last week to get him 100% healthy, you'd want to sit him out again this week? If he plays it's good news, it's the team saying they don't think he's risking more. If he sits it's bad news, and you'd have this same conversation next week. If you want to fast forward 5 weeks and say "i wish he sat week 3" that's one thing, but in a vacuum, it's better he plays. Look at TY Hilton last night, that was a good thing, not a bad thing. Same goes for Alshon

 
Seahwaks D has looked like hot garbage. At home though against Claussen you figure they should be looking solid again.

Any of the players you were thinking about starting him over the past 2 weeks (last week before it became official he was sitting out) I think are looking just as good depending on matchups.

I'm just hoping he isn't hurt like this all the time which some folks who have drafted him in the past were kind of indicating.

 
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