Pats WRs (1 Viewer)

[PhD]

Early camp reports had Chad Jackson making waves. Late reports had him messing up his last opportunity. Any homers have a clue on him and/or the rest of the WRs?

 

[David Yudkin]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.

However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.

Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.

With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

 

[tombonneau]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

This pretty much sums it up. Outside of an injury, Gaffney & Jackson have extremely limited value. The guy to keep an eye on is Dave Thomas; if (when?) Watson gets hurt, he could make some noise.

 

[PhD]

Exactly what I was looking for. With renewed respect/awe from the rest of the league (and an offseason to think long and hard) I'm curious to see how teams will defend Moss and deal with Welker -- wondering what kind of room is left on the field for others to run - especially on go-routes for someone with Jackson's speed. It's a shame he hasn't done more.

 

[Terps2002]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

This pretty much sums it up. Outside of an injury, Gaffney & Jackson have extremely limited value. The guy to keep an eye on is Dave Thomas; if (when?) Watson gets hurt, he could make some noise.

With Welker having banged up ribs and Moss getting paid, I think Gafney may have more of an impact then most people think. The reason for Stallworth's low numbers the second half of the year was Gafney. I have absolutely no confidence in either Thomas or Watson staying healthy for an entire year. That being said I believe Gafney will be inconsistent week to week as the Patriots vary their offense week to week unlike any team in NFL history.

 

[rabidfireweasel]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot).

This Welker is the slot guy stuff (it is posted quite a bit) is mostly accurate, but a little misleading. Welker will always play the slot if there is a slot receiver. However, sometimes in a two 2 WR/ 2TE set, Watson will be split out wide and Welker is in the slot (although he also one of only two wide wr's on the field.) Welker played in 63 percent of the snaps; more than any wr but moss and is often featured in 2 wr sets in the redzone, because he can get open. As an illustration, he had redzone td receptions of 11, 12, 14, 16, 2, 3 and 2 yards in the regular season and two 6 yard TD receptions in the playoffs.

 

[David Yudkin]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

This pretty much sums it up. Outside of an injury, Gaffney & Jackson have extremely limited value. The guy to keep an eye on is Dave Thomas; if (when?) Watson gets hurt, he could make some noise.

With Welker having banged up ribs and Moss getting paid, I think Gafney may have more of an impact then most people think. The reason for Stallworth's low numbers the second half of the year was Gafney. I have absolutely no confidence in either Thomas or Watson staying healthy for an entire year. That being said I believe Gafney will be inconsistent week to week as the Patriots vary their offense week to week unlike any team in NFL history.

Over the last 8 games, Gaffney put up 24-351-4. Those first two were right in line with what Stallworth was doing. The TDs were a bit better than Stallworth did.I still don't see Gaffney playing all the time and not having to share, so I would probably guess he'd rank around WR50 if he started the whole season. There's just too many people he has to share with.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Brady and gaffney have a nice little rapport. I'd guess him. Plus wtf has chad jackson done in 3 yrs?

 

[David Yudkin]

Plus wtf has chad jackson done in 3 yrs?

Get hurt. IMO, it would be premature to call him a bum (which he very well may turn out to be), but I don't think he can call him a bust when he's rarely been ont he football field.

 

[baconisgood]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

This pretty much sums it up. Outside of an injury, Gaffney & Jackson have extremely limited value. The guy to keep an eye on is Dave Thomas; if (when?) Watson gets hurt, he could make some noise.

With Welker having banged up ribs and Moss getting paid, I think Gafney may have more of an impact then most people think. The reason for Stallworth's low numbers the second half of the year was Gafney. I have absolutely no confidence in either Thomas or Watson staying healthy for an entire year. That being said I believe Gafney will be inconsistent week to week as the Patriots vary their offense week to week unlike any team in NFL history.

Over the last 8 games, Gaffney put up 24-351-4. Those first two were right in line with what Stallworth was doing. The TDs were a bit better than Stallworth did.I still don't see Gaffney playing all the time and not having to share, so I would probably guess he'd rank around WR50 if he started the whole season. There's just too many people he has to share with.

Stallworth's first 8 games and Gaffney's last 8 works out to about 1,000 yards and 7 tds. Thats with Gaffney putting up a goose egg in weeks 8 and 17.

 

[gasFace]

I think Chad Jackson will step up

 

[David Yudkin]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

This pretty much sums it up. Outside of an injury, Gaffney & Jackson have extremely limited value. The guy to keep an eye on is Dave Thomas; if (when?) Watson gets hurt, he could make some noise.

With Welker having banged up ribs and Moss getting paid, I think Gafney may have more of an impact then most people think. The reason for Stallworth's low numbers the second half of the year was Gafney. I have absolutely no confidence in either Thomas or Watson staying healthy for an entire year. That being said I believe Gafney will be inconsistent week to week as the Patriots vary their offense week to week unlike any team in NFL history.

Over the last 8 games, Gaffney put up 24-351-4. Those first two were right in line with what Stallworth was doing. The TDs were a bit better than Stallworth did.I still don't see Gaffney playing all the time and not having to share, so I would probably guess he'd rank around WR50 if he started the whole season. There's just too many people he has to share with.

Stallworth's first 8 games and Gaffney's last 8 works out to about 1,000 yards and 7 tds. Thats with Gaffney putting up a goose egg in weeks 8 and 17.

That's probably what one guy could get if the Pats only used 3 WRs . . . but they use 3 and 4 a lot. If you add up Stallworth and Gaffney's numbers, they had 82-1146-8. Assuming the same production to split (which is wishful thinking IMO), Gaffney and Jackson would split that total.Of course, if Jackson keeps falling down in the end zone and giving up easy interceptions (like he just did), he might not be playing very much.

 

[Football Jones]

Gaffney is a pedestrian NFL starter. One of those guys that don't really hurt you, but doesn't make a lot of plays, either. I believe Jackson will be worked into the offense more & more as the season goes along. I don't expect much production early on, but I look for him to start making noise around midseason or so. Big upside in dynasty leagues considering his situation & outstanding raw tools.

 

[baconisgood]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

This pretty much sums it up. Outside of an injury, Gaffney & Jackson have extremely limited value. The guy to keep an eye on is Dave Thomas; if (when?) Watson gets hurt, he could make some noise.

With Welker having banged up ribs and Moss getting paid, I think Gafney may have more of an impact then most people think. The reason for Stallworth's low numbers the second half of the year was Gafney. I have absolutely no confidence in either Thomas or Watson staying healthy for an entire year. That being said I believe Gafney will be inconsistent week to week as the Patriots vary their offense week to week unlike any team in NFL history.

Over the last 8 games, Gaffney put up 24-351-4. Those first two were right in line with what Stallworth was doing. The TDs were a bit better than Stallworth did.I still don't see Gaffney playing all the time and not having to share, so I would probably guess he'd rank around WR50 if he started the whole season. There's just too many people he has to share with.

Stallworth's first 8 games and Gaffney's last 8 works out to about 1,000 yards and 7 tds. Thats with Gaffney putting up a goose egg in weeks 8 and 17.

That's probably what one guy could get if the Pats only used 3 WRs . . . but they use 3 and 4 a lot. If you add up Stallworth and Gaffney's numbers, they had 82-1146-8. Assuming the same production to split (which is wishful thinking IMO), Gaffney and Jackson would split that total.Of course, if Jackson keeps falling down in the end zone and giving up easy interceptions (like he just did), he might not be playing very much.

The number 3 receiver essentially change about halfway through the season, Stallworth isn't there any more. Jackson caught 13 balls as a rookie and was active for 2 games (and not because of injury) last year and had 0 catches, and game log dominator has him at 0 targets. The likely hood of him getting significant number of catches next year is pretty low. Gaffney should be on the field as the 3rd receiver far more than anyone else on the team and 800/4 is not an unreasonable expectation.

 

[David Yudkin]

Gaffney will be the Pats WR2 for now (remember, Welker plays the slot). But Jackson should still see time in the multi WR sets the Pats utilize. They will be giving him a lot of rope to hang himself and as far as I can tell would prefer for him to win the job outright.However, Jackson hasn't exactly taken the ball and run with it and Brady has pointed out that he prefers Gaffney because they are more on the samepage and he runs the right routes. He also has indicated that he and Jackson have had problems getting on the same page.Fantasy wise, I doubt either one of these guys will do a ton this year. Stallworth ranked 49th and Gaffney 64th last year. Unless one guy compeltely takes over and the other disappears almost entirely, I don't see either one of them doing much better than Stallworth did last year.With Thomas back at TE, a healthier Watson (I can't even type that with a straight face), and Jordan added to the mix, I think there will be less to go around for Gaffney and Jackson.

This pretty much sums it up. Outside of an injury, Gaffney & Jackson have extremely limited value. The guy to keep an eye on is Dave Thomas; if (when?) Watson gets hurt, he could make some noise.

With Welker having banged up ribs and Moss getting paid, I think Gafney may have more of an impact then most people think. The reason for Stallworth's low numbers the second half of the year was Gafney. I have absolutely no confidence in either Thomas or Watson staying healthy for an entire year. That being said I believe Gafney will be inconsistent week to week as the Patriots vary their offense week to week unlike any team in NFL history.

Over the last 8 games, Gaffney put up 24-351-4. Those first two were right in line with what Stallworth was doing. The TDs were a bit better than Stallworth did.I still don't see Gaffney playing all the time and not having to share, so I would probably guess he'd rank around WR50 if he started the whole season. There's just too many people he has to share with.

Stallworth's first 8 games and Gaffney's last 8 works out to about 1,000 yards and 7 tds. Thats with Gaffney putting up a goose egg in weeks 8 and 17.

That's probably what one guy could get if the Pats only used 3 WRs . . . but they use 3 and 4 a lot. If you add up Stallworth and Gaffney's numbers, they had 82-1146-8. Assuming the same production to split (which is wishful thinking IMO), Gaffney and Jackson would split that total.Of course, if Jackson keeps falling down in the end zone and giving up easy interceptions (like he just did), he might not be playing very much.

The number 3 receiver essentially change about halfway through the season, Stallworth isn't there any more. Jackson caught 13 balls as a rookie and was active for 2 games (and not because of injury) last year and had 0 catches, and game log dominator has him at 0 targets. The likely hood of him getting significant number of catches next year is pretty low. Gaffney should be on the field as the 3rd receiver far more than anyone else on the team and 800/4 is not an unreasonable expectation.

Jackson didn't play at all in the 2006 preseason with a hamstring injury and was very limited early in the year. He was hampered by injury throughout the season and was not 100% pretty much at any point in the season.

 

[David Yudkin]

And then Jackson can make a nice TD catch (for the second week in a row) to look like he is coming around.