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Players that can lead you to a fantasy title this year (1 Viewer)
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Jesus effing...this is terrible.
The Jerk
Footballguy
Fantastic. I apologize for attempting to help clarify Zeff's comments. In the future, I will try harder to make sure there is more room for confusion.And as much as I'm sure Malcom says nice things about his teammates and possibly even his opponents, for fantasy purposes, it's irrelevant exactly how his role is defined. Gates is the #1 target, so all Floyd and the other receivers need to do is fill in #2-#4/#5 around Gates. If Gates is injured, I don't think there will be a true #1 target, but rather a close to even split among both Floyd and Meachem/Brown on the outside with Royal on the inside. And I think there will be sufficient opportunity for Floyd to be a fantasy WR3 under either circumstance. The predominant reason for concern with Floyd is health.Floyd's per game numbers over the past two seasons (22 games) place him in starting lineup territory at WR in virtually any league (weakest in PPR):147 targets (6.68 per game)80 receptions (3.64 per game)1573 yards (71.5 per game)11 TDs (0.5 per game)Unfortunately, his injury history suggests he will miss a few games, but for the price he likely cost his owners, I think he's still a bargain. In fact, he's a bargain in large part because of missing these games. Floyd is not the type of receiver that wins you games by himself, but he's the kind of mid-to-late round pick that allows owners who went away from WR early to still have a competent receiver corps that is not losing too much ground to teams that went after WRs earlier. In a tennis sense, these players "hold serve" for you while allowing your premier draft picks to provide separation.In my league, Floyd has finished 22nd (2010) and 19th (2011) the past two seasons on a per game basis. But because he has not played all 16 games, he is undervalued in most leagues. I'll take fantasy WR2 production in the 8th round or later even if I will need to have someone else go in a handful of games should Floyd have another of his annual injuries.Finally, while on some teams it may matter whether a given player is truly considered to be the #1 WR, in the case of the Chargers, it's mostly irrelevant in terms of fantasy production. If anything, the fact that Floyd may not be the clear #1 WR may help in terms of avoiding defensive emphasis. Gates will be at the top of the pecking order. When Rivers has been most effective, he has found the open receiver once he progresses past Gates. Rivers seemed to force the ball more last season. We'll see if he reverts to his earlier form in 2012.
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strong
Footballguy
I agree. Jackson is the type of undervalued back that can really make a team. Last year, after 11 weeks, he was right there at the top of the pack and was a RB 2/3 on most teams. I've been reaching for him as much as possible. I think he represents great value in drafts and his average auction values have been ridiculously low (8.5%). I'd pay up to 14-15% and still feel good about it.
jantoniosus
Footballguy
Dwayne Harris- he looked good last season and was injured, Robinson came and and looked great as Dallas WR3. Now Harris is back and again looked good in preseason and he is now WR3 and Romo is not afraid to go his direction.
Just like Robinson lead people to championships, I believe Harris will do it this year.
Just like Robinson lead people to championships, I believe Harris will do it this year.
The Jerk
Footballguy
on the subscriber side...just find the player page for malcom floyd, then look at career statistics or game logs (for game by game listing)
outside of fbg...
you can also find it at a free site, such as fftoday, although here it was only by season:
Malcom Floyd at fftoday.com
Oh, and thanks for being a good sport. I was a little sarcastic, but I'm glad you could see it as a joke.
A sense of humor around here in early September is a welcome change.
Good luck!
gethugefast1
Footballguy
The only players I have in all of my leagues are: Matt Ryan, Stevan Ridley, Garrett Hartley & Buffalo DST 
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Zow
Footballguy
Depends... generally the best answer here is a backup RB who fills in for a starter on a quality run offense. Ben Tate, CJ Spiller, Ronnie Hillman, etc. all fit that mold and tend to pay off big-time for owners who drafted top quality QB/WR/TE in the early rounds in the hopes of striking gold for an unexpected RB1 quality starter.
If you're looking at guys who could easily outperform their ADP versus when you could take them and successfully gamble foregoing drafting that particular position earlier, which usually exclude rounds 1 and 2, I'd say:
Andre Johnson WR1 in Rd 3
Doug Martin RB1 in Rd 3.
Antonio Gates TE1 in the 5th or later
Denarius Moore WR2 rounds 9 or later
Stevan Ridley RB2 round 4 or later
Davone Bess WR3 in round 12 or later
Robert Griffin III QB1 round 8 or later
If you're looking at guys who could easily outperform their ADP versus when you could take them and successfully gamble foregoing drafting that particular position earlier, which usually exclude rounds 1 and 2, I'd say:
Andre Johnson WR1 in Rd 3
Doug Martin RB1 in Rd 3.
Antonio Gates TE1 in the 5th or later
Denarius Moore WR2 rounds 9 or later
Stevan Ridley RB2 round 4 or later
Davone Bess WR3 in round 12 or later
Robert Griffin III QB1 round 8 or later
Haha no problem man, I think it is silly to waste anyone's time on here arguing.. we are all on these forums to learn from each other and learn about awesome players, and ultimately help one and other get to the playoffs and win a championship (as long as we aren't in the same league of course lol
)... so i appreciate anyone who takes the time to make a good argument for a player...unfortunately i have already drafted... but if anyone were to drop Malcolm Floyd i would be sure to pick him up after reading your post...and I am a subscriber and had no idea they had stuff like this for players.. so i definitely need to make more use of my 3 year subscription hah.. appreciate the help
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The Jerk
Footballguy
Hey, every year is different. Watch Floyd go out, stay healthy, and get 40 yards a game and 2 TDs all year!He's far from a proven performer, but the under the radar, "unsexy" as someone else posted, players who you can get late in drafts can be vitally important to your fantasy team's chances. He shouldn't be the linchpin of anyone's lineup, but I'm comfortable with him as a #3 WR and we'll see if he can maintain his production in 2012 with the departure of V.Jax. I don't subscribe to the theory that he's going to breakout and have 1100/9. I'll be thrilled if it happens. I'm just hoping for 900+ yards and 6+ TDs, like he's clearly been on pace to achieve the past two seasons if he had stayed healthy.Haha no problem man, I think it is silly to waste anyone's time on here arguing.. we are all on these forums to learn from each other and learn about awesome players, and ultimately help one and other get to the playoffs and win a championship (as long as we aren't in the same league of course lol
and I am a subscriber and had no idea they had stuff like this for players.. so i definitely need to make more use of my 3 year subscription hah.. appreciate the help
As to the target information. Definitely one of the best sources of information you can get at fbg. Weekly targets articles are always good reading material to see who is getting the opportunity to put up stats. And having it ported to the individual player pages is great.
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