Roddy White (1 Viewer)

[LBH]

How highly do you guys value White in a dynasty league? I inherited a team and have been trying to move him, but there doesnt seem to be much interest. Hes still very young, had an 80 1200 6 season despite not a lot of talent at QB. He was a former 1st rd pick, and is the clear #1WR in Atalnta. What kind of trades have gone down in your leagues involving White?

 

[EBF]

I'm not surprised you're having trouble moving him. A lot of people are still down on Roddy. I think some of his skeptics simply don't realize how good his 2007 season was while others probably suspect he's a fluke. Personally, I rank him about WR18-25. A marginal WR2 due to his risk, but a good WR3 due to his upside.

 

[The Moz]

Noone I think doubts Whites stats last season - Its more the fact he has a new coach coming in and the Falcons might ending taking Ryan and Rookie QB's are ussually horrible for WR's. White did have a great season last year and I think he can be a top 20 guy but theres alot of risk there.

 

[B Maverick]

I'm not surprised you're having trouble moving him. A lot of people are still down on Roddy. I think some of his skeptics simply don't realize how good his 2007 season was while others probably suspect he's a fluke. Personally, I rank him about WR18-25. A marginal WR2 due to his risk, but a good WR3 due to his upside.

I like his prospects for this year and for the next couple. Here's why....He put up good numbers with no great talent behind center and an underperforming rushing game.Redman and Harrington used him well and Redman should be the QB to start. I would guess the Rookie they draft wont start for half a year if not more.Turner and Norwood should at least offer the threat of a run game, opening up more passing lanes.Laurent Robinson on the opposite side will hopefully add a threat and take some coverage away once in awhile.I believe and often stated that the WR issues in Atl were more a product of Mike Vick then the WRs themselves. A passing offense is based on timing and the qbs ability to pass. Vick run to often, never really mastered the touch needed on a pass, everything is a bullet and his accuracy was minimal. Its hard to catch a pass after running several routes on one play to compensate for Vicks inability to drop and pass, then trying to catch a bullet from 10 yards out. 10 seconds into a pass play is a long time to concentrate on routes, coverage and catching the ball.I would expect White to match his numbers from last year and am looking at him as a #2/3 WR myself.

 

[sholditch]

Hang on to him. People have been unreasonably down on him since he came into the league. I remember getting roundly laughed at when I told people to look out for him in a year or two. Anyway, he's going nowhere but up and you don't cut out on a rising stock. There is no way you get a fair return at this point, and you could be looking at your WR1. I'd have to see the rest of them to know your reasons for wanting to get rid of him, but I would hold tight. He's got a big body, great speed, seems to have gotten over the drops, and is on a team that will be playing from behind A LOT. You have nothing to gain by selling now and a lot to gain by holding.

 

[LBH]

Noone I think doubts Whites stats last season - Its more the fact he has a new coach coming in and the Falcons might ending taking Ryan and Rookie QB's are ussually horrible for WR's. White did have a great season last year and I think he can be a top 20 guy but theres alot of risk there.

As another poster pointed out, he was very productive last year despite not much at the QB position. I dont see as much risk as I see upside considering his age and the improved running game. I dont think any coaching change is going to stop him from being the #1 option in Atlantas passing game

 

[Texasmouth]

I think the guy has talent. The guy throwing him the ball will be the biggest question mark in my opinion. I actually like Chris Redman to be a decent QB again this season, giving White another chance at a decent season.

I would probably take a late round 10-13 flyer on him in a PPR league.

 

[radballs]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

 

[LBH]

I would probably take a late round 10-13 flyer on him in a PPR league.

I cant imagine him lasting that long in any format. He seems to be going in the 4th-6th rds

 

[LBH]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

 

[duece2626]

I would probably take a late round 10-13 flyer on him in a PPR league.

I cant imagine him lasting that long in any format. He seems to be going in the 4th-6th rds

I agree, no way in hell White is available that late in a draft.

 

[Mr. Peterson]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

 

[duece2626]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

Holt: 93 rec, 1189 yds, 7 td'sWhite: 83 rec, 1202, 6 td's

 

[Mr. Peterson]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

Holt: 93 rec, 1189 yds, 7 td'sWhite: 83 rec, 1202, 6 td's

Yeah?

 

[duece2626]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

Holt: 93 rec, 1189 yds, 7 td'sWhite: 83 rec, 1202, 6 td's

Yeah?

No point, just postin the stats.

 

[Mr. Peterson]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

Holt: 93 rec, 1189 yds, 7 td'sWhite: 83 rec, 1202, 6 td's

Yeah?

No point, just postin the stats.

Thanks Oh, I should have pointed out, I don't think White will ever repeat those numbers. He'll be decent, but never do what he did last year.

 

[LBH]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

I disagree. I think both players are buy lows. White had a similar year statisticly to Holt, but has age and upside in his favor imo. I have aquired Holt in 2 different leagues with Evans as the central piece in the package. Evans is a player I think holds similar trade value to R.White

 

[EBF]

White is a sell high

White finished top 15 in a lot of leagues last year and he's currently only ranked WR25 on the FBG dynasty list. You can make a pretty strong case that he's actually a buy low right now.

 

[Mr. Peterson]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

I disagree. I think both players are buy lows. White had a similar year statisticly to Holt, but has age and upside in his favor imo. I have aquired Holt in 2 different leagues with Evans as the central piece in the package. Evans is a player I think holds similar trade value to R.White

Come on, would you really consider White anywhere close to Evans?

 

[LBH]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

I disagree. I think both players are buy lows. White had a similar year statisticly to Holt, but has age and upside in his favor imo. I have aquired Holt in 2 different leagues with Evans as the central piece in the package. Evans is a player I think holds similar trade value to R.White

Come on, would you really consider White anywhere close to Evans?

yes, very close, and maybe better than Evans

 

[Mr. Peterson]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

I disagree. I think both players are buy lows. White had a similar year statisticly to Holt, but has age and upside in his favor imo. I have aquired Holt in 2 different leagues with Evans as the central piece in the package. Evans is a player I think holds similar trade value to R.White

Come on, would you really consider White anywhere close to Evans?

yes, very close, and maybe better than Evans

You're... you're crazy man. I like you, but you're crazy.

 

[Burning Sensation]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

I disagree. I think both players are buy lows. White had a similar year statisticly to Holt, but has age and upside in his favor imo. I have aquired Holt in 2 different leagues with Evans as the central piece in the package. Evans is a player I think holds similar trade value to R.White

Come on, would you really consider White anywhere close to Evans?

yes, very close, and maybe better than Evans

I have them both ranked in the mid-late teens.

 

[gianmarco]

At this point, I'd prefer White over Evans myself. Evans has yet to show and thread of consistency. Even in his "good" years, most stats came in just a couple of games. I'm not sure he'll ever be more than that. White did what Evans was supposed to do on a much more consistent basis. If I needed either as my WR2, it's White hands down. As a WR3, it's close, but I still probably prefer White.

 

[LBH]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

I disagree. I think both players are buy lows. White had a similar year statisticly to Holt, but has age and upside in his favor imo. I have aquired Holt in 2 different leagues with Evans as the central piece in the package. Evans is a player I think holds similar trade value to R.White

Come on, would you really consider White anywhere close to Evans?

yes, very close, and maybe better than Evans

I have them both ranked in the mid-late teens.

Thats about where I have them too. Doesnt seem like my rankings are equal to the interest I think he deserves though. Hes probably a better player to hold on to unless I can find a Falcons fan in my league.Hines Ward had some very nice years as the #1 WR in the Steelers offense under Mularkey so we'll see what happens.

 

[flooredyas]

In our annual dynasty free agent auction, I owned the rights to Roddy. Bear in mind that this is a contract league as well.

Well, the bidding ended at 20 smackers (Our currency for acquiring FA and the auction). I had the choice to match or let him go and choose to match the bid to retain his services. Just as to weather this was high or low, other WR went for-

Steve Smith 29 + 9 for franchise player compensation(Lost him but still have Braylon and Gonzo/Indy)

Fitz-35

Bouldin-22

Javon-17

Welker-15

TJ Houzy-15

Torry-14

Santana-12

Bryant Johnson-9

So, as to weather or not he was worth retaining, to me it was yes, as I had lost Steve Smith and didn't want to lose another quality WR. There are 16 teams in this league with 40 man rosters and up to 10 man taxi squad players-IDP also.

While him being the 3rd highest costing WR for THIS years auction, I think shows that he is a highly thought of player in leagues with competent owners. Needless to say, I like him and would advise to not sell him cheap if that is what offers come your way.

 

[LBH]

In our annual dynasty free agent auction, I owned the rights to Roddy. Bear in mind that this is a contract league as well. Well, the bidding ended at 20 smackers (Our currency for acquiring FA and the auction). I had the choice to match or let him go and choose to match the bid to retain his services. Just as to weather this was high or low, other WR went for-Steve Smith 29 + 9 for franchise player compensation(Lost him but still have Braylon and Gonzo/Indy)Fitz-35Bouldin-22Javon-17Welker-15TJ Houzy-15Torry-14Santana-12Bryant Johnson-9So, as to weather or not he was worth retaining, to me it was yes, as I had lost Steve Smith and didn't want to lose another quality WR. There are 16 teams in this league with 40 man rosters and up to 10 man taxi squad players-IDP also.While him being the 3rd highest costing WR for THIS years auction, I think shows that he is a highly thought of player in leagues with competent owners. Needless to say, I like him and would advise to not sell him cheap if that is what offers come your way.

thanks for sharing. Thats even higher than I would have hoped for as a White owner. A little surprised he went for more than Housh,Welker, and Holt

 

[FUBAR]

At this point, I'd prefer White over Evans myself. Evans has yet to show and thread of consistency. Even in his "good" years, most stats came in just a couple of games. I'm not sure he'll ever be more than that. White did what Evans was supposed to do on a much more consistent basis. If I needed either as my WR2, it's White hands down. As a WR3, it's close, but I still probably prefer White.

I can understand and respect that, but I'm not sure if I agree - it's close. Personally, I'll take Evans if I can afford risk. White is (scary thought) somewhat more of a safe bet. But Evans has the talent to be among the elite.

 

[gianmarco]

Well, as I said above, the reason I prefer White as a WR2 is because I think he is a safer bet as you said and I expect that more from my WR2. I can gamble a bit more with a WR3 and I agree that Evans probably has a higher upside, although at this point, I'm not as sure anymore.

And while Evans has the talent to be among the elite, I would argue that White may as well. Admittedly I've watched more of White than Evans as I watch a lot of NFC south games, but I like what I've seen from him and he put up pretty amazing, CONSISTENT, #'s in a very bad Atlanta offense last year that had nothing but Roddy White (similar to Evans, in fact).

I think these 2 are far closer in terms of talent and upside than many realize and I like White's current curve and trends better than Evans, personally.

 

[LBH]

At this point, I'd prefer White over Evans myself. Evans has yet to show and thread of consistency. Even in his "good" years, most stats came in just a couple of games. I'm not sure he'll ever be more than that. White did what Evans was supposed to do on a much more consistent basis. If I needed either as my WR2, it's White hands down. As a WR3, it's close, but I still probably prefer White.

I can understand and respect that, but I'm not sure if I agree - it's close. Personally, I'll take Evans if I can afford risk. White is (scary thought) somewhat more of a safe bet. But Evans has the talent to be among the elite.

who is to say White doesnt have the talent to be elite. He was drafted in RD 1 in 2005. Hes coming off his 3rd year which was a breakout season. Evans best year wasnt much better than the year White had last season. I pretty much agree that I may lean more toward Evans if I can afford the risk though, and like you, I think its very close

 

[gianmarco]

I'll also add that I would prefer White over Evans so that I don't find myself clicking on the "Start Lee Evans with confidence this week" threads every Sunday. That really took a lot out of me when that hope was still alive in week 13 and going strong.

 

[Tick]

Two weeks ago, I gave Wayne and White and I got Holt and Chad Johnson. My team got a little older, but it's a close trade and I still just wasn't sold on White with the uncertainty surrounding Atlanta's offense.

thats not terrible, but Id rather have kept Wayne and used White to target Holt

There's no way you get Holt with White being the basis of the trade. Holt had a horrible year last year and it was still better than White will probably ever put up.Holt is a buy lowWhite is a sell highAnd I think most people know that.

I disagree. I think both players are buy lows. White had a similar year statisticly to Holt, but has age and upside in his favor imo. I have aquired Holt in 2 different leagues with Evans as the central piece in the package. Evans is a player I think holds similar trade value to R.White

I like that comparison a lot. Evans was the first guy who came to mind when thinking about Roddy White in terms of their career paths. Evans took a downturn last year and White's could easily do the same.

 

[Beaumont]

The only thing holding White back is his hands. I am sure he will go through some more trying times similar to DJax. He might have a limited shelf life like DJax.

Or, he could continue to advance ala TO and his hands. The guy really does have a lot of athleticism IMHO.

 

[Mr. Peterson]

At this point, I'd prefer White over Evans myself. Evans has yet to show and thread of consistency. Even in his "good" years, most stats came in just a couple of games. I'm not sure he'll ever be more than that. White did what Evans was supposed to do on a much more consistent basis. If I needed either as my WR2, it's White hands down. As a WR3, it's close, but I still probably prefer White.

I can understand and respect that, but I'm not sure if I agree - it's close. Personally, I'll take Evans if I can afford risk. White is (scary thought) somewhat more of a safe bet. But Evans has the talent to be among the elite.

who is to say White doesnt have the talent to be elite. He was drafted in RD 1 in 2005. Hes coming off his 3rd year which was a breakout season. Evans best year wasnt much better than the year White had last season. I pretty much agree that I may lean more toward Evans if I can afford the risk though, and like you, I think its very close

If you're this high on R.White, why did you come on here talking about how you're trying to move him. Obviously you value him on the higher end of the spectrum, yet you say that you are not able to get what you want for him.You think the guy is a top 15 WR. Keep him then.

 

[mdog1967]

I'm not surprised you're having trouble moving him. A lot of people are still down on Roddy. I think some of his skeptics simply don't realize how good his 2007 season was while others probably suspect he's a fluke. Personally, I rank him about WR18-25. A marginal WR2 due to his risk, but a good WR3 due to his upside.

I agree EB, I think right now I would call Roddy a HOLD if your an owner, and a buy low candidate of your looking to bolster your WR corp. Redraft ; I think he could be a nice mid round pick up after you've secured your RB's, Starting QB and one number one WR. I believe there is enough risk to be cautious, QB situation and the effectiveness of the O-Line and Michael Turner. I would add that folks should remember that they jettisoned Crumpler and that could also effect his value, how? I don't know.2008 stats:High end - 1100 yds 8 TD's, 80 receptions - Low end number one performanceLow end - 700 yds 4 TD's, 55 receptions - Number three WR.

 

[FUBAR]

At this point, I'd prefer White over Evans myself. Evans has yet to show and thread of consistency. Even in his "good" years, most stats came in just a couple of games. I'm not sure he'll ever be more than that. White did what Evans was supposed to do on a much more consistent basis. If I needed either as my WR2, it's White hands down. As a WR3, it's close, but I still probably prefer White.

I can understand and respect that, but I'm not sure if I agree - it's close. Personally, I'll take Evans if I can afford risk. White is (scary thought) somewhat more of a safe bet. But Evans has the talent to be among the elite.

who is to say White doesnt have the talent to be elite. He was drafted in RD 1 in 2005. Hes coming off his 3rd year which was a breakout season. Evans best year wasnt much better than the year White had last season. I pretty much agree that I may lean more toward Evans if I can afford the risk though, and like you, I think its very close

Roddy might be capable of being among the best, but when I watch them play, I just don't have the same reaction. Evans is extremely disappointing though, mostly because I see the talent there, it just isn't being used fully.

 

[Burning Sensation]

I'm not surprised you're having trouble moving him. A lot of people are still down on Roddy. I think some of his skeptics simply don't realize how good his 2007 season was while others probably suspect he's a fluke. Personally, I rank him about WR18-25. A marginal WR2 due to his risk, but a good WR3 due to his upside.

I agree EB, I think right now I would call Roddy a HOLD if your an owner, and a buy low candidate of your looking to bolster your WR corp. Redraft ; I think he could be a nice mid round pick up after you've secured your RB's, Starting QB and one number one WR. I believe their is enough risk to be cautious, QB situation and the effectiveness of the O-Line and Michael Turner. I would add that folks should remember that they jettisoned Crumpler and that could also effect his value, how? I don't know.2008 stats:

High end - 1100 yds 8 TD's, 80 receptions - Low end number one performance

Low end - 700 yds 4 TD's, 55 receptions - Number three WR.

You think his upside is 100 yards less than what he did last year?

 

[Mr. Peterson]

The man peaked. What's not to get?

 

[Burning Sensation]

The man peaked. What's not to get?

I dont get why you think he peaked?

 

[mdog1967]

I'm not surprised you're having trouble moving him. A lot of people are still down on Roddy. I think some of his skeptics simply don't realize how good his 2007 season was while others probably suspect he's a fluke. Personally, I rank him about WR18-25. A marginal WR2 due to his risk, but a good WR3 due to his upside.

I agree EB, I think right now I would call Roddy a HOLD if your an owner, and a buy low candidate of your looking to bolster your WR corp. Redraft ; I think he could be a nice mid round pick up after you've secured your RB's, Starting QB and one number one WR. I believe their is enough risk to be cautious, QB situation and the effectiveness of the O-Line and Michael Turner. I would add that folks should remember that they jettisoned Crumpler and that could also effect his value, how? I don't know.2008 stats:

High end - 1100 yds 8 TD's, 80 receptions - Low end number one performance

Low end - 700 yds 4 TD's, 55 receptions - Number three WR.

You think his upside is 100 yards less than what he did last year?

Who knows who the QB will be in Atlanta this year, I'm not confident that I can tell you right now. New offensive scheme and all. I don't think it would be a knock on White, but Atlanta has many question marks.

 

[mdog1967]

The man peaked. What's not to get?

I dont get why you think he peaked?

I would like to know the answer myself.

 

[teamroc]

The man peaked. What's not to get?

*lol*Peaked. That's rich.Classic 3rd year WR. Finally broke out, on a garbage team, garbage o-line, garbage QB. And he peaked?Looks like if they get a real team, White will be a solid WR15. And he's 26. He still has a lot of upside. You know, beyond his peak? What's not to get?

 

[LBH]

At this point, I'd prefer White over Evans myself. Evans has yet to show and thread of consistency. Even in his "good" years, most stats came in just a couple of games. I'm not sure he'll ever be more than that. White did what Evans was supposed to do on a much more consistent basis. If I needed either as my WR2, it's White hands down. As a WR3, it's close, but I still probably prefer White.

I can understand and respect that, but I'm not sure if I agree - it's close. Personally, I'll take Evans if I can afford risk. White is (scary thought) somewhat more of a safe bet. But Evans has the talent to be among the elite.

who is to say White doesnt have the talent to be elite. He was drafted in RD 1 in 2005. Hes coming off his 3rd year which was a breakout season. Evans best year wasnt much better than the year White had last season. I pretty much agree that I may lean more toward Evans if I can afford the risk though, and like you, I think its very close

If you're this high on R.White, why did you come on here talking about how you're trying to move him. Obviously you value him on the higher end of the spectrum, yet you say that you are not able to get what you want for him.You think the guy is a top 15 WR. Keep him then.

Honestly Im not sure how I feel about him. I havent seen him play more than a few times. Im just trying to make some points in favor of White to get discussion going. Im not sure if hes top 15 or not. Im trying to move him for somebody Im more familiar with, but want to get fair value, and I wanted some other opinions on what fair value is at this point

 

[LBH]

I have an offer out to the J.Cotchery owner for a straight up trade

 

[renesauz]

The man peaked. What's not to get?

WOW. To beleive that is bad, but to believe it so emphaticly (as evidanced by all your posts) is mind-boggling. How in the world can you be so certain that a former #1 pick only 3 years in, playing on a horrible team, has already peaked? Have you a crystal ball none of us do? A 2020 sports almanac?White is, if anything, a buy-low right now. He's a low end WR2 with long term WR1 potential. It would be foolish to expect WR1 numbers this year with all the changes and instability on his team, but 70/1050/7 seems very likely to me, with 80/1300/9 the potential 2008 upside.

 

[FUBAR]

I'm not surprised you're having trouble moving him. A lot of people are still down on Roddy. I think some of his skeptics simply don't realize how good his 2007 season was while others probably suspect he's a fluke. Personally, I rank him about WR18-25. A marginal WR2 due to his risk, but a good WR3 due to his upside.

I agree EB, I think right now I would call Roddy a HOLD if your an owner, and a buy low candidate of your looking to bolster your WR corp. Redraft ; I think he could be a nice mid round pick up after you've secured your RB's, Starting QB and one number one WR. I believe their is enough risk to be cautious, QB situation and the effectiveness of the O-Line and Michael Turner. I would add that folks should remember that they jettisoned Crumpler and that could also effect his value, how? I don't know.2008 stats:

High end - 1100 yds 8 TD's, 80 receptions - Low end number one performance

Low end - 700 yds 4 TD's, 55 receptions - Number three WR.

You think his upside is 100 yards less than what he did last year?

Who knows who the QB will be in Atlanta this year, I'm not confident that I can tell you right now. New offensive scheme and all. I don't think it would be a knock on White, but Atlanta has many question marks.

Makes sense, they had a stud QB last year.

 

[EBF]

A 2020 sports almanac?

 

[Mr. Peterson]

The man peaked. What's not to get?

*lol*Peaked. That's rich.Classic 3rd year WR. Finally broke out, on a garbage team, garbage o-line, garbage QB. And he peaked?Looks like if they get a real team, White will be a solid WR15. And he's 26. He still has a lot of upside. You know, beyond his peak? What's not to get?

Sorry. I forgot to add the to show I wasn't completely serious. It was a response that was meant for a certain person.I do however think he will not match the numbers he put up last year.

 

[KellysHeroes]

Your better off holding... and hoping for a fast start from him. You would get great value then. All players are devalued on Atl, I'm having a tough time trying to move Turner in another league.

A case for the White doubter can be that he was "Fed" the ball last yr. Atl was always playing Catch up, and White was targets 137 times... thats 50+ more times than the next WR on that team.

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

Will RObinson overtake him as the #1 WR in the not-to-distant future?

 

[DoubleG]

Will RObinson overtake him as the #1 WR in the not-to-distant future?

I don't think so - unless by "not to distant" you mean 2-3 years. Given White's production and Atlanta's desire to force feed him the ball last year, imho, White remains the #1 for the next year or two at least. I could see a situation where you have a 1A and 1B in a year or two - much like a far less talented Harrison/Wayne or Fitz/Boldin.