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Preseason doesn't mean anything. Preseason means everything. Some summer hyped guys turn out to be bums, some summer hype is a sign that a guy is legit.
Starting with OTA's, and continuing through training camp and preseason games, who has seen their stock skyrocket? I'm not talking about Zeke Elliott (his stock couldn't skyrocket), I'm talking about Tajae Sharpe. Also, who is getting slammed, and watching their stock fall?? Figure this will be good to look at after the season.
Please suggest any names I have missed. IDP names welcome.
STOCK UP
QB
Dak Prescott--Any list like this needs to start with this first ballot August Hall of Famer. Looked amazing in games, writers are fighting over adjectives to use in their puff pieces. Just nin time for this thread, here's a story comparing him to Tom Brady, for Pete's sake.
Paxton Lynch--Some might not agree with him being here, but he has had consistently good reports, and looked decent in games. Does not look like the three year project draftniks predicted.
Robert Griffin III--Took the #1 job, and has looked capable in preseason.
RB
Derrick Henry--Looks really good. Like Lynch, not a pre-draft favorite of many, has been running through cornerbacks like The Hulk through soldiers.
Spencer Ware--Interesting story here, as his hype is not necessarily what he has done this summer, but is a combo of Charles' slow-ish recovery, the discovery that Ware was good last year, and a single blurb from a KC writer.
Christine Michael--You cannot write the story of the Shark Pool without writing about CM. Stories that he has his head screwed on right, looked good in preseason.
Jeremey Hill--Has looked good in preseason, and I feel like he has seen a quiet increase in his stock this summer.
Terrance West--Looks good in games, his competition is old, injured, and limited athletically (Forsett/Dixon/Allen).
WR
Tajae Sharpe--Considered a decent receiver who needed to gain weight on draft day, he made DGB an afterthought in August, and is clearly the Titans #1 WR. Amazing.
Michael Thomas--Eye-catching plays in preseason games, andhype from pretty much day 1 in New Orleans. Sharpe and Thomas are the poster boys for summer stock UP.
Kenny Stills--Pushed DeVante Parker to the 3rd WR spot, with an assist from Parker's hamstrings. #2 target on an offense without a ton of options?
Marvin Jones--Few thought the Lions got a bargain with the Jones contract, but Jones has looked good in DET, and the promise of up tempo offense has people thinking he's a bargain where he's going.
Will Fuller--Linked up for some deep balls in August, people that were running him down on draft day now discussing his being a steal, not mentioning any prominent FBG podcasters by name.
Sterling Shepherd--Seems like the goods, had a good summer. Good situation, could get a lot of targets.
Dante Moncrief--Chatter all summer that he would become Luck's Mr. Reliable. Should lead team in targets. Colts painful running game only more good news.
TE
Zach Ertz--No young WR has wowed anyone at camp, chatter that Ertz will be a target monster.
Vance McDonald--Torrey Smith is Torrey Smith, and with the injuries of Smelter, Eric Rogers, and Bruce Ellington, McDonald looks like this year's Delanie Walker.
Coby Fleener--Signed with TE Dream World New Orleans. Brees said in June Fleener was 'always open'.
STOCK DOWN
QB
Jared Goff--He was the NFL-ready one of the three 1st rounders, and has looked like the 5th best rookie QB at best this summer. Inactive on game day to start the season.
Carson Palmer--This isn't a major drop, but Carson has not looked good in games for a while now.
Tony Romo--Yeah.
RB
DeMarco Murray--Simply a byproduct of Henry's summer. Has looked fine himself.
Kenneth Dixon--Pre-draft darling, who is part of a crowded backfield, and in injured, raisng questions about his durability going back to college.
Jamaal Charles--Aging, another ACL injury, slower to return to game speed than people hoped, unstoppable force of Ware hype.
Jay Ajayi--Not breathtaking in preseason, team signs fan favorite Arian Foster. FF owners begin sniffing around Damien Williams.
Matt Jones--Is anyone a fan of this guy at this point?
Thomas Rawls--Injury concern and the rise of Christine 'Upside' Michael.
WR
Dorial Green-Beckham--Passed by a 5th round UMASS wideout who didn't even break a sweat doing it, then traded for a ham sandwich to a team starting a rookie who had 36 preseason snaps.
DeVante Parker--Word that he couldn't beat out Kenny Stlls this summer, then reports that he wasn't eating breakfast, needs to stretch more, has questionable toughness. Other than that, great summer for this bum on my dynasty team.
Tyler Lockett--Offseason excitement around Lockett has cooled a bit, as fears that an increase in targets might not be forthcoming.
Kevin White--Love to see a graph of his stock. Spring hype so over the top the writers should be embarrassed has given way to subdued optimisim, then worry. Reading his Rotoworld blurbs is hilarious, as they lower his expectation with each new one. Waaaay too early to call, but he had a bad first summer.
Laquon Treadwell--Has done as close to nothing as is possible for a 1st round WR to do.
Leonte Carroo--Had some draft chatter. Reports that he's not ready for the NFL game. Done little in camp.
TE
Ladarius Green--Free agent hype has been trumped by confusing injury situation.
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins--Former college phernom who has maturity questions, cannot beat out a guy you've never heard of.
Coby Fleener--Only guy to make both lists. OTA hype has given way to talk of 'adjustment period'. Overall, he has probably ended up in same stock spot he was in when he signed with Saints.
Who am I missing? Will add IDP players to OP as well.
Starting with OTA's, and continuing through training camp and preseason games, who has seen their stock skyrocket? I'm not talking about Zeke Elliott (his stock couldn't skyrocket), I'm talking about Tajae Sharpe. Also, who is getting slammed, and watching their stock fall?? Figure this will be good to look at after the season.
Please suggest any names I have missed. IDP names welcome.
STOCK UP
QB
Dak Prescott--Any list like this needs to start with this first ballot August Hall of Famer. Looked amazing in games, writers are fighting over adjectives to use in their puff pieces. Just nin time for this thread, here's a story comparing him to Tom Brady, for Pete's sake.
Paxton Lynch--Some might not agree with him being here, but he has had consistently good reports, and looked decent in games. Does not look like the three year project draftniks predicted.
Robert Griffin III--Took the #1 job, and has looked capable in preseason.
RB
Derrick Henry--Looks really good. Like Lynch, not a pre-draft favorite of many, has been running through cornerbacks like The Hulk through soldiers.
Spencer Ware--Interesting story here, as his hype is not necessarily what he has done this summer, but is a combo of Charles' slow-ish recovery, the discovery that Ware was good last year, and a single blurb from a KC writer.
Christine Michael--You cannot write the story of the Shark Pool without writing about CM. Stories that he has his head screwed on right, looked good in preseason.
Jeremey Hill--Has looked good in preseason, and I feel like he has seen a quiet increase in his stock this summer.
Terrance West--Looks good in games, his competition is old, injured, and limited athletically (Forsett/Dixon/Allen).
WR
Tajae Sharpe--Considered a decent receiver who needed to gain weight on draft day, he made DGB an afterthought in August, and is clearly the Titans #1 WR. Amazing.
Michael Thomas--Eye-catching plays in preseason games, andhype from pretty much day 1 in New Orleans. Sharpe and Thomas are the poster boys for summer stock UP.
Kenny Stills--Pushed DeVante Parker to the 3rd WR spot, with an assist from Parker's hamstrings. #2 target on an offense without a ton of options?
Marvin Jones--Few thought the Lions got a bargain with the Jones contract, but Jones has looked good in DET, and the promise of up tempo offense has people thinking he's a bargain where he's going.
Will Fuller--Linked up for some deep balls in August, people that were running him down on draft day now discussing his being a steal, not mentioning any prominent FBG podcasters by name.
Sterling Shepherd--Seems like the goods, had a good summer. Good situation, could get a lot of targets.
Dante Moncrief--Chatter all summer that he would become Luck's Mr. Reliable. Should lead team in targets. Colts painful running game only more good news.
TE
Zach Ertz--No young WR has wowed anyone at camp, chatter that Ertz will be a target monster.
Vance McDonald--Torrey Smith is Torrey Smith, and with the injuries of Smelter, Eric Rogers, and Bruce Ellington, McDonald looks like this year's Delanie Walker.
Coby Fleener--Signed with TE Dream World New Orleans. Brees said in June Fleener was 'always open'.
STOCK DOWN
QB
Jared Goff--He was the NFL-ready one of the three 1st rounders, and has looked like the 5th best rookie QB at best this summer. Inactive on game day to start the season.
Carson Palmer--This isn't a major drop, but Carson has not looked good in games for a while now.
Tony Romo--Yeah.
RB
DeMarco Murray--Simply a byproduct of Henry's summer. Has looked fine himself.
Kenneth Dixon--Pre-draft darling, who is part of a crowded backfield, and in injured, raisng questions about his durability going back to college.
Jamaal Charles--Aging, another ACL injury, slower to return to game speed than people hoped, unstoppable force of Ware hype.
Jay Ajayi--Not breathtaking in preseason, team signs fan favorite Arian Foster. FF owners begin sniffing around Damien Williams.
Matt Jones--Is anyone a fan of this guy at this point?
Thomas Rawls--Injury concern and the rise of Christine 'Upside' Michael.
WR
Dorial Green-Beckham--Passed by a 5th round UMASS wideout who didn't even break a sweat doing it, then traded for a ham sandwich to a team starting a rookie who had 36 preseason snaps.
DeVante Parker--Word that he couldn't beat out Kenny Stlls this summer, then reports that he wasn't eating breakfast, needs to stretch more, has questionable toughness. Other than that, great summer for this bum on my dynasty team.
Tyler Lockett--Offseason excitement around Lockett has cooled a bit, as fears that an increase in targets might not be forthcoming.
Kevin White--Love to see a graph of his stock. Spring hype so over the top the writers should be embarrassed has given way to subdued optimisim, then worry. Reading his Rotoworld blurbs is hilarious, as they lower his expectation with each new one. Waaaay too early to call, but he had a bad first summer.
Laquon Treadwell--Has done as close to nothing as is possible for a 1st round WR to do.
Leonte Carroo--Had some draft chatter. Reports that he's not ready for the NFL game. Done little in camp.
TE
Ladarius Green--Free agent hype has been trumped by confusing injury situation.
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins--Former college phernom who has maturity questions, cannot beat out a guy you've never heard of.
Coby Fleener--Only guy to make both lists. OTA hype has given way to talk of 'adjustment period'. Overall, he has probably ended up in same stock spot he was in when he signed with Saints.
Who am I missing? Will add IDP players to OP as well.
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