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That's an understatement,
The only small fracture is the one that does not happen to you. Foot injuries can be pesky. I just hope they don't rush him, there is no need. He is in a contract year, so I know he wants to get out on the field asap, but really, I think the league knows he is pretty talented. Be smart and make sure is all the way back before throwing him back in the mix.“Small” fracture in his foot. “Could” be back by week 1.
Don’t like foot injuries
I agree, but at this point I'm not too worried about him. That could change with any setbacks obviously.“Small” fracture in his foot. “Could” be back by week 1.
Don’t like foot injuries
I’m ok if he misses a few weeks. He was about to get a new contract.The only small fracture is the one that does not happen to you. Foot injuries can be pesky. I just hope they don't rush him, there is no need. He is in a contract year, so I know he wants to get out on the field asap, but really, I think the league knows he is pretty talented. Be smart and make sure is all the way back before throwing him back in the mix.“Small” fracture in his foot. “Could” be back by week 1.
Don’t like foot injuries
Mark Andrews just got a lot more attractive in redraft
I’m at end recovery of 2 small foot fractures right now and pesky is a good description for it.The only small fracture is the one that does not happen to you. Foot injuries can be pesky. I just hope they don't rush him, there is no need. He is in a contract year, so I know he wants to get out on the field asap, but really, I think the league knows he is pretty talented. Be smart and make sure is all the way back before throwing him back in the mix.“Small” fracture in his foot. “Could” be back by week 1.
Don’t like foot injuries
How bad can it be really? A small fracture usually isn't a big deal from what I know and once healed in 6 weeks it's healed. If it was a LisFranc injury I would be more worried. Could he miss a few weeks of the season? Of course. PUP probably to begin the season, but after he is healed from this small fracture, I expect he will be a strong guy to have for the remainder of the season. I only hvae one share in a league I have Andrews, so I don't have a lot of investment to be hoping for something that deep down I don't believe.....or worry about. Now if there is more to this than a small fracture in his foot, then all bets are off.
I hear ya, just foot stuff sometimes tends to get complicated and the timeline quickly goes from "will be ready for Beginning of season" to "We hope to have him back before week x"
In dynasty I actually hope he's right and Likely is an IR candidate.
That would come in handy for roster cuts soon.
Would be perfect especially since I had no plans to start him those first few weeks anyway.
Same - I was gonna roll out Geseski at TE, so this helps me postpone a cut.
Wouldn't that mean he would have to go on the reserve / pup list after final roster cuts and must have to sit out the first four games of the season?
Would not say they "have to" do these things. They got a few options, including doing nothing. Just focusing on whatever designation they have available during the season, Maybe I'll get one of these labels wrong but it's not what's important, at least for me since if they use any of these designations it would make him IR eligible in my leagues that allow IR>
I think at this point in the year the ship had sailed on a Mark Andrews trade regardless of an injury to Likely.
I would have thought so too till I saw like the third article about it in the past two weeks a day before the Likely injury. Not saying that moves the "is this really happening" needle, but it wasn't a one off either. Three different outlets reporting it, felt like a smoke/maybe fire situation.
So is he worth stashing? I punted on TE in my draft and ended up with Henry and Strange. I'm fine rolling with Henry in the first few weeks, especially with his schedule, so Likely makes sense as a stash. The thing that keeps holding me back is that we've been waiting for it to happen for him for years now, and it never seems to. Then again, Andrews is almost certainly in his last year with the team, so you'd think they'd want to hand Likely the keys once he's healthy.
I'm also weak at TE in one league and looking at Likely and maybe Cade Otton on the waiver wire - Mason Taylor and Ja'Tavion Sanders are both rostered and there's been a buzz associated with both of those players since training camp (I am partial to Sanders and own cheap shares of him in several leagues). I'd go Taylor or Sanders before Likely, who is so up and down week to week - he might make more sense in best ball. I might pull the trigger on Otton actually but the choices are a little rough at this point. I'm thinking some TEs currently rostered will be dropped as we move past week one and some waiver wire darlings emerge.
Not to hijack a Likely thread, but what is your opinion of Sanders vs. Taylor? While they're both athletic guys with not a lot of target competition on their teams, I'm inclined to say Sanders because a) he's not a rookie and b) I trust his QB slightly more (imagine anyone saying that about Bryce Young a year ago)
Tough call - Mason Taylor is generally ranked higher by the experts who do this for a living, and for all his faults as a QB, I seem to recall Justin Fields feeding Cole Kmet pretty well in CHI (too lazy to look up the actual stats) - but we are aligned, I like Sanders too. If Bryce Young truly has turned the corner in the pros like I suspect he has, then he is probably a better passing QB than Fields, and with Coker on IR, I think CAR will feature Sanders along with Tet McMillan for at least the first few weeks of the season until Coker returns, if not longer. Both Taylor and Sanders are solid TE prospects though - either one is a nice dart throw at this point. The rookie thing - I dunno, LaPorta and Bowers seem to have blown up that old assumption. For me its about QB play and my tendency to fade all Jets until there's real evidence that they've turned things around.
Good looking out, I actually didn't know much about Kolar and kind of assumed he was a blocking TE. For Henry, Lamar and Zay, I hope he can admirably fill the Likely role. Baltimore's offense was much more efficient last year playing with 2 TEs on the field than it was with just 1.
BAL does like Kolar and eventually my guess is they move on from one of Andrews or Likely and eventually give the TE2 spot to Kolar. If not I could see another team scooping up Kolar to see if he could be their TE1. Obviously he hasn't done anything significant but he does possess a lot of talent and athleticism as you mention. Someone to keep on the radar in dynasty.
