TE Riddle - Which late-round TE led his team in receiving last year? (1 Viewer)

[DevilintheDetail]

Which TE is not being drafted until the 13th round or later despite the fact that he: (1) led his team in receiving last season, and (2) was #5 in TE receiving yards last year?

 

[Truman]

Marcades Lewis? Pettigrew?

 

[Late225]

Watson?

 

[shnikies]

Which TE is not being drafted until the 13th round or later despite the fact that he: (1) led his team in receiving last season, and (2) was #5 in TE receiving yards last year?

Ben Watson. What do I win?

 

[Late225]

1.) I win.

2.) It's funny that Ben Watson isn't even the most famous footballer named Ben Watson Google Image Search

 

[SSOG]

I don't get the point of this riddle. Are you trying to point out that there's some sort of injustice which has led to Ben Watson being underrated? Because if so, that "#5 TE (in receiving yards)!!!" line is a total red herring. Ben Watson finished as TE13 last year. He's 30 years old and has limited upside. His team just added major competition for targets and receptions. He plays in a pathetic passing offense. He's being drafted late this year. I fail to see the injustice. Watson does not give appreciably better production than you can get off the wire at any given time.

 

[solorca]

As someone who owned Ben Watson last year, there is a reason he's ranked low. He was the most frustrating player on my team last year, routinely going to 2/25 in weeks that he should have blown up, while going 8/80 when you had no reason to expect it.

 

[DevilintheDetail]

I don't get the point of this riddle. Are you trying to point out that there's some sort of injustice which has led to Ben Watson being underrated? Because if so, that "#5 TE (in receiving yards)!!!" line is a total red herring. Ben Watson finished as TE13 last year. He's 30 years old and has limited upside. His team just added major competition for targets and receptions. He plays in a pathetic passing offense. He's being drafted late this year. I fail to see the injustice. Watson does not give appreciably better production than you can get off the wire at any given time.

Last season, Watson was playing on a new team with a new rookie QB. He and McCoy now have more experience together and were connecting well last year. It appears that the new WCO will lead (perhaps) to a better passing offense and hopefully fewer stalled drives. Watson has traditionally been a great red zone target (in NE) and will benefit if the offense improves this year. He is still, by far, the most proven receiving option on the team. Historically, he was a TD machine but not involved much in the offense otherwise. Now he's probably McCoy's most trusted option. Seems like a top 10 season isn't much of a stretch at all.

 

[SSOG]

I don't get the point of this riddle. Are you trying to point out that there's some sort of injustice which has led to Ben Watson being underrated? Because if so, that "#5 TE (in receiving yards)!!!" line is a total red herring. Ben Watson finished as TE13 last year. He's 30 years old and has limited upside. His team just added major competition for targets and receptions. He plays in a pathetic passing offense. He's being drafted late this year. I fail to see the injustice. Watson does not give appreciably better production than you can get off the wire at any given time.

Last season, Watson was playing on a new team with a new rookie QB. He and McCoy now have more experience together and were connecting well last year. It appears that the new WCO will lead (perhaps) to a better passing offense and hopefully fewer stalled drives. Watson has traditionally been a great red zone target (in NE) and will benefit if the offense improves this year. He is still, by far, the most proven receiving option on the team. Historically, he was a TD machine but not involved much in the offense otherwise. Now he's probably McCoy's most trusted option. Seems like a top 10 season isn't much of a stretch at all.

"TD machine" seems like an awfully strong description for someone who has averaged 0.26 TDs per game for his career (works out to 4 TDs a year). He's scored 4, 3, 6, 2, 5, and 3 TDs in the last 6 seasons... and the year he scored 6 TDs was the year Tom Brady set the single-season passing TD record.

 

[Twilight]

The better reason why Watson won't make a surprise vault into the top 10 is Evan Moore. Depending on his health, he'll either siphon off touches from Watson or he'll be the full-fledged starter and better fantasy option.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

The better reason why Watson won't make a surprise vault into the top 10 is Evan Moore. Depending on his health, he'll either siphon off touches from Watson or he'll be the full-fledged starter and better fantasy option.

I don't even think Ben Watson is the best TE on his own team. I assume the Browns organization will realize that at some point during the season if they haven't already.

 

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I don't get the point of this riddle. Are you trying to point out that there's some sort of injustice which has led to Ben Watson being underrated? Because if so, that "#5 TE (in receiving yards)!!!" line is a total red herring. Ben Watson finished as TE13 last year. He's 30 years old and has limited upside. His team just added major competition for targets and receptions. He plays in a pathetic passing offense. He's being drafted late this year. I fail to see the injustice. Watson does not give appreciably better production than you can get off the wire at any given time.

Last season, Watson was playing on a new team with a new rookie QB. He and McCoy now have more experience together and were connecting well last year. It appears that the new WCO will lead (perhaps) to a better passing offense and hopefully fewer stalled drives. Watson has traditionally been a great red zone target (in NE) and will benefit if the offense improves this year. He is still, by far, the most proven receiving option on the team. Historically, he was a TD machine but not involved much in the offense otherwise. Now he's probably McCoy's most trusted option. Seems like a top 10 season isn't much of a stretch at all.

"TD machine" seems like an awfully strong description for someone who has averaged 0.26 TDs per game for his career (works out to 4 TDs a year). He's scored 4, 3, 6, 2, 5, and 3 TDs in the last 6 seasons... and the year he scored 6 TDs was the year Tom Brady set the single-season passing TD record.

New guy... meet SSOG.... he's rarely wrong.

 

[SSOG]

New guy... meet SSOG.... he's rarely wrong.

Oh yeah? Well, he's hardly new (been around since 2005), and I'm frequently wrong, so there! Now I'm just arguing for the sake of arguing . Sorry, it's like a drug...

 

[bonesman]

The better reason why Watson won't make a surprise vault into the top 10 is Evan Moore. Depending on his health, he'll either siphon off touches from Watson or he'll be the full-fledged starter and better fantasy option.

I don't even think Ben Watson is the best TE on his own team. I assume the Browns organization will realize that at some point during the season if they haven't already.

There is an almost 0% probability that Evan Moore can play 16... no 12... no 10... no 6! games. He's already had a concussion this preseason (which he's missed time for in the past).