The death of the TE (1 Viewer)

[SuperJohn96]

3rd quarter of the NE/SD game, and all TE's have combined for

86 Catches

911 Yards

7 TDs

That'd be a fantastic season for a TE, but unfortunately that's the combined numbers from 37 TEs with at least one catch today.

37 TEs with 1+ catch

Average TE today

2.3 Catches

24.6 Yards

0.2 TDs

Only reason I even noticed is I looked up top scoring TEs in my FF league for today, and 11 of the top 20 TEs are on our waiver wire, and 4 of the top 6 as well.

What's going on here? I thought we saw a rise of the TE position a few years ago, where you could close your eyes and randomly point your finger at a list of TEs and get decent production. Now? Not so much...

 

[biggamer3]

I gladly take Owen Daniels 11 points each week, no sweat here

 

[Big Score]

Don't forget that Gonzo is on a bye, Gates is playing hurt, KW II is playing hurt, Shockey is out, Scheffler is out, Tenn had a bye (though they tend to run a TEBC) & the Brears definitely run a TEBC with Clark/Olsen.

Skews the numbers.

 

[Tong Po]

Terrible year in general for tight ends. The top scoring TE in my league (Witten) is averaging 9 points per game.

My tight ends stink.... but I really don't know who to trade for at this point.

 

[fasteddie_21]

I gladly take Owen Daniels 11 points each week, no sweat here

If there ever was a year where having a top TE was important, it was this one.

 

[Sweetness_34]

This week was Vernon Davis week....time for him to have 0 points for rest of the year.

 

[drew726]

This year if your TE gives you any points at all, you take it and run away.

 

[purestrength]

In an AntSports TE-mandatory PPR league, I've tried Heap, Rosario and Keller as starters the last three weeks.

Combined point total?

ZERO!

No matter which tight end I pick up off the waiver wire, I get zilch.

 

[SproutDaddy]

Well, I'm quite happy with Cooley. He's done exactly what I've expected him to do.

 

[Crusaderfan]

The Eagles defense was able to wake up even Vernon Davis. Pick the TE that plays against them.

Unfortunately I have Heap. What a waste. He finally plays every week but they got so used to him not being there they don't use him anymore.

 

[Tanner9919]

I gladly take Owen Daniels 11 points each week, no sweat here

well said!

 

[Jayrod]

I think Dallas Clark will start to get a little bit of a season going now that the WR's are more of a threat. I think he was just used to block more against the Ravens.

I did notice a very down week for TE's and a down year in general. Owen Daniels is probably the best value at this point.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

I think Dallas Clark will start to get a little bit of a season going now that the WR's are more of a threat. I think he was just used to block more against the Ravens.

I feel the same way and have been trying to trade for him.

 

[drew726]

The guy with Dallas Clark in my league dropped him to the WW for some reason. I took him and now I'm stuck with both Gonzo and Clark. Should I sell one of them high or interchange them week by week for good matchups?

 

[Frank Black]

The guy with Dallas Clark in my league dropped him to the WW for some reason. I took him and now I'm stuck with both Gonzo and Clark. Should I sell one of them high or interchange them week by week for good matchups?

If your question were posted in the Assistant Coach forum , given that you are "asking for advice on how you should . . . manage your team", I would say that you should . . . .

 

[Brother Mouzone]

people still use T.E.'s in their fantasy league? personally i think people should abolish must start T.E. positions.

go with the WR/TE

 

[Topes]

people still use T.E.'s in their fantasy league? personally i think people should abolish must start T.E. positions.go with the WR/TE

Good for you.

 

[Lobary]

I love me some OD. He's been very solid despite having reached the end zone all of zero times.

 

[HoTnickZ]

Too many TEBC

 

[SuperJohn96]

This was still bothering me so I looked up some numbers...

Tight End Stats from the first 6 Weeks of the season

YEAR Targ REC YARDS Y/R TD Rec%2007 1119 744 8094 10.9 61 66.5%2008 1069 669 7372 11.0 47 62.6%

- 4.5% = Targets-10.1% = Receptions- 8.9% = Yards+ 1.3% = Yards per Reception-23.0% = Touchdowns- 3.9% = Reception Percentage

So clearly there is a drop across the board in TE stats, and obviously the most glaring stat is the 23% drop in TDs.Yikes.

Anyone know where those TDs are going?

RBs? WRs? Drop in scoring?

My first thought, without looking it up, is that if one assumes that a fair number of TEs probably get a decent number of Red Zone TDs, maybe those are going to goal-line RBs?

Something to look into if I or anyone else has time.