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Top 10 KR/PR IDP's looking at 2013 (2 Viewers)

Manning looks to still be the cream of the crop, except this year he's not getting as many tackles with Urlacher back. RB's aren't getting to to the secondary as much.

 
Anyone know if Josh Wilson will be returning kicks today? It's said that he should play today but is coming off a slight hamstring pull from last week.

 
javguy said:
Anyone know if Josh Wilson will be returning kicks today? It's said that he should play today but is coming off a slight hamstring pull from last week.
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I've been monitoring this situation closely as well. I couldn't find anything concrete and have no idea where to look for that type of info on gameday. Speculation that I have read, is that there is opinions Wilson is Not better than the other guy, while other opinions shows Wilson 'added' a spark. Hard to read into the contradicting opinions. I also couldn't get a gauge on how much Wilson would be playing. Seems Balt is pretty deep at CB right now. Matchup is good though. Sorry not much help..
 
This would be the week to start a Baltimore kick returner and I like Wilson but it's just too big a question mark right now. Early in the week I read on CBS that he had a hamstring issue. I don't think it is serious but enough to scare me away.

 
Daniel Shirley said:
Team ROFLCOPTERS said:
Is it time to bail on Ellis Hobbs?
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Was just contemplating the same thing roflcopters. :mellow:
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I think so....Andy Reid can be stubborn with player moves. By that I mean he'll keep calvin in there regardless of how he performs. That said Calvin hasn't been a significant drop off from what hobbs was doing anyway. Also, with the handfull of injuries the birds are dealing with on D, Hobbs is a risk returning kicks with their sorry depth in the backfield. I think Reid will stick with Calvin.....
 
Professor S said:
Arenas is taking over returns in KC as McCluster has a high ankle sprain.
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Yup.In a league with only 3 total IDP slots that rewards return yards generously but is tackle heavy, does Arenas play enough defense to get a couple tackles a game?If I am looking at him only for return yards, he is just on the cusp of being rosterable.He plays a little defense and this is a no brainer.
 
Ralph said:
Professor S said:
Arenas is taking over returns in KC as McCluster has a high ankle sprain.
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Yup.In a league with only 3 total IDP slots that rewards return yards generously but is tackle heavy, does Arenas play enough defense to get a couple tackles a game?

If I am looking at him only for return yards, he is just on the cusp of being rosterable.
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He's playing nickel as best I can tell, and he doesn't look to be threatening for more playing time.
 
Mark Kamenski said:
Ralph said:
Professor S said:
Arenas is taking over returns in KC as McCluster has a high ankle sprain.
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Yup.In a league with only 3 total IDP slots that rewards return yards generously but is tackle heavy, does Arenas play enough defense to get a couple tackles a game?

If I am looking at him only for return yards, he is just on the cusp of being rosterable.
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He's playing nickel as best I can tell, and he doesn't look to be threatening for more playing time.
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Nickle against a Bills team that will need to throw against a tough KC run D works for me.That plus all returns is a good floor and a huge ceiling.

Done.

Thanks.

 
Considering that Chicago had 1 kickoff return attempt the entire game which Miami purposely kicked it away from Hester, it didn't show us much. But It does look like Hester is the KR/PR now in Chicago. Interestingly, Manning was penalized on a special teams play, negating one of Hester's nice punt returns.

 
I saw on RotoWorld that the Bears are actually doing a three-man safety rotation now with Manning, Harris and a now-healthy Major Wright. It looks like his value is just about nil right now.

 
I have been starting Arenas the past couple of weeks in my only DB IDP spot in a return yardage league and he has been getting enough solo tackles to make it worthwhile even though the return yards have not been impressive.

That stategy may still work with the injury to Flowers, but does anyone have sense of how KC is splitting KO and punt returns between Arenas and McCluster?

 
Arenas is still returning punts but he seemed to lose kick return duties the week before McCluster returned.

Isn't Flowers set to play this week? He played last week and Arenas had only one tackle besides his two sacks.

 
H.Wiggen said:
Arenas is still returning punts but he seemed to lose kick return duties the week before McCluster returned. Isn't Flowers set to play this week? He played last week and Arenas had only one tackle besides his two sacks.
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It sounds like I should rethink playing Arenas.On the other hand, the Chiefs must be liking what they see in him given the 2 sacks and perhaps they give him even a bigger role in their D.
 
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Ralph said:
H.Wiggen said:
Arenas is still returning punts but he seemed to lose kick return duties the week before McCluster returned. Isn't Flowers set to play this week? He played last week and Arenas had only one tackle besides his two sacks.
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It sounds like I should rethink playing Arenas.On the other hand, the Chiefs must be liking what they see in him given the 2 sacks and perhaps they give him even a bigger role in their D.
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It's a tough call as I really like Arenas but I can't afford to gamble and am going for someone who puts up tackles more consistently. There's always a chance for a big play from someone as explosive as Arenas, though.
 
Any off season additions to this?

Really looking for advice on what rookies might get some return yards and have the opportunity to be toasted in regular play too.

 
'scothawk said:
Any off season additions to this?Really looking for advice on what rookies might get some return yards and have the opportunity to be toasted in regular play too.
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#1-Patrick Peterson CB Az
 
This is very preliminary but it should give you an idea of which rookies have return potential:

Patrick Peterson CB RET

Aaron Williams CB RET

Korey Lindsey-Woods CB RET

Marcus Gilchrist CB RET

Buster Skrine CB RET

Chris Culliver CB S RET

Da'Norris Searcy S RET

 
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'Raymell McKigney said:
This is very preliminary but it should give you an idea of which rookies have return potential:

Patrick Peterson CB RET

Aaron Williams CB RET

Korey Lindsey-Woods CB RET

Marcus Gilchrist CB RET

Buster Skrine CB RET

Chris Culliver CB S RET

Da'Norris Searcy S RET
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Longshot to get return duties, but Texans SS prospect Shiloh Keo averaged over 14 yards/ punt return at Idaho.
 
do we think that the new kickoff rules will have a large impact on the kick returners? i believe their value should decrease since there is less opportunities to rack up the return yards.

I'd guess that about 70% of all kickoffs will go for touchbacks now, which means that if you draft a kick returner to use as your IDP, you are risking a lot. You could have a linebacker with 15 tackles or you could have a kick returner with 0 yards.....

i'd like to hear what you all think about the new kickoff rules and it's impact...

 
'tforst said:
do we think that the new kickoff rules will have a large impact on the kick returners? i believe their value should decrease since there is less opportunities to rack up the return yards.I'd guess that about 70% of all kickoffs will go for touchbacks now, which means that if you draft a kick returner to use as your IDP, you are risking a lot. You could have a linebacker with 15 tackles or you could have a kick returner with 0 yards..... i'd like to hear what you all think about the new kickoff rules and it's impact...
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I agree with most of what you are saying I am not sure if 70% will be touchbacks but it could be I think if you get an IDP guy that returns punts then he will still have some value. Just my 2 cents
 
but keep in mind that very few punts actually get returned.

in my opinion, in return yardage leagues, it was much much more valuable to have a kickoff returner as opposed to a punt returner. A lot of punts are fair catches and even if not, only get returned a few yards.

The average kickoff return(of years past, before rule changes)must be significantly longer than the average punt return.

 
'tforst said:
do we think that the new kickoff rules will have a large impact on the kick returners? i believe their value should decrease since there is less opportunities to rack up the return yards.I'd guess that about 70% of all kickoffs will go for touchbacks now, which means that if you draft a kick returner to use as your IDP, you are risking a lot. You could have a linebacker with 15 tackles or you could have a kick returner with 0 yards..... i'd like to hear what you all think about the new kickoff rules and it's impact...
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Agreed that the impact will be significant, but 70%??!!
 
Joe Adams Rookie - 95% Starting Punt Returner; 100% Chance of Making Roster

Outside of a case of fumblitis [knock on wood] I fully expect the electric Joe Adams to field punts for the Panthers in 2012. The Panthers don't draft a specialist like this to let him sit and learn behind anyone. Besides, the kid can be quite amazing

 
'Ninjaswinger said:
Joe Adams Rookie - 95% Starting Punt Returner; 100% Chance of Making RosterOutside of a case of fumblitis [knock on wood] I fully expect the electric Joe Adams to field punts for the Panthers in 2012. The Panthers don't draft a specialist like this to let him sit and learn behind anyone. Besides, the kid can be quite amazing
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Might help his value if he gets some offensive snaps too. PR only doesn't do much for the stat line. Gotta do both no?
 
'KellysHeroes said:
Johnson, Damaris PHI WR
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From Rotoworld...Eagles special teams coordinator Bobby April lists CB Brandon Boykin is the primary kickoff returner and WR Damaris Johnson as the punt returner early in camp.Impressive undrafted rookie CB Cliff Harris is also in the mix for both jobs. Although Boykin is essentially assured of a roster spot as a fourth-rounder, April can "definitely" envision coach Andy Reid keeping Johnson or Harris purely for return purposes. We suspect WR Chad Hall's roster spot is in jeopardy. Aug 2 - 2:55 PM
 
The Bills' official depth chart lists Justin Rogers as the team's primary kick returner.

It's a surprise in that most expected Brad Smith to be listed in the initial release. Rogers averaged 28.7 yards per return as a late season fill-in. In addition to special teams, he's competing with Leodis McKelvin for the Bills' starting nickel corner job.

 
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