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Footballguy
Ok, so...
Now, here's how I *think* it'll shape up...but would love to hear opinions on this.
3-wide base offense, with Wayne moving to slot as his new primary home, though he and Hilton should both be able to play Y and Z, to keep D's guessing. DHB should remain full time X when healthy, I assume. With the more talented Hilton on the field more often, DHB becomes even more useless. I think Hilton easily hits last year's #'s now, and probably exceeds them, but I don't think he has that HUGE potential in this O, just because there are a few other touch hogs here with him. Wayne should push 100 receptions again, and should make the move to slotdom gracefully.
60/40 type TRich/Bradshaw split, with Bradshaw keeping the majority of the 3rd down duties. Remember that there was a minor blowup in the CLE media about how Richardson was having to be eased into 3rd down situations because he wasn't there for a lot of preseason. With Bradshaw being so good in pass protect, I can't imagine them endangering Luck. But I also can't imagine they don't ride the TRich horse on 1st and 2nd, at higher percentages than they had been. I think Bradshaw's excellence as a blocker seriously limits TRich's upside as a pass catcher.
Fleener is going to see more snaps, but I'm not sure his outlook improves that much. With Wayne and Hilton on the field more often, there are more dynamic targets to hit than Fleener. With TRich in town, he ought to become the alpha dog in the red zone.
I think Luck's chances of making a post-season run improved, but I'm not sure his fantasy outlook did. Hard to imagine too many keepers close to the goalline now, so it's easy to imagine his rushing bump all but evaporating as the coaches look to protect the franchise. And a higher percentage of the calls down there should be runs now, so fewer cheap dumpoff TD passes. With more 3-wide, he shouldn't suffer in yardage too much, but I think his overall outlook takes a slight ding.
Thoughts?
- Pep Hamilton in for Bruce Arians (we already knew, but bear with me...)
- Dwayne Allen out
- Trent Richardson in
- How will the WR's be deployed?
- How will the RB usage be split up?
- How will Fleener's stats be affected?
- How will Luck's stats be affected?
Now, here's how I *think* it'll shape up...but would love to hear opinions on this.
3-wide base offense, with Wayne moving to slot as his new primary home, though he and Hilton should both be able to play Y and Z, to keep D's guessing. DHB should remain full time X when healthy, I assume. With the more talented Hilton on the field more often, DHB becomes even more useless. I think Hilton easily hits last year's #'s now, and probably exceeds them, but I don't think he has that HUGE potential in this O, just because there are a few other touch hogs here with him. Wayne should push 100 receptions again, and should make the move to slotdom gracefully.
60/40 type TRich/Bradshaw split, with Bradshaw keeping the majority of the 3rd down duties. Remember that there was a minor blowup in the CLE media about how Richardson was having to be eased into 3rd down situations because he wasn't there for a lot of preseason. With Bradshaw being so good in pass protect, I can't imagine them endangering Luck. But I also can't imagine they don't ride the TRich horse on 1st and 2nd, at higher percentages than they had been. I think Bradshaw's excellence as a blocker seriously limits TRich's upside as a pass catcher.
Fleener is going to see more snaps, but I'm not sure his outlook improves that much. With Wayne and Hilton on the field more often, there are more dynamic targets to hit than Fleener. With TRich in town, he ought to become the alpha dog in the red zone.
I think Luck's chances of making a post-season run improved, but I'm not sure his fantasy outlook did. Hard to imagine too many keepers close to the goalline now, so it's easy to imagine his rushing bump all but evaporating as the coaches look to protect the franchise. And a higher percentage of the calls down there should be runs now, so fewer cheap dumpoff TD passes. With more 3-wide, he shouldn't suffer in yardage too much, but I think his overall outlook takes a slight ding.
Thoughts?
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