Which WR in the NFC East will put up the best FF numbers in 2009 (1 Viewer)

[Sweet Love]

This was discussed on Sirius a couple of weeks ago and I have not seen a thread on it, but wanted to bring it up, as the division is truly lacking a superstar at WR right now. Don't get me wrong, I think there is a lot of talent in the NFC East and between Steve Smith, Hakeem Nicks, Desean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin and Devin Thomas, we could be looking at one of the best divisions for WR talent in a couple of years. Today though, not so much. In fact, it would not surprise me if two TEs in this division put up the best receiving stats (Whitten and Cooley). What think ye? I am thinking Moss is the best of the bunch, but it seems like a crapshoot.

 

[Dodge]

Why is Maclin there and not Nicks? I'd take out Maclin and put in Randle El and Crayton. Just so you have have two WRs from each team. Kind of silly that you have a rookie WR in there that will be #3 at best for at least the beginning of the year.

 

[Sweet Love]

Why is Maclin there and not Nicks? I'd take out Maclin and put in Randle El and Crayton. Just so you have have two WRs from each team. Kind of silly that you have a rookie WR in there that will be #3 at best for at least the beginning of the year.

I thought of that (and can do it), but the reality is what are the chances Crayton or Randle -El lead the division? I would rather put in Hicks and not those other two, as I don't think they have a chance...chances are it is a 4 man race. My guess is that 1200 yards clinches it, although I would think 1100 would do the trick.

 

[travdogg]

Moss has the best track record, but I think DeSean Jackson is the answer here. Just under 1,000 yards as a rookie who wasn't really sure to be a big part of the offense going into the year. In year 2, 1,000+ yards seems like a lock to me. I'm not sure any other WR in the East will top 1,000 yards.

 

[doubletrouble]

Votes other...see Jason Whitten

 

[SproutDaddy]

DJax a slight edge over Moss.

 

[two_dollars]

I gotta go with Roy Williams. He's had pretty solid years in the past and should have a solid one this year.

 

[evilempire]

I would go with Moss over DeSean, simply because Washington has fewer options in its passing game. DeSean looks on his way to becoming a star, but this year he's going to be fighting Kevin Curtis and, to a lesser extent, Maclin for catches. Moss is far and away the best receiver the Redskins have, and he seems to have a comfort zone with Jason Campbell. So I'd take Moss.

I also think that Witten and/or Cooley could actually have more yardage than any of the receivers in the division this year.

 

[Andy Herron]

Interesting poll.

And a tough one to be sure, let alone challenging.

Under these conditions, you first have to reflect back to the QBs that will be orchestrating their given offenses.

With that, you have to scratch the Redskin WRs. Campbell is not in the same tier as the rest of the division.

Moving forward, and this comes into play for me when selecting a WR for FF if things begin to run together or appear nearly even:

Which WRs have the better backup QB if it comes to that? In that given circumstance, you have to consider the potential production value that instance may bring.

Another thing. Which WRs are playing for a new contract, or are simply entering the season with something to prove?

Motivation is a strong indicator.

How many of these guys may be deemed as a "go to" type of guy? The two-minute drill for instance. Who will benefit. Numerous passes will be thrown.

He may not be a popular choice, but Roy Williams is in the best position to win this race. An unquestionable and experienced starter.

Bent on proving himself after the disaster of 2008. Has Jon Kitna, his previous QB, backing up Romo. He and Romo have put in extensive work to get him caught up with the offense this offseason. This will not be the same Roy Williams that we saw in Dallas last year. All the more reason he's changed his jersey number to #4. The same number he wore at UT. He knows 2009 will be different. It will only be a matter of time before all the nay-sayers do.

ETA: One other thing. Romo is more accustomed to zeroing in on WRs, for better or for worse. McNabb and Manning are more accustomed to spreading the ball around. Romo can still spread it around, but not to the same predictive degree that Donovan and Eli do.

Ask yourself this: How often last year was it nearly impossible to predict which Eagles or Giants WR would get the most targets?

 

[babydemon90]

I'd go Moss myself

 

[T Bell]

I'd go Moss myself

This is a family board, guy.

 

[Ghost of Bill Walsh]

Jackson,Moss and Williams seem to be the top 3 leading the poll.

DeSean Jackson- In 2008 he went 62/912/ 2td's. McNabb threw 23 td's. The Eagles had 8 players with 25+catches. Seems to spread the ball around a bit. Certainly Jackson's td numbers should improve and maybe an increase in catches.

Santana Moss- In 2008 he went 79/1044/6 td's. Cooley had 83 catches,849 yds and 1td. Campbell threw only 13 tds with 4 players having 25+ catches. Moss is 30 but still got juice left. My concern is Campbell. I think Moss can still put up similar numbers in '09.

Roy Williams- In 2008 he went 19/198/1 td in 10 games. Romo threw 28 td's with 10 to T.O. and 4 to Witten.Cowboys had 4 players with 25+ catches. Seems Roy now becomes the defacto #1 guy so we should certainly expect an increase in his numbers. ('04)-54/817/8, ('05)-45/687/8, ('06)-82/1310/7, ('07)-63/836/5, ('08)- wash. So he has produced in the past and I think he'll work hard to the #1 guy. I think he'll end up improving on his 2007 numbers some but Romo has other options to go to than what Detroit had when Williams was there except Calvin.

These three should be the leaders by season's end, but who will be on top? I'm giving the slight edge to Santana Moss because he's produced more on a consistant basis, but Campbell HAS to improve. Toss up I guess then between Williams and Jackson with the edge to Williams simply because Philly spreads the ball around to a lot more people. I wouldn't be surprised though if Jackson gets hot and makes a nice jump in td totals and if Moss misses time the youngster could better both of the older guys. So I guess you could throw the 3 in a hat and pick one out and that could be the guy.

So not to be so indecisive I'm still gonna pick Moss as the leader.

 

[Tanner9919]

Moss is an every-other-year type of WR, so that should mean 2009 is his off-year..

Steve Smith is a second rate WR, he's not a #1, and probably never will be, so I wouldn't count on him, either. I think the Giants are happy to use every weapon they have to replace Plax...they're going to use an H-Back, Maningham, Nicks, Moss ( if healthy), Smith, Hixon, Bradshaw/Brown/Ware, etc..they'll spread the ball around..

D. Jackson plays in a good offense for WR production,but the Eagles spread the ball around way too much, thus limiting players like Maclin and Jackson,etc.

as one poster said, Jason Witten is the best receiver in the NFC...but since he's left out of the discussion I'd talk about

Miles Austin as perhaps being a sleeper pick to lead this bunch in fantasy #'s this season..

Roy Williams can't be counted on for anything, he won't lead his own team in receptions, let alone the NFC East.

Nicks is the wildcard, but when you realize that highly productive rookie WR's are usually few and far between, we can probably leave him out of the equation, as well..

but we're really talking about the NFC East being a dead-zone for WR's, I'm not sure any of this bunch will amount to anything more than a low end WR3, or a decent WR4..