Who are your 'buy low' candidates (1 Viewer)

[Go deep]

Chester Taylor he will be the starter in Bear land, Forte=one hit wonderDriver-- Every year everyone writes him offLT--Goal line guy for the Jets, and you can get him cheapThomas Jones Another over 30 back that will produce

I think the original poster was talking about buy lows for dynasty leagues.

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

I hope you didnt give up much, JJones might have been a better buy.

 

[Sabertooth]

Chester Taylor he will be the starter in Bear land, Forte=one hit wonderDriver-- Every year everyone writes him offLT--Goal line guy for the Jets, and you can get him cheapThomas Jones Another over 30 back that will produce

I'm assuming dynasty here I guess. Your players are all old. Sure they can be had at a discount, but all are facing the ends of their careers in the next 1-3 years. I'd only buy these if I were in a win-now mode.

Would a good fantasy owner not always be in win mode. I never understood the complete rebuild thing in leagues that many owners do. A good owner will have a mix of youth and vets and why they have rookie picks to replace these guys when needed. If you can get LT for a 3rd round draft pick than I think he would be a steal for an owner and from what I have read, guys would take this.

Not that I want to go too far off topic but I think you make a great point Crippler. Unless your taking over a god awful orphaned team, it's not that hard to be pressing to win each season, at the very least being in the playoffs. Players over 30 still score fantasy points last time i checked and they can always be had at cents to the $$.I still like some of last year's rookie RB crop as buy lows, all look a serious injury away from consistent playing time where I'm sure the talent will show shine:Cedric Peerman Gartrell JohnsonJavon RingerI also like Thomas Jones again this season, great value if you can get him as your RB3A lot of people seem to be down on Mike Sims Walker after his numbers took a hit down the stretch last season. The guy is still the clear no.1 in town so unless the Jags have a brain explosion and draft/start Tebow....MSW will bounce back to top 20 numbers minimum.Santana Moss will only be 31 when the season starts but seems like an afterthought yet puts up WR3 numbers year in year out. Ideally you want your WR3 to have more upside than say low end WR2 but I would love to have the luxury of having someone like him on my bench in case of emergency

I'd add Glen Coffee to that list as well.

 

[Grahamburn]

So, Fitz is going to have a different QB throwing to him next year. That uncertainty causes his price to drop. But what's changing for Jennings next year? It could be that 2008 was his high water mark and 2009 is more his average. Sure, the sacks could account for Jennings shrinkage. But what are the chances the Pack fix the line this offseason when they didn't last offseason? Maybe Rodgers knew the wrist was an issue and looked elsewhere. But the wrist may not have been a factor since Jennings catch rate was almost identical to 2008.

Maybe he was in the pool?

 

[Christo]

Chester Taylor he will be the starter in Bear land, Forte=one hit wonderDriver-- Every year everyone writes him offLT--Goal line guy for the Jets, and you can get him cheapThomas Jones Another over 30 back that will produce

I think the original poster was talking about buy lows for dynasty leagues.

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

I hope you didnt give up much, JJones might have been a better buy.

Why?

 

[QUEZILLA]

Antonio Bryant - he is about a 5th tier WR that has the upside of a 2nd tier in the Bengals O.

Caddy - he was a great buy low last season and will be again this year. Also, the Bucs will have back guard Aaron Sears.

 

[Sabertooth]

Chester Taylor he will be the starter in Bear land, Forte=one hit wonderDriver-- Every year everyone writes him offLT--Goal line guy for the Jets, and you can get him cheapThomas Jones Another over 30 back that will produce

I think the original poster was talking about buy lows for dynasty leagues.

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

I hope you didnt give up much, JJones might have been a better buy.

Why?

Driver is old and has a big contract.

 

[Christo]

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

I hope you didnt give up much, JJones might have been a better buy.

Why?

Driver is old and has a big contract.

How is that relevant to my team?

 

[Sabertooth]

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

I hope you didnt give up much, JJones might have been a better buy.

Why?

Driver is old and has a big contract.

How is that relevant to my team?

Why would I care about your team?

 

[LOCO]

qb- matt ryan

rb- pierre thomas

wr - bowe

Te - zach miller

 

[Christo]

Why would I care about your team?

You responded to a conversation about my team. See?

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

It's pretty much implied.

 

[Sabertooth]

Why would I care about your team?

You responded to a conversation about my team. See?

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

It's pretty much implied.

Whatever.

 

[Christo]

Why would I care about your team?

You responded to a conversation about my team. See?

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

It's pretty much implied.

Whatever.

 

[Iron_Far]

Why would I care about your team?

You responded to a conversation about my team. See?

I just traded for Driver in a dynasty league.

It's pretty much implied.

Whatever.

 

[No Way Jose]

It will be interesting as to what the Packers do with Driver....I think he gets a roster bonus in March and is set to make 7 mil next year. Driver has said that he wants to play until he is 40 and hasn't really showed signs of wearing down. There is very little gamble in Driver since you can get him for nothing right now.

 

[BeTheMatch]

It will be interesting as to what the Packers do with Driver....I think he gets a roster bonus in March and is set to make 7 mil next year. Driver has said that he wants to play until he is 40 and hasn't really showed signs of wearing down. There is very little gamble in Driver since you can get him for nothing right now.

I disagree. I think he showed his age down the stretch last year. He didn't look like the same player. So unless he was hurt or something, he looked old to me.He only had one TD in the last five games and only had more than 3 catches once while averaging less than 45 yards per contest over the final five games.

 

[B. Nugget]

It will be interesting as to what the Packers do with Driver....I think he gets a roster bonus in March and is set to make 7 mil next year. Driver has said that he wants to play until he is 40 and hasn't really showed signs of wearing down. There is very little gamble in Driver since you can get him for nothing right now.

I disagree. I think he showed his age down the stretch last year. He didn't look like the same player. So unless he was hurt or something, he looked old to me.

He only had one TD in the last five games and only had more than 3 catches once while averaging less than 45 yards per contest over the final five games.

That sounds a lot like Mike Sims-Walker...

 

[BeTheMatch]

It will be interesting as to what the Packers do with Driver....I think he gets a roster bonus in March and is set to make 7 mil next year. Driver has said that he wants to play until he is 40 and hasn't really showed signs of wearing down. There is very little gamble in Driver since you can get him for nothing right now.

I disagree. I think he showed his age down the stretch last year. He didn't look like the same player. So unless he was hurt or something, he looked old to me.

He only had one TD in the last five games and only had more than 3 catches once while averaging less than 45 yards per contest over the final five games.

That sounds a lot like Mike Sims-Walker...

Well, that's true, but I think you can chalk up some of the fade we saw from MSW to inconsistency at the QB position and the fact that Jax is more of a running team. Neither one of those apply to Driver's situation in Green Bay.

 

[Christo]

It will be interesting as to what the Packers do with Driver....I think he gets a roster bonus in March and is set to make 7 mil next year. Driver has said that he wants to play until he is 40 and hasn't really showed signs of wearing down. There is very little gamble in Driver since you can get him for nothing right now.

I disagree. I think he showed his age down the stretch last year. He didn't look like the same player. So unless he was hurt or something, he looked old to me.

He only had one TD in the last five games and only had more than 3 catches once while averaging less than 45 yards per contest over the final five games.

That sounds a lot like Mike Sims-Walker...

Well, that's true, but I think you can chalk up some of the fade we saw from MSW to inconsistency at the QB position and the fact that Jax is more of a running team. Neither one of those apply to Driver's situation in Green Bay.

So it's just a coincidence that Driver's "demise" essentially corresponds with Finley's emergence? That's to say nothing about your "random" choice to focus on the last 5 rather than last 6 games.

 

[BeTheMatch]

It will be interesting as to what the Packers do with Driver....I think he gets a roster bonus in March and is set to make 7 mil next year. Driver has said that he wants to play until he is 40 and hasn't really showed signs of wearing down. There is very little gamble in Driver since you can get him for nothing right now.

I disagree. I think he showed his age down the stretch last year. He didn't look like the same player. So unless he was hurt or something, he looked old to me.

He only had one TD in the last five games and only had more than 3 catches once while averaging less than 45 yards per contest over the final five games.

That sounds a lot like Mike Sims-Walker...

Well, that's true, but I think you can chalk up some of the fade we saw from MSW to inconsistency at the QB position and the fact that Jax is more of a running team. Neither one of those apply to Driver's situation in Green Bay.

So it's just a coincidence that Driver's "demise" essentially corresponds with Finley's emergence? That's to say nothing about your "random" choice to focus on the last 5 rather than last 6 games.

Yeah, he had a big game in Week 12. Against the Lions. So what? He did virtually nothing in the final five games of the regular season. And it's not just the stats that tell the story. He looked old, tired, disinterested and afraid to get hit.

 

[az_prof]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

 

[Christo]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

Yeah, that was some fantastic analysis.

 

[travdogg]

qb- matt ryanrb- pierre thomaswr - boweTe - zach miller

I totally agree with Ryan, Miller(I'm assuming you mean the Raider) and especially Thomas who is probably my 2nd favorite buy-low guy after Percy Harvin.I think Bowe was a good sell-high when Haley was hired. I don't think he's ever going to amount to what he looked capable of his rookie year. In many ways, he reminds a lot of the guy lining up across from him. Like Chambers, he is an excellent athlete and makes the occasional "how did he do that" play. However, also like Chambers he has major concentration issues and very inconsistent hands. He also seems to occasionally get on his coach's nerves. I feel very comfotable saying Bowe will never be a top-10 WR. I guess Bowe is a decent WR3, but I wouldn't feel good about having him any higher than that. I'm not saying he's a bum, but I very much doubt he's going to have a major breakout season. What you see is what you get in my opinion.

 

[Sabertooth]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

Yeah, that was some fantastic analysis.

I agree that Driver will be the starter this season. However James Jones is no joke. He can play. He'd start on a lot of teams. But I think Driver's leadership keeps him in the Wr2 slot in Green Bay at least one more year.

 

[BeTheMatch]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

Yeah, that was some fantastic analysis.

Yeah, it especially pales in comparison to yours.

 

[Willie Mays Hayes]

qb- matt ryanrb- pierre thomaswr - boweTe - zach miller

I totally agree with Ryan, Miller(I'm assuming you mean the Raider) and especially Thomas who is probably my 2nd favorite buy-low guy after Percy Harvin.I think Bowe was a good sell-high when Haley was hired. I don't think he's ever going to amount to what he looked capable of his rookie year. In many ways, he reminds a lot of the guy lining up across from him. Like Chambers, he is an excellent athlete and makes the occasional "how did he do that" play. However, also like Chambers he has major concentration issues and very inconsistent hands. He also seems to occasionally get on his coach's nerves. I feel very comfotable saying Bowe will never be a top-10 WR. I guess Bowe is a decent WR3, but I wouldn't feel good about having him any higher than that. I'm not saying he's a bum, but I very much doubt he's going to have a major breakout season. What you see is what you get in my opinion.

Hmm, I fundamentally disagree with your comments on Bowe. He has all the skills to be a top-10 WR and I think Haley and Weiss light the fire in the offseason that causes Bowe to take the next step in his career.

 

[r3t2]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

Yeah, that was some fantastic analysis.

Yeah, it especially pales in comparison to yours.

you would think in a "buy low" thread it would be obvious that a 35-year-old WR with a good young kid behind him in a passing offense might present an opportunity. WHEN do you think youre going to "buy" low? AFTER driver loses the starting spot? that this would present resistance is baffling.

 

[VaCatFan]

Last 6 weeks for GB

Finley 31rec, 416yds, 4tds

Jennings 27rec, 444yds, 1td

Driver 24 rec, 358yds, 2tds

The yds may be slightly off (I was adding them up in my head), but yeah, Finley seems to have stepped up the last 6 weeks. He did start off fairly decently as well. Those couple of games Finley missed in the middle of the season are what caused him to seem to really turn it on at the end of the year. Before he got hurt, Finley had two games of 6/128/1 and 5/54. Those were during weeks 4 and 6 with a bye thrown in between. Truthfully, I think the problem in Green Bay is that they have so many people who can catch the ball and do something with it that it's going to be hard to determine who is the number 1 go to guy. You still have James Jones, Jordy Nelson, Spencer Havner, and Donald Lee (97 receptions between them for the year) you have to account for not to mention Ryan Grant and Brandon Jackson (46 receptions between them for the year).

 

[BeTheMatch]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

Yeah, that was some fantastic analysis.

Yeah, it especially pales in comparison to yours.

you would think in a "buy low" thread it would be obvious that a 35-year-old WR with a good young kid behind him in a passing offense might present an opportunity. WHEN do you think youre going to "buy" low? AFTER driver loses the starting spot? that this would present resistance is baffling.

Buying low suggests you can get a player for less than you think he'll actually perform at next year. So, no, I don't think he's a buy low, because I don't think he's going to perform very well at all next year. I don't see it as an opportunity to buy low. Some obviously disagree. That's fine. But it's not "baffling."

 

[KellysHeroes]

I don't see Matt Ryan going to cheap in leagues where the owner knows what hes doing. I traded for Matt from an owner who had a ton of QB Depth last yr and I still gave up a decent amount. Almost everyone feels that Matt is going to be really good.

 

[Matt's Eagles]

What about Ronnie Brown is he a hold or trade before he gets hurt again?

 

[Ron_Mexico]

Mike Bell if he ends up sharing carries with McCoy would be a decent buy low.

 

[thriftyrocker]

What about Ronnie Brown is he a hold or trade before he gets hurt again?

I think he is a hold based on the fact you probably won't get good value in return. If all you can get for him is a late 1st, his upside even at almost 29 is higher than a guy you get in the late 1st. And really I'd expect a Brown for late 1st offer to get rejected just due to the inflated value of picks this time of year.It's a "hold until death" kind of deal too because his age will always make keeping him for depth more worthwhile than trading him for garbage.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Too early to give specific names, but I love any rookie RB that finds himself in a good situation. Fresh legs are so important at that position, and these are guys that you can usually get in the mid or even late rounds of your draft.

 

[Iron_Far]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

Yeah, that was some fantastic analysis.

 

[QUEZILLA]

BetheMatch has me convinced: I want no part of Driver in dynasty. This could be the year one of the younger guys replaces him.

Yeah, that was some fantastic analysis.

 

[Sabertooth]

Derek Anderson might be a good one. Charlie Whitehurst as well. Both seem to be backups that don't have a lot between them and the playing field. Leinart hasn't ever shown much so Anderson could overtake him in preseason, Hass has been battling injuries for years, missing 11 games the past two seasons.

 

[KellysHeroes]

Anyone mention Ben the Big Rapist yet?

 

[finito]

Michael Bush is slowly climbing my list of buy lows. I really don't think McFadden can be an effective between the tackles RB. Bush can IMO.

Raiders | Cable wants McFadden or Bush to become every-down back Tue Mar 23, 04:10 PMDavid White, of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said he wants to see either RB Darren McFadden or RB Michael Bush to become an every-down back next season.Our view: McFadden has been a disappointment since coming out of Arkansas, while Michael Bush has produced big numbers nearly every time he gets an opportunity.

 

[Cassius]

I'm trying to acquire Shawn Green in all of my leagues. With how he performed in the play-offs, I think he could be the next RB to take the jump into the elite tear.

 

[finito]

I'm trying to acquire Shawn Green in all of my leagues. With how he performed in the play-offs, I think he could be the next RB to take the jump into the elite tear.

Man, I think Shonn Greene is the opposite of a buy low. People are in love with this guy. I'm a bit more skeptical. He doesn't catch, he won't be in on third downs. LT will vulture TDs. IMO this guy has limited upside for the next season or two. There are people on this board anointing him a top 5 RB - I don't think he's a buy low at all. You're going to have to pay a lot to get him.

 

[Christo]

I'm trying to acquire Shawn Green in all of my leagues. With how he performed in the play-offs, I think he could be the next RB to take the jump into the elite tear.

Man, I think Shonn Greene is the opposite of a buy low. People are in love with this guy. I'm a bit more skeptical. He doesn't catch, he won't be in on third downs. LT will vulture TDs. IMO this guy has limited upside for the next season or two. There are people on this board anointing him a top 5 RB - I don't think he's a buy low at all. You're going to have to pay a lot to get him.

 

[Cassius]

et tu christo?

 

[Instinctive]

I'm trying to acquire Shawn Green in all of my leagues. With how he performed in the play-offs, I think he could be the next RB to take the jump into the elite tear.

Man, I think Shonn Greene is the opposite of a buy low. People are in love with this guy. I'm a bit more skeptical. He doesn't catch, he won't be in on third downs. LT will vulture TDs. IMO this guy has limited upside for the next season or two. There are people on this board anointing him a top 5 RB - I don't think he's a buy low at all. You're going to have to pay a lot to get him.

bull#### fishing, I 100% agree. Greene is old for a 2nd year guy, and he's going at 1.05 in some startups. WHY? Run heavy team, but they share carries, he can't catch, and QB will progress.I would rather have quite a few guys than Greene. RB1? Yeah. Top 5 guy? Nah.

 

[travdogg]

Kenny Britt is a guy I'm starting to get really high on, and he seems like can be had at a fraction of the cost of fellow 2009 rookie WR's like Crabtree and Nicks.

 

[Christo]

I'm trying to acquire Shawn Green in all of my leagues. With how he performed in the play-offs, I think he could be the next RB to take the jump into the elite tear.

Man, I think Shonn Greene is the opposite of a buy low. People are in love with this guy. I'm a bit more skeptical. He doesn't catch, he won't be in on third downs. LT will vulture TDs. IMO this guy has limited upside for the next season or two. There are people on this board anointing him a top 5 RB - I don't think he's a buy low at all. You're going to have to pay a lot to get him.

bull#### fishing, I 100% agree. Greene is old for a 2nd year guy, and he's going at 1.05 in some startups. WHY? Run heavy team, but they share carries, he can't catch, and QB will progress.I would rather have quite a few guys than Greene. RB1? Yeah. Top 5 guy? Nah.

:whoosh:

 

[WfcChamp]

Kenny Britt is a guy I'm starting to get really high on, and he seems like can be had at a fraction of the cost of fellow 2009 rookie WR's like Crabtree and Nicks.

He's still awful expensive from what I can tell...but I do like him quite a bit.

 

[Instinctive]

I'm trying to acquire Shawn Green in all of my leagues. With how he performed in the play-offs, I think he could be the next RB to take the jump into the elite tear.

Man, I think Shonn Greene is the opposite of a buy low. People are in love with this guy. I'm a bit more skeptical. He doesn't catch, he won't be in on third downs. LT will vulture TDs. IMO this guy has limited upside for the next season or two. There are people on this board anointing him a top 5 RB - I don't think he's a buy low at all. You're going to have to pay a lot to get him.

bull#### fishing, I 100% agree. Greene is old for a 2nd year guy, and he's going at 1.05 in some startups. WHY? Run heavy team, but they share carries, he can't catch, and QB will progress.I would rather have quite a few guys than Greene. RB1? Yeah. Top 5 guy? Nah.

:whoosh:

Where would you put him?

 

[Instinctive]

Kenny Britt is a guy I'm starting to get really high on, and he seems like can be had at a fraction of the cost of fellow 2009 rookie WR's like Crabtree and Nicks.

He's still awful expensive from what I can tell...but I do like him quite a bit.

I agree. In one league I basically gave him straight up for Jonathan Stewart (I also downgraded like 1 ppg at LB) and that's expensive.It seems some people are really high and others are like "eh he's not bad"Cuz I may have gotten a lot, but I don't know that I would have taken much less without deciding to keep him. He's a pretty polarizing guy from what I can tell

 

[Go deep]

According to this board, Felix Jones is a great buy low right now. However, i tend to think alot of the Felix Jones hate on this board is from Barber/Choice owners because nobody in my leagues are selling him for anything less than top 10 RB value.

 

[Instinctive]

According to this board, Felix Jones is a great buy low right now. However, i tend to think alot of the Felix Jones hate on this board is from Barber/Choice owners because nobody in my leagues are selling him for anything less than top 10 RB value.

I own none of them (well actually I drafted Barber in like round 12 of a draft yesterday) but am lower on Felix as well. I liv ein Dallas, and I just think he's more of a good RB2 with upside if Choice and Barber go down, because he'll probably get 10-12 carries a game with 2-3 catches, which is definitely good...just nto this superback some people expect.