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Lost in all the Tebow talk is the fact that Denver faces an extremely favorable passing matchup situation in the fantasy playoffs.
Tebow was in there for a half last weekend obviously and Decker didn't do anything with him in there.
Eric Decker - first half with Orton he had a catch for negative yards. Second half with Tebow
1st target with Tebow (twT - Decker fell on the route, got back up and ran a little flat route. Tebow couldn't find anyone and eventually checked down to him. 0 yards. Tackled immediately.
2nd target (twT) - Tebow has 8 seconds with the ball before releasing it an just barely missing a wide open Decker down the deep middle. Decker made a really nice adjustment on it but fell just short. Another half second of float on the ball and it is a 90 yard touchdown. How much would that have changed opinions on Decker going forward? Because it was razor thin on the miss.
Brandon Lloyd -didn't do anything on his two Orton targets in the first half.
1st target (twT) - Real simple one read go route. Lloyd went up and caught the ball but wasn't able to control it before touching out of bounds. I watch every Packers game and Lloyd reminds me of Greg Jennings or Donald Driver with his ability to adjust to the ball. His feet were just barely out as he bobble the ball before eventually controlling it.
2nd target (twT) - Just a sick one-handed catch. Tebow threw it poorly but Lloyd just make a great catch that was initially ruled incomplete but reversed. This is the type of play that make him a buy. Watch the play for yourself here. You are going to see more of this type of thing going forward.
Heading into the fantasy playoffs they have the following schedule.
Week 13 - at Minnesota - Given up the 8th most yards 271.ypg and have allowed 6 passing touchdowns so far. In the last 3 weeks they've allowed 27.8, 34.8, and 38.9 to teams top 2 wide receivers combined. That's an average of about 17 points for the receivers. The lead wideout for opposing teams has averaged 23 ppg against them. Secondary wideouts have averaged 11. They've played Kolb, Cassell, and Stafford in that time.
Week 14 - Home vs Bears - Currently surrendering 284 ypg and have allowed 9 scores for far. Nice matchup for those that squeak into the fantasy playoffs. The Bears are allowing opposing top 2 wideouts about 15 ppg. But the top wideout for opposing teams has been around 23.6 ppg. So this could be a game where Lloyd just lights it up. It might be enough to propel a team into the money round for most league...week15.
Week 15 - Home vs New England. What have we here? The juiciest matchup in all of sport. New England's offense is so strong, opposing teams are forced to go full throttle to try to keep up. Plus this is a home game, probably in the snow. With Tebow extending plays I think you could see some long balls as Denver just chucks the ball all game in a futile effort. A good situational reference game would be the debacle against Green Bay a few weeks ago. Decker and Lloyd both had nice games. They could have been much nicer too. For guys currently rated WR30+ right now this is the type of matchup you want.
Week 16 - at Buffalo - Another cold weather game against a good offense and potentially in whether. Decker and Lloyd both seem like the type of guys who won't wilt in the snow. They will have to throw to score against Buffalo as the Bills will get out ahead. Remember this is the team Wes Welker (great route runner like Decker and Lloyd) hung 51 fantasy points on. They had nothing for him. Jason Avant had a very nice stat line last week too. AJ Green went over 100 on them and Denarious Moore hung 150 on them. This is the team you want to be against in the championship week. Especially if signs of life emerge in Denver between now and then.
Great matchups - check
Low value because of uncertainty - check
Buy and hold.
Tebow was in there for a half last weekend obviously and Decker didn't do anything with him in there.
Eric Decker - first half with Orton he had a catch for negative yards. Second half with Tebow
1st target with Tebow (twT - Decker fell on the route, got back up and ran a little flat route. Tebow couldn't find anyone and eventually checked down to him. 0 yards. Tackled immediately.
2nd target (twT) - Tebow has 8 seconds with the ball before releasing it an just barely missing a wide open Decker down the deep middle. Decker made a really nice adjustment on it but fell just short. Another half second of float on the ball and it is a 90 yard touchdown. How much would that have changed opinions on Decker going forward? Because it was razor thin on the miss.
Brandon Lloyd -didn't do anything on his two Orton targets in the first half.
1st target (twT) - Real simple one read go route. Lloyd went up and caught the ball but wasn't able to control it before touching out of bounds. I watch every Packers game and Lloyd reminds me of Greg Jennings or Donald Driver with his ability to adjust to the ball. His feet were just barely out as he bobble the ball before eventually controlling it.
2nd target (twT) - Just a sick one-handed catch. Tebow threw it poorly but Lloyd just make a great catch that was initially ruled incomplete but reversed. This is the type of play that make him a buy. Watch the play for yourself here. You are going to see more of this type of thing going forward.
Heading into the fantasy playoffs they have the following schedule.
Week 13 - at Minnesota - Given up the 8th most yards 271.ypg and have allowed 6 passing touchdowns so far. In the last 3 weeks they've allowed 27.8, 34.8, and 38.9 to teams top 2 wide receivers combined. That's an average of about 17 points for the receivers. The lead wideout for opposing teams has averaged 23 ppg against them. Secondary wideouts have averaged 11. They've played Kolb, Cassell, and Stafford in that time.
Week 14 - Home vs Bears - Currently surrendering 284 ypg and have allowed 9 scores for far. Nice matchup for those that squeak into the fantasy playoffs. The Bears are allowing opposing top 2 wideouts about 15 ppg. But the top wideout for opposing teams has been around 23.6 ppg. So this could be a game where Lloyd just lights it up. It might be enough to propel a team into the money round for most league...week15.
Week 15 - Home vs New England. What have we here? The juiciest matchup in all of sport. New England's offense is so strong, opposing teams are forced to go full throttle to try to keep up. Plus this is a home game, probably in the snow. With Tebow extending plays I think you could see some long balls as Denver just chucks the ball all game in a futile effort. A good situational reference game would be the debacle against Green Bay a few weeks ago. Decker and Lloyd both had nice games. They could have been much nicer too. For guys currently rated WR30+ right now this is the type of matchup you want.
Week 16 - at Buffalo - Another cold weather game against a good offense and potentially in whether. Decker and Lloyd both seem like the type of guys who won't wilt in the snow. They will have to throw to score against Buffalo as the Bills will get out ahead. Remember this is the team Wes Welker (great route runner like Decker and Lloyd) hung 51 fantasy points on. They had nothing for him. Jason Avant had a very nice stat line last week too. AJ Green went over 100 on them and Denarious Moore hung 150 on them. This is the team you want to be against in the championship week. Especially if signs of life emerge in Denver between now and then.
Great matchups - check
Low value because of uncertainty - check
Buy and hold.
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