I've been targeting Finley in some of my mock drafts since according to the FBG projections he represents a very good value... he is rated third, but typically I am able to get him in the 6th or 7th round without too much trouble.
The FBG prognisticators currently see him with the following ranking (as of July 27):
Dodds: #3
Henry: #3
Wood: #3
Tremblay: #2
Imagine my surprise tonight when on the Fantasy Buzz podcast I heard Sigmund Bloom name Finley as a player to avoid this year. He cited that 1) people are looking at too small of a body of work (end of last season); 2) he still has knee issues; 3) there are too many other targets in GB; and 4) his immaturity.
Now, in all fairness, he mentioned that people were taking him in the 5th round and that that was too early. I have not witnessed that. In my mock drafts he has been slipping to the 6th or 7th, and fantasyfootballcalculator.com has him going at 7.03 in 10-team leagues right now.
So who is right? Should he be ranked as high as #3 among tight ends, or is Bloom right to be concerned? I thought I was getting a deal and would be able to get by with Finley, but now I am wondering how viable he is.
What say the rest of you?
The FBG prognisticators currently see him with the following ranking (as of July 27):
Dodds: #3
Henry: #3
Wood: #3
Tremblay: #2
Imagine my surprise tonight when on the Fantasy Buzz podcast I heard Sigmund Bloom name Finley as a player to avoid this year. He cited that 1) people are looking at too small of a body of work (end of last season); 2) he still has knee issues; 3) there are too many other targets in GB; and 4) his immaturity.
Now, in all fairness, he mentioned that people were taking him in the 5th round and that that was too early. I have not witnessed that. In my mock drafts he has been slipping to the 6th or 7th, and fantasyfootballcalculator.com has him going at 7.03 in 10-team leagues right now.
So who is right? Should he be ranked as high as #3 among tight ends, or is Bloom right to be concerned? I thought I was getting a deal and would be able to get by with Finley, but now I am wondering how viable he is.
What say the rest of you?