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Who will be the out of nowhere waiver guy week one? (1 Viewer)
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LawFitz
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jantoniosus
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Brandon Coleman.
Islanders rule
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There will be several significant signings after week 1. Contracts are not guaranteed after week one (1) is in the books.
Jim Otto
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LawFitz
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For the season it's safe to project JJ as the #3, tho it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he ends up as the #2 in targets and fantasy points, ahead of still unproven Adams.
FYI - I own Adams and Montgomery but not Jones.
imjackdupp
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JJ Nelson.
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Adam Humphries.
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James Jones
Kenny Britt
Chris Johnson
Kenny Britt
Chris Johnson
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ponchsox
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Raiderfan32904
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For one week only, and then toss him back to the wire, Louis Murphy. That's if Mike Evans is a game day scratch, which the local beats in Tampa are wondering amongst themselves might not be a bad idea to sit him anyway. This is a winnable game at home for Tampa and they don't need Evans to put them over the top. Hamstrings are a very delicate issue for WR's and if you don't let them heal right, they can linger all year. If the Bucs sit Evans, watch Murphy put up WR2 numbers. Just don't make the mistake of picking him up after he blows up or hang on to him too long.
Sabertooth
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James Jones.
It's gotta be Dion Lewis. Dude is about to cement the vereen role for NE tonight on a national stage. EVERY fantasy football owner on earth will be watching tonight.
And he's more talented than vereen ever was. Could end up being the ww pickup of the year. He won't be a feature back with Blount there but he could have his 10-15 touches per game in a potent offense. That's a set it and forget it high end flex play every week.
Of course this is all predicated upon the assumption that be michael makes him active tonight and plays him. Lol
And he's more talented than vereen ever was. Could end up being the ww pickup of the year. He won't be a feature back with Blount there but he could have his 10-15 touches per game in a potent offense. That's a set it and forget it high end flex play every week.
Of course this is all predicated upon the assumption that be michael makes him active tonight and plays him. Lol
Grahamburn
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I don't know about week 1, but I imagine he torches Washington in week 2 and doesn't look back. Way undervalued for this season. He's probably on a lot of wavier wires. Get him now before your league-mates know what hit them.
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Chaser1439
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Grahamburn
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Quick is 50% owned in Yahoo leagues and I don't see him having nearly the upside Britt does.
Ditka Butkus
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Smack Tripper
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zamboni
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Good point - Quick is more widely held. I actually think he has more upside than Britt thought. Quick was starting to break out last year before his injury. Britt had a few good games last year, but he'll probably always be the guy that doesn't live up to the hype.
tombonneau
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Who is this? If a thread is about people coming out of nowhere, I don't think they should be going by nicknames yet.
Grahamburn
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tombonneau
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You guys should watch Dobson play. It will not be him. Way too inconsistent to ever earn TB's trust. Unless he magically turns into the opposite of what he has shown for the least three years.
Grahamburn
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They could both have good season if the offense gels. The Rams with Foles are an interesting offense to me, and it doesn't seem like anyone cares about their players other than Gurley.
Ditka Butkus
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Given an honest chance, Bailey should be the play there.ponchsox said:
Dr. Octopus
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I like the guy and I picked him up in three dynasty leagues, but let's not get carries away. Vereen was a second round pick in the same year that Lewis was a fifth round pick - then we can look at what each has accomplished in the league and the contract each has received this offseason.rickyg said:
In other words, NFL teams may disagree with your opinion on who the more talented back "ever was".
With that said "Go Lewis."
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You can't look at a draft and say who is better. The draft is just about college. Look at arian foster for a prime example. He went underrated so by your logic since vereen was a 2nd rounder he clearly is better than foster. Im not saying lewis is better than vereen but we have no idea until we see what the kid can do. The opportunity is there we just have to see if he grabs it
Dr. Octopus
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I can look at two players that were available in the same draft where one was taken early in the second and the other was taken in the middle of the fifth round and tell you who the NFL considered more talented at the time - but just looking at their draft position was hardly the whole point of my response.You can't look at a draft and say who is better. The draft is just about college. Look at arian foster for a prime example. He went underrated so by your logic since vereen was a 2nd rounder he clearly is better than foster. Im not saying lewis is better than vereen but we have no idea until we see what the kid can do. The opportunity is there we just have to see if he grabs it
Could Lewis have a better season than Vereen ever did in NE? Absolutely he can. My main point was that saying "And he's more talented than vereen ever was" is not only premature, but not even factual looking at it objectively.
tombonneau
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Lewis maybe pans out, but the Pats have two other 3rd down guys in White and Cadet. And they liked Cadet so much based on early practices that they cut Gray to keep him even after Cadet was hurt throughout the preseason. So I don't think it's fait accompli Lewis gets all the Vereen touches.I can look at two players that were available in the same draft where one was taken early in the second and the other was taken in the middle of the fifth round and tell you who the NFL considered more talented at the time - but just looking at their draft position was hardly the whole point of my response.You can't look at a draft and say who is better. The draft is just about college. Look at arian foster for a prime example. He went underrated so by your logic since vereen was a 2nd rounder he clearly is better than foster. Im not saying lewis is better than vereen but we have no idea until we see what the kid can do. The opportunity is there we just have to see if he grabs it
Could Lewis have a better season than Vereen ever did in NE? Absolutely he can. My main point was that saying "And he's more talented than vereen ever was" is not only premature, but not even factual looking at it objectively.
Remember, Vereen & Woodhead had value in that offense because they were the locked in third down backs and pretty much got 100% of those touches minus a few Bolden or whoever plays. But Lewis could be in a timeshare for a position that is already splitting duties. Starting him or any of the other two will always be a gamble.
Blount is the only RB you can start with any sort of confidence.
I don't even think vereen would argue that Lewis is a better and more creative runner in the open field than he is. Lewis was hit with the injury bug in the NFL more than vereen.I can look at two players that were available in the same draft where one was taken early in the second and the other was taken in the middle of the fifth round and tell you who the NFL considered more talented at the time - but just looking at their draft position was hardly the whole point of my response.You can't look at a draft and say who is better. The draft is just about college. Look at arian foster for a prime example. He went underrated so by your logic since vereen was a 2nd rounder he clearly is better than foster. Im not saying lewis is better than vereen but we have no idea until we see what the kid can do. The opportunity is there we just have to see if he grabs it
Could Lewis have a better season than Vereen ever did in NE? Absolutely he can. My main point was that saying "And he's more talented than vereen ever was" is not only premature, but not even factual looking at it objectively.
This is a matter of opinion when comparing 2 players in this way. Vereen has more NFL real game experience for certain. Lewis is more of an unknown. I've read scouting reports on Lewis that heralded him as a more talented RB than shady McCoy coming out of college.
Not looking to get into a debate with you about this. That's pointless. This thread was about who might end up being that hot ww guy that came out of nowhere this week.
My belief is that Lewis can be that guy. Whether he is better than vereen or not doesn't really matter and is more my opinion than anything.
Kenny Powers
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Lewis was a stud at Pitt. 544/2,860 (5.3 ypc) 30 TDs in 2 seasons.You can't look at a draft and say who is better. The draft is just about college. Look at arian foster for a prime example. He went underrated so by your logic since vereen was a 2nd rounder he clearly is better than foster. Im not saying lewis is better than vereen but we have no idea until we see what the kid can do. The opportunity is there we just have to see if he grabs it
Mookie
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Leonard Hankerson. Going to be a track meet with Philly in town. JJ will be tied up with Maxwell. Roddy is coming off an injury. Look for lots of underneath stuff to Hankerson, who looked really good in the pre-season. I don't think he will wind up as a WR1 or WR2 over the course of the season, but this week, he could post good numbers and be on all of the add lists.
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