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WR Byron Pringle, CHI (1 Viewer)

I doubt Pringle amounts to much.  He's been touted a bit for a few years.  Like Hardman & Robinson, he's likely to share WR2 duties throughout the year and never outshine the others.

Now that rookie out of Clemson is another story!  Right?  Right?

 
I hope the Chiefs don't sour on him.   I think he can pop the top off of defenses and catch that cheddar from Mahomes.  Frankly, the other Chiefs WRs don't stack up.

If there ever was anything that felt like WR2-by-committee, it's this year's Chiefs.  I think Pringle and Powell are fine lotto tickets.   Very short leash for Hardman and I'm not expecting anything.  Ideally, I think you want to see what the start of Year 3 looks like without Watkins before pulling the plug if you drafted him.      

 
the wr depth on the chiefs has kept him fairly well contained and capped his production....its fairly limited compared to others......some think he looks exactly like every other average NFL WR, but some think that once things open up for him you probably can't stop him....you can only hope to contain him....although if they signed somebody else or the rookie emerges he actually would be pretty easy to put away on the practice squad and save for later when you really need him.....but if Mahomes likes him, I say let Mahomes eat.....its not like he can eat just one....two three or four WR's could pile up some good numbers.... and in DFS the guy could be a sneaky stack with Mahomes....Mahomes can fit the ball into really tight places and thats where this guy lives....just making plays in traffic with others all around him....at the end of the day it may be a little tough to get him out in the open, but if the Chiefs just tilt their offense and shake things up a little bit, he should be able to slide right into playing time and into the hands of hungry fantasy owners at a pretty decent price....the chiefs offense is like shopping at a convenience store, there is a little bit of everything, and even though there isn't a lot of flex to his game, and he is pretty much a straight line kind of guy... on a road trip to title town, this guy could be a must add .....

 
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King of the Jungle said:
Pringle is a cheap ticket in dyno. Well worth the dice roll IMO. I like him better than Hardman and he costs next to nothing. 
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Just thinking about how the Chiefs like to do things, neither Mecole  or Pringle are a good fit as the X. I’m kind of intrigued by Cornell Powell. I get why he doesn’t have his own player thread. Redshirt senior, late breakout, no draft capital. But he’s a 5th competing against a fourth rounder & a UDFA. I could see him filling the Watkins role in a year or two.

With any of these guys, you’re not banking on the talent of the player. You’re just trying to get a cheap piece of a high powered offense. There is a path for Powell become the WR2 and he’s free in all formats. Guy was a monster in the loss to tOSU and had a good senior bowl week.

 
BobbyLayne said:
Just thinking about how the Chiefs like to do things, neither Mecole  or Pringle are a good fit as the X. I’m kind of intrigued by Cornell Powell. I get why he doesn’t have his own player thread. Redshirt senior, late breakout, no draft capital. But he’s a 5th competing against a fourth rounder & a UDFA. I could see him filling the Watkins role in a year or two.

With any of these guys, you’re not banking on the talent of the player. You’re just trying to get a cheap piece of a high powered offense. There is a path for Powell become the WR2 and he’s free in all formats. Guy was a monster in the loss to tOSU and had a good senior bowl week.
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Agree, another cheap ticket. #2 wr for the Chiefs is really like the #3.5 wr. You may have some good weeks in there but as long as Hill/Kelce are doing their thing it is tough to find consistent production. BTW…it is unfair that one team has both Hill and Kelce. For how good Mahomes is he is also spoiled with riches (including Andy Reid).

 
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King of the Jungle said:
BTW…it is unfair that one team has both Hill and Kelce. For how good Mahomes is he is also spoiled with riches (including Andy Reid).
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Aha! Weak O line. No LT. Your Half billion dollar quarterback is going to get smashed.

Chiefs OL additions this offseason: 

LT Orlando Brown Jr.
LG Joe Thuney
C Creed Humphrey
G/T Kyle Long
C Austin Blythe    
G Trey Smith 

Opt-out returns:

RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
OT Lucas Niang

Never mind.

 
BobbyLayne said:
Just thinking about how the Chiefs like to do things, neither Mecole  or Pringle are a good fit as the X. I’m kind of intrigued by Cornell Powell. I get why he doesn’t have his own player thread. Redshirt senior, late breakout, no draft capital. But he’s a 5th competing against a fourth rounder & a UDFA. I could see him filling the Watkins role in a year or two.

With any of these guys, you’re not banking on the talent of the player. You’re just trying to get a cheap piece of a high powered offense. There is a path for Powell become the WR2 and he’s free in all formats. Guy was a monster in the loss to tOSU and had a good senior bowl week.
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This. I totally agree.  I actually think DeMarcus Robinson is a better bet for production than Pringle but neither are inspiring talents.  Powell is strong and physical and perhaps he even has some Hines Ward in him?  The Chiefs have very little depth among their receiving corps (which is one of the things that makes me a little uneasy about going out on a limb for Mahomes) and if something were to happen to Kelce or Hill, there would be a real path for Powell. Regardless, I think he has a chance to surprise.

 
TS Garp said:
This. I totally agree.  I actually think DeMarcus Robinson is a better bet for production than Pringle but neither are inspiring talents.  Powell is strong and physical and perhaps he even has some Hines Ward in him?  The Chiefs have very little depth among their receiving corps (which is one of the things that makes me a little uneasy about going out on a limb for Mahomes) and if something were to happen to Kelce or Hill, there would be a real path for Powell. Regardless, I think he has a chance to surprise.
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Yeah you’re thinking about it the same way I am. Hardman or Pringle have a specific section of the playbook they’re good at. But if they’re running the ball or want to line up trips on one side/X on the other side against a long strong corner - they were putting Kelce out there. Not bc they wanted to, they were forced to. Powell can be that X, he stays on the next play to block, starts to accumulate snaps, which leads to targets…there’s a path for him bc he has skills / body type the other 3 don’t.

Long odds but low cost.

 
Any trades recently? Picked him up for free in 4 of my dynasty league now get asked about him. I feel like i could only get a 4th, which just makes me want to hold onto him.

 
JoeSteeler said:
Any trades recently? Picked him up for free in 4 of my dynasty league now get asked about him. I feel like i could only get a 4th, which just makes me want to hold onto him.
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IMO he’s a hold until someone goes down. If Tyreek or Hardman miss time, the window will be open for Pringle to build some dynasty value.

until then, sadly, he’s a speculative stash. Was really hoping he’d emerge as the offseason winner for the Watkins role. I still think he’s better suited to it. 

Outside chance he’s becomes relevant as a 3rd WR, but he’d be 5th in the pecking order behind Kelce & CEH. 

 
Hot Sauce Guy said:
I didn’t make it home in time for the first drive. Did Hardman struggle? 
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Most of the posts in here are puns and some pretty good ones.

Hardman did struggle with Mahomes. They didn't seem to be on the same page on a couple plays. He did better with Chad Henne in there. It was only a couple plays but I have seen this with these twp before as well in games that matter.

 
Definitely on my list to draft near the end of all redraft drafts. Hill’s hammy tightens up and you got a guy that Mahomes appears to trust on the field.

 
King of the Jungle said:
Definitely on my list to draft near the end of all redraft drafts. Hill’s hammy tightens up and you got a guy that Mahomes appears to trust on the field.
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Yeah, I could see that. Or if hardman gets dinged up, same thing. Plus he’s likely to see action in 3 WR sets as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gradually increases his role - it seems like they really wanted to use Watkins but he never could stay on the field. Maybe Pringle’s a better fit for the Watkins role since Hardman is a Tyreek type WR? 

 
drafted last night (deep bench league) I took Hardman as my WR4 & then took both Pringle & Robinson late ........  not sure if I love it (if something happens to Hill!!) or hate it (week to week it'll be a diff. 1 of the 3 posting numbers)

 
leave a whisper said:
drafted last night (deep bench league) I took Hardman as my WR4 & then took both Pringle & Robinson late ........  not sure if I love it (if something happens to Hill!!) or hate it (week to week it'll be a diff. 1 of the 3 posting numbers)
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In real deep bench leagues it makes sense, though I'd probably be ready to drop one or two of them as soon as a waiver darling appears. 

 
Helaire-ious said:
But not dynasty?
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I would have Pringle over Powell in dynasty as well.  But typically rookies and vets are lumped a bit differently for draft purposes.  I was under the impression your original post was for a late draft dart throw in a redraft. 

 
Gally said:
I would have Pringle over Powell in dynasty as well.  But typically rookies and vets are lumped a bit differently for draft purposes.  I was under the impression your original post was for a late draft dart throw in a redraft. 
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I agree. Pringle is old but seems the best bet to get targets this year which is really all that matters when we are talking this deep. Powell is a really poor prospect.

 
BobbyLayne said:
OK but how about now?
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Need a shovel to find that one… I don’t think Mahomes is playing like an elite quarterback right now but of the four receivers I would feel most comfortable starting Pringle. Most comfortable, not confident.

 
Byron Pringle caught 5-of-7 targets for 29 yards and one touchdown in the Chiefs' Divisional Round win over the Bills.

Pringle caught the first of Patrick Mahomes' three touchdowns with a two-yarder in the second quarter. His seven targets tied Jerick McKinnon for third on the team behind Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce. Pringle and Mecole Hardman fight for targets behind Hill and Kelce on a weekly basis. He'll be a dart-throw fantasy bet in the AFC Championship game against the Bengals next week.

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Byron Pringle caught 2-of-3 targets for 16 yards in the Chiefs' AFC Championship Game loss to the Bengals. 

Pringle was operating as the Chiefs' No. 2 receiver by the end of the season, but it still resulted in just 42 catches for 568 yards and five scores. The 28-year-old journeyman is emblematic of just how shaky the Chiefs' skill talent is behind All-Pros Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill. Headed to free agency, former UDFA Pringle has spent his entire career in Kansas City, but it would not be surprising to see the Chiefs let him walk as they rebuild their receiver corps. Pringle doesn't have a Dynasty league future despite this year's career campaign. 

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With Chicago Bears now.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Byron Pringle tied for the second-best amount of separation in the NFL for wide receivers last year.

 
No better than a depth piece and I can't see him being fantasy viable at this point, but who knows?

 
JohnnyU said:
No better than a depth piece and I can't see him being fantasy viable at this point, but who knows?
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I agree. He had his chances in KC when they really needed someone else to step up. He's  a reliable WR3-4 for an NFL team perhaps but not for fantasy. 

 
Years ago, another wide receiver left KC after his first contract was up and went to the NFC. Last 2 years in KC - 35/586/6, 14/198/1. Pringle's last 2 in KC - 42/568/5, 13/160/1. Very similar numbers. Who was that other guy? Joe Horn. Not saying anything just stating a fact.

You never know

 
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