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WR Puka Nacua LAR (15 Viewers)

joey said:
Wish I wasn’t busy in meetings all afternoon to have some time to REALLY think about this but, at a glance, I thought he was too risky to start him so I kept him on my bench in 2 leagues, to use this as a “prove it” week.

Um, I think he proved it.
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I wasn’t too busy, but it was still a tough call. The information was all over the place. Snap count. Vegas likes that moved to low yardage. Both positive and negative news. I don’t think anyone expected this involvement so I wouldn’t kick myself for sitting him. (I sat him and Stafford stack in superflex)
 
I didn’t start him and in hindsight I still wouldn’t start him. 9 out of 10 times this would be a dud and we’ve been burned way too many times with TNF and injury shenanigans. Starting going forward though. The real head scratcher was the Vikings defense being an absolute joke lol
 
TampaMike19 said:
I didn’t start him and in hindsight I still wouldn’t start him. 9 out of 10 times this would be a dud and we’ve been burned way too many times with TNF and injury shenanigans. Starting going forward though. The real head scratcher was the Vikings defense being an absolute joke lol
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With you on this. However, Sig Bloom has been mentioning recently that teams seem to be getting more on board with letting players heal more fully before putting them back out there as opposed to putting 80%ers out there for God awful decoy/dud weeks.

Like you, I don't trust the trend but my eyes are certainly on it.
 
TampaMike19 said:
I didn’t start him and in hindsight I still wouldn’t start him. 9 out of 10 times this would be a dud and we’ve been burned way too many times with TNF and injury shenanigans. Starting going forward though. The real head scratcher was the Vikings defense being an absolute joke lol
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I posted in the Nacua thread that the Vikings were ranked 32nd in FF points allowed to Wide Receivers and it was go time last night
I understand your POV, I'm not a fan of starting guys coming off injury in their 1st week back, however...Nacua IMHO was not injured badly and I was surprised it took this long
Feel similar about Nico Collins, a month and he barely limped off the field with the hammy issue

When you have a juicy match up I think always best to jump and not 2nd guess a stud type at WR vs the weakest secondary going at the moment
 
Ministry of Pain said:
TampaMike19 said:
I didn’t start him and in hindsight I still wouldn’t start him. 9 out of 10 times this would be a dud and we’ve been burned way too many times with TNF and injury shenanigans. Starting going forward though. The real head scratcher was the Vikings defense being an absolute joke lol
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I posted in the Nacua thread that the Vikings were ranked 32nd in FF points allowed to Wide Receivers and it was go time last night
I understand your POV, I'm not a fan of starting guys coming off injury in their 1st week back, however...Nacua IMHO was not injured badly and I was surprised it took this long
Feel similar about Nico Collins, a month and he barely limped off the field with the hammy issue

When you have a juicy match up I think always best to jump and not 2nd guess a stud type at WR vs the weakest secondary going at the moment
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I really am fine being wrong with this on this week. It stings, sure, but more often than not it flames out. Perhaps this is a valid data point now going further that players are no longer rushing back from injury, except if your coach is Todd Bowles.

I had no reason to believe McVay being cautious with any of his players- he runs them into the ground no matter the situation. Perhaps he has changed because his team looked like crap without Kupp and Nacua.

Either way, Puka could be a reason that I lose this week. But he won't be a reason I lose going forward. Just going my PPR replacement puts up 12-14 PPR points.
 
I started him last night but it definitely wasn't without worry. It boiled down to being able to pivot my lineup if he put up a dud (bc Thursday), but having to live with him possibly blowing up on the bench. Figured I'd be more ok with the former, but glad it worked out. He looked great out there.
 
I kept him on the bench. Just couldn’t see a game script that involved him so heavily when it wasn’t even a discussion that he play 4 days ago. Seeing how well he played, I’m guessing it was a discussion behind the scenes. Oh well, glad to see him back. Easy guy to root for.
 
What a stud and I hope you all started him! I kept thinking no way if he wasn't near 100% would they allow him to play and risk greater damage. He looked like he was never hurt and the cherry on top was he didn't even score a TD I see way more upside going forward. Congrats!
 
Ministry of Pain said:
TampaMike19 said:
I didn’t start him and in hindsight I still wouldn’t start him. 9 out of 10 times this would be a dud and we’ve been burned way too many times with TNF and injury shenanigans. Starting going forward though. The real head scratcher was the Vikings defense being an absolute joke lol
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I posted in the Nacua thread that the Vikings were ranked 32nd in FF points allowed to Wide Receivers and it was go time last night
I understand your POV, I'm not a fan of starting guys coming off injury in their 1st week back, however...Nacua IMHO was not injured badly and I was surprised it took this long
Feel similar about Nico Collins, a month and he barely limped off the field with the hammy issue

When you have a juicy match up I think always best to jump and not 2nd guess a stud type at WR vs the weakest secondary going at the moment
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We've all been there before and gotten burned decided to play it safe and keep your stud benched only to see them go off or be the difference maker and you lost that week's matchup. I'd rather start a stud and he doesn't perform than bench him and he goes off. Only way I would bench is if your starters are clear cut studs themselves. Not lesser tier players with a better matchup but studs who are considered comparable to the player you are sitting.
 
TampaMike19 said:
I didn’t start him and in hindsight I still wouldn’t start him. 9 out of 10 times this would be a dud and we’ve been burned way too many times with TNF and injury shenanigans. Starting going forward though. The real head scratcher was the Vikings defense being an absolute joke lol
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I think Vikings aren't as good as they are and played way over their heads and caught many teams by surprise. While they aren't a bottom feeder type team as most experts predicted before the season no way they are as good as their record. Paper Tiger. In 3 of their prior 4 games they've given up 29, 31 and 30 points. That won't stop. Every year at least a few teams will start off hot during the first 1/4 of the season and end up not making the postseason or limp in and the Vikings are definitely near the top of my list. Been fading them hard.
 
JoeJoe88 said:
packer_junkie said:
Top 12 ROS??

He looked alot more fluid than Kupp did (who did his thing---> but it was a lot tighter windows, etc)
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I’m not going to be at all surprised if he’s top 5. Top 12 is a given to me-I’m expecting better tbh. He looked fantastic last night.
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Plus bye week is over which is a bonus. I am going to see what I can get in a trade for him. You could easily argue his value is greater than Nico Collins ROS who will still miss games AND has bye week. Not saying I'd trade Nico for him but shows I think many are still undervaluing him. I don't think that will be the case after their next game.
 
WaltonGoggins said:
JoeJoe88 said:
packer_junkie said:
Top 12 ROS??

He looked alot more fluid than Kupp did (who did his thing---> but it was a lot tighter windows, etc)
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I’m not going to be at all surprised if he’s top 5. Top 12 is a given to me-I’m expecting better tbh. He looked fantastic last night.
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Plus bye week is over which is a bonus. I am going to see what I can get in a trade for him. You could easily argue his value is greater than Nico Collins ROS who will still miss games AND has bye week. Not saying I'd trade Nico for him but shows I think many are still undervaluing him. I don't think that will be the case after their next game.
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I have Puka and Nico in my main dynasty league so you can understand my giddiness for the rest of the season :-)
 
Doubles said:
Just got a trade offer immediately for my Puka and Brooks for their Breece Hall. I have to accept that right?
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After i saw what Puka did last night and watching Hall and the Jets a few times i think i'd prefer to have Puka.
Maybe accept it if you're very weak at RB and loaded at WR.
 
VikingFrog said:
BlackCrowes said:
Minn seems like they really weren't prepared for him to play.
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Maybe they weren’t.

Very few details from practice this week. Stories of optimism and limited snap count.

The Rams definitely did a good job of keeping us all in the dark a bit.
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He didn’t look 100%, but as good as he was, I was definitely wondering if the rams were intentionally slow playing it to throw off the vikes planning
 
boilerdave said:
Doubles said:
Just got a trade offer immediately for my Puka and Brooks for their Breece Hall. I have to accept that right?
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After i saw what Puka did last night and watching Hall and the Jets a few times i think i'd prefer to have Puka.
Maybe accept it if you're very weak at RB and loaded at WR.
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I love Puka he’s really the perfect player for a .5ppr and .5pfd. I only have Nabers, Worthy, Legette and Pearsall and my backs are Kyren, Bigsby Tracy, Brooks, Allgeier, Warren and Davis.
 
forgot to post his on Thursday:
Puka Nacua caught 7-of-9 targets for 106 yards in the Rams’ Week 8 win over the Vikings.

Active for the first time since Week 1 and actually healthy for the first time since early August, Nacua went from a potential snap count to rampaging for his eighth career 100-yard effort in the regular season. He out-targeted fellow returnee Cooper Kupp just 9-8, but out-gained him 106-51. Naturally, it was Kupp who found the end zone on an otherwise forgettable night where he committed a drop and accidentally went out of bounds late. Looking unguardable and definitely no worse for the wear following his multi-month absence, Nacua seems ready to re-join the WR1 ranks ahead of Week 9 against the Seahawks.
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Needless to say, the fantasy boards were in an uproar over the "snap count" news for Nacua. Nacua was in practically the whole 1st and 2nd drive and only started getting regular snaps off the 2nd half. Only 2 less snaps than Kupp (40 snaps), and targeted on 40.9% of those snaps is insane.
 
The Frankman said:
forgot to post his on Thursday:
Puka Nacua caught 7-of-9 targets for 106 yards in the Rams’ Week 8 win over the Vikings.

Active for the first time since Week 1 and actually healthy for the first time since early August, Nacua went from a potential snap count to rampaging for his eighth career 100-yard effort in the regular season. He out-targeted fellow returnee Cooper Kupp just 9-8, but out-gained him 106-51. Naturally, it was Kupp who found the end zone on an otherwise forgettable night where he committed a drop and accidentally went out of bounds late. Looking unguardable and definitely no worse for the wear following his multi-month absence, Nacua seems ready to re-join the WR1 ranks ahead of Week 9 against the Seahawks.
- Rotoworld
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Needless to say, the fantasy boards were in an uproar over the "snap count" news for Nacua. Nacua was in practically the whole 1st and 2nd drive and only started getting regular snaps off the 2nd half. Only 2 less snaps than Kupp (40 snaps), and targeted on 40.9% of those snaps is insane.
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Agree with this mindset.

With the news we had at the time. There was no right answer to sitting or starting him. It was a big dice roll.

McVay’s comments about how he looked great in practice came Friday after the game. Would have been nice to hear that Thursday.

There seemed to be a little shrouded secrecy here. From a gamesmanship perspective… and not that there’s anything wrong with that.
 
Rams WR Puka Nacua was scheduled for his weekly press conference today, but was not able to do it because he left practice with a knee injury, per a team official. He will be listed as “limited” on the injury report. McVay next speaks tomorrow.


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Insein said:
VikingFrog said:
Magnum83 said:
Link(s)?
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Not believed to be serious.
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That's how it begins. Then he misses the game. Then he's week to week. Then he's on IR and will return in December the way this year is going.

Or he plays this week and goes 10-165-2.
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You forgot to add that if he plays it will be a last minute decisions and half of us will start him and half of us won’t and this thread will be filled with “I told ya so’s”
 
You will always have to worry about Puka's health. He has had ton of injuries throughout college and the NFL thus far.

He's a risk but the reward is worth it.
 
RaidersAreOne said:
You will always have to worry about Puka's health. He has had ton of injuries throughout college and the NFL thus far.

He's a risk but the reward is worth it.
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Was able to unload him for Brian Thomas straight up in a dynasty league. I love the talent, but his injury history and style of play make it difficult to bet on him long term. Also, I wouldn’t be shocked if this was Stafford’s last year playing
 
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