ilianawindfae
Footballguy
He may be worth a speculative add. Stafford doesn't care, he'll sling the pill to whoever is on the field.
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WR Tutu Atwell, LAR (1 Viewer)
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
This Smurf had 35 targets and 22 catches the start of last season when Kupp was injured to start '23
6/119 on 8 targets
7/77 on 9 targets
4/50 + 22 rush yds Had 9 targets
5 catches 24 yds on 9 targets, his worst of the 4 games
I think it shows that Stafford has no hesitation to start throwing it to him and especially with all the injuries, I would expect him to be heavily involved
They are playing San Fran and that's gonna be a problem after they were beaten at Minnesota last week, my guess is San Fran comes out firing but they are down CMC/Deebo
5-9/165, he is not my ideal WR but the odds are good he's going to see an uptick in targets
6/119 on 8 targets
7/77 on 9 targets
4/50 + 22 rush yds Had 9 targets
5 catches 24 yds on 9 targets, his worst of the 4 games
I think it shows that Stafford has no hesitation to start throwing it to him and especially with all the injuries, I would expect him to be heavily involved
They are playing San Fran and that's gonna be a problem after they were beaten at Minnesota last week, my guess is San Fran comes out firing but they are down CMC/Deebo
5-9/165, he is not my ideal WR but the odds are good he's going to see an uptick in targets
this is why I picked him up in one of my leagues. he will put up numbers while the big boys are injured. he might be the best #3 WR in the NFL and now hes getting a chance in a top 2 WR role once again.
eagles 123
Footballguy
Could be wrong but it’s just hard to see Stafford being able to throw the deep ball with how he played last week and the banged up oline. Feels like more short throw type of game imo.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
And?
Why can't Atwell at his diminutive size catch some shorter balls and use his wheels to try and get loose?
I'm missing the connection here and I do understand LT/RT-QB time to dropback, I track where your going, it's logical
I just think with WR 1a and 1b on the shelf, he has as good a chance as anyone of making a splash for a couple weeks
Agree.
Atwell is the only one of these WRs with speed to burn. McVay is going to scheme him up.
I bet he surprises.
And he's the only WR on LAR that wasn't picked up in any waivers.
he was productive early last season when Kupp was out. why wont he be effective now? Mcvay will make it work
He'll make it work like he makes his RBs work from year to year. Very unpredictable.
fair.
and hes against a good Defense in San Fran, so this week may be a bit unorthodox. no guarantee he has a good game this week.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I like the 93 yards. was hoping for more catches. I had a team with a few injuries so I did the ol plug and play grabbing Tutu off the waiver wire.
could have done worse.
when your waiver wire pick puts up passable numbers thats never a bad thing right?
Snoopy
Footballguy
Agreed to a 1-year $10 million fully guaranteed contract.
I don't think he is really worth that much.
I don't think he is really worth that much.
Terpman22
Footballguy
He's no Tavon Austin
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Hard to replace a stat line of 42/562/0 for much less than that. 
As someone who loathed where they picked him, I think he's played well whenever they expanded his role, usually due to injuries. He's become a solid WR, and I have no issue with this move, and hope they use him as their #2. He's better than his numbers have been in my opinion.
I think it definitely closes the door on Kupp staying, which seemed like a longshot anyway given McVay's comments.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Beat me to it. A little higher cost than I expected, but he is familiar with the offense and fills a gap for the year with big play ability. Not sure the hope is he is the number two, but gives them flexibility and time to figure it out.
Boston
Footballguy
The more I think about it the more I see this…especially when you look at the free agent options and a rookie group that is not overflowing like RB…it is a one year deal that gives them a safety net for 2025 and I bet they hope they can find his replacement at some point in this draft as they have been doing a great job digging up later round skill players.
Just to add some context, in the 9 games that either (or in some cases both) Puka or Kupp missed, Atwell averaged 66.9 YPG, which comes out to 1,137 over a 17-game season.
titusbramble
Footballguy
That seems like a lot, but if they've got the cap space and are thinking it as a short term stop gap then meh, whatever
no hes not.
I like Tutu but 10 M feels like a lot of money to give to someone like him. I dont see teams lining up to sign him even at 8 mil. This is somewhat confusing to me.
