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Concept Coop
Footballguy
Jordy Nelson at 30? I have to ask about this. In his last healthy season he was very close to 100 receptions, 1,200+ yards, and 15 TD. This year, when healthy, he was making plays. What am I missing? Those putting Cobb on another tier are going to be disappointed in their return, in my opinion. Jordy is the better option on a season to season basis, and he'll outscore Cobb by enough to make up for the age difference.I'm with you on Shorts. I am not willing to rank him that high, but he's legit. Thanks for the rankings.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
I feel like Flacco is the anti-Romo. I know Flacco is in the process of getting the Super Bowl MVP treatment right now, but give me Romo. Romo is the better football player and in Flacco's position, would help the Ravens more than Flacco has. Romo is going to get the blame for his teams choking, and yes, Romo has shot himself in the foot a number of times. But Romo was legitimately in the MVP race for a stretch - although it wasn't covered. I am not saying Romo is a top 5 QB, but I don't think there are 5 QBs who could have put that team in position to win even as many games as they did, Flacco included. He's never had the stability around him that Flacco has, never had the running game, or, at the very least, the commitment to it. The Cowboys organization is unstable from the top down and a lot of that is going to be placed on Romo. But Romo helps win football games and his stats support that claim. We are going to look at a very small number of plays and say: Flacco made the plays, Romo didn't. But I think that's wrong. It reminds me of the Kobe v. Lebron argument (when it was still an argument); LeBron's stats showed that he helped win games at a much higher rate, but Kobe was "clutch" and that seemed to be too heavily weighed; as though the first 45 minutes of basketball didn't decide games. Give me the best player and I'll win more than I'll lose.
squistion
Footballguy
Not only that, but the over 18K posts blew up the replies counter:1,000,000 views
Is there a :badposting: ? Yikes.I think it's ridiculous for you to crap on anyone that performed the way Flacco has done this postseason. That Ravens defense has been below average the entire season. Flacco put this team on his back and carried them through four tough, tough matchups and won them a Super Bowl. Saying Romo would have done better when Romo has done virtually nothing in the playoffs for the past 8 years is a bit of a joke.QBs can single-handedly take teams to the playoffs. Look at what Luck did this season. Look at what Rodgers has done for multiple seasons. That Indy team is nearly devoid of talent at all positions, yet somehow they made the playoffs, mostly thankful to many, many late game heroics by Luck. 2-14 to 11-5 after dumping virtually all their veterans? That's insane. The Dallas team has WAY more talent than the Colts yet Romo couldn't get them to the postseason. At this point I would take Flacco as my QB over Romo any day, and twice on Sunday.
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thriftyrocker
Footballguy
If you want to be a Romo apologist just as hard as I am a Flacco apologist at the moment, that's fine. The problem with the Kobe comparison is that here the non-clutch guy is a few years older. And he hasn't had a winning season since 2009. (And neither guy is a generational talent.) Romo doesn't have 10-15 years to figure it out. He's at the age now (about a year) where McNabb was after PHI decided Kolb gives them a better chance to win. I don't think we know what Romo is like in a ball control offense because he's rarely been asked to do it. There was a time a couple years ago when they asked him to reduce turnovers and he played more conservative for a few games, but IMO it didn't stick very long. Late era Favre is a similarity. Put him on Minn, give him the best RB in a generation; he was very efficient in regular season play, but winning time he still tries to put the ball a place where it can't go. It's a stretch to ask him to play a different style and still be the best player on the field.And if Romo gets a pass for his RBs being hurt, Flacco gets a pass for having at best below average receivers. The sum of the talent at skill positions is about the same. (As far as stability, he's essentially had the same OC since - what - 2007.)Romo is a good NFL QB. He's undervalued in dynasty as well. Put under 30 yo Romo on 00s Ravens teams over a young Flacco; yeah, it is a better team. Put 32 yo Romo on the 2011/2012 Ravens teams, I'm not sure your conclusion is right.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
Flacco had a great playoff run. Nobody is "crapping on him". The NFL is a team sport. As much as we all want to use championships and select data points to crown and discredit, it comes down to more than that; we have to look deeper. Look at their career stats and it's not close. Romo is the more productive football player that better helps his team win football games. We can't take ALL of the instability of Romo's franchise and place it on his shoulders. As easy as it is to say: "The Ravens defense wasn't great, therefore, Flacco is" - it's not productive. We have to look at everything. The Ravens defense stepped up, just as Flacco did. Their coaching staff was brilliant during said stretch. Boldin played at another level. It wasn't just Flacco, although he did play great. Romo led the league in 4th Qtr comebacks, the Cowboys led the league in 4th QTR +/-. Romo is asked to do more than Flacco ever has been. And the Luck comment is moot. The Cowboys were a better team that the Colts by a wide margin; the Colts, as solid as Luck was for a rookie, got major breaks in the schedule department. Is Luck better than Brees? Is Flacco?
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
I'm gonna take a crack at this.I disagree with EBF on a lot of players, and I think he undervalues established vets as a rule. But with those caveats I think we approach the game the same way: talent exists independent of situation and you'll do better in the long run if you stay away from marginally talented guys in great situations. First, they're expensive to acquire. Second, situations change.
IMO Nelson's a nice WR. On a team with a great QB and other receiving threats he's going to thrive. But absent those things he'd struggle to be FF relevant. That's my take on his talent level and I'm guessing it's EBF's too. Without looking I'll wager that EBF has Decker in the same neighborhood?
The downside and danger to the talent-first approach is that it's tough to tell when you're wrong on a player if he's in a great situation. Is he better than you thought? Or just taking advantage of something that's very likely to change in the near- or medium-term. Like EBF I've decided to stick to my initial valuation and take my lumps when I'm wrong about a guy. It's too late to buy for value in those cases in any event.
I've seen two ways to build good teams built for the long-run. Trade trade trade, constantly gaining incremental market value along the way until you acquire enough of it to land studs.
Or be good enough at IDing talent independent of situation that you can take advantage of market inefficiencies to buy low on prospects or out of favor vets and hold them until they come good. There's always a Lynch or VJax or Garcon or Shorts available for far less than his true value.
I'm pretty sure EBF's in the second camp, and so am I.
So a low rating on someone like Nelson might not be intended to reflect his market value. For me that low ranking would reflect what I believe about his talent in a vacuum. I think Nelson is about 75% situation and at his current price there's no way I'd ever own him as a result. So he's just not that valuable to me given my approach. Unlike EBF I don't even bother to rank the guys I'll literally never own.
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Concept Coop
Footballguy
In this context, it stands: One produces more, and better helps his team win, if we measure by any objective, individual stat. If we looked at the stats and removed the names, nobody would suggest Flacco is better. Tony Romo is one of the best QBs of his generation, stat wise. His QBR is up there with Brady/Manning. But, we are going to look at 3-5 games and say "he just doesn't have it; he's not clutch". Flacco is asked to do much less and isn't nearly as productive, so we are going to look at 3-5 games and say: "He's clutch, therefore he's great."
Romo doesn't need figuring out. He needs a running game and an offensive line. He's got it figured out and is a damn good NFL QB. He just has more baggage in the form of the situaion around him than most.
We doing the same thing to Brett Favre, here. Adrian Peterson holds on to the ball, and the Vikes are the favorites in that Super Bowl and who knows what would have happened. Yes, Favre made mistakes and is prone to gamble. But he's still one of the best ever. Give me Favre and his warts over Flacco or any game manager.
Romo needs a pass for his offensive line. He would have won plenty of games doing his best Drew Brees, if he had the time to do it.
We'll never know, but it is my opinion.
FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
I've seen this quite a bit this year and completely disagree. Boldin is an elite receiver. He was an elite receiver in Arizona before going to Baltimore, and he's showed lately when Flacco's finally decided to give him a chance that he's still a monster.The guy didn't suddenly lose it at the age of 29. He lost it because he went and played with a QB who couldn't get him the ball. Baltimore's receivers are easily in the top half of the league.I've said this before and I still contend it. If you swapped out the teams of Anquan Boldin with Roddy White then Flacco apologists would have spent the last 3 years bemoaning how Flacco got stuck with a mediocre White while Matt Ryan got to play with the elite Boldin.Or, to make a better comparison, if you swapped the teams of Romo and Flacco we'd likely still consider Boldin one of the league's best and no one would ever have heard of Miles Austin.
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Concept Coop
Footballguy
At what point do we say that we were wrong on our initial talent evaluation, though? Nelson had 96/1,1200/15. James Jones played almost full-time as a starter for GB and didn't go near that.Jordy was a 2nd or 3rd round pick by an orginization that has done pretty well drafting WRs. Why is Cobb/Jennings talented and Jordy is not? Jordy went near or much higher than they did, and produced as much, or much more than they did.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
people dont think he's talented bacause he's white, same with decker. they are good players in their own right. Ill let you guys keep de-valuing them based on "talent" or lack there of
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
wrong about what? there is a bias against jordy, its evident. why is it? I consistently win too btw, as you knowShort, sharp and wrong -- at least you're consistent!
thriftyrocker
Footballguy
Abnormally high catch:TD ratio in his one good season out of 5 yrs in the NFL (Robert Meachem rule). Offense is plug-n-play so James Jones or someone else can be plugged in just as easily. (I would still side with the ranking being way too low, though.)
Concept Coop
Footballguy
2/5 years. His per/target numbers were great this year. He was just hurt. And he sat behind some good WRs, and earned his job. I see no reason why he is any riskier than anyone else in his tier.
thriftyrocker
Footballguy
I think some are calling it a fluke. Everyone admits he played great in the playoffs; some are only giving him credit for that.
You mean like, except TD:INT?
It's not just because he dropped the snap against SEA. It's his play over multiple years.
Specifically late era Favre. Too cold to be outside Brett.
Prior to his injury in week 8 Jordy was averaging 5.7 catches for 76 yards and .7 TDs per game. That hamstring robbed him of his explosive play the rest of the year. His PPG clip was on pace for another top 10 finish. Perhaps aided by a few of those games without Jennings ... but I would still consider him top 20 WR dynasty option easily.I remember the pre-season play this year where he burned Joe Haden 1:1 on a double move for a 40-yard TD on the opening drive. That was beast. I say let him be underrated ... I'm happy to get him in the 4th round. I don't really think he's underrated, though. Recent dynasty ADP data shows him going on average at WR12 in start-ups. That seems pretty spot on to me, given that Jordy is locked up for another two years with Rodgers.
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thriftyrocker
Footballguy
Granted. But if we're arguing, it's really about whether he belongs in the next tier up. Is he riskier than Dwayne Bowe Mike Wallace Vincent Jackson Roddy White Andre Johnson Greg Jennings Wes Welker. Pretty much universally yes pending situation for the FAs.
Just a few points of clarification: 1- Jordy's big year in 2011 he only had 68 receptions, not 96. He was, however, on pace for 90+ receptions this year prior to his injury.
2- This will be taboo to point out, but being white absolutely makes people view him differently. Much of it is probably unconscious, and I'm sure I've done the same. This guy was very, very highly regarded coming out of K ST, so he has the pedigree.
3- I don't understand an argument against Nelson that basically boils down to "he relies on his situation", because Rodgers is going to be his QB likely for the rest of his career, barring a large decline in Nelson's abilities. I think it is a very safe bet that Rodgers/Nelson are connected for the next 3 years, and we really can't predict much more than that.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
1- Thanks. I mistook targets for receptions when looking at the stats.2-Agree.3-Agree. It doesn't seem equally applied to Cobb.
Bowe - much riskier due to FA statusWallace - is the same as Bowe, I want to know who is throwing him the ballVJax - bumped down due to ageRoddy - bumped down due to ageAndre - bumped down due to ageJennings - riskier due to FA statusWelker - bumped down due to age
Concept Coop
Footballguy
He is safer than most of those guys. He's younger, in a better situation, and has been equally, or more productive than the group, when healthy.For the record, Jordy graded out at the bottom of tier two (well, tier 3 if I treat Calvin/Green as their own), when I did rankings for a PPR startup. Ahead of Bowe, Wallace, White, Andre, Jennings, and right next to Jackson/Welker.
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thriftyrocker
Footballguy
Right, pending situation. I'm assuming I'm not drafting until after that risk is resolved.A lot of those age bumps are not relevant IMO. I am not here to disrespect Nelson's talent level, but White, VJax, and Andre are on a different level, and I would rather have their talent at 33/34 than Nelson at 30 if we're looking ahead 3 years.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Hey, I'm a huge Boldin fan and have been ever since first seeing him play. But sorry, he is not an elite receiver anymore. Elite receivers are able to gain separation -- and Boldin cannot reliably do that now. Does he do a good veteran job of gaining last-minute separation through gut and brute force? Yup. Through quickness and athleticism? Not anymore. So no, he's not elite. Not even remotely.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
Uh...did you look at it?
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thriftyrocker
Footballguy
28/19 < 22/10. Feel free to move the goalposts to career if that makes you feel better about your choice.
thriftyrocker
Footballguy
Compared to BALBetter WR/TE (18)NEP, PIT, CIN, HOU, TEN, JAC, DEN, NYG, DAL, PHI, GBP, CHI, DET, ATL, NO, TB, SF, ARIMore or less as good WR/TE (7)BUF, IND, OAK, KC, WAS, MIN, CARWorse WR/TE (6)MIA, NYJ, CLE, SD, SEA, STL
Concept Coop
Footballguy
Move the goalposts? So I have to ignore everything Romo has done in his career, and use a year in which 4/5 of his offensive line couldn't start for the Crimson Tide? And the one that could was injured?Anyone going by his stats this year - while I can't expect you to watch every game - I can't really have this conversation. What he did this year was a lot more impressive than his stats indicate. He had a top 5 WR and a top 3-4 TE, I don't want to downplay that. But he had pressure right in his face, at an alarming rate. What Romo, Witten, and Bryant were able to do, dispite the situation around them, was pretty special.
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I'd have to ask those that questions Nelson's talent what deficiencies they see when the watch him play. He has a great frame, very good speed, attacks the ball in the air with sure hands and runs proper routes. He's as good with the ball in his hands as say Dwayne Bowe - who is generally considered well above average in that respect.What talent does he lack? If he was situation dependant (and let's face it to a large extent every WR is to some degree) he should be in that situation for quite some time anyway.
EBF
Footballguy
I agree that Cobb might be a bit overrated, but he's definitely a solid player and his youth is a big plus. He's going to be around for a long time. Maybe he drops down to a FF WR2-WR3 in future seasons. That's pretty likely. 7-8 years of that kind of production could be very valuable though. Maybe he doesn't belong ahead of a guy like Nicks, but I don't see myself taking an aging star like AJ or VJax ahead of him. As for Jordy, keep in mind how huge that fifth tier is. On some teams I'd definitely take him over a guy like Gordon or Wright. He's much more likely to be useful. But the flipside is that he's quite a bit older. And his game is very reliant on speed. Not many sprinters remain world class after they hit that 30-31 range. With Jordy turning 28 in just a few months, I think you're looking at a pretty small window of peak years. Thinking about it more, he might be a good candidate for the fourth tier though. I don't think his FF outlook is all that different from a guy like Bowe or Roddy. A 1200+ yard 15 TD season is something that guys like Torrey Smith and Mike Williams will probably never achieve. So maybe it's a little unfair to lump Jordy in with the guys who are good enough to be solid #2 receivers, but not good enough to be legitimate #1 receivers, which is how I would describe Decker, Torrey, Williams, and Brown. Ability-wise, he's probably in the middle of the gap between those guys and the real star caliber guys like Roddy, VJax, Wayne, etc.
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thriftyrocker
Footballguy
TBH, that smells of homerism. Rivers had a similar year, in a worse situation, but I'm fully willing to say "hey, wha happened" and cast him aside. Giving Romo the same benefit of the doubt I'm giving Ben (there's a lot of bad OL in the league). The original statement was "better helps his team win, if we measure by any objective, individual stat" which I still contend is too strong even if you accept TD:INT are similar within margin of error (throw out Rookie year, and Flacco's is 2). If in your view Romo doesn't cause an abnormal amount of TOs, that's fine. The larger point is the notion that Flacco doesn't help his team win, which of course I strongly disagree with. If it is too subjective for you - and I agree most of the good arguments are subjective, like difficulty game planning - I am fine with that and let's move on.
While Jordy Nelson is a good athlete, I agree with EBF in that he's a speed guy. He's getting older and his value won't be sky high forever. When his contract comes up GB may let him walk just like Jennings. I also saw a mock draft recently where Keenan Allen went to GB in round one. If that happens, i'm sure the rankings of Cobb/Jones/Nelson look very different.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
Homerism? Perhaps some, but lets treat the arguments as individual claims and dispute those, if they warrant it. Romo does turn the ball over more, but he handles it more; 40/20 <> 20/10, in terms of helping a team win. And a lot of Romo's interceptions were due to pressure that Flacco didn't face as often. I understand some are going to point to Flacco's brand of play as a model, now that he won the Super Bowl. But he is largely the exception to that rule, if we look at SB winning QBs over the last decade. I don't think that argument is too valid.
thriftyrocker
Footballguy
I think game managers win SBs pretty regularly. Flacco is unique amongst game managers, if that's your implication EliRodgersBreesBen (similar)Eli (similar)PeytonBen (similar)Brady (similar)Brady (similar)Johnson (similar)Brady (similar)
Concept Coop
Footballguy
After looking up the stats of some of these guys during their Super Bowl runs - you make a good point. I don't think anyone would call Ben/Brady/Eli a game manager now, but, a fair argument could be made that they were at the time. But look at the names on the list: Brady, Peyton, Rodgers, Eli, Brees - In general, we are talking about 5 of the best QBs of their time, based on their entire careers. Perhaps Flacco is taking the steps that the others did and will soon join them.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
He is only 27; too early to project loss of speed, in my opinion.And the Packer offense will feed it's top 2 options, which will certainly include Nelson, even if they were to draft a WR in the first round. The guy losing his job in that scenario would be Jones. I would imagine Cobb is pretty safe in his role. Nelson has 2 more years until his contract is an issue, and GB has two franchise tags it could use on him, if they wanted to. Again, I think it is a bit much to be worrrying about his contract right now. I also think he is a talented WR and would put up numbers in many situations.
He turns 28 this summer and has battled injuries lately(sounds like Jennings). If Nelson was that talented he would've showed up in one of this other 4 seasons in the NFL. He also won't be franchise tagged.You may be right, i'm just not a huge believer in Nelson.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
The reason he didn't produce more in his first 3 seasons is Donald Driver/Greg Jennings, not his talent. As far as battling injuries - it was only one injury(hamstring). They can suck, and CAN be a long-term issue, but they are pretty common and usually not. I think we have a pretty good sample size of Jordy's production and play; we should be able to use that and not depend on trying to determine why he didn't breakout until year 4, or at what age he'll start losing his speed. But, you're right, just opinions and we'll see.
Devil's Advocate...1. Prior to 2010, Jennings and Driver were in their prime, and there is no shame in a young guy being behind them.2. In 2010, his third year, he started to get more playing time, and putting up 21-286-2 in the playoffs, including 9-140-1 in the Superbowl. This talent showed up in his 3rd season for sure.3. He followed that up with an incredible 2011, and was on pace for 90-1200-11 prior to injuries this year.
Fair enough, you guys may be changing my tune on him. Which is why I enjoy discussion in the SP and not the "I have to be right" fights.Rodgers favorite pass play is a backshoulder throw to Nelson on the sidelines. Rodgers is very accurate and Nelson has the size to catch it. Almost unstoppable
Tau837
Footballguy
Several comments here.1. This is where your passionate arguing in favor of Flacco officially jumped the shark for me.2. Are we legitimizing QBR now for ranking QBs? I don't buy QBR as a useful metric.3. Older players are much more than short-changed by your post. I went looking for all-time QBR stats when I saw this post and found only ESPN stats that go back only to 2008. So he has the 18th best qualified QBR since 2008? Is that good?4. Speaking of which, where is the all-time QBR ranking you are citing? I don't find it at ESPN or PFR. But ESPN does have a listing of all-time best QBR seasons and games... where all-time means since 2008. Is that what you mean by NFL history?5. Flacco's 5 seasons rank as #63 (2010), #66 (2011), #78 (2009), #110 (2012), and #124 (2008) since 2008. Again, is that supposed to be impressive? Here is a PFR post that shows at least 40 all-time QBs with much higher QBR than Flacco's, which makes it appear he might not even be in the top 75-100 all-time.
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Kitrick Taylor
Footballguy
I've got a lot of respect for EBF and wdcrob. Both are among the best posters around here. But I think this is their blind spot. A few pages ago, EBF mentioned how valuable a guy like Derrick Mason was. Lots of seasons of 1000-1100 with 6 or so TDs. WR2 territory for a long time. Yet he ranks guys like Decker, Jordy, Mike Williams, (and presumably Stevie Johnson, assuming he was omitted by mistake) between WR25-30. All four of those guys have put up WR1 seasons recently, proving they can do it. They are all reasonably young (25-27), have solidified their roles on their teams, and seem like they have solid floors going forward. The difference between Decker and Demaryius Thomas was 1ppg this year. Nelson and Cobb were nearly identical. Mike Williams and Stevie Johnson were 2ppg less than VJax.
I'd rather have any of those four guys, than just about anybody in the tier ahead of them. Roddy, Andre and Welker are all going to be 32 or 33 next season. Traditionally the end of the line for many WRs. Jennings is coming off back to back injury plagued seasons, and will be 30 himself. I fully understand the talent vs situation debate. However, I think its fairly likely that three years from now those guys will still be churning out quality fantasy seasons while many of the guys in tier 4 will be long gone. Just as importantly, the difference in scoring between now and then is likely to be minimal.
I realize its hard to place those older guys in dynasty rankings as well. They are all likely to have one or two more WR1-WR2 seasons. That has value. I just wouldn't place that value over the four players I've been discussing.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Thanks KT. If I've got a blind spot there's no doubt this is it: if I don't understand why a good player is good I tend to just stay away.
I want guys I'm confident can withstand a situation change or who will continue to get opportunities if they have a down period. VJax left Rivers and went to Freeman and didn't miss a beat. Garcon had a bad year with the drek of the QB world throwing to him, but still landed a big contract with the Redskins and if he and RGIII are both healthy I think top 10-15 is in the cards.
Based on my own estimation of their talent I felt strongly that both of those guys would land on their feet and had both of them 'ranked' highly as a result. Not surprisingly, considering how cheaply you could get these guys in 2008/9/10, I own both of them in eight or nine of my dynasty leagues. Likewise, I've got Mendenhall in 10 of them.
Second chances and the ability to withstand a moderately poor situation is worth a ton to me, and I value the players I feel confident will survive those kinds of situations above those I'm not sure about.
I don't believe Decker or Nelson are that resilient. And if they are I don't see it (could easily be a blind spot). But the end result is the same either way -- they just aren't guys I'm going to invest in. I don't have to be right about every player, I just have to be right about the players I actually invest in more often than I'm wrong. I find that easier if I trim the player pool down the ones I'm most confident in.
Different strokes. Many ways to skin a cat. YMMV. Etc...
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
I may not always agree--hell, I disagree very often--but that makes it even better. I'd visit this site if it was updated reasonably often. Hell EBF, you could do what Couch Potato and wisc (?) did here and just start your own thread with the most updated rankings in the OP. That way there's room for discussion, and it can evolve over time. Great resource either way.
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Black
Footballguy
And no Stevie Johnson on the list.
thriftyrocker
Footballguy
Pretty sure #1 happened much earlier. I'm referring to the traditional QBR that tops off at 159, not ESPN's new one out of 100. Don't trust either/any QBR as end all be all of anything. The only point is if Flacco has been terrible for so long why is this overall metric so good. It is not an acceptable proof he is a good QB, it is just evidence he is not an average one.All time QBR is available at Pro Football Reference. Otto Graham, Dan Mario, Joe Flacco. I accept the ridiculousness of that list; my only point is that Joe is better than the haters give him credit.Several comments here.1. This is where your passionate arguing in favor of Flacco officially jumped the shark for me.2. Are we legitimizing QBR now for ranking QBs? I don't buy QBR as a useful metric.3. Older players are much more than short-changed by your post. I went looking for all-time QBR stats when I saw this post and found only ESPN stats that go back only to 2008. So he has the 18th best qualified QBR since 2008? Is that good?4. Speaking of which, where is the all-time QBR ranking you are citing? I don't find it at ESPN or PFR. But ESPN does have a listing of all-time best QBR seasons and games... where all-time means since 2008. Is that what you mean by NFL history?5. Flacco's 5 seasons rank as #63 (2010), #66 (2011), #78 (2009), #110 (2012), and #124 (2008) since 2008. Again, is that supposed to be impressive? Here is a PFR post that shows at least 40 all-time QBs with much higher QBR than Flacco's, which makes it appear he might not even be in the top 75-100 all-time.
EBF
Footballguy
That is the key point for me as well. Guys like Decker, Stevie, Torrey, and Mike Williams are good NFL players. They will have long careers. But they are not ideal #1 receivers in the NFL. When the stars align perfectly for them, they can have WR1 seasons, but they are not guys who can endure any situation and still produce top 15 FF stats. If you really want an edge on the teams in your league, I don't think you want a guy like this as anything more than your WR3. The idea of enduring assets is pretty important to me when building my dynasty teams. I want to bet on talent that will last. But it's not that simple. I think guys like Antonio Brown, Andre Roberts, Nate Burleson, Steve Johnson, Santonio Holmes, and Kendall Wright have the talent to be useful FF players for a long time. They are very good NFL players and they will cash a lot of paychecks before their time is up. However, they are a level (or two) below guys like Demaryius Thomas and Julio Jones. They simply don't have the upside to ever become one of the top 5-6 receivers in the NFL. When I'm ranking players, I try to approach it roughly like this:Group 1: Elite young playersGroup 2: Elite old playersGroup 3: Good young playersGroup 4: Good old playersAnd that mostly explains why I have guys like Brown, Johnson, Nelson, Decker, and Williams where I do. They are good players. Not great players. Useful as complementary pieces. Not necessarily "core" players that are going to carry your team to a lot of wins without a good group around them. If you have them in a supporting role, as a RB2-RB3 or WR2-WR4, they can help you win games. But you shouldn't mistake them for frontline players. I think good FF owners have a similar mindset. I know that most of the horrendous trade offers I receive in my leagues are transparent attempts by other owners to jump up a level. The "Antonio Brown + three minor assets for Julio Jones" type of offers. Or, to use a real example of something that came through my inbox a couple days ago, Roethlisberger, Hardesty, B Gibson, and the 1.09 rookie pick (dev league) for Andrew Luck.
I think building great dynasty teams is largely about getting as many level one players as you can. If you start with an empty roster, you should be stoked to get a guy like Decker or Nelson who has a good chance to give you useful production for several years. But as you continue to accumulate value and as other teams in your league continue to pull away from the pack, you will want to relegate those guys to supporting roles or package them to jump up a level.
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An oversight. Not a deliberate omission. I think I might have forgotten Maclin as well.I'm not especially high on either player, but they definitely belong on the list.
Dinsy Ejotuz
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Funny. I just sat down and did my first full ranking ever -- on the RBs.Here's where I stopped
rime of career guys I'd buy at the right price Richardson, Trent CLE RB Martin, Doug TBB RB Rice, Ray BAL RB Charles, Jamaal KCC RB Peterson, Adrian MIN RB Lynch, Marshawn SEA RB McCoy, LeSean PHI RB Spiller, C.J. BUF RB Morris, Alfred WAS RB Leshoure, Mikel DET RB Stewart, Jonathan CAR RB Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB McFadden, Darren OAK RB Mathews, Ryan SDC RB Murray, DeMarco DAL RB Ridley, Stevan NEP RB Prospects and speculative buys I like Wilson, David NYG RB Pierce, Bernard BAL RB Ballard, Vick IND RB Jones, Felix DAL RB Ingram, Mark NOS RB Miller, Lamar MIA RB Turbin, Robert SEA RB Harris, DuJuan GBP RB Bolden, Brandon NEP RB Williams, Ryan ARI RB Hunter, Kendall SFO RB James, LaMichael SFO RB Blount, LeGarrette TBB RB Veteran players I like (1?-3 more years) Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB Foster, Arian HOU RB Forte, Matt CHI RB Johnson, Chris TEN RB Bush, Reggie MIA RB Gore, Frank SFO RB Sproles, Darren NOS RB Bradshaw, Ahmad NYG RB Jackson, Steven STL RB Williams, DeAngelo CAR RB Green-Ellis, BenJarvus CIN RB Moreno, Knowshon DEN RB Turner, Michael ATL RB McGahee, Willis DEN RB Jackson, Fred BUF RBProspects I don't like Tate, Ben HOU RB Brown, Bryce PHI RB Hillman, Ronnie DEN RB Richardson, Daryl STL RB Vereen, Shane NEP RB Pead, Isaiah STL RB Dwyer, Jonathan PIT RB Ivory, Christopher NOS RB Brown, Andre NYG RB Green, Alex GBP RB Helu, Roy WAS RB Polk, Chris PHI RBGuys I won't own Rodgers, Jacquizz ATL RB Greene, Shonn NYJ RB Wells, Beanie ARI RB Snelling, Jason ATL RB Powell, Bilal NYJ RB Jones, Taiwan OAK RB Thomas, Daniel MIA RB Bell, Joique DET RB Scott, Bernard CIN RB Carter, Delone IND RB Reece, Marcel OAK RB Bush, Michael CHI RB Tolbert, Mike CAR RB Thomas, Pierre NOS RB Woodhead, Danny NEP RB Brown, Donald IND RB Choice, Tashard BUF RB Best, Jahvid DET RB Stephens-Howling, LaRod ARI RB Goodson, Mike OAK RB Gerhart, Toby MIN RB Benson, Cedric GBP RB Jennings, Rashad JAC RB Tanner, Phillip DAL RB Hillis, Peyton KCC RB Redman, Isaac PIT RB Lewis, Dion PHI RB Hardesty, Montario CLE RB Gray, Cyrus KCC RB Cadet, Travaris NOS RB Royster, Evan WAS RB Draughn, Shaun KCC RB Owens, Montell JAC RB Peerman, Cedric CIN RB Parmele, Jalen JAC RB Stewart, Jeremy OAK RB Smith, Kevin DET RB I've never been able to mix those lists together -- there's no way to include everyone on one list in a way that does justice to the way I play dynasty.The guys on the bottom two lists have almost no value to me and I'd only pick them up off the WW long enough to flip them. And I don't really strive to do that. I'd rather have the roster spot for a guy I believe in.Conversely there are guys on the first three lists that have almost no market value that I own everywhere since they were WW available fairly recently (Bolden for example).
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