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and BTW , I hope that SD puts Ladarius Green on the field as much as possible next season. Even if Gates is back, I think Lgreen needs to be on the field at all times. No way Vincent Brown or Eddie Royal should be playing significant downs over him
Beyond his explosiveness as a pass-catcher, Green looked like a pretty willing and capable blocker out there yesterday. That also has to bode well for his playing time going forward.
agreed and his value is largely dependent upon that...so what type of team will they be going forward? I think it's the later....a running team.
but with the success they've had running the ball, controlling the clock with Rivers and keeping the defense off the field I would think that anyone coming in would look to replicate what was successful the prior year.
They're always going to tailor to their strengths. Mathews was good this year. Can he stay healthy again? Will the defense still need "protection" next year? It's still mostly a passing league, and Rivers is decent enough. Look at the numbers Allen put up this year with them running a lot, him being a rookie and not really starting right away. There will be plenty of opportunities.
Yeah, and that's aside from the point that this game was not actually over during either TD. The Chargers may have gotten the ball back for a final drive had Denver been unable to sustain it's final drive. I'm not going to bemoan an offensive player for showing excitement when the team was without energy through 50 minutes.
This is pretty much my assessment as well but it going to be very difficult to package a 21 yr old Allen and feel like you've come out ahead on the return.
As others have mentioned, depends on how effective the running game is and perhaps more importantly, how strong the defense is to keep the team in games.
agreed...certainly not looking to deal him just to deal him but I guess my point is I'd explore it and deal him if the right move came along for my overall roster. Despite the fact that he is a rookie and had such a good year doesn't make him untradeable to me. I had AJ Green a couple years ago in his rookie year and their stats are almost identical....71-1046-8 (Allen) vs. 65-1057-7 (Green) but there was no way you could pry Green from me while Allen for the right price definitely could be moved.
My expectations:
Not really. One of those top pass defenses was against Philly before Allen was starting. 7 of the remaining 10 were in division (KC & Oak two times each, Den 3 times), so if you assume these things won't change, a large percentage of those "easy" games will still be on their schedule.
but teams change year to year and you see it every year that teams that sucked last year are good the next and vice versa. Point being you should take the actual SOS into account as it actually happened as opposed to projecting things that might happen or they might not.
It is just a pet peeve...understand it happens. Being down 17-7 in the 4th is no time to start pointing to the back of your jersey and crossing your arms trying to tell the world you are the ****. I am stating the obvious and I know it happens but it annoying to see.
everybody cant be an emotionless barry sanders, especially WRs
Same boat. If I can get something good for him, I'm trading out, as well. But I likely won't and will keep him, and hope to eat my words. But I get a TB Mike Williams feeling from him. I don't mean he'll flop as a sophomore, necessarily. I just don't see Allen as everything people hype him to be.
So you're saying "teams change year to year" and "teams that sucked last year are good the next," as a reason for looking at last years SOS as being important? That makes no sense.
Yeah, cause things always stay the same in the NFL.
Use your eyeballs, man. The guy can get open, he can make catches in traffic, he has great body control, and a nose for the end zone. He's the #1 WR of a solid NFL QB, with enough other weapons to keep defenses honest. He'll be productive no matter what happens.
I'm not sure what you are getting at.Shutout said:
I don't think Jones should be considered "behind" Allen. Jones is a clear FF WR1. Allen is, IMO, a WR2 who COULD play at WR1 levels if he improves in his sophomore year. If Eli hadn't just had the worst season of his career, I'd probably have Cruz ahead of him, as well. As is, I wouldn't be suprised if I end up with Cruz projected slightly ahead of Allen, or at worst, in the same tier.CalBear said:
I'm just talking about how many fantasy points they scored this year. I definitely would rank Julio ahead of Allen for 2014 as long as Julio looks healthy coming back. But I would rank Allen ahead of a number of the guys he finished behind this year, as noted.
This surely won't be lost on a QB like Rivers. It may be the most positive stat I've heard from this past season that applies going forward.
Ahh sorry I didn't elaborate on the league. Not a startup but can keep 3 players.
Maybe nobody is talking about him but he's going earlier in drafts than those guys. In redraft, he's going right after Alshon Jeffery and Randall Cobb. Dynasty isn't much different.
You are severely cherry-picking here; you're saying "most of his points" came in the three games he scored TDs in...well, guess what, that's because he scored TDs in them. The two games before and the game after that three-game stretch, he went for 9/124, 8/106, and 5/89. So for the last six games of the season, which includes the three games you mentioned, he had 30/430/5, or an average of 5/71/.83, which is solid WR1 territory.
