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I noticed that as well. But seeing that Burrow was giving highly accurate throws to other receivers, it leaves me wondering why not to Green. And the best guess I could come up with is that Green either is not running the route correctly or is not getting to where he needs to be fast enough. Neither is something I want to hear.Moniker said:
I won't completely put a fork in him just on faint hope he is taken a really long time to get his legs back underneath him. So I've not cut him yet but there is nothing you can see or point to that is really encouraging. His fantasy stats stink. His Next Gen Stats for stuff like target separation at time of throw and when the ball arrives are both at rock bottom of the league levels. I have heard 3 ex-scouts/NFL personnel people I follow each say he can't run anymore.Sweetness_34 said:
Yes, this concerns me given that Burrow is not inaccurate. That leads me to believe AJG is not getting proper separation or not getting to the right spot. Both of which are an indication that his skills are dwindling.Moniker said:
I hate to see it, as Green is one of my favorites of the last decade, but at this point, not only should Green be behind Higgins, but possibly Auden Tate as well. No separation, some drops(or at least contested catches he used to make) and no RAC.
I agree there. And u need to just let it go and part ways with him. The issue with him is quite simple IMO. He's OLD! At 32 yrs of age, and add to that the past 2 yrs of injuries to boot. Just look at the current top 30 WR score rank in non-ppr. With the single exception of Thielen (at age 30) who's the #3 WR in my league, there's not a single other WR in the top 30 who's older than 28. Looking even further at the top 50 WRs, only Edelman (#32) and Cobb (#46) are aged 30. Everyone else (vast majority) are younger than 28. He's useless for both PPR & standard. He's not a possession receiver, his speed is no longer there, crisp route running is suspect, and he's not a physical receiver. There's no need to overthink his performance thus far. Simply put, he's old + the injuries. It's just the natural course of all athletes. Aging into their 30s, all the wear & tear, & especially with serious injuries....It always has, and always will happen to the best of 'em who were once elite seemingly just a few yrs ago, which always sucker fantasy owners into a jam yr after yr cuz they can't let go of the player's past glories, and they can't simply admit or recognize that the player has just gotten OLD!! And sure, once in a awhile, there are players in their 30s who u can feel more justified to have confidence in, cuz of their truly unique god-given physical attributes, or they're known to have taken great care of their body over the yrs. Julio Jones comes to mind at this moment. He's 31, and he's always been a physical freak. He's some1 I'd hold onto, but still, even him. He's no longer a WR1. Persistently nagging injuries here & there, last yr & this yr. It's all adding up & catching up to him too.
With Burrow putting up good yards and AJ staying healthy, the lack of production has just been a gut-punch.
You might be right. However, it might be a "just" repayment to the fellow after having had his career glued to them.
I mean these kind of games I'm expecting 50+ passes from him, especially when Joe Mixon got dinged up. That's why I love this offense for fantasy; with the volume Burrow has he can easily support 3 WRs (Boyd, Higgins, and whomever else steps up). Today that 3rd WR was A.J. Green.
Just out of curiosity, what do you mean by limited? He looks pretty close to the same guy we saw 2 years ago. Was not having good chemistry and seems to be in his head are the main reasons for his struggles early on in my book. Not that he was ever a separator but his yards per seperation are higher now than they were 2 years ago.
Green dropped in many leagues, but I wonder if things are turning around. I'm thinking he could easily be in my flex spot this weekend.
I have had the same thought but am sticking with Jeudy. He should improve as the season progresses and he has a better QB returning. There are a lot of mouths to feed in Cincy also.Broncobiv said:
Didn't he catch a long one his first target, but was out of bounds? Looked like he got hurt on thatMTskibum said:
Found it. First play of the game.
Yup he was open but it was a bad throw. Burrow missed him 2-3 times. Had a few throwaways that were officially targets. And AJ had a couple drops. And the end zone target last Bengals drive where he was open, throw was there, but the DB smacked down one of his arms early (no call).
No.
No or I should say not unless AJG is causing a massive disturbance behind the scenes that no one is reporting. Dunbar went full nuclear on the team, forced his way out of town.
