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how about Keenan Allen, in 2017 draft what rookie pick would you need for him?
yeah. I'm holding for sure and riding him into the ground since my team is a contender.I agree with needing at least a top 5 for Jordy. But, I won the championship this year and have a real shot again next year. I don't care if Jordy is 133 years old. If he's putting up numbers, I'm holding as tight as I can until my championship window closes.
If the trade offer for Keenan Allen washow about Keenan Allen, in 2017 draft what rookie pick would you need for him?
What's this look like replacing Allen with Watkins?If the trade offer for Keenan Allen was
1.1, Yes,
1.2 Still yes
1.3 Probably,
1.4 Maybe
1.5 No
There is nothing wrong with Hoplins the player. Still capable of putting up big numbers if he gets the opportunity and he got some primo opportunity this year, just that Brock Lobster is worse than Brian Hoyer.I don't own him anywhere, but curious how dynasty owners are valuing DeAndre Hopkins this season?
Was this year a complete aberration,mormdid he get exposed?
For both (Depending on where they go in the draft):What's this look like replacing Allen with Watkins?
I would trade 1.5 for Watkins without really thinking about it too much. I could see risking a higher pick up to 1.3. He's a better player than Williams. Yeah he gets hurt a lot. So far. He's also 23. Only what 16 months older than Williams.For both (Depending on where they go in the draft):
They get injured too often for me. And all of this depends on where these players get drafted.
- Yes - Cook/Fournette
- Yes - Cook/Fournette
- Yes - Williams
- Yes - Davis
- Yes - McCaffrey
- Yes - Foreman
- Yes - Mixon
- No
Watkins could end up being better, but I'd rather gamble if Williams goes to a team with a good situation. All the above were based on where people fell. If Cook goes to the Rams, then I'd rather have Watkins since he'd never get #1 RB carries.I would trade 1.5 for Watkins without really thinking about it too much. I could see risking a higher pick up to 1.3. He's a better player than Williams. Yeah he gets hurt a lot. So far. He's also 23. Only what 16 months older than Williams.
80/1,100/6ish is my baseline for him. Certainly a bounce back, but not 111/1,500/11.I don't own him anywhere, but curious how dynasty owners are valuing DeAndre Hopkins this season?
Was this year a complete aberration,mormdid he get exposed?
1.06, maybe? It's certainly a buyer's market. Most teams have a guy they feel good about already, and it's cheap enough to supplement that with immediate production (Brees/Brady/Ben) or upside (Mariota/Winston/Dak).So what is Aaron Rodgers worth in rookie picks?
I'm guessing Dotson is Mitchell?How do you value last years top WRs in 2017 draft picks?
I'm thinking, roughly:
Thomas - 1.03
Coleman - 1.05
Shepard - 1.07
Dotson - 1.10
Fuller - 1.12
Treadwell - Early 2nd
I'm guessing Dotson is Mitchell?
Honestly, I'm not sure I'd pursue any of them at those prices. I'd rather take my chances on this year's class if I owned those picks.
Thomas is intriguing of course, but I think he may be a bot overrated after last season. I'm not sure he can keep up that pace, even in that offense.
I'm also a fan of Shepard - but I think his ceiling may be a bit lower than some of the guy's available in this class in that range. With that said, In the league where I own him I'd likely not move him for that pick since he's a solid WR3/4 for me on that team and that's all I really need there.
Coleman, Mitchell and even Treadwell all still have potential of course, and I am not writing them off, and maybe I'm just falling for "shiny new toy" syndrome, but right now the unknown of a rookie this season at those picks just seems more intriguing to me.
This seems spot on except for Thomas. His stats are in-line with Snead but with a few more targets, so I feel like he's just a product of Brees/Payton. I'd be a little gun shy about trading 1.05 for Coleman due to him missing basically half the season and thus we have a very small sample size for him and that sample is polluted by bad QBs. However, I think he's worth it. Like has been mentioned, Shepard doesn't have the WR1 upside allure, but I think his rookie year proved he's an NFL starter with "perennial fantasy WR2" written all over him. I'd definitely trade 1.07 for him. I agree he's a Tate level fantasy player, but I think a true NFL comparison would be pre-2015 Cobb (when he was consistent).How do you value last years top WRs in 2017 draft picks?
I'm thinking, roughly:
Thomas - 1.03
Coleman - 1.05
Shepard - 1.07
Doctson - 1.10
Fuller - 1.12
Treadwell - Early 2nd
I think there's a reason Thomas saw a lot more targets than Snead. Thomas outproduced Cooks and played in one less game. I think it's fair to say that Brees/Payton inflated his production, but I'm not willing to say it was a "product" of them.This seems spot on except for Thomas. His stats are in-line with Snead but with a few more targets, so I feel like he's just a product of Brees/Payton. I'd be a little gun shy about trading 1.05 for Coleman due to him missing basically half the season and thus we have a very small sample size for him and that sample is polluted by bad QBs. However, I think he's worth it. Like has been mentioned, Shepard doesn't have the WR1 upside allure, but I think his rookie year proved he's an NFL starter with "perennial fantasy WR2" written all over him. I'd definitely trade 1.07 for him. I agree he's a Tate level fantasy player, but I think a true NFL comparison would be pre-2015 Cobb (when he was consistent).
Thomas got 8 targets per game, Snead got 7. Not exactly a lot more targets. I just don't expect him to ever catch 76% of his targets again, especially if Payton leaves NO and when Brees starts to decline. I won't be shocked if 2016 turns out to be Thomas' career year for fantasy purposes. (Not sure Snead ever sniffs 1000 yards again, either). I'm not much of a Cooks fan, so outproducing him doesn't mean a lot. Thomas appears to be a good player, but I wouldn't bet on him having a better career than someone like Shepard or Coleman.I think there's a reason Thomas saw a lot more targets than Snead. Thomas outproduced Cooks and played in one less game. I think it's fair to say that Brees/Payton inflated his production, but I'm not willing to say it was a "product" of them.
2011 24/369/1I'd definitely trade 1.07 for him. I agree he's a Tate level fantasy player, but I think a true NFL comparison would be pre-2015 Cobb (when he was consistent).
I guess I don't see what targets have to do with it, then. He was much more productive per target, and from week 3 on was clearly ahead of Snead in the pecking order.Thomas got 8 targets per game, Snead got 7. Not exactly a lot more targets. I just don't expect him to ever catch 76% of his targets again, especially if Payton leaves NO and when Brees starts to decline. I won't be shocked if 2016 turns out to be Thomas' career year for fantasy purposes. (Not sure Snead ever sniffs 1000 yards again, either). I'm not much of a Cooks fan, so outproducing him doesn't mean a lot. Thomas appears to be a good player, but I wouldn't bet on him having a better career than someone like Shepard or Coleman.
One could argue he was just as much of an asset to Brees as vice versa. Thomas production seems to be getting marginalized as some as a product of the system. Brees is great, it's a great offense but let's delve into this some more.I think there's a reason Thomas saw a lot more targets than Snead. Thomas outproduced Cooks and played in one less game. I think it's fair to say that Brees/Payton inflated his production, but I'm not willing to say it was a "product" of them.
Game to game he was pretty consistent once he became a reliable starter in 2012 through the end of 2014. Just not consistent in putting together a whole season.2011 24/369/1
2012 80/954/8
2013 31/433/4
2014 91/1287/12
2015 79/829/6
2016 60/610/4
6 year career average 61/745/6
I think you mean his career year, 2014
To add, PFF graded Thomas as a top 10 WR, credited him with 20 broken tackles and only 4 drops on 121 targets. He was second in Football Outsiders DVOA and his EffYards were a good deal higher than his actual yards. I don't take PFF grades as gospel and DVOA isn't a perfect metric--but good signs.One could argue he was just as much of an asset to Brees as vice versa. Thomas production seems to be getting marginalized as some as a product of the system. Brees is great, it's a great offense but let's delve into this some more.
Thomas, as best I can recall, just had the best fantasy season of Saints WR in the Brees/Payton era and he just did it in 15 games as a rookie. So right there we can start with notion he's better than what Saints have had at WR in this era, not someone just made to look good by Brees.
Now Brees is incredibly accurate so tendency to see Thomas 76% catch rate and think it's Brees. For sure Brees helps big time, but Brees completion rate when not throwing to Thomas drops about 8% vs when he throws to Thomas. So ok, people probably assume he just ran a lot of shorter routes and made easier throws. Brees YPA jumps up a whopping 2 yards per attempt more when throwing to Thomas vs anyone else. Now next thing people might want to mention is that of course your yards per catch/attempt should be higher when you are catching a higher percentage of passes but just on catches made Brees is getting 1.5 yards more to completion to Thomas than to rest of team.
Maybe people should start trying to wrap their heads around fact that Thomas just happens to be a bona fide NFL stud WR who happens to also have luxury of playing with a future HOF QB.
If I'm looking at last years draft as a re-do he's pick 1.2. Coleman for me would be pick 5 or 6. In this years draft 1.3 seems about right.
I wasn't quite as high on him as others coming into the league, and it's hard to really glean much from an injury plagued year in a bad offense. Personally I'd rather have Williams, Davis or Mixon with the 1.05, but I could see me having some interest with any pick after that.I think Thomas is a safe bet to maintain his production short-term, personally. Maybe a slight dip, but I see a slight increase as even more likely. I'd agree that his current situation is inflating his value, relative to talent level. But it's hard not value another year or two of what I see as likely WR1 production. And after that, he'll be where Alshon is today. That justifies a top 3 pick, IMO. I wouldn't fault anyone for preferring Williams and/or Davis due to upside. But anything outside of the 1.04 and I think we're getting too cure.
I share your thoughts on Shepard. I think he's a Golden Tate level player. I really like his situation, however. I've been trying to move him where I own him, but no luck. I tried for 1.04, 1.05, 1.06 + 2.06 and didn't get a counter, even. But I him to be a long-term advantage at my flex spot, and that has value.
What's your take on Coleman?
Colston's 2nd year was better than Thomas this year. Cooks' 2nd year was essentially identical (Thomas outscored him by 2 fantasy points). If we expand to TE's Graham had a much better year, and he's not exactly lighting the league up without Brees.Thomas, as best I can recall, just had the best fantasy season of Saints WR in the Brees/Payton era and he just did it in 15 games as a rookie. So right there we can start with notion he's better than what Saints have had at WR in this era, not someone just made to look good by Brees.
I like Thomas a lot but Colston put up better numbers multiple times and missed games doing it as well. Colston's rookie year was pretty comparable as well. In fact looking back, Colston's numbers were pretty consistently at the same stat line that Thomas just posted especially when you pro-rate since Colston missed games nearly every year. Graham had some huge years as a TE too.menobrown said:Thomas, as best I can recall, just had the best fantasy season of Saints WR in the Brees/Payton era and he just did it in 15 games as a rookie. So right there we can start with notion he's better than what Saints have had at WR in this era, not someone just made to look good by Brees.
Sorry but can't say Colstons year was better but Cooks was essentially identical. If anything say they were all identical but on per target basis Thomas was better across the board.FreeBaGeL said:Colston's 2nd year was better than Thomas this year. Cooks' 2nd year was essentially identical (Thomas outscored him by 2 fantasy points). If we expand to TE's Graham had a much better year, and he's not exactly lighting the league up without Brees.
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Good call on Colston's career year. (Although, the advanced metrics still favor Thomas' season by a fair amount.) Accounting for Thomas' missed game, his season comes in at #2. But we're talking about a 10 year stretch--so that's impressive.FreeBaGeL said:Colston's 2nd year was better than Thomas this year. Cooks' 2nd year was essentially identical (Thomas outscored him by 2 fantasy points). If we expand to TE's Graham had a much better year, and he's not exactly lighting the league up without Brees.
And what does the best Saints WR of this era really say anyway? They've been pretty terrible there, all in all. Not just a bunch of bad fits either, as all of these guys have been worse at their next destination than they were in New Orleans. Is there a single guy that has put up better numbers without Brees/Payton than they put up with them? What would Marques Colston have been without them?
That's not to say that Thomas isn't just a great WR that happens to have ended up with a HoF QB, just that I'm not buying a good year of any proof of that yet. Doing well with Brees is a nice start, but he's far from the first, and every one of those guys has been a lot worse without Brees than he was with him.
I meant as a player, not as fantasy production. Shepard will never approach Cobb's 2014 production unless he gets traded to Green Bay within the next 2 years. I could see Shepard reaching 127 targets, but Eli targets just aren't as good as Rodgers targets.bostonfred said:2011 24/369/1
2012 80/954/8
2013 31/433/4
2014 91/1287/12
2015 79/829/6
2016 60/610/4
6 year career average 61/745/6
I think you mean his career year, 2014
They were both putting up 12.4 ypr and Snead is a mediocre talent. I was just highlighting what Brees/Payton can do to inflate value. Just like I think last year might be Thomas' career year, I think 2015 and 2016 will be the high water marks for Snead's career. I just think that situation is all too often ignored when people compare players. I think 2016 is possibly the best situation Thomas will ever be in. As a slot guy, I don't think he's as versatile as Shepard or Coleman, so given unknown future situations, I'd bet on those two guys. But like you said, I'm no expert either.Concept Coop said:I guess I don't see what targets have to do with it, then. He was much more productive per target, and from week 3 on was clearly ahead of Snead in the pecking order.
He was great after the catch, showed great hands, and (from what I've read; not pretending to have watched the All-22) ran very good routes. I certainly agree that is rookie production is not a sign of his ceiling outside of his current situation, but with a 1 to 2 year head start (not counting 2016), I'd happily bet on Thomas over Shepard and Coleman. As of now, I'd include Williams and Davis on that list, but let's see what the pros think and how the landing spots look.
Colston had about 5-6 years that were similar or better. So we can stop with that notion.menobrown said:One could argue he was just as much of an asset to Brees as vice versa. Thomas production seems to be getting marginalized as some as a product of the system. Brees is great, it's a great offense but let's delve into this some more.
Thomas, as best I can recall, just had the best fantasy season of Saints WR in the Brees/Payton era and he just did it in 15 games as a rookie. So right there we can start with notion he's better than what Saints have had at WR in this era, not someone just made to look good by Brees.
Now Brees is incredibly accurate so tendency to see Thomas 76% catch rate and think it's Brees. For sure Brees helps big time, but Brees catch rate when not throwing to Thomas drops about 8% vs when he throws to Thomas. So ok, people probably assume he just ran a lot of shorter routes and made easier throws. Brees YPA jumps up a whopping 2 yards per attempt more when throwing to Thomas vs anyone else. Now next thing people might want to mention is that of course you yards per catch/attempt should be higher when you are catching a higher percentage of passes but just on catches made Brees is getting 1.5 yards more to completion to Thomas than to rest of team.
Maybe people should start trying to wrap their heads around fat that Thomas just happens to be a bona fide NFL stud WR who happens to also have luxury of playing with a future HOF QB.
If I'm looking at last years draft as a re-do he's pick 1.2. Coleman for me would be pick 5 or 6. In this years draft 1.3 seems about right.
I addressed every thing you just said already as I knew someone would bring it up. As I said, his yards per catch, not just attempt but catch, was 1.5 yards higher than when throwing to rest of the team.And yes, of course Brees' catch rate declines when not throwing to a guy that had a possible outlier of a catch rate this year. And of course Brees' YPA jumps when throwing to Thomas because that's yards per attempt, not yards per reception, thus when someone has a ridiculous catch rate, they accumulate more yards per attempt while not actually doing anything special after the catch. I'd assume his yards per reception is right in line with everyone else.
Not per target; make of that what you will. Looking again, it doesn't appear that a recent Saints receiver has ever been more productive per target, and that includes Graham. Thomas' catch rate wouldn't hold outside of his current situation, but as we're comparing him to guys in similar situations, I don't think we should write it off. The guy has great (and big) hands.Colston had about 5-6 years that were similar or better. So we can stop with that notion.
Except that's wrong. Cooks = 15.0 ypc, Snead = 12.4 ypc, Thomas = 12.4 ypc. You must be including the RBs and TEs who had shorter aDoT.I addressed every thing you just said already as I knew someone would bring it up. As I said, his yards per catch, not just attempt but catch, was 1.5 yards higher than when throwing to rest of the team.
As for Colston I'll grant that despite needing 20 something more targets he had one year he was better, I missed that but I can concede Colston's raw numbers were better that year. I think you could also say 2012 was close and 2011 pretty close but only one year I thought could be termed better. If we looked at this as fantasy points per target Colston's best year was his 4th season where he had 2.18 per target which is only season he outdid Thomas.
I had just mentioned this in a previous post and many ways to look at per target production but since my interest is fantasy that's what I tend to hone in on. So in terms of PPR format Coltsons 4th season, where he only got 106 targets I think, was his best season for per target fantasy production and one season he was better than Thomas. Colston was 2.18, Thomas was 2.14. That, like Colstons second year vs Thomas rookie season, is close to being equal but techincally Colston was better.Not per target; make of that what you will. Looking again, it doesn't appear that a recent Saints receiver has ever been more productive per target, and that includes Graham. Thomas' catch rate wouldn't hold outside of his current situation, but as we're comparing him to guys in similar situation, I don't think we should write it off. The guy has great (and big) hands.
Fun conversation.
Again, we need to see if that 76% catch rate was an aberration. Because right now it's a bit of a chicken/egg argument here. Whenever you see a crazy catch rate like that you're always going to see great per target numbers.Not per target; make of that what you will. Looking again, it doesn't appear that a recent Saints receiver has ever been more productive per target, and that includes Graham. Thomas' catch rate wouldn't hold outside of his current situation, but as we're comparing him to guys in similar situation, I don't think we should write it off. The guy has great (and big) hands.
Fun conversation.
I'm talking about Brees yards per attempt when throwing to everyone else versus Thomas. So no, I"m not wrong. And yes the RB's and TE's had shorter aDot which would mean if I include all passes Brees threw to people other than Thomas it would stand to reason he had lower completion percentgage, except it went up 8% instead.Except that's wrong. Cooks = 15.0 ypc, Snead = 12.4 ypc, Thomas = 12.4 ypc. You must be including the RBs and TEs who had shorter aDoT.
Scoring system also impacts Colston's ppg. If we're just talking about things that matter in rea life (yards and TDs) then several of Colston's years were better. Either way, this is kind of a trivial argument.
I don't know that I completely disagree, but I'm not going to assume it's an aberration. Compared to other Saints WRs of the last 10 years, it sticks out. I think that's a testament to Thomas, even if it dips a bit moving forward.Again, we need to see if that 76% catch rate was an aberration. Because right now it's a bit of a chicken/egg argument here. Whenever you see a crazy catch rate like that you're always going to see great per target numbers.
Sorry if it's boring. I wasn't trying to get into Thomas so much. I was just commenting on the values.
Why even bother comparing ypa of a WR to RBs and TEs? It's such a slanted argument. You seem to be here purely hunting for confirmation bias. Want me to just tell you Thomas is the greatest of all time? The truth is we don't have enough information but you seem intent on creating a narrative that he's definitely some special talent.I'm talking about Brees yards per attempt when throwing to everyone else versus Thomas. So no, I"m not wrong. And yes the RB's and TE's had shorter aDot which would mean if I include all passes Brees threw to people other than Thomas it would stand to reason he had lower completion percentgage, except it went up 8% instead.
Well, I don't want to assume one way or another, but when doing redraft and/or dynasty startups we all have to pick a side and right now I lean towards aberration. Out of 12 people in any given league I'm sure somebody is going to be 100% sure his 1st year was just the beginning for him and he'll continue to gain fantasy momentum, so I'm already just writing him off as if he'll be on zero of my teams next year. Too much risk - catch rate normalizing, new coach/system, Brees' age...I don't know that I completely disagree, but I'm not going to assume it's an aberration. Compared to other Saints WRs of the last 10 years, it sticks out. I think that's a testament to Thomas, even if it dips a bit moving forward.
I wasn't being facetious--I'm enjoying the conversation.
Dynastly League Football does mock drafts every month and generates startup ADPs from them. I believe it's pay content, however. Not sure of anything else, this early.Speaking of startups, it's obviously early, but is there any data on this anywhere?
I think it's a big red flag, personally. Not sure what's going on, but it's a bad sign. I like Zimmer and would give him the benefit of the doubt. Especially considering that when we did see Treadwell on the field, he was running the wrong routes. I'm not completely writing him off, but am not really looking to buy at his reduced price either. I wasn't especially high on him during rookie drafts, FWIW.What's everyone's explanation on Treadwell not getting on the field as a rookie? I see him being priced as a late 1st/early 2nd round rookie pick and that is assuming he wasn't able to grasp the offense etc. But imo it's more likely the coaches being dumb (an old school coach not giving playing time to a rookie, making him "earn it")
I'd be in.I'd do a dynasty start up mock with commentary if anyone else wants to join.
My biggest concern with Treadwell is that Diggs seems to be locked in at a WR and Thielen is probably locked in at the other spot. Thielen played really well. I don't see any immediate opportunity for Treadwell so I would avoid him.I think it's a big red flag, personally. Not sure what's going on, but it's a bad sign. I like Zimmer and would give him the benefit of the doubt. Especially considering that when we did see Treadwell on the field, he was running the wrong routes. I'm not completely writing him off, but am not really looking to buy at his reduced price either. I wasn't especially high on him during rookie drafts, FWIW.
I don't remember any pre-draft concerns regarding Treadwell not being smart/focused enough to pick up the playbook, and it's not like his routes were ugly.I think it's a big red flag, personally. Not sure what's going on, but it's a bad sign. I like Zimmer and would give him the benefit of the doubt. Especially considering that when we did see Treadwell on the field, he was running the wrong routes. I'm not completely writing him off, but am not really looking to buy at his reduced price either. I wasn't especially high on him during rookie drafts, FWIW.
Once Treadwell opened up, however, the rookie wide receiver revealed that Zimmer’s tough love approach is prepping him for what both hope will be a successful career.
“He says he’s going to make me hate him, if that says anything,” a smiling Treadwell said Friday after Minnesota’s first training camp practice. “He said I’m going to hate him at the end of the day but love him at the end of my career.
“Hey, that’s a good thing, so I just have to keep working up to his standards,” he added.
I'd be in if it's a slow draft.I'd do a dynasty start up mock with commentary if anyone else wants to join.