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Fantasy football reditr4/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Stevenson has been such a dangerous player because, unlike previous players in this role for New England, he’s massive (6 feet, 230 pounds).īased on opponent record, the Patriots have the second-hardest remaining strength of schedule. Those players are: Ekeler, Alvin Kamara and Rhamondre Stevenson.Īll of the fantasy community’s hopes and dreams about Stevenson taking over the James White/passing-down role in this offense have come true. It’s just going to look different than we imagined in an ideal world. The Chargers have some good players, notably Austin Ekeler, so all hope is not lost. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) There are a lot of factors working against Justin Herbert being the fantasy star we've come to expect. He’s not 100% blameless in all this but the environment around him has been poisoned. ![]() It’s obvious this coaching staff was holding Herbert back, too. This team will never take the top off in its current construction. Now, with the injuries to the top receivers on the team and the striking lack of depth, the ceiling has been moved just above the floor. Justin Herbert is a mega talent but this offense is based on short routes and stick concepts. The Chargers offense was already too quick-game-heavy. The only quarterbacks who rank lower are Matt Ryan, Kenny Pickett, Mac Jones and Brett Rypien. Justin Herbert ranks 29th in yards per attempt since Week 6 It’s a good offense though, so you can still chase touchdowns and big plays here. This development knocked Mostert down a few pegs to a volatile flex type but moved Wilson into the same area he was previously buried. His knowledge of Mike McDaniel’s running game was apparent from the jump. I was not expecting Wilson to turn this into a straight committee in his first game with the team but here we are. Jeff Wilson sported a 22% success rate and Mostert checked in at 33%. Jeff Wilson and Raheem Mostert split the Week 9 snaps, 27-24īoth backs ran 13 routes while Raheem Mostert got the only goal-line carry. It could be a big ground game for Dallas - and maybe Prescott gets in on some of that. The Packers are a run-funnel defense and we can expect Tony Pollardto be the lead back with Ezekiel Elliottstill banged up coming out of the bye. Any boost by his legs, especially around the goal line, would make this unit even more dangerous. However, this Cowboys offense has been efficient all year and Prescott’s played well the last two weeks. The yardage total is inflated by a play where Prescott was attempting a sneak but the Bears lost him in the scrum and he took off for big yardage. I’m hesitant to buy into Prescott suddenly returning to his running ways. It was just the second time he’s gone over 30 yards between 2020-2022. It was just his second rushing score since a three-touchdown game against the Falcons in Week 2 of 2020. Dak Prescott had 34 yards and a TD last game against the Bears This is a good week to chase his ceiling. I like Smith for a bounce-back game against a Washington team that he got over on in Week 3. He is never going to push for more than 18 to 20% of the targets so we need him ripping it downfield, not five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. ![]() We can expect him to get working in the vertical game in the coming weeks. Smith has actually been more of a downfield-oriented receiver over the course of the season. That massive gap doesn’t feel likely to hold much longer. The problem, however, is that Smith averaged just 5.1 air yards per target. That’s a solid number, despite some slow weeks in fantasy. DeVonta Smith had an 18% target share over the last two weeks Hockenson wasting no time to get fully integrated, his presence can only help the touchdown chase for all involved, including Cousins. That will be a welcome development for Justin Jefferson and all the Vikings players. Given Cousins’ history, we can expect the touchdown rate and yards per attempt to regress toward his mean. They are this good while their quarterback is playing below expectation. In a strange way though, Cousins’ lower efficiency metrics actually make me feel good about the team moving forward. There isn’t a tangible difference between this year’s scoring unit and that of the Mike Zimmer days.Įven when you watch them on film, it doesn’t feel any different, or rather, as if there is a truly dangerous element to the unit. The offense hasn’t been bad by any means, but they've only been slightly above average. Most of the talk around the Vikings this offseason centered on the offense taking a huge leap under Kevin O’Connell’s coaching. ![]()
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