Ray_T

well, my philosophy is not many TE can score at the pace of a starting WR. So if a TE capable of doing that is on the board in round 3-5 I take him. At that point you are into WR2/3 territory and you are filling a spot that for some teams will be a dead spot on the roster getting no more than 5 or 6 points per week. and when a player gives you an advantage of 3-5 points every week they are worthy of an early round pick. only downside, if you take a TE that early you had better be sure of what hes gonna deliver. you take a TE early and whiff on the pick thats a big loss. so if taking a TE (or QB) early you NEED to nail the pick.

I've liked Iosivas for a while. but hes just not getting the looks. and fair enough.... with Chase and Higgins on the roster why would you give him a lot of looks? So with Chase gone for a game or two, I dont mind Iosivas.

no guarantee he is horrible as a player. one of the negatives that caused him to slide was the attitude he took with him into interviews. if he came off as an entitled (or spoiled) brat, that attitude could have actually been what has kept him off of the field. Talent wise I feel hes the best QB in Cleveland. but succeeding at QB requires more than just talent. it requires committment, a willingness/desire to learn the right attitude, and an ability to lead others. and the clown show likely didnt endear him to management. sometimes the decision not to play someone comes down to the off field stuff. And I think that especially goes for Sheduer. it is far too early to judge if hes got what it takes. lots of QB have flopped in their first pro game. John Elway and Peyton Manning are two of those. its how you bounce back that counts. so I'd say at this point we need to see if hes got some bounce back in him

yeah given time missed I'd say looking at this as a fantasy points/Games played. might give you a better indicator of who is the better player.

the odds of him being a worthy start are considerably higher with MHJ out of the lineup. Mooney is a guy cousins had a connection with when he did play last year. that familiarity likely makes him a reasonable candidate to be a solid play. obviously if you have good options at WR3 you can sit him. but if you have been bitten by the injury bug and are in need, hes a reasonable option. quite often when a backup QB gets thrown in to start, someone from the backup squad ends up having a mini breakout of sorts because they have a connection with the backup QB due to practice reps together. This is no different. I'm not predicting a huge week but I dont think hed be a terrible start if you were in need. dude is likely on the wire in a lot of leagues and can be had for free. its not like its a high risk move even if he sits on your bench. Most teams have a scrub backup that this guy can likely outperform. at the very least... he should be rostered.

with Cousins at QB I can see Mooney being a must grab pickup for WR3 production. With cousins he put up solid stats last year. I think they re establish that connection. obviously if cousins gets benched at any point, Mooney's value returns to what his value has been so far this year.

well, he missed the start of the season due to injury. then he came back and got hurt again (unrelated) this is looking more and more like a wasted year for him. I hope I'm wrong. I am a fan. but sometimes when a player misses time like this they cant get into a groove. does he have the potential to breakout once healthy? for sure. problem is... we dont know how healthy he is. and hes still likely not in game shape, so hes sort of running out of time as the rest of the league is in mid season form and hes not. good news is... I think we will be able to get him for a bargain for next years draft.

but man is he FAST.

honestly, when players miss the start of the season like Godwin did, they come back and they are not in game shape. seems like a small thing but when you are not in game shape, you are not only not as fit as normal but you are also more likely to get hurt. now that he has gotten hurt again, I'd probably be inclined to bail. I'd still draft him next year. but I think this year is a writeoff. he might be able to put something together in the fantasy playoffs for you, but if you have a need now and are at risk of not getting that far, I'd bail. obviously this is assuming you find someone decent to pickup. if your league allows him to be placed on IR, that can solve your problem without dropping him. I know my yahoo league has gotten real lax about the IR designation. if player is listed as out, then you can put him on the IR. I dont agree with it, but I did take advantage of the rule once earlier in the year.

well, given the price its a reasonably low risk trade. with potentially high risk upside

and for the record, I dont think he has EVER had WR of this calibre, so I do expect he will continue to produce against all but maybe one or two of the elite defenses. and if the team continues to lose games after scoring 35+ points they may just shelve Burrow for the year. No point bringing him back if the team isnt in contention for a playoff spot. Might as well give him the time to fully heal. and that Defense is Horrible.

when is Reed supposed to return to the lineup? after playing in week one and getting hurt, they said hed be out 6 weeks. At this point he has yet to return to the lineup. if it doesnt happen soon, this could be a lost season for him. dude still needs to get into game shape.

well, hes gonna get a chance to learn on the fly. Sometimes that works. sometimes not. we will find out soon enough. but I fully agree, hes likely the only game in town for the moment.

true. but he needs to learn the playbook first. might take 2 or 3 weeks until he performs to his potential in this offense (possibly longer). it all depends on whether he can make that connection with his starting QB quickly.

I'm not sure fields is the answer either. Fields is an adequate starting QB. but not a championship calibre starting QB. if the goal is to win a championship, the move to Caleb seemed logical. kid had considerable upside andI do think there is still considerable upside. and more than Fields had. fields first season 7 TD 10 INT playing 12 games his second season 17 TD 11 INT playing 15 games. and the pass yardage in both years wasnt great. as a rookie Caleb had 20 TD and 6 INT and 3500 yards passing This year he has 12 TD and 4 INT and so far 1900 yards passing in 8 games which pro rates to a 4000 yard season. (roughly) Fields has never thrown for 3000 yards in his career. though likely would have hit 3000 (barely) in the 2023 season if he had played all the games I know Fields gets more yards on the ground, but still, thats not elite play. The big difference is Caleb actually seems to do a better job of looking after the ball and still puts up a decent amount of yardage. dont get me wrong, he still has things to work on, but I do think he has the ability to be a good starting QB at some point in the future. I'm not sure he will ever be elite, but he looks like he may eventually be good enough that if they can draft and upgrade the defense to a point where it is elite or close to it, they may have a chance to contend. of course the Jury is still out on that. but the numbers are better already and Caleb is younger. for the record, I'm not a fan of either player. but based on the numbers and metrics I'm looking at, Caleb is further along at this point in his career than Fields was. and hes a fair bit younger. as such, I'd have to conclude this was likely the right move. Was it the best move Chicago could have made? likely not. but it was a better move than keeping Fields would have been.