Ray_T

I'm not sure it matters. I dont think his QB (whoever that may be now in Tennessee) can get him the ball. if desperate, I'd roll the dice, but otherwise I'd avoid if I can.

and Hopkins now if available. I think hes likely a possible starter now that he is in KC. likely not this week. Not enough time to learn the offense, but he may be good for a TD in the red zone on one or two special plays. my prediciton, 40-50 yards with possibly a TD on very limited use.

you know what's weird? I have noticed that when the backup QB goes in, there is sometimes one player who was a backup that they develop a repoire with on the backup team who ends up being fantasy relevant while that player is at QB. and if they make enough of an impact they end up staying in their role if and when the starter returns

not if Tampa keeps getting their onside kicks. this is nuts

I liked the way they looked in the hurry up offense to end the half. I'm wondering if they should run the hurry up more often. when they play with pace like that its harder to defend a guy like Herbert who can just play pitch and catch on those quick plays

Ravens have a good size lead. I think its getting close to being Derrick Henry time. Lots of garbage time runs today from the look of it.

well, good news if you're a kittle owner I guess. wow.

I think we need to calm down. yes the talent is a bit thinner. the NFL has more teams and the number of college teams has not increased at the same rate as the NFL league size. but thats not the reason we are seeing less 300 yard games. Because the depth of talent on Defense is thinner too. I think part of it is that teams are now looking for QB who run the ball. guys like Joe Flacco have been passed over for guys like Fields. Now fields just lost his job to Russell Wilson so maybe that's an extreme example, but teams dont want the drop back passer anymore. They want the dual threat Lamar Jackson type player. problem is... most of the guys who run like Lamar pass the ball like Tim Teebow. You are not gonna get 300 yard games that way. its more a case of the game has changed. Defenses have also adapted too. There are always years where the offense evolves and learns how to beat the defense, then the defense evolves to counter this. its cyclical. a few years back we saw the defenses start to dominate for a year or two before the most recent evolution of the offensive game plans. Then we saw a lot of 300 yard passing games. Now Defenses have adjusted. I'll be honest when I look at coverage today its far better than what we saw (on average) even 3 or 4 years ago. I'm pretty sure this has at least something to do with it. but lets not have an angry rant. lets talk about what we are seeing and see if this is truly an evolution of the game or if the talent has thinned out. I personally think its an evolution of the game. but that's my opinion. I'm fully willing to discuss and debate the matter.

I've been saying this for a couple years. This is really a personell problem or an O line problem. Though we may actually be at the point where they have ruined him as a prospect by not putting him in a position to be successful. guy can only perform for so long under those conditions and then the confidence gets trashed and the player starts to doubt himself. they probably do need to replace him but they also need to replace half the line (maybe more) or fire the O line coach and bring in someone who can get them performing. inevitably, the QB usually takes the blame even when its not 100% his fault. I'm not saying Daniel Jones is blameless. I'm just saying hes not the only problem. and when the line performs that terribly you need to give the player a Mulligan. but if this is the norm.... Daniel jones and over 3/4 of the starters in the NFL wont be able to play behind that line. So how much do you blame the player? Likely the best thing for Daniel jones carreer would be if they cut him loose so he can go play in another organization.

good post.

Ankle injury. apparently left the dressing room wearing a boot as per NFL.com see link below: https://www.nfl.com/news/cooper-kupp-suffers-ankle-injury-in-rams-loss-to-cardinals-leaves-locker-room-in-walking-boot

well, the guy hasnt played since he got hurt in pre season. Not sure why you would be expecting him to light it up right out of the gate.... but it looked to me like his game got better as he got into the game. 2nd half was a whole lot better than the first half. I'm now sorry I dumped pickens in my one league. I think he and Wilson have established something there and I'm intrigued by that possibility.

true. even if there is no history of injury, you likely want a good developmental player waiting in the wings to step in when injury hits

well, the one thing I'll say is the arrow appears to be pointing up. but that could change as the wind does. we shall see. for now, hes a player of interest and if you have interest in Dobbins already, he might not be a bad handcuff.

just because hes quiet doesnt mean he is happy. but either way it no longer matters. so pointless to speculate on it now. his one comment when his trade ended up not happening his twitter post suggested he didnt care if he was being traded away and thats where I got the feeling he didnt love it there. but maybe I was looking too deep into it.

if Dobbins gets hurt Vidal has a chance to be a full fledged starter. keep in mind a chance does not mean it will happen. it could just as easily just become a committee with Vidal as one of the main contributors.

hey there are always some who will buy him based on history and reputation. I just said I'd cut him some slack myself. but cutting him some slack when hes already on your roster is a bit different than paying full price for an underperforming player (even if the reason for the underperformance is rather apparent) but you are right. some likely will still pay a decent amount for the guy. If targetting him for a buy low, now is likely the time. Myself I'd consider buying, but I'd want a discount.

agreed. if starting him, this is the week.