Ray_T

I picked up Steele because I have Pacheco and I cant wait 2 weeks to see if Hunt is the guy. it takes time to learn the playbook so I figured Steele gets 1 start at minimum. likely 2. after that it depends on how he plays. if he plays well, he will continue to relegate Hunt to the practice squad or a backup role.

they do. but the WR are scary enough that nobody is gonna stack the box against him. sounds like CEH is dealing with some mental health stuff. Some PTSD associated with an attempted robbery some time ago. I dont know that he is the guy. I figure its this guy or Hunt. but hunt just got signed so he gets at audition of at least a game or two to show he can get it done. It wont take Hunt that long to get up to speed. hes played in an Andy Reid offense in the past but it will take at least a game or two.

no not a ball catcher. but he runs with a lot of power, seems to be good at following his blocks, and has a straight arm that reminds me of Henry's straight arm. that said, hes slower than Henry and doesnt catch balls. if the line opens up a hole that he gets through he will hit it. what I predict is that Steele gets the early down work and goal line work, Perine will be the third down back (unless it is short yardage). The KC line is decent. I predict 60-75 yards on the ground with 1 TD. not fantastic, but good enough to keep you afloat if the rest of your fantasy team is playing ok

is it me? or is it a case where players who hold out are a lot less likely to have a good season? They either get hurt or just have a bad season after the holdout. I dont know if its a case where missing camp hurts them or if its a case where they try so hard to prove they are worth the money that its actually counter productive. It is tempting to study this to see if there is a correlation. Thoughts?

this is the way for fantasy football.

Wasnt Amari Cooper a Hold in looking for a new contract? hes not been fantastic

I dont think hes good enough to beat the other teams top corner anymore. (yes lots of teams wont bother with a LB to cover Kelce. most use a corner or a safety)

I dropped Diontae because I figured Bryce would be given a longer leash than this. had I known he was on the cusp I might have kept Diontae. either way, the offense looked no better than a high school offense (at least for the part of the game I watched) and I felt there was no coming back from this.

or Carr. hes been lighting it up so much that the team has more or less only been running the ball in the second half. if he becomes slightly less effective his stats will actually become better because it wont be garbage time early in the second half lol either way he is on a lot of waiver wires still

well, the kid has some talent, but I also question whether he has learned enough of the playbook. hes only been with the team what, 2-3 weeks. I'm sure he knows the base offense and a handful of special plays, but likely thats it at this point.

well, he was largely invisible. saw one bad drop on one play (cant remember which game) I think hes just getting older and he may not be the same player. I think he is still fantasy relevant, but hes just not the #1 TE in fantasy anymore. No shame in this given his age. its just his time on the top is over. thats all.

agreed. though I wasnt able to draft him this year (not for a lack of trying) so I'm not as upset about it as I normally would be.

it has. and I'm surprised. Was pretty sure it would hurt Amon Ra and the #3,#4 WRs would get less touches. but maybe hes so good that the usual checkdowns that go to him dont go to him because when the WR are open, there is no need to check it down.

not all fractures are the same. you can have a hairline fracture which will hurt but wont be intolerable and you can have a spiral fracture where the pain will be unmanageable. my hope is that this means its a less serious one. those spiral fractures take forever to heal.

damn. This is gonna throw a wrench into my fantasy year. he may not miss the season but he likely wont be able to be productive for me until the final weeks of the fantasy year. maybe the fantasy playoffs.

you can also stream any borderline offensive players against that crappy D too. Man they looked gawd awful. I was beginning to have sellers remorse for when I dumped Dionte Johnson. Not that I dont believe in the player, but when I looked at the offense I was appalled. Reminds me of the Rams offense before McVay got in. Looked like a high school offense. granted they were playing a good Defense, but still, as an offense they didnt even look like they were making any attempt to make it hard on the defense and when they did it looked like they only confused themselves. I dont know who to blame on this mess, but I'm pretty sure the coach wont make it through the season.

being able to trot or jog 20 feet is different than being able to run with burst and making cuts. At the end of the day they will scan/x ray his leg, do the ultrasound or whatever they do and figure out if its serious, short term, or long term. I do hope its not serious.

could well be this. I always thought he'd play a couple games and do well, then the defenses have some tape on him and force him to make adjustments to his game. at that point hes out of his comfort zone and I dont think he adjusts well on the fly when things are not going well. so once there are a couple games worth of tape, the defenses adjust. We shall see if this comes to pass again. But I'll be honest, I'm not a believer. he just doesnt pass the eye test for me. (not yet anyways)

funny thing is, I thought the line was supposed to be ok. not great but at least average. they dont look average today. they look bad. though Houston is I think an above average Defense, so maybe that had something to do with it, but still.... I expected better.

agree. Higgins is your play unless hes expected to be out a long time

yeah, the defense is real good. I've been telling people they are a nice late round defense and got some laughs from some.

also a risk. Though I am starting to think Barkley may be poaching a number of the Hurts Tush Push TD. Especially with Kelce Retired. he had a lot of power to move the line forward. Not sure if his replacement can do it the way he did.

if the matchup is good, I can see it being a good strategy. if the matchup is bad.... not so much. if the team plays poorly you obviously put yourself in a bad spot.

well, if playing the long game, all the good QB games get used up early, so if you can take a couple calculated risk with lower ranking guys early, then you have your good picks that you can use later. either way, you pay your money and you take your chances.

honestly I dont know how much that matters. its hard because some coaches are making players questionable when they have a hangnail. so was he really hurt? I dont know. he didnt look hurt. that's all I"m saying.