Ray_T

honestly I bet against him this year. he didnt look great in camp last year. got hurt, and then came out this year. reports I saw were not glowing and the one series I saw in the one game he didnt seem to have the command of the offense I would have liked to see. He wasnt bad or anything but I felt he just wasnt quite there. then week 1 came and while he performed well late in the game against a tired defense, most of the game he did not look good. I didnt see this game as I have sick kids at home but it sure sounds like more of the same. The kid has potential but likely wont unlock it early in the season. that was my thought. he might be good later in the season, but if counting on him to get you to the playoffs..... that might be too late. I figured the only reliable piece in that offense would be Jefferson. Because any QB knows if you are gonna succeed, you need to feed your #1 WR. if you cant get the ball to your #1 WR you dont remain a starter all that long.

me too. I'm a fan. even though I have no shares of him. but unfortunately I've seen this a few times. announcement comes out late. conveniently just after a trade for a replacement for the season has been secured. i do honestly hope this is not the case

probably working a trade for a QB. those moves sometimes happen before the injury announcement.

well, as far as Danny Dimes goes.....this is the first year of his career he hasnt had a terrible O line. the one year he was reasonably decent, his o line performed at an average level. I kind of suspected he could perform behind a decent line (if he wasnt ruined by all those years behind a terrible line in New York) so my thought was if he was ever going to step up and show he could play, it would be this year. as for Maye, I actually like him. He performed reasonably well late last year and I figured with the addition of Diggs he had a reasonable shot at being productive this year (and when I say productive I mean startable) you have two really good lotto tickets. both showed well in week 1. You might actually be ok. You may want to play matchups to start (ie. start the one who has the better matchup weekly) but eventually one will take over and be your guy.

I wouldnt be surprised if its Golden. he had two passes that would have been TD if Love would have hit him. but hes also a weekly boom bust pick. he will be inconsistent until he gets his feet under him at the NFL level. As of today if you care about consistency.....Doubs or Wicks is likely your best bet. Watson may be a good one too but may already be rostered in some leagues and you have to wait 3 more weeks to get anything out of him. I am guessing you need help today. otherwise you likely wouldnt be here asking for opinions. and I'm not a big fan of taking a player you need to wait to get unless the upside is huge. I am not sure Watson is that guy. hes likely a flex/WR3 guy. better to take the immediate help.

well dude, I'm sorry. Hopefully hes ok. if you tell us the best QB on your wire we can at least help you pick one to take over in the event it turns out bad

i figured his touches would jump. Conner is 30. not much tread in the tires. And the team needs to know what they have in Benson. if hes not starter material, they need to draft someone next year. to start the season I wouldnt have been surprised if he got a few starts later in the year. Now its looking like that day may come sooner rather than later.

well, its my superflex league. we start 2 WR and a TE and a WR/TE flex. for most, that means you start 3 WR and 1 TE but I could theoretically start 2 TE and 2 WR. I have AJ brown Jaylan Waddle and Keenan Allen kirk is out (injured) Rashee Rice is suspended Boutte and Quentin Johnston I just picked up my TE is LaPorta, but since so many good TE's are injured I figure if he has another good week he will be a hot commodity more so than a fringe WR starter would be.

ok there is also Quentin Johnston and Harold Fannin Jr at TE just curious, I have Quentin, would you guys drop him for Fannin? I do think the potential upside there is quite significant. though I'm pretty sure one of Quentin Johnson or Keenan Allen is gonna be a nice pickup and I have both right now

I started him in one. totally happy with him.

well, its better than what most people do on here. they post predictions and then dont tell you how they got to that number. I like this because then I can tweak it based on whatever assumptions I want to make or discount it if I dont like the way you did something. either way its a better methodology. I will occasionally post the details of how I got to some of my projections for this very reason. if my numbers are drastically different from what other people are predicting you can at least see where my projections actually came from and if you dont like the assumptions I have made, you can tweak it for your own use. to that end, I'll say good job.

nice work. We shall see how this plays out. if what you say is correct Quentin is the better pickup than Allen is. I had it figured that Keenan Allen was the better pickup.

It is possible they could go pass heavy like Tampa. and if the Run game turns out to be a dud it could happen. but this is not the expected result. The chargers coach has a history of getting good production out of the run game and I do think he will find a way to make that happen at least some of the time if not all of the time. that likely means its not consistent that the third WR in this trio of good WR gets enough action to be consistently productive. which is why hes listed as a likely WR3/flex by a lot of us.

its murky to be honest. in week 1 he played in all 2 WR sets and Keenan Allen played in all 3 WR sets. but that to some degree would be expected as keenan Allen joined the team reasonably late in the pre season and may not know all of the playbook yet. but more importantly the trust between Him and Herbert that existed before he was traded to Chicago is clearly still there. So I do think as he gets more familiar with the playbook he will take over that role. the fact hes getting more targets already doesnt necessarily bode well for him. but the numbers dont lie, right now hes playing more snaps than Keenan Allen and Allen is out producing him. This situation wont last long if Allen continues to outproduce him he will get a bigger role. the best case scenario for Quentin is an injury for one of the other WR on the team or the scenario where all 3 WR get an even split of targets and all produce WR2/3/flex numbers each week. it could happen but most likely only if the run game doesnt perform. bottom line: Keenan Allen can still play at a high level. the biggest issue with him is he does get hurt a fair bit over his career. so its possible he plays a half year, gets hurt and then it becomes Quentin time.

like you I see a WR3/flex. and he will have his ups and downs. charger also wont throw the ball as much as they did last game. not often anyways.....

you are not wrong. but there are also some who are thinking WR1/2which I dont think is likely a reasonable expectation.

I spoke with someone who analyzed the Chargers. apparently Quentin was playing in all 2 WR sets and Keenan Allen in all 3 WR sets. though with Keenans production I figure its only a matter of time til he learns enough of the playbook to get a bigger role. Keenan Allan joined the team about halfway through Pre season, so likely still learning parts of the playbook. I know he had some of the plays from his previous tenure. He was traded not too long after Harbaugh came aboard. so I dont know that he retained much from that time. but he clearly still has a connection with Herbert. They clicked like he was never away.

of course they do. its all about making money. and more football games mean more money for everyone

yeah the shortened pre season definitely hurts the quality of the game the first week or so. This happened in the CFL when they shortened the pre season to 2 games and moved to an 18 week schedule.

he looked good on the opening couple of drives, and it went downhill from there. offense lost momentum on a 4th down gamble when they gave up the FG to try to go for the TD. at that point I think Caleb was 10/11. this is a good defense, so I'd at least give it another week before letting panic set in. I have a feeling this defense will make a few QB look bad this year.

maybe. given the coach .... probably. at the same time if the run game goes like it did against KC I could see a pivot to a more pass oriented game. you know the saying.... go with what works. Right now the pass game is working. run game not so much. That said... KC has a real good run D. so I wouldnt jump on that bandwagon just yet. but if we have a week 2 where the run game still isnt going, then it may be time to think about this option.

well, if you dont think the team will compete for a playoff spot, at least you wait until the team is eliminated from playoff contention. that way the fan base wont blame the rookie for the bad year. seems like a small thing but once the fans get on your rookie starter, thats a big burden for a young player to carry. This at least takes the pressure off of him when he does finally get in to play.