Ray_T

makes sense. I dont think putting him in behind a leaky line is in anyones best interest if trying to develop this young man into a Pro QB.

well, the O line still has issues. even if they think he is ready I think the right move is to wait until later in the season. perhaps they insert him as starter after the bye (if that bye is sometime after week 8 ) or if the team is performing poorly and they need a spark. I do agree, now is likely not the time. but we have all been wrong on this before. we could be wrong on this now. your guess is as good as mine.

hes a good candidate. 5 star college recruit. projected first round NFL pick but had double ankle surgery in his draft year and went late due to the perceived risks. had a couple productive games late last year. he was on my players to watch list and likely now I'll try to get him with some FAAB money

there are always a couple. sometimes that breakout happens in week 2 or 3. This year there were a few players who got more targets/touches than expected. sometimes the breakout is week 1 but often the real breakout is in week 2/3 after a week 1 that shows promise. there are a couple breakouts I've noticed on my players to watch list. what position were you looking for?

because he is angry

bigsby to the eagles kittle to miss 3-5 weeks there ya go. all caught up

I never saw the game but I will point out you can win the game and still not look good. Chiefs did it for a lot of last year.

he is. his run abilty takes his subpar pass numbers and turns them into a good fantasy day. his efficiency overall was decent. 16/22. 1 TD no INT. but what made this good fantasy wise is you add his 48 yards rushing and 2 TD. but he needs to win games. in this case he ran into a highly motovated Aaron Rodgers who had a real good game. He needs to find a way to win these games.

they all say that. then the doctors look at them and..... not so much. Not always, but it happens a lot.

not good..... I have no shares of him but you never like to see a player go down like that.

i dont think they will be THAT bad. but I definitely think the results in their games last year were better than they collectively played as a whole.

he sure had a good game today. sadly he is on my bench this week. He and Herbert both on my bench in different leagues as they are backups. but very good backups.

it looks like Geno is having himself a good game. Granted this is not a top team hes up against, so I wouldnt get too excited about him just yet. but the early returns are good

at his age, the odds were against him. still are. but I dont mind seeing him play well. I do hope he does. but ego is a common issue in sport. coaches have to massage and work the ego to keep players in the headspace they need to be in to succeed.

ok maybe they both got hurt. I had family obligations so I wasnt paying as close attention. I was under the impression it was Worthy who got hurt

Kelce didnt get hurt. Xavier worthy did. he and Kelce collided on the field and worthy being the smaller player in that collision got hurt. Kelce (as far as I know) is fine

I seem to recall he had a fast start to the year last year as well and then things settled down. if you are thin at WR it doesnt hurt to try to pick him up but I am a bit skeptical. based on the targets, it looks like its McConkey and Keenan Allen getting most of the love. Quenton produced well but he was the clear #3 in touches, but thats not typically a sustainable situation resulting in high production. you want your starting wr in fantasy to be #1 or #2 in targets most of the time. its also a case where nearly everything the chargers did worked out well. so a team will often use the #3 a bit more so that teams looking at tape will see an even split. That makes it hard to key on any one guy when defending. either way, it was a good game. and if you dont have better alternatives and are weak at WR Quenton may be a reasonable pickup. hes as good as any other lotto ticket out there right now

you never really told us what your alternative is. you said fields is your backup. so who is your starter? we need to know what your alternatives. if your starter is (for example) Aaron Rodgers, the answer could be different than if your starting QB is Baker Mayfield.

on the other hand, those who drafted Keenan Allen at his ADP are absolutely Thrilled!

all it takes is one to value him as a first rounder for him to go there. I had him as a late 2nd rounder before the risk vs reward starts to make sense. when they traded for another RB I knocked him down to late 2nd as a figured they were of the opinion they'd need another RB (which is not a good sign) but in every redraft I was in he did go in round 1. so yeah, others were more optomistic than I was.... and thats fine. hes not the type of player you overpay for due to the risks. so you nailed it. in keeper leagues, better to unload him a year early than a year late. Nobody is gonna pay top dollar for a 30 year old RB who is injury prone. Id rather take my chances with Derek Henry. At least He seems to be reasonably durable. and the upside is almost as good.

these types of injuries are hard to predict. Tendonitis can be chronic. but you can only take so many drugs to control it and only certain types of drugs. I am admittedly not an expert in what ones can and cannot be used, but this is worrisome. Like I said, I did some research, but once I got to a point where I realized I wasnt planning to take him in round 1 I was reasonably certain it wouldnt be a large factor for me anyhow. if he fell into round 2, the risk vs the reward is roughly equal and that is a bit of a game changer at that point. but I was 99% sure he wasnt falling to me in round 2 of any draft I was in, so I didnt worry about it all that much on another note: Tendonitis, back injuries and a lot of those soft tissue type injuries can be very difficult to predict and project. when I pick injury prone players like this, these are the situations I usually get burned on. so if its a player that can ruin your draft, its tough for me to go down that road in round 1 for a player like this. Dont get me wrong... when healthy, hes exciting, fun to watch and a fantasy gold mine. I just feel like those days for him may be done. There May be one good year left in him (maybe) but that is far from guaranteed.

I wasnt criticizing the move. its prudent to get someone who can play if you think there is any chance your starter cannot. my point is from a fantasy perspective, I am glad I had a second round grade on him. if I picked him in round 1 I'd be pretty worried right about now.

This is exactly why I didnt have a first round grade on CMC. I took a bit of flak for that on the other thread. (though admittedly not a lot) When they traded for a RB late in pre season that told me that his health was not a given. You dont make that trade if CMC is 100% healthy..... and when you have a player who was somewhat injury prone to begin with, that meant trouble (at least in my eyes) I acknowledge it could be much ado about nothing but the risk is still there with CMC. hes a guy who gets hurt a lot.

if it is a detached retina, I think it can detach again with a hard hit if he comes back too early. that is the only possible thing I can think of. That and perhaps him not being in game shape. so the reps need limiting because hes incapable of doing a full workload in week 1. personally I think its an excuse to give him less reps so they can see what the kid they drafted can do. we shall see. could also be a smokescreen. coaches love to play misdirection with their comments to keep people from guessing what they actually will do. especially this time of year. so I wouldnt put a lot of stock into the comments.