FSH NOTEBOOK: DAVID'S DAILY DIGEST

Tuesday Edition

September 10th, 2013 

 

David’s Daily Digest

Week One “Damage Control”

I think it’s important for all of us who play fantasy football to remember, this was just week one and a great opportunity to view the real sample size and get a good measure on what we can expect to see going forward. And while some of our heavy hitters may have whiffed this past week, there’s no need to panic.

Let’s start with the Dez Bryants (8 targets), Calvin Johnsons (9 targets), and CJ Spillers (22 touches) of the world. As you can see these studs saw plenty of chances in week one and they will see plenty more going forward. And believe you me, as long as these dudes keep seeing this many chances or more, they will be fine. As will your other fantasy studs or targeted players that may not have quite posted the favorable numbers you desired. This would include; Pierre Garcon (11 targets), Torrey Smith (8 targets), Eric Decker (7 targets), Doug Martin (26 touches), Marshawn Lynch (19 touches), and Frank Gore (23 touches).

Fantasy football is not a sprint or a race, it’s a marathon and for most standard and custom scoring leagues the regular season is 13-14 weeks long. With only one game in the books, there is time to learn, improve, and advance. And we must not forget “On Any Given Sunday” even some of our fantasy studs will miss, but as long as they keep getting their chances more times than not they will deliver the big knock.

Swing and a Miss

There were a couple of names last week that I mentioned that were bad plays; Roddy White and Jacquizz Rodgers. It seems as I am listening to a lot of radio chatter and reading some sites on the web, the Falcons may have pulled a fast one. White was always expected to play as he did, but leading up the game all last week his injury was not viewed as serious. Apparently it was serious enough to limit White to just two catches on two targets. I guess he was just a decoy; didn’t see that coming.

I also did not expect to see the Falcons play catch up most of the game on Sunday, limiting their run game to just 14 rushing attempts. As a result Rodgers saw very few opportunities, only three touches (one catch, two carries); not exactly what you are looking for from your flex. Jackson seems to be the man, all others a distant second. As long as SJax can hold up, I believe Rodgers value will stay irrelevant at this point. He may get some garbage time mop up duty, but I would count on those opportunities to win your weekly matchups.

Just my take and with that note, I will just say good night to all.

~David Ortega