FSH: THE FANTASY SPORTS ZONE (TARGET PRACTICE)

October 27th, 2010, Wednesday

Fantasy Football

Target Practice

In these hands we trust

Week seven marked a week of the big names with familiar faces like Ochocinco, Colston, and Boldin topping the list of most targets on Sunday. Of the top targeted receivers in week seven, nine of the top eleven scored a touchdown with two finding the end-zone twice. Four of the most targeted pass catchers finished the day with double figure receptions and three others caught nine balls apiece. So who were these usual suspects on Sunday…

The Usual Suspects…

On Monday night against the Giants, the Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (13 targets) quickly re-emerged as a fantasy favorite. It was no surprise with Romo injured and out, Witten quickly became Jon Kitna’s safe check down. Witten now has 50 targets for the year.

The Bengal’s Carson Palmer put the ball in the air 50 times on Sunday and wide receiver Terrell Owens (13 targets) was one of his benefactors. Owens finished his day with nine receptions for 88 yards and a score. Owens now has 73 targets (2nd in the NFL) for the season.

Making his case for being the best receiver in the game today, the Falcon’s are doing all they can to support wide receiver Roddy White’s cause. Last week the Falcon’s flyer was targeted 13 times, finishing the game with 11 receptions for 201 yards receiving and two touchdowns. White leads all receivers with 82 targets this season.

Your Target watch….

When you look over the list of the most popular pass catchers (targeted the most) another intangible statistic that should not be over-looked is target efficiency. There’s no question, opportunity lends itself to greater production, but sometimes some players don’t need much to make a splash…

Against the Eagles secondary, Titan’s wide receiver Kenny Britt was targeted 10 times and made the most of every chance he got hauling in seven of those passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns.

The Bills third year wide receiver Steve Johnson was targeted a season high 10 times on Sunday and found great success with his increased opportunity. Johnson caught eight of those throws for 158 yards and scored once.

The Bengal’s passing attack has been coming to life quite a bit in recent weeks and one recipient that has emerged on most fantasy radars is rookie receiver Jordan Shipley. Shipely is returning from a concussion that had him sidelined for a while and last week the former Longhorn bounced back in great fashion. He was targeted a mere six times, but made the most of every throw hauling in all six for 131 yards and scoring once. It was by far his most productive day as a pro.

Season Target Leaders...
(Unofficial numbers)

Last week’s Top 12

1. Chad Ochocinco, CIN (16 targets)
2. Mike Williams, SEA (16 targets)
3. Marques Colston, NO (15 targets)
4. Jeremy Maclin, PHI (14 targets)
5. Hakeem Nicks, NYG (14 targets)
6. Anquan Boldin, BAL (13targets)
7. Terrell Owens, CIN (13 targets)
8. Roddy White, ATL (13 targets)
9. Jason Witten, DAL (13 targets)
10. Patrick Crayton, DAL (12 targets)
11. Johnny Knox, CHI (12 targets)
12. Roscoe Parrish, BUF (12 targets)