Monday Edition
October 1st, 2012
David’s Daily Digest
Fantasy
Notes:
Nicks
Looking Shaky This Season
No question Giants wide receiver
Hakeem Nicks was a high value draft pick in most fantasy drafts, but his injury
woes are making fantasy owners pay dearly. With the prospect of possibly
missing week 5, Nicks has only one strong showing this season in four games
(maybe five now). He’s a solid fantasy play when healthy, so owners will just
have to ride out the storm and hope he gets right soon.
Hartline
has the Numbers
The Dolphins wide receiver Brian
Hartline may not have the flash or the name to draw much attention to fantasy
owners, but he certainly has more than enough numbers to make his argument. He’s
relatively unknown and unproven, so consistency and reliability will have to be
a wait and see, but with 48 targets this season (ranked 3rd in the
league) make his chances look promising. With all those targets, Hartline still
only has 25 catches and just one score; he’s not ready for primetime, but he appears
to be a strong flex option or low-end WR2 in deeper leagues.
Roddy
Still the Big Man on Campus
With all the hype surrounding the
beastly phenom wide receiver Julio Jones, this preseason Roddy White was taking
a back seat in most fantasy football watercooler conversations. It’s safe to
say this elite receiver will not be taking a back seat to anyone this season.
As good as Jones is and will be, does not mean Roddy will stop being elite; as
he has shown through four games this season (27 receptions, 413 yards receiving, 3 touchdowns). White is still a solid WR1 and
should be considered such the rest of the way.
The
Marshall Plan is Working
If you drafted wide receiver Brandon
Marshall high this fantasy season, you were hoping to see what you just saw on
Monday night against the Cowboys. Teamed with his old quarterback (Jay Cutler)
it’s go for broke time with Marshall, and if this was your plan it could be
working. With 23 receptions, over 350 yards, and 2 touchdowns, Marshall could
be well on his way to his best season yet.
Dez Bryant Still Up and Down
The Cowboys big receiver Dez Bryant is
capable of playing big and he did have a nice night statistically in Monday
night’s loss (8 receptions, 105 yards receiving), but too many drops kept a
good night from being great. That’s been Bryant’s problem and something that
appears he’ll need to continue to work at growing out of. Bryant remains a very
low WR2 option in fantasy, but has the potential of being much more.
Witten
Finally Wakes Up
It came much too late in the Cowboys
blowout loss to the Bears Monday night, but for fantasy owners it was a nice
sight to see tight end Jason Witten involved in the passing game. This one was
well out of hand before Witten did his biggest damage, but quarterback Tony Romo
was targeting his old favorite early and often. With all the drops the Cowboys
receivers had Monday night, Witten probably remains Romo most reliable and
steady option; look for this involvement trend to continue going forward.
By David Ortega
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