I agree with the immediately prior post that the case for a wide receiver to take us to the Super Bowl is weak. But it goes even further. The case for choosing the top rated defensive back over the top rated wide receiver is clearly borne out by recent draft history.
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Fawning over the top rated receivers just doesnt make sense to me, given how badly general managers and pundits and fans are at evaluating them. The hit rate on first round wide receivers, particularly those chosen in the top5, is pretty bad, signified by the fact that as many or more top receivers have come out of the 2nd round.
In 2020, Ruggs and Lamb and Jeudy were taken in the top17. Many Eagles fans and pundits chastised Howie for not trading up. But the best receivers in the class appear to be Justin Jefferson (24) and Chase Claypool (49). But you're not convinced, so let's continue.
In 2019, Marquise Brown and Nkeel Harry (25, 32) were rated and drafted higher than Deebo Samuel (36), AJ Brown (51), Mecole Hardman (56), DK Metcalf, Terry McLaurin (76). It wasn't just Howie. Every supposed professional and amateur draftnik screwed this up by rating Brown at the top. But don't feel too bad, Bill Belichik chose Nkeel Harry.
In 2018, no receiver was taken in the top half of the first. DJ Moore and Calvin Ridley went 24 and 26, respectively. But the DJ Chark is probably the best of the class, chosen at 61. Courtland Sutton was taken at 40. Decent year for NFL Gms, but it doesn't make up for the tons of misses in the back of the first round each year that I have chosen not to list.
2017 was egregiously bad. Corey Davis, Mike Williams and John Ross were all taken in the top 10. Bested by Curtis Samuel (31), JuJu Smith Schuster, Cooper Kupp, Chris Godwin, Kenny Golladay...
2016 was also bad. Corey Coleman (15), Will Fuller (21), Laquon Treadwell (23) pale in comparison to Sterling Shepard (40) and the current best in the game, Michael Thomas (47). Tyreek Hill? Pick 165.
GM's did pretty good in 2015, choosing Amari Cooper (4) and Devante Parker (14). But Tyler Lockett and Stephon Diggs were chosen in the 3rd and 5th rounds, respectively. Given the history of 1st round recievers, Nelson Agholor at 20 is not a bust, considering what he did for us in the Super Bowl, and that he had a perfectly fine season for Oakland last year, and just got signed to a multiyear deal by Bill Belichik
2014 saw Mike Evans and Odell Beckham chosen 7 and 12, respectively. But the #1 r
... keep reading on reddit ➡Has anyone noticed Thomas isn't getting drafted until the 5th round in dynasty drafts sometimes? That's absurd to me. Prime of his career, no real competition and he produces no matter the QB.
5th round of dynasty drafts or 3rd round of redraft leagues give me that every day of the week. I took a deeper dive into his profile for fantasy moving forward here if you guys wanna check it out:
https://blog.ownersbox.com/uncategorized/michael-thomas-is-being-severely-undervalued/
Also curious to know who you guys can't believe is going so late in drafts?
Since I have to meet the character limit I'll post this here:
If I had the skills I'd turn this final showdown scene from Kurosawa's Yojimbo into a meme with the guy hanging as $GME, Mifune as RC and the guy untying the captive as DFV - the guy with the gun is obviously Ken and I guess the gun could be FUD.
Anyway I'm just posting it here to maybe inspire somebody who does have the skills - fuck it I'll even buy you a pizza for some modicum of compensation - the rest of my money is tied up in $GME right now.
I know Emmanuel Sanders isn't the most attractive name in fantasy football, especially with him projected to lose appeal once Michael Thomas is back in the lineup for the saints soaking up all those glorious targets. But i think there is a real opportunity for him not only to produce at a fringe wr1 level in choice matchups this season, but also be had for pennies on the dollar in the next upcoming weeks.
Heres why,
Coming off his bye he will be drawing tough matchups the next 4 weeks against, CAR, CHI, TB, and SF.
These teams are allowing the 5th,2nd,7th, and 9th least ppg to opposing WRs.
With MT back during that span, Manny may perform outside of the wr2 range and have what i believe to be his lowest value of the season.
This is when we buy.
After that the saints schedule will open up and they will face ATL,DEN,ATL,PHI,KC,MIN. All favorable matchups in the top 10 ppg to opposing wrs, besides the stout KC defense.
Lets focus on the Falcons, as they will play them twice and these are must win inner division games for the saints who may be competing with Tompa Bay for that top spot in the NFC south.
THE ATLANTA FALCONS. The terrible ,horrible, atrocious shit show they call a secondary, should be exploited every week matchup Atlanta Falcons.
Pair that horrible secondary with an efficient air attack (when Matt Ryan has all his weapons) and we have a fantasy gold mine via shootout.
lets look at the numbers,
Wr2s Vs ATL
| player | receptions | rec yards | yds/avg | rec tds | 0.5 PPR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 1 | 17.5 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Anthony Miller | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 12.0 |
| Darius Sheppard* | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 3.1 |
| DJ Moore | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 1 | 17.3 |
| Justin Jefferson | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 2 | 35.1 |
Total Fantasy pts allowed comes out at 99.5 pts which is good for the 12th best wr on the season, assuming that Diggs, Hill, Amari, and Lamb all amass enough points today to bring their total above 99.5.( Lamb needs the most at 14)
*The packers game was kind of a fluke too. Felt odd listing any wr as the wr2 for the packers with a depleted wr room leaving MVS as the wr1 by default. The packers spread the ball around through the air with Tonyan, Williams, and Jones being the main recipients and their stat line, (only listed fantasy points gained by receptions for both RBs ),was
| player | receptions | rec yards | yds/avg | rec tds | 0.5 PPR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tonyan | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 3 | 30.8 |
| Jamaal Williams | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 13.5* |
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If the show doesn't get picked up, we should start a petition for Michael Thomas Grant to play Evan Hansen on Broadway.
I think it's safe to say we're getting someone who will contribute a lot today
It has been heavily rumored that the solo DCEU Flash movie will be adapting the Flashpoint Paradox in some way, shape, or form. If you are not familiar with the Flashpoint Paradox this next paragraph will summarize the premise of the story (go ahead and skip past if you're already familiar)
In the FPP Barry Allen uses the speed force to go back in time and stop the death of his mother (which also results in his father never going to prison for her murder). After successfully saving his parents he goes back to the present to find that in doing so, he has created an alternate reality and many things have changed. Atlantis and Themyscira are at war, no human has ever been a Green Lantern, nobody has ever even heard of Superman, and -my personal favorite- Batman is Thomas Wayne. Instead of Bruce Wayne's parents being murdered, it was instead Bruce himself that was the victim of the shooting. After watching Bruce gunned down right in front of her, Martha Wayne snaps and becomes the Joker of this time line, and instead of Bruce being Batman, Thomas Wayne takes the cowl.
Here's why I think it makes sense for Keaton to play Thomas Wayne instead of playing Bruce (again):
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If the rumors are correct and the movie will be an adaptation of the FPP then it makes sense for an older actor to play Batman, seeing as how Thomas Wayne would be in his late 60's and Keaton is 69 years old.
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This would make more sense seeing as how Ben Affleck is already the Batman of the DCEU. If the rumors about Affleck leaving the DCEU are true then it wouldn't make sense to replace him with an actor who is 21 years older.
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Thomas Wayne's Batman is much more violent than Bruce's. Keaton has experience in playing sinister characters like Vulture in Spiderman: Homecoming. He has also played Birdman, who is more of a broken character. Sinister and Broken are two traits that perfectly describe Thomas Wayne in Flashpoint. These qualities of his past roles in addition to his experience in playing the Dark Knight in Tim Burton's Batman films leaves the potential for him to play one badass Thomas Wayne. It would be a wasted opportunity to have him play the same "Bruce Wayne Batman" we've already seen him do twice before.
I'm confident in saying that at the very least we can assume that his role in the Flash movie will be some alternet/future version of Batman and not just a recast of Batfleck. With all this potential it would really be a shame if that were the case.
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