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By Christopher Harris | ESPN.com
This week on the Fantasy Underground podcast (also available on iTunes), Field Yates and I talked about Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, Pierre Garcon, Vick Ballard, Montell Owens and the impact of Cam Cameron's firing. I also gave a list of five overvalued players for 2013. Here are 10 other topics:
Five In Depth
1. Ten Downfield WRs. Fourteen weeks into the season, a fantasy analyst has to have a foot in two camps: sizing up the changing December landscape to help those still alive in their playoffs and looking ahead.
For me, a methodology that works on both levels is analyzing wideout target characteristics. Which wide receivers are getting the most looks down the field, and has that changed lately? Big plays can be the lifeblood of big fantasy upsets, as anyone who has been riding the Cecil Shorts bandwagon knows well.
Here are the 10 players who have seen the most targets that have traveled more than 20 yards in the air and their success rates on those throws:
By Christopher Harris | ESPN.com
This week on the Fantasy Underground podcast (also available on iTunes), Field Yates and I talked about Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, Pierre Garcon, Vick Ballard, Montell Owens and the impact of Cam Cameron's firing. I also gave a list of five overvalued players for 2013. Here are 10 other topics:
Five In Depth
1. Ten Downfield WRs. Fourteen weeks into the season, a fantasy analyst has to have a foot in two camps: sizing up the changing December landscape to help those still alive in their playoffs and looking ahead.
For me, a methodology that works on both levels is analyzing wideout target characteristics. Which wide receivers are getting the most looks down the field, and has that changed lately? Big plays can be the lifeblood of big fantasy upsets, as anyone who has been riding the Cecil Shorts bandwagon knows well.
Here are the 10 players who have seen the most targets that have traveled more than 20 yards in the air and their success rates on those throws:
Player | Targets | Catches | Success % |
---|---|---|---|
Torrey Smith | 35 | 7 | 20 |
Calvin Johnson | 34 | 12 | 35.3 |
Vincent Jackson | 33 | 13 | 39.4 |
A.J. Green | 27 | 9 | 33.3 |
Mike Williams | 24 | 8 | 33.3 |
Steve Smith | 24 | 8 | 33.3 |
Brandon Marshall | 23 | 8 | 34.8 |
Dwayne Bowe | 22 | 5 | 22.7 |
Mike Wallace | 22 | 4 | 18.2 |
Brian Hartline | 21 | 9 | 42.9 |
(Source: Stats LLC) |