Archives for October 2018

Trade trends – How Rams Landed Dante Fowler

Now that the trade deadline is complete, it’s time to take a look at the trends that developed since March when the trading period opened.

Clearly, the NFL has done a good job of giving general managers better abilities to make trade. What doesn’t get enough credit is the NFL allowing teams to trade compensatory picks.

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Trade Deadline Fantasy Impact – Some Winners in Green Bay

Breaking down fantasy impact of Tuesday’s trade deadline deals:

Ravens receive: RB Ty Montgomery

Packers receive: 2020 seventh-round pick

How this affects Ravens:

This makes Javorius Allen close to useless for fantasy reasons and Montgomery should quickly assume the passing game duties from Baltimore’s backfield. Alex Collins’ stock takes a little hit here as well. Collins is averaging a measly 3.7 yards per carry and overall, this offense could use a little spark that Montgomery might just provide. The competition for backfield touches (and might Montgomery also play some wide receiver in his new home?) with the Ravens is lesser than in Green Bay, so this trade helps Montgomery a bit as well. With just a 2020 seventh round pick as compensation, this doesn’t look like much, but this move might end up paying off well for Baltimore and Montgomery. After their Week 10 bye, Baltimore plays some of the worst defenses in the NFL. Montgomery might begin to pay off in Week 11 against the Bengals.

How this affects Packers:

We have been clamoring for Aaron Jones to take over the true lead job in Green Bay.

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NFL Has No Trade Problem — 99 Deals in 2018

Welcome to the new norm for the NFL trade deadline.

Thanks to the league’s 2012 decision to move the deadline back from after Week Six to after Week Eight, the number of trades toward the deadline escalated. There were seven in the final week of the 2017 trading period. There were nine in the final week this year to bring the number of 2018 trades to 99 (including draft trades), six more than in 2017.

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Tampa Bay has Big Financial Decision to Make on Jameis Winston

These are very telling words:

“We’re going to start Fitz this week (against the Carolina Panthers). That’s what we feel like we need to do this week to give us our best chance,” said Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter on Monday. Nobody envisioned that Jameis Winston would be a backup midway during his fourth NFL season when Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht selected him first overall in the 2015 NFL draft.

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This is How Browns Should Build Around Baker Mayfield

After going 3-36-1 with zero wins on the road, Hue Jackson has been fired by the Browns. It is a little shocking that an organization that is so quick with their firing trigger finger would have actually waited this long on a coach that boasted a .205 winning percentage.

Making matters worse, since taking over before the 2016 season, Jackson’s Browns have the worst points-per-game in the NFL. And Jackson is an offensive minded head coach. The way Jackson handled DeShone Kizer last year was coaching malpractice. Not only did he jerk the rookie quarterback in and out of the lineup, showing little faith in him or conviction as a coach, but Jackson’s scheme with a lot of slow developing isolation routes gave Kizer little chance at success, especially with the Browns’ receivers.

The Browns absolutely should look at one of these bright young offensive coaches with the innovative ideas and college principles that are making young quarterbacks successful. Imagine Baker Mayfield in Kansas City right now or with the Rams.

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Hue Jackson Firing Headlines Mid-Season Black Monday

This wasn’t necessarily the Black Monday the NFL experiences at the conclusion of the regular season, but it was a dark day for quarterbacks and coaches.

Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley were fired in Cleveland. The Dallas Cowboys fired offensive line coach Paul Alexander. Jameis Winston was benched and replaced by Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The theme is obviously offense. Browns ownership tired of the inconsistencies on offense and were probably concerned how it was affecting rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield. Even back to the Hard Knocks days, friction between Jackson and Haley was visible in their first season together in Cleveland.

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Monday Morning MD — CTE controversy at Boston University

A new book is making headlines. “Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind CTE and the Plot to Destroy Football.”

The title of the book is controversial, but that is not what draws my attention. Merril Hoge is the co-author, but that is not what makes the book newsworthy. The opinions expressed swim against the common narrative of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) but that opinion is not unique.

What draws my attention is one of the co-authors is a concussion researcher, a former forensic pathologist and a current assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the very same medical school that is the focus of the national attention for CTE and its link to football.

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It is Time for Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Move on From Jameis Winston

After throwing his fourth interception of the day, Jameis Winston was benched in favor of Ryan Fitzpatrick on Sunday. Fitzpatrick brought the Buccaneers back to tie the game in Cincinnati before finally falling to the Bengals. Much like when Winston was returning from his suspension to start the season, we, once again, have to examine what is the best way to proceed at this critical position for both the short and long term for the organization?

Winston, the former first overall pick, certainly has his issues. He is a poor deep passer, but more concerning is what he we saw Sunday. His turnovers (10 interceptions in four games) are a gigantic problem. He also doesn’t historically protect the football well enough in the pocket. Winston has no conscience on the field. This can be a good and bad things for an NFL quarterback, but in Winston’s case, he just doesn’t value the football nearly enough and tries to be Superman on far too many occasions.

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MNF Preview — Go Big on Patriots

New England at Buffalo

Spread: Patriots -14.5

When New England Has The Ball:

Sony Michel won’t play, so it is hard to say who will inherit the short yardage duties and traditional carries. James White has been a huge part of this offense with or without Michel in the lineup and is set up for another blow up situation in Buffalo no matter how this backfield plays out. Only Saquon Barkley has more targets, receptions or receiving yards at this position than White, who is also being used an awful lot in the red zone. Kenyon Barner will spell White, but isn’t a power runner. That being said, the Bills defense is actually quite good from front to back with very athletic and active linebackers. The problem for Buffalo in this matchup is that the other side of the ball is highly unlikely to sustain offense. Including White, Tom Brady now has an excellent group of pass catchers to distribute the ball to in all areas of the field.

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Fantasy Saturday – Adrian Peterson All Day

Key Week 8 fantasy info:

Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia (In London)

AJ Bouye Is Out

This situation now looks clear. We should expect Jalen Ramsey to follow Alshon Jeffery for the better part of this contest. Jeffery is playing well and it would be really tough to take him out of your lineup right now, but this is a downgrade for sure. Expect WR3 numbers from Jeffery, but maybe this is a situation where Nelson Agholor steps up his game. Also working in Agholor’s favor is that Jacksonville’s slot cornerback situation is far from ideal due to injuries and just being a weak area overall this year. Still, this projects to being a low-scoring affair.

Washington at New York Giants

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