Five Fantasy Football Tweets That May Mean EVERYTHING or Absolutely Nothing: August 11
With fantasy football draft season upon us, there is going to be a lot of information coming across your Twitter timeline. Some of it is gold, the rest of it is sh*t. I am here to help.
Here are five tweets from August 11 that may could mean EVERYTHING or absolutely nothing at all.
Pete Carroll gleefully talking up a player? We have never seen this before.
It is easy to say that Chris Carson is going to catch more passes this season as he only caught a whopping 20 on 24 targets last season. As Mike Davis and his 42 backfield targets are now in Chicago, it’s not difficult to envision Carson at least doubling his receiving output. With increased receiving comes an increased floor, making Carson a perfect RB2 option despite the presence of Rashaad Penny.
With an ADP (average draft position) of 41 according to Fantasy Pros, it will be interesting to see how high Carson rises in the coming weeks.
Verdict: I have no idea. It’s Pete Carroll.
Whenever Lou Riddick gets the Twitter fingers moving I tend to listen, but when he drops an “AF” in there as well? I’m all ears. Or eyes, I guess.(Ha, you can’t listen to a tweet, clown.)
Thompson looked as good as you could in a first preseason game, muddying up an already muddied backfield in Kansas City. Andy Reid has predominantly chosen to stick to one lead dog during his Chiefs tenure, yet the variance in the skill sets within his current backfield leads me to believe that while there will be plenty of production, it will be randomly produced.
Carlos Hyde could bring home the most value if he is the designated goal line back. He could also get cut. Who the hell knows.
Verdict: EVERYTHING. (Lou Riddick said so.)
As a proponent on reaching for guys that could have huge potential returns in value — I took James Conner at least 50 slots in front of his ADP last year — this is definitely intriguing. If you are able to waft away the claims of “REEEEEEACH” from your drunk buddies on draft day, grabbing “your guy” is always a worthy venture.
The public postering from Jerry and Stephen Jones about not needing Ezekiel Elliott to be successful is likely semantics, but Pollard is a name to watch should the situation stay unresolved.
Verdict: Probably nothing at all. Possibly … EVERYTHING.
Silva is perhaps my favorite Twitter follow, and I am not alone. Scrolling through his tweets on a daily basis will immediately make you wiser.
The Rams using more multi-tight end sets makes sense in theory because: A) They have decent tight ends and B) They need to create an ounce of variance to what they do on offense.
Gerald Everett looks the part and has shown flashes of brilliance throughout his short career. He plays like a wide receiver and finds himself within a high octane offense spearheaded by a whiz. It is not out of the realm of possibilities that he turns into a poor man’s version of 2018 Eric Ebron.
The bigger impact here may be on the output of one Cooper Kupp. Without plenty of red zone targets, he would suddenly crater in value in relation to his ADP (50). I am interested to see what the Rams’ offense looks like come week three of the preseason.
Verdict: Your guess is as good as mine.
Vedvik went to the Justin Tucker school of kicking and just got traded for a fifth round pick to a team that plays indoors, has Kirk Cousins as its quarterback (not great in the red area) and has an awesome defense. If there is such thing as securing value at the kicker position on draft day, look no further than Vedvik.
Kickers are people too.
Verdict: EVERYTHING.
