Similar to the last piece with musings, I am going to look at the ones I hit from the previous week and the ones where I looked like a dope.
RIGHT OVERRATED Selection From Week 1
Michael Clayton – 2 rec, 27 yds (ADP: None): In a game where Leftwich looked good in the passing game, Clayton looked mediocre. As mentioned last week, Clayton is wildly inconsistent and against a pummeling Giants D, I don’t expect anything better.
WRONG OVERRATED Selection From Week 1
Mike Bell – 86 yds rushing, 1 TD (ADP: None): The only reason that I may have been somewhat right was because Bell got injured. Pierre Thomas seems to still have a nagging knee injury, but when back, I expect Bell to shrink up considerably. Bell did better than expected against an Eagles D and would have been a great play if available against Buffalo this week
OVERRATED for Week 2
Byron Leftwich – 296 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs (ADP: None): I am surprised that people are that high on Leftwich even in leagues where you start 2 QBs. While he will be passing a lot, I am not convinced that he can keep up a pace that he has exhibited in the last two weeks. I expect Josh Freeman much sooner than people would expect simply to develop a QB in a year where the Bucs are clearly rebuilding.
Todd Heap – 1 rec, 9 yds, 1 TD (ADP: None): With no TD, this would be a typical inconsistent Todd Heap performance. The Baltimore offense may be booming, but I don’t expect too much more from Heap in the weeks to come. Unless your league requires 2 TE’s, there will likely be better choices on the waiver wire.
RIGHT UNDERRATED Selection From Week 1
Brent Celek – 8 rec, 104 yds (ADP: 151.3): Celek was still targeted heavily even with Kolb at the helm. These are fantastic stats for a guy drafted towards the end of drafts and speaks to the depth at the TE position when you can get players of this caliber producing at this rate.
WRONG UNDERRATED Selection From Week 1
Mewelde Moore -13 yds rushing, 3 rec, 15 yds receiving (ADP: None): Instead of Moore playing more of a role, there is talk that Rashard Mendenhall being more involved in the offense. I expected more playing time for Moore with both Parker & Mendenhall struggling, but for now, Moore is only likely to be in any lineups if there is an injury in the Steelers backfield.
UNDERRATED For Week 2
Mario Manningham – 10 rec, 150 yds, 1 TD (ADP: None): For a guy who was getting no buzz in the preseason, Manningham has jumped to the top of the WR core in a very good Giants passing game. These are WR1 stats that Manningham produced this week and should be interesting how he progresses throughout the year. Very possible that Manningham could be a WR2 by the end of the year.
Justin Forsett – 35 yds rushing, 6 rec, 57 yds receiving (ADP: None): Forsett is a deep sleeper, but produced well with both Julius Jones and Edgerrin James struggling. The receptions will be key for Forsett, especially in a PPR, to see how he is utilized in the Seattle offense.
“Evenly rated”
Laurent Robinson – 6 rec, 54 yds, 1 TD (ADP: None): Just to note, no overrated or underrated for this section. Robinson is a tricky WR to read here because I believe Donnie Avery will come back as the #1 WR. Just as owners are down on Avery, owners are high on Robinson and I’m not totally convinced even with 2 good stat lines. In the next coming weeks, we should find out who the real #1 WR is in St. Louis and Robinson is making his case week by week.
Pierre Garcon – 1 rec, 48 yds, 1 TD (ADP: None): Garcon did very little except one big play against the Dolphins on MNF. Garcon was targeted a decent amount and I expect continual improvement from Garcon as he establishes more rapport with Manning. Nothing to get crazy about, but Garcon can fill in as the 3rd option in the passing game between Wayne & Clark.
LeSean McCoy – 18 yds rushing, 4 rec, 37 yds receiving (ADP: 88.1): McCoy’s value has been very up-and-down from sites that I read ranging from waiving him to holding onto him for dear life. Westbrook is going through his annual routine of not practicing and McCoy in the Eagles offense could be potent. There were some first signs of life from McCoy in week 2 and this should continue as long as Westbrook has lingering injuries. In previous years, the Eagles did not have a RB like McCoy that they could rely on as much, but with Westbrook’s age, this is a luxury that I expect the Eagles to use more rigorously.
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