4/17/2023 0 Comments The big salad shaun draugn![]() ![]() There was some news that broke during the offseason that stated he could play less on the outside and more in the slot in 2016. V-Jax is flying firmly under the radar of most drafts as his ADP suggests. Love the show? Join our community! Join the FootClan Vincent Jackson (ADP 134) He’s going into his 6th year and coming off of the best two seasons of his career, playing the #2 role behind Demaryius Thomas. The best part about Emmanuel Sanders right now is that the uncertainty around the QB situation in Denver should continue to drive his stock downward. Snead may not have as much flash and Cooks, but he should receive a reliable share of targets in that offense and produce for your team when you need it. Last year Snead and Benjamin Watson on a per game basis averaged only 1.3 and 1.2 less targets respectively per game than Brandin Cooks. Drew Brees is not known to pepper any one receiver with targets quite the opposite in fact. Willie Snead (ADP 120)Ĭurrently one of the biggest steals in deeper drafts in my humble opinion. Still, the 28-year-old veteran tied his career high in receptions and touchdowns last year and was targeted 5 more times in the red zone than Cooper. However, he gets grouped into this category because most believe as I do, that Amari Cooper is an ascending talent that will likely flip that script in 2016. Michael Crabtree (ADP 91)Ĭrabtree is somewhat the tomato in this vegetable salad in that he doesn’t technically belong on this list since he led his team in targets and receptions last year. He may be the second option in the Jets offense, but he will give you a stable floor each week with higher than usual touchdown upside. He also played well through some injuries last season which is a trait that I love in a WR2. In the interest of full disclosure, I’m not sure if that’s actually his middle name, but here’s what I do know: He has put up double-digit touchdowns and over 1000 yards in 3 of the last 4 seasons. Here are some more than garden variety second option receivers that I’m targeting this year, and why. Statistically speaking, offenses in the NFL are throwing more than ever and as a result, some second option receivers have become true fantasy assets a nutritious and wholesome component of any healthy and well-balanced roster. After I draft my studs in the earliest rounds and before I start drafting longshots, hopefuls, and flyers, I try to solidify my roster with something green. ![]() The thing is, my inner 4-year-old is an idiot and I do my best to ignore that little rug rat. There’s a part of me that wants to believe that every WR on my roster can be the featured receiver for their respective offense without requiring an injury to make it happen. However, when there are potentially “high upside” players still on the board, the DeVante Parker/Dorial Green-Beckham/Breshad Perriman/Tajae Sharpe/Torrey Smith’s of the world, these bland, safe but boring options seem less appealing. I know that they are good for me, having value that stems from having an established role in an offense that will surely target them regularly. That’s a vegetable pick and those are icky. There is something about facing the decision of whether or not to draft a receiver that I do not believe can win the role of the #1 option in the passing game, that brings out my inner 4-year-old. The concept of fantasy vegetables has become a comical and apt metaphor that I’m choosing to run with and apply to the act of drafting, rostering and starting second option receivers. He was a “just give me something this week” type of option that you knew probably wouldn’t have a huge week under any circumstances. There was nothing special about him as a player, however, even with the limited upside, you knew that his role as the pass-catching RB was bound to yield fantasy points with Blaine Gabbert, the check-down machine, leading the offense. For instance, Shaun Draughn became known as “ The Big Salad” for being the epitome of a vegetable last year after Carlos Hyde and Colin Kaepernick went down with injuries. ![]() I interpreted the definition to be a player that isn’t exciting to own, but will help to fortify your roster by providing reliability. If you’ve been listening to The Fantasy Footballers, then chances are that you’ve heard them refer to certain players as fantasy vegetables.
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