Preseason Week 1 discussion!

[Friction]

Dalvin with the big whiff on the block. Dont give me this Ole bullspit Dorn.

[Plank]

I am impressed with Trubisky.

Browns score with UDFA Interior DL Trevon Coley, he's for real.. Browns Defense is coming .. starts a slow drum beat.

[IBall2]

RIP Malachi Dupre

[Dynasty DeLorean]

didnt see fournette but was he good?

I saw him on the td drive, he looked good to me. Idk how he looked on the other ones.

[StableOfRBs]

There was one play where he had like 8 or 9 yards where he ran untouched through the line hit a guy at the second level and kind of barreled over/through him and fell on the ground, people were talking about it and linking it on twitter, didn't seem too special to me though but then again I'm admittedly not super high on the guy

[RockandRollJames]

Watched all of Bills/Vikings

1. Sammy was wide open for all of his catches. I'm sure he'll get fed the ball a ton.

2. Johnathan Williams looked good on his runs.

3. Liked what I saw from Dalvin. Should get a lot of touches. Their line is still #bad so that limits him some. Had a 10+ yard screen pass called back too.

4. Stacy Coley played really well and is a name to watch. Didn't look like he belonged with the other backups. Not time to pick him up by any means, but a name to monitor for now. Rodney Adams up and down.

5. Nathan Peterman doesn't have it. Some might laugh for saying this already but trust me here. Only deep SUPERFLEX will care.

6. Now that I think of it, didn't even notice Zay Jones.

After the game switched over to Broncos/Bears.

1. I was a Trubisky hater but was really impressed. Athletic and accurate.

2. De'Angelo Henderson is a baller!!! Pick him up now if you still can!

[DJB]

Sure you weren't watching Yates? Yes Peterman had some missed throws, but overall I thought he played well

J Williams looks good. Sammy was better used.

[Knox Steel Curtain]

Henderson looked awesome. He had two other good runs called back on penalties. He runs really hard. Any Booker owners should be worried. This kid is better than Booker.

[ninotoreS]

This kid is better than Booker.

Beware overrating the talent of players that tear it up in the third and fourth quarters of preseason games. We go through this every year. Performances in the second-half of preseason games rarely prove to be anything close to an accurate forecast of their regular-season ability.

This is especially true in preseason week one, before almost any cuts have taken place; the majority of the 22 players you're seeing on the field in the 3rd and 4th quarter of the games this week won't even make the 53-man roster.

[clarion contrarion]

Dalvin with the big whiff on the block. Dont give me this Ole bullspit Dorn.

post of the day for the major league reference

[saw061600]

This kid is better than Booker.

Beware overrating the talent of players that tear it up in the third and fourth quarters of preseason games. We go through this every year. Performances in the second-half of preseason games rarely prove to be anything close to an accurate forecast of their regular-season ability.

This is especially true in preseason week one, before almost any cuts have taken place; the majority of the 22 players you're seeing on the field in the 3rd and 4th quarter of the games this week won't even make the 53-man roster.

100% agree. He looked good but it was against mostly camp roster guys playing without a game specific plan. That said, I try to stash a few "what if" guys each year and he was one of my annual dart throws (right after Booker got hurt) I grabbed in deeper leagues.

[Fantasyfanatic11]

didnt see fournette but was he good?

He looked very good to me. Very decisive with all his runs, always kept his legs churning, and bounced it outside when he needed to.

Side Note: For those on twitter, the NFL twitter account posts videos of all the plays from the top rookies. (Example: All the runs from Fournette debut, or All the plays from Watson debut)

Very good to get some insight.

[Knox Steel Curtain]

Booker has always underwhelmed. I am basing my assessment on Henderson based on camp reports as well as my eyes watching the kid run. Booker does not have that hard nosed big play ability that Henderson has. All I want to see for my last couple of roster spots are flashes of potential, and I am seeing that from a guy that should be at least on watch by dynasty leagues for back end of rosters.

[Friction]

Did Ware slim down this offseason? He looks smaller, which might bode well for him. Either that, or it has just been that long without football.

[dmac37]

What do we make of the lack of offensive involvement for Kareem Hunt in the first pre-season game? Being a rookie that has been talked about getting first team reps, I settled in front of the TV expecting to see him getting a lot of work. He only ends up with 1 carry and 1 reception, this seems a little concerning considering the expectations for him.

I would love to think they are "saving" him for the regular season but it does not look like that.