The official 2018 Plant Your Flag thread

[TheRookiePro]

@cazzie33 Oh hell yeah. Sheriff Swag Machine Gun Kelly will rule them mountains soon. I planted that flag awhile ago. I dug up two old posts one concerning Kelly and the other on Trey Burton:

The thing that most Siemian owners forget is that Chad Kelly is sitting in the wings in DEN. He's the most gifted QB on that roster, and the nephew of Elway's pal Jim Kelly. He's going to be given EVERY shot to contend next year.

My thoughts exactly. I've already planned to add Kelly to my team right around the playoffs. Getting him for free off waivers instead of using a 4th round pick in the draft.

And the one concerning Trey Burton:

I honestly think given the right offense, he could be a top TE.

I agree. I said these same words a few days ago in a thread pertaining to the best buy-low candidates, "Trey Burton. If he ends up going to the Saints he's instantly in the top 8 for TE dynasty rankings."

Well the Saints part never came to fruition but the part about him being ranked in the top 8 stayed true.

[kmbryant09]

Here are the players that I'm planting my flag on for 2018:

QB - Jimmy Garoppolo
RB - Marlon Mack
WR - Doug Baldwin
TE - Trey Burton

One step further -
JG = top10 QB
MM = top15 RB
DB = top7 WR
TB = top6 TE

[baldwin415]

QBs
Case Keemum - last year was no fluke; finishes as a top 10 QB
Tyrod Taylor - plays the entire season, leads Browns to 7-9 season

RBs
Isaiah Crowell - top 12 RB
Le'Veon Bell - finishes in the RB 6-8 range
Kareem Hunt - RB 11-15

WRs
Tyler Lockett - becomes more than a deep threat, finishes as a solid WR2
Tyreek Hill - catches 4 touchdowns over 60 yards, easily #1 WR
Dez Bryant - signs before week 1, gets a season-ending injury immediately

TEs
Jordan Reed - healthy entire season except for one game, top 5 TE
Zach Ertz - top 10 TE, but not top 5
David Njoku - welcome to the top tier of TEs (TE 1-4ish)

[MEuRaH]

QB:
Sam Darnold is the #1 rookie QB that everyone wants by the end of the season.
Chad Kelly takes over starting duties in Denver.

RB:
By injury, Wilkins takes over starting duties for the Colts.
McKinnon gets hurt, doesn't make top 20.

WR:
Allen Robinson does NOT make top 25. <--- Book this one.

[Pet_Smith]

QB - Mariota / Keenum
RB - DJ / Lynch
WR - Landry / Mike Williams
TE - Njoku / Hollister

And.... Browns aren't terrible this year. Over 6 wins for the year and support multiple fantasy relevant players

Gone for some of the higher ranked and lower ranked for each position.
Break out seasons for Williams and Hollister, Lynch back to prime, and Keenum looking even better than he did with the Viks.
DJ plays as the overall RB1, Mariota posts top 5 numbers, Landry is Taylor's go-to guy in all situations, Njoku in the Red zone.

[JoshGordonsDealer]

1. Jarvis Landry is going to continue to be a beast
2. Crowell will be a high-end RB2
3. Keenum proves that last year wasn't a fluke, Denver goes 12-4

[FantasyFreak]

Everyone is SF will disappoint. Spearheaded by a small sample size, porn star dating QB, the Niners with a backfield devoid of any real talent behind McKinnon, who won't stay healthy, and a no proven talent at TE, WR and a porous OL, will fail to live up to the FF "dream state", and everybody owning 49ers will be sour, except, perhaps those who bought early on Goodwin.

[ninotoreS]

Heh. I don't usually do these, but:

Anthony Miller will have more receptions than Allen Robinson.

[joeya2001]

My milkshake will bring all the boys to the yard!

[notweswelker]

Sammy Watkins finishes as a top 5 WR in PPR.

[Fantasyfanatic11]

Will Fuller will finish with more TD's than DeAndre Hopkins

[HereForTheComments]

Amari Cooper leads the league in targets

[notweswelker]

Lenny Fournette finishes outside the top ten running backs.
Tyreek Hill thoroughly outplays Watkins, forcing Watkins truthers to come up with another dozen excuses that aren't backed by any statistics or analysis whilst crying themselves to sleep.
Josh Gordon finishes as a WR3 or worse.
Aaron Jones is the Green Bay back to own by seasons end as Jamaal Williams continues to rush for under 4 ypc.

[CAMVP]

1. Chase Daniel takes over and is a QB1
2. CMC has an LT-esque RB1 overall season
3. Alvin Kamara doesn't finish in the top 30 RBs

[Pew Dogs]

Plant the flag lineup ...
QB Mahomes
RB Fournette
RB Howard
WR Diggs
WR Golladay
TE Njoku