Yeah, that 3/25 against HOU as the WR1 should encourage all of his owners.FantasyFreak wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:13 pmWeeks 2 through 5 Diontae wasn't on the field.Bronco Billy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:21 amIt’s not all pluses. He’s also going to draw opponent’s best cover guy, and I’m pretty convinced Pickens is not talented enough to win a game long battle with any shut down corners he’ll face. Being a team’s WR1 is only a plus when the guy is a legit alpha.FantasyFreak wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:03 am 63/1140 and 5 last year on 106 targets, and had a goose egg in that last game in monsoon vs the Ravens, so he did that in the first 16 games.
Curious the outlook for Pickens, now that he's the clear number 1, with a slight upgrade at QB this season.
Stat lines
4/127/1 vs Cleveland
4/75 vs Raiders
3/25 vs Texans
6/130/1 vs Ravens
That's not all that bad IMO.
That's 17/357/2 in a 4 game stretch as the "alpha".
Other than my Raiders, those are 3 good D's, too.
Seriously though, why didn’t you post the targets too? Pickens got seriously peppered with targets, especially against CLE and BAL. He got 10 in each of those games and caught half of them. So if you’re planning on that this coming season, are you expecting 170 targets for Pickens? If so, then you’re hoping for a ceiling of 85 catches? At 14 ypc if he can muster that would put him just barely under 1200 yds - and that’s his ceiling given that he gets that massive windfall of targets. Is that our target for the FF WR top 5? Or unless you honestly believe he can maintain an 18 ypc over an entire season as a WR1.
Not seeing it. Sorry, I can’t find a way to get him there or even as a FF WR1 given his talent/ability, that he’ll face top coverage every game, that his QBs are questionable at best, and Smith is the OC. But if you can sucker someone and sell that fairytale to turn his situation into giving you FF WR1 value in a trade, great for you!