Completely agree. And FWIW - I'd add that Kyler is a better value than those guys as well.Anteaters wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:06 amI remember this "best" sort of talk swirling around Tua in fantasy circles since MM became head coach. Fantasy managers saying fill-in-the-blank is a "better" QB than Tua. Even when stats (what matters in fantasy football) show Tua is the better (or at least not worse) option, people keep talking about their "feeling" of guys better suited to be a QB.
Just to rewind. Since MM became head coach...
2023 Tua was QB9, Baker QB10, TLaw QB13
2022 Tua was QB7 (ppg for games finished).
No, neither was quite as high as QB5, but it's not like I was ten spots off or anything.
Meanwhile, Herbert slides to QB17 in 2023 and everyone says, "no problem, I 'feel' JH is a good qb and I'm not going to let this ruin what I feel."
Meanwhile, TLaw has never finished in the T10QB for PPG, but everyone "feels" he's a much better fantasy QB than Tua.
Wherever Tua finishes, the naysayers shout "he's no Mahomes, no Allen, no Hurts!!!" Ok with me, 'cause those guys cost a fortune and there are only three of them.
It's not like I dislike Herbert or TLaw. They are good options. But comparing cost-to-acquire and their fantasy production year-to-year, it's clear which is the best value of the three. Best of the four, including Burrow. Not just best value, but arguably best (of the four) fantasy option.
So yeah, I'll continue to be very happy with my Tua shares that I got for a lot less than what it cost(s) to get TLaw and Herbert.
One thing of note - although it took too long, the market does seem to be correcting on T.Law. In SF ADP he was QB7 (and overall #7) this time last year, that's plummeted to QB13 (overall #19) in the latest data. During a start up last year I essentially traded T.Law for CeeDee/2024 1st. That type of deal isn't going to happen any more.