Thanks, you've done the leg work here. Matt Ryan is fading fast. MAYBE Ridley gets traded, and even then he'll find it hard pressed to be in a better situation than he did for the last few years in terms of volume and offense.remedy29 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:03 pmIn 2019 and 2020, Atlanta has been 3rd and 5th in passing yards per game and about average in points per game. Where is the questions regarding the offenses Ridley has played on in the past? There is plenty of questions for Atlanta's offensive future, but Ridley played on fine offensive teams to pad his offensive stats his past 2 complete seasons.Pullo Vision wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:48 pmI can understand being skittish because of his age and the questions about his return. But, given he's been playing second fiddle most of his career in questionable offenses, I wouldn't think we've seen his best. As a hypothetical, how similar would his production be to Kupp's if he and Ridley swapped places? There are various teams needing WR help (or a WR1) that he could help, and there'd be a reasonable/good/strong chance to set career highs in production- NE, ARI, Chicago.FantasyFreak wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:13 pm
That's not how I like to rebuild. The guy may not play again, we really don't know. His best days are behind him production wise, too. My move would be to try and move the 22 first to a team with a bad roster for their 23 first in that situation.
To the bold: I think we've seen his best, in his prime, on a high volume offense with a huge target share, in a dome, with a good QB for FF purposes. I'm not interested in hypotheticals for a rebuild. Ridley left the game of football at 27 years old, and his current team has a QB who isn't the same as he was for the past few years, and we don't know if and when he will return. I'd take a swing on Ridley at 1.12 as a contender, but NOT a rebuilder, because ultimately, it seems like the value is there, but I'm still having to take a guy I don't want on my roster, and having to move him. I have enough confidence in what I can do with that late first via a multitude of difference strategies where I don't feel like I've acquired a hot potato. I don't typically like taking "flip" players at that value. If I'm taking a guy at a 3rd, that I can trade for a 2nd potentially, sure. Not taking the flip strategy with my firsts.