rschroeder1
Footballguy
Yes, you illustrate a good point. In fairness, I am no fantasy genius. Kupp and Juju were both obviously talented players. I guess I should rephrase my statement as saying I was willing to perhaps spend a little extra beyond their (perceived) value to rope them in.That's an interesting philosophy going forward. I'm pretty excited about the new QB's coming into the league this year specifically so the deficit in your mind, is young QB and young WR growing together in mine. Either way they are targets for future fantasy seasons. I think those WR's you listed as targets are more about talent than trying to target guys who thrive in the short passing game. We've seen more WR's in the last while that aren't height weight speed gods be more and more successful and if you haven't already shouldn't think those are requirements to be a good WR.
It's always cyclical like that, when someone disappears from relevance (retirement or whatever other reason), someone new arises to take their spots. This year or 5 years down the road we don't know, but I'm confident there will be at least 3 QB's this year that will become at least serviceable in the league, with the potential to be more.
I definitely agree with your statement about things being cyclical. CBs are becoming shorter and faster to match the changes in the passing game. We'll probably see a shift back towards an emphasis on big, tall, jump ball guys 4-5 years down the line when all the CBs are shutting down the short, quick passing game.
As far as the new QBs go, I have no chops to evaluate talent whatsoever. I guess I'm just skeptical automatically of any new QB and feel the odds of any of them panning out as an every year starter over a long period like Eli, Rivers, etc., is low.