2018 snap count discussion (1 Viewer)

[FF Ninja]

Just because the snap count google doc is gone doesn't mean we have to stop discussing snap counts. I've been using this: https://www.lineups.com/nfl/snap-counts plus a few sources on twitter.

Some week 5 snap count observations:

NYJ - despite Crowell's production and the positive game flow, Powell still outsnapped him 55% to 40%. What does he have to do?
TEN - Dion continues to lead the team in snaps 63%-39%
NE - I'll never understand why White outsnaps people like Dion and Michel, but he got 62% this week to Michel's 39%
BAL - on a similar note, Allen outsnapped Collins 57%-31%... although some of that is due to Collins' fumbling problem (Allen fumbled in this game, tho)
DET - Kerryon got injured near the end of the game, but was the minority majority or whatever... 47% tying his high water mark for the season
GB - continues to be a total RBBC mess. 41%-36%-27% JW-TM-AJ... this backfield needs at least one back to miss time, maybe two for there to be a startable fantasy asset here
DEN - same comment as GB... 39%-38%-29% Freeman-Lindsay-Booker
SEA - another mess, but the real news here is that Penny got zero snaps. 58/42 favoring Carson.
CLE - Chubb did get an increase in snaps... from 4% to 14%, but same amount of touches. Baby steps.

Ironman awards: Gurley (100%), CMC (97%), DJ (94%), Yeldon (93%), Barkley (86%)

Can CMC hold up? How much value would CJA have if CMC breaks down?

I don't have much WR/TE data so far, but I thought it was interesting that Taywan Taylor only saw 46% of the snaps.

Anything anyone else noticed that's worth discussion? Things I'll be looking at tomorrow when the data updates on the site I linked above:
CLE - Higgins got hurt, but I'm still curious about his snaps before injury. There was talk of Callaway playing less and Higgins would be the one benefiting.
JAX - always a mess but I like to look at those WR snaps. I feel like one of them might emerge by the fantasy playoffs.
ATL - is Sanu still outsnapping Ridley?
DAL - see JAX comment
NE - will be curious to see how many snaps Gordon played
NO - who got Ginn's snaps?
NYJ - another hot mess at WR that intrigues me
SEA - wtf Baldwin? Played 76% last week, so I thought he'd be more involved this week. 

 

[Aznflyer14]

NE - I'll never understand why White outsnaps people like Dion and Michel, but he got 62% this week to Michel's 39%

DET - Kerryon got injured near the end of the game, but was the minority majority or whatever... 47% tying his high water mark for the season

I don't have much WR/TE data so far, but I thought it was interesting that Taywan Taylor only saw 46% of the snaps.

CLE - Higgins got hurt, but I'm still curious about his snaps before injury. There was talk of Callaway playing less and Higgins would be the one benefiting.

NE - will be curious to see how many snaps Gordon played
 

NE White / Michel - To be fair, Michel is a rookie who is still familiarizing Patriots' offense and he's currently their (and only) power back.  Beside, it is my understanding Brady had been pounding for White to be more involved.

DET Kerryon - I'm actually pleased with his increased usage... albeit rather slowly. I have always known Patricia would use Blount as his closer / GL back. 

TEN Taylor - I'm actually disappointed with his low snap counts.  Titans clearly are screaming for any help with their receivers once Walker went down with severe ankle injury (and Matthews being released).

CLE Higgins / Callway - I think they will have to start using Njoku and Duke a lot more now with injury to Higgins and Callaway.  Baker needs all the helps he can get from his offensive playmakers to sustain Browns' progress (and success).

NE Gordon - I think it's only matter of time before he finally grasps the basic offensive schemes to reach a same wavelength with Brady (probably expecting a little too much).

 

[nirad3]

NE - I'll never understand why White outsnaps people like Dion and Michel, but he got 62% this week to Michel's 39%

You do great work in this here forum, and this is a great post/thread, but I'm not sure why this is such a huge mystery.  

 

[The Frankman]

I don't have much WR/TE data so far, but I thought it was interesting that Taywan Taylor only saw 46% of the snaps.

This might've been punishment due to the fumble. Saw a lot more Tajae Sharpe in the 2nd half.

NO - who gets Ginn's snaps?

Combo of Tre'quan Smith and Cam Meredith.

 

[FF Ninja]

You do great work in this here forum, and this is a great post/thread, but I'm not sure why this is such a huge mystery.  

Because Dion Lewis was actually a special player all around (including as a receiver) while White is just a below average runner and above average receiver. I'm of the impression Michel is also pretty good in both phases of the game. He was known to be the best pass blocker in this rookie class. Seems they should use him more in that phase of the game. But White is like a roach... he won't go away.

It's just a curiosity to me. I don't have a single player on New England.

 

[FF Ninja]

Combo of Tre'quan Smith and Cam Meredith.

Clearly, but how that transpires will be interesting. The split has been very even since Meredith returned from injury (only been 2 weeks). I feel like one of them will replace Ginn by season's end. I'm leaning Meredith, but don't feel confident about it.

 

[nirad3]

Because Dion Lewis was actually a special player all around (including as a receiver) while White is just a below average runner and above average receiver. I'm of the impression Michel is also pretty good in both phases of the game. He was known to be the best pass blocker in this rookie class. Seems they should use him more in that phase of the game. But White is like a roach... he won't go away.

It's just a curiosity to me. I don't have a single player on New England.

Tom Brady loves him some James White.  And he produces. 

 

[FF Ninja]

Tom Brady loves him some James White.  And he produces. 

So did Dion Lewis. I've always thought White does well with his touches, but Dion would do better. Now I'm wondering the same thing about Michel.
https://twitter.com/pff/status/975918857645944833?lang=en
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000915072/article/kareem-hunt-dion-lewis-among-10-most-elusive-running-backs
 

 

[nirad3]

So did Dion Lewis. I've always thought White does well with his touches, but Dion would do better. Now I'm wondering the same thing about Michel.
https://twitter.com/pff/status/975918857645944833?lang=en
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000915072/article/kareem-hunt-dion-lewis-among-10-most-elusive-running-backs
 

I guess they didn't want to pay Lewis what he was asking for, knowing full well they had a guy in White that does a lot of the same things.

Full disclosure, I own White in a couple leagues and he's been amazing.  Also own Michel so I'd be happy with him getting more looks in the pass game.

Pats are hard to own, even if you have a stalwart like Gronk or Edelman.  

 

[FF Ninja]

I guess they didn't want to pay Lewis what he was asking for, knowing full well they had a guy in White that does a lot of the same things.

Full disclosure, I own White in a couple leagues and he's been amazing.  Also own Michel so I'd be happy with him getting more looks in the pass game.

Pats are hard to own, even if you have a stalwart like Gronk or Edelman.  

White is garbage between the tackles. If they ever tried to use him like they used Dion last year, it wouldn't work at all. But I contend that if they used Dion like they used White, the results would be even better (reference: 2015).

But yeah, the Pats didn't want to pay Dion and they way they de-emphasize the run game and piecemeal the position, I don't blame them. I stayed far away from the NE backfield this year. Burkhead, Michel, and White cannibalizing each other's value (with possibly Hill vulturing) was pretty scary. The Burkhead and Hill injuries worked out well for White/Michel owners, though.  

 

[Cobbler1]

Just because the snap count google doc is gone doesn't mean we have to stop discussing snap counts. I've been using this: https://www.lineups.com/nfl/snap-counts plus a few sources on twitter.

Some week 5 snap count observations:

NYJ - despite Crowell's production and the positive game flow, Powell still outsnapped him 55% to 40%. What does he have to do?
TEN - Dion continues to lead the team in snaps 63%-39%
NE - I'll never understand why White outsnaps people like Dion and Michel, but he got 62% this week to Michel's 39%
BAL - on a similar note, Allen outsnapped Collins 57%-31%... although some of that is due to Collins' fumbling problem (Allen fumbled in this game, tho)
DET - Kerryon got injured near the end of the game, but was the minority majority or whatever... 47% tying his high water mark for the season
GB - continues to be a total RBBC mess. 41%-36%-27% JW-TM-AJ... this backfield needs at least one back to miss time, maybe two for there to be a startable fantasy asset here
DEN - same comment as GB... 39%-38%-29% Freeman-Lindsay-Booker
SEA - another mess, but the real news here is that Penny got zero snaps. 58/42 favoring Carson.
CLE - Chubb did get an increase in snaps... from 4% to 14%, but same amount of touches. Baby steps.

Ironman awards: Gurley (100%), CMC (97%), DJ (94%), Yeldon (93%), Barkley (86%)

Can CMC hold up? How much value would CJA have if CMC breaks down?

I don't have much WR/TE data so far, but I thought it was interesting that Taywan Taylor only saw 46% of the snaps.

Anything anyone else noticed that's worth discussion? Things I'll be looking at tomorrow when the data updates on the site I linked above:
CLE - Higgins got hurt, but I'm still curious about his snaps before injury. There was talk of Callaway playing less and Higgins would be the one benefiting.
JAX - always a mess but I like to look at those WR snaps. I feel like one of them might emerge by the fantasy playoffs.
ATL - is Sanu still outsnapping Ridley?
DAL - see JAX comment
NE - will be curious to see how many snaps Gordon played
NO - who got Ginn's snaps?
NYJ - another hot mess at WR that intrigues me
SEA - wtf Baldwin? Played 76% last week, so I thought he'd be more involved this week. 

Great thread. Collins missed some snaps due to injury otherwise would have been closer to the usual 50/50 split.

 

[Biabreakable]

James White was good enough to delay Melvin Gordon from being the Badgers feature Rb at the college level.

He is a good player. 

Brady has trust and chemistry with White who has made a lot of plays for them.

Michel is still learning pass protection option routes and so on. White us too pro for him to fully take over right now. 

The Pat's always use multiple RB anyways. So White is not going away unless injured.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

So did Dion Lewis. I've always thought White does well with his touches, but Dion would do better. Now I'm wondering the same thing about Michel.
https://twitter.com/pff/status/975918857645944833?lang=en
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000915072/article/kareem-hunt-dion-lewis-among-10-most-elusive-running-backs
 

It's not really about just how each individual RB performs though.  I'm guessing BB cares more about how the overall offense produces.....

 

[FF Ninja]

Looking over WR snaps:
ARI - Chad still outsnapping Kirk (80% vs. 63%... been similar to that all year)
ATL  - Sanu still outsnapping Ridley (82% vs. 65%)
BAL - despite the drops Crabtree still leading, but Snead outsnapped Brown for the first time this year (83/77/68)
BUF - does anyone care about Buffalo? I don't, but if anyone is curious Zay still getting the most snaps
CAR - Funchess and Torrey still starting with Moore sharing WR3 duties
CIN - nothing notable here for WR, but Uzomah played 92% of TE snaps
CLE - Higgins was productive but injured - only played 39%, while Callaway ended up with 69%
DAL - still a mess but Gallup a distant 4th with 39%; Swaim still leading the way at TE with 95%... what happened to the Rico hype train? 
DEN - Sutton 77% vs. DT 61%   (Sanders 95%)
DET - Golladay and Tate very even at 79% vs. 77% (Marvin 94%)
GB - despite all the injuries, GB unwilling to use Moore or ESB (17%/0%). Looks like they stuck with 2WR sets the whole game.
HOU - nothing notable here
IND - pretty even 3 way split with Grant/Rogers/Pascal... Luck needs Hilton and Doyle back asap
JAX - Cole/Moncrief/Westbrook = 89/82/73 but Moncrief got a monstrous 15 targets 
KC - Watkins must be healthy as he played 86%... on par for the year before last week's 15%
LAC - Mike Williams (70%) inches closer to Tyrell (72%)
LAR - Reynolds (55%) and Hodge   (41%) got on the field thanks to injuries to Kupp (55%) and Cooks (42%)... Reynolds a nice sleeper if one of those guys misses time.
MIA - only thing notable here is that they want to trade Parker... good luck to them
MIN - usual split between Thielen/Diggs/Treadwell
NE - Edelman's first game hurt Patterson the most (down to 12%) but Dorsett dropped down to 61%. Gordon still middling around in the 20's.
NO - Smith received Ginn's snaps while Meredith remained just below 50%
NYG - nothing really notable, but Shepard was the first Giant's WR to play 100% of the snaps this year
NYJ - despite the big game Robbie was 3rd in snaps at 52% behind Kearse (63%) and Enunwa (77%)
OAK - meh
Philly - Alshon up to 92%, Matthews down to 37%
PIT - usual splits
SEA - Baldwin led the team with 88% while Lockett saw a season low 87%... Baldwin seems like a nice buy low candidate
SF - does anyone care about the WRs Beathard is throwing to? Richie James saw a season high 24% as the WR4, Garcon led with a meager 63%
TEN - Sharpe outsnapped Taylor for the first time since week 2 with 61%/46%
WAS - Maurice Harris (who?) was 2nd with (80%) ahead of Paul Richardson (69%); apparently Michael Floyd plays here now (15%)... who already knew that? You deserve a cookie.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

White is garbage between the tackles. If they ever tried to use him like they used Dion last year, it wouldn't work at all. But I contend that if they used Dion like they used White, the results would be even better (reference: 2015).

But yeah, the Pats didn't want to pay Dion and they way they de-emphasize the run game and piecemeal the position, I don't blame them. I stayed far away from the NE backfield this year. Burkhead, Michel, and White cannibalizing each other's value (with possibly Hill vulturing) was pretty scary. The Burkhead and Hill injuries worked out well for White/Michel owners, though.  

Dion has always had the injury bug so it's not too surprising that NE wanted to limit his role a bit after giving him a shot as a workhorse in 2015.

I'm not sure why you're so quick to didsparage White as a receiver that is merely average or above average and worse than Lewis in that role.  He has great efficiency numbers as a receiver that have matched or eclipsed Lewis in every year.  He has a career 8.7 ypr as a RB which is among the all time best for guys with a decent sample size of receptions.

 

[FF Ninja]

Dion has always had the injury bug so it's not too surprising that NE wanted to limit his role a bit after giving him a shot as a workhorse in 2015.

I'm not sure why you're so quick to didsparage White as a receiver that is merely average or above average and worse than Lewis in that role.  He has great efficiency numbers as a receiver that have matched or eclipsed Lewis in every year.  He has a career 8.7 ypr as a RB which is among the all time best for guys with a decent sample size of receptions.

This is really going way off topic (talking about previous seasons in a current season snap count thread), but to answer your question, it just never made sense strategically. First off, if you're worried about Dion's health, why turn him into a between the tackles banger? That makes no sense. Second, if you have a guy who rarely runs between the tackles and/or isn't good at it (White/Riddick) you are tipping your hand to the defense. Dion was a true dual threat. 

On the topic of White's YPR/efficiency, White runs routes because he's just a specialist. So 8.7 YPR isn't notable. Running backs who play a traditional role are often subjected to dump offs at or behind the LoS. These tend to hurt their YPR. Guys who only get the ball thrown to them on designed plays are always going to have a higher YPR and higher "efficiency" numbers because they aren't getting targets assigned to them which are actually just throw-aways (ball intentionally thrown at feet or roughly in their vicinity to avoid a sack).

 

[Football Jones]

Harris outsnapping Richardson was due to injury.

 

[FF Ninja]

Harris outsnapping Richardson was due to injury.

Thx. Didn't realize Richardson was hurt.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

This is really going way off topic (talking about previous seasons in a current season snap count thread), but to answer your question, it just never made sense strategically. First off, if you're worried about Dion's health, why turn him into a between the tackles banger? That makes no sense. Second, if you have a guy who rarely runs between the tackles and/or isn't good at it (White/Riddick) you are tipping your hand to the defense. Dion was a true dual threat. 

On the topic of White's YPR/efficiency, White runs routes because he's just a specialist. So 8.7 YPR isn't notable. Running backs who play a traditional role are often subjected to dump offs at or behind the LoS. These tend to hurt their YPR. Guys who only get the ball thrown to them on designed plays are always going to have a higher YPR and higher "efficiency" numbers because they aren't getting targets assigned to them which are actually just throw-aways (ball intentionally thrown at feet or roughly in their vicinity to avoid a sack).

White still gets plenty of targets where he's just a checkdown standing there 3 yards beyond the LoS after Brady has gone through his reads and no one is open.

Regarding predictability, that seems to be a bigger concern to message board warriors invoking theorycraft than it is in practice to actual NFL teams.  The Patriots in particular have never had a problem saying "we're going to spread the field and throw 20 times in a row, try and stop us" regardless of who the RB is.  It's hard to argue with the results.

 

[FF Ninja]

White still gets plenty of targets where he's just a checkdown standing there 3 yards beyond the LoS after Brady has gone through his reads and no one is open.

Regarding predictability, that seems to be a bigger concern to message board warriors invoking theorycraft than it is in practice to actual NFL teams.  The Patriots in particular have never had a problem saying "we're going to spread the field and throw 20 times in a row, try and stop us" regardless of who the RB is.  It's hard to argue with the results.

Just because something works well doesn't mean it can't be improved upon.

 

[Steeler]

This thread had (and potentially still does) have such great promise if it focuses on the snap count discussion.  Can I respectfully request the talk about Whitte be moved to the White thread? 

 

[The Frankman]

Just some add-on points.

Looking over WR snaps:
ARI - Chad still outsnapping Kirk (80% vs. 63%... been similar to that all year)
CIN - nothing notable here for WR, but Uzomah played 92% of TE snaps
CLE - Higgins was productive but injured - only played 39%, while Callaway ended up with 69%
GB - despite all the injuries, GB unwilling to use Moore or ESB (17%/0%). Looks like they stuck with 2WR sets the whole game.
HOU - nothing notable here
NE - Edelman's first game hurt Patterson the most (down to 12%) but Dorsett dropped down to 61%. Gordon still middling around in the 20's.
OAK - meh
SEA - Baldwin led the team with 88% while Lockett saw a season low 87%... Baldwin seems like a nice buy low candidate
TEN - Sharpe outsnapped Taylor for the first time since week 2 with 61%/46%
 

ARI -  Ricky Seals-Jones somehow had 67% of the offensive snaps, 24% of the targets and 43% of the air yards yet dropped a bagel. That is stunning and yet showed Rosen doesn't have a good connection with him yet.

CIN - Kroft got hurt early, making Uzomah the sole survivor.

CLE - Expect to see more Willies and Streater also, I don't think they'll just bump up Callaway too much due to rookie-itis.

GB - ? Green Bay ran 3 WR a ton in the game MVS had 95%  of the offensive snaps, Adams 88% and ESB 74%

HOU - Keke Coutee had 71% of the offensive snaps and is a legit upside WR3 due to varied usage. He actually left the game for a bit due to a concussion check.

NE - It should be noted that while NE played roulette with their receivers, somehow Chris Hogan played 91% of the offensive snaps (Edelman 70%). It's clear that Dorsett is the loser in the WR battle. 

SEA - RB snap numbers - Carson 58%, Davis 42%. Seattle wants to be a volume running team that can pass protect and that seems to have resulted in a Rashaad Penny freezeout for now. 

TEN - Taylor definitely was punished a bit after the soft fumble (only 46%). Saw not only more Sharpe (61%) but Nick Williams (35%) and Darius Jennings (15%). Williams was cut yesterday.

 

[FF Ninja]

GB - ? Green Bay ran 3 WR a ton in the game MVS had 95%  of the offensive snaps, Adams 88% and ESB 74%

Weird. ESB is listed as 0 on here: https://www.lineups.com/nfl/snap-counts/wide-receiver-wr-snap-counts

 

[The Frankman]

Weird. ESB is listed as 0 on here: https://www.lineups.com/nfl/snap-counts/wide-receiver-wr-snap-counts

I use Pat Mayo, Football Outsiders and different Twitter dudes to glean certain info. If i am motivated I'll try to find different football saber numbers but mainly I want to keep it to snap counts.

 

[FF Ninja]

I use Pat Mayo, Football Outsiders and different Twitter dudes to glean certain info. If i am motivated I'll try to find different football saber numbers but mainly I want to keep it to snap counts.

Yeah, I should've check footballoutsiders when it appeared GB was running 2WR sets. I knew that looked odd. I just find the other site a lot quicker to navigate than FO's drop down menu format so I got lazy. 

 

[Sarlakticacid]

Because Dion Lewis was actually a special player all around (including as a receiver) while White is just a below average runner and above average receiver. I'm of the impression Michel is also pretty good in both phases of the game. He was known to be the best pass blocker in this rookie class. Seems they should use him more in that phase of the game. But White is like a roach... he won't go away.

It's just a curiosity to me. I don't have a single player on New England.

Frank Gorish

 

[FF Ninja]

PHI - was surprised Smallwood (62%) outsnapped Clement (37%)
CLE - why do they refuse to use Chubb (9%)? Duke (47%) and Hyde (43%) were a pretty even split in a game they were down a lot
SEA - such a mess Carson/Davis/Penny = 42%/36%/20%
TB - so much for Jones (18%) getting a shot... 62% for Barber
NYJ - still an even split (45% Powell, 41% Crowell)
IND - Hines 43% vs. Mack 35%
MIA - despite Gore's big day, he only played 38% of the snaps compared to 63% for Drake
CHI - Howard 51% vs. Cohen 49%
DEN - total mess... Freeman/Booker/Lindsay = 38%/33%/30%
TEN - Lewis still leading this backfield 73%/27%
BAL - nice game from Collins but only 45% of snaps compared to 37% for Allen
NE - Michel 47% vs. White 42%
KC - was surprised Hunt only played 57% compared to Ware's 30%

CMC played 100% of the snaps. DJ was close behind at 95%. 

 

[FF Ninja]

BAL - looks like the rested their starters, as Crabtree and Brown only played 53% and 55%
IND - Pascal led the WRs in snaps with 88%, Rogers was 2nd with 67%
JAX - Westbrook (92%) surpassed Moncrief (79%) for the first time this year
NE - Edelamn up to 91% in his 2nd week back and Gordon up to 81% with Hogan down to 60% (season low before was 86%)
NYJ - Enunwa (21%) got hurt and I guess Pryor (groin, 62%) got healthy, but Kearse (83%) and Robby (75%) led the snaps
OAK - Cooper's injury (20%) led to an increase in snaps for Roberts (73%) and Bryant (72%)
PIT - despite the huge target load, Juju only played 68% of the snaps
SEA - I guess the dip for Lockett (78%) and Baldin (75%) had to do with the blow out?
TB - Evans/Humphries/Godwin/DeSean/Howard/Brate = 86/77/56/52/52/33%... nice game for Howard after being expected to miss 2-4 weeks
TEN - Sharpe outsnapped Taylor again (80% vs. 75%)
 

 

[FF Ninja]

GB backfield still RBBC hell: Williams 38%, Ty 37%, Jones 27%

Ty's 2 yard "rush" TD was actually a long lateral caught as he lined up out wide in a bunch formation. Jones dropped his only target.

 

[Jed]

SEA - I guess the dip for Lockett (78%) and Baldin (75%) had to do with the blow out?
 

What was the snap count for Moore? Can't get a read on him.

 

[FF Ninja]

What was the snap count for Moore? Can't get a read on him.

47%, just ahead of Marshall (38%) and Jaron Brown (34%). I don't think it is wise to chase a WR3 in Seattle this year. Moore would be the hold/bench stash in dynasty, though.

 

[Aznflyer14]

47%, just ahead of Marshall (38%) and Jaron Brown (34%). I don't think it is wise to chase a WR3 in Seattle this year. Moore would be the hold/bench stash in dynasty, though.

Agreed, Seahawks are reverting back to their run-dominant offensive scheme, emerging three-head monster in Carson, Davis, and Penny.  

 

[The Frankman]

going to post interesting snap counts:

CLE WRs

Player -Team & Position Started Total Snaps Off Snaps - Off Snap Pct

18-D.Ratley CLE WR YES 78 65 - 88%

80-J.Landry CLE WR YES 73 73 - 99%

11-A.Callaway CLE WR YES 73 72 97%

That's it. Breshad Perriman may rotate in this week but he is not good football WR person. Start all Cleveland WRs this week vs. TB, even Callaway if you can stomach it.

HOU WRs

10-D.Hopkins HOU WR YES 61 61 100%

15-W.Fuller HOU WR YES 52 52 85%

16-K.Coutee HOU WR NO 45 45 74%

18-S.Coates HOU WR NO 15 1 2%

Because of the amount of 3-wide sets they run/usage, all 3 of Hopkins/Fuller/Coutee can be viable weekly. They face Jacksonville this week so it's dicey starting Fuller/Coutee. 
NYJ WRs

10-J.Kearse NYJ WR YES 60 59 83%

11-R.Anderson NYJ WR YES 53 53 75%

16-T.Pryor NYJ WR NO 44 44 62%

19-A.Roberts NYJ WR NO 16 7 10%

81-Q.Enunwa NYJ WR YES 15 15 21%

17-C.Peake NYJ WR NO 0 0 0%

Kearse is going to be the man for the foreseeable future now with Enunwa out for a while. Tough matchup vs Minny but it gets a bit easier going forward.

 

[FF Ninja]

NYJ WRs

10-J.Kearse NYJ WR YES 60 59 83%

11-R.Anderson NYJ WR YES 53 53 75%

16-T.Pryor NYJ WR NO 44 44 62%

19-A.Roberts NYJ WR NO 16 7 10%

81-Q.Enunwa NYJ WR YES 15 15 21%

17-C.Peake NYJ WR NO 0 0 0%

Kearse is going to be the man for the foreseeable future now with Enunwa out for a while. Tough matchup vs Minny but it gets a bit easier going forward.

You're probably right about Cleveland this week, but Njoku is the real play there. Callaway has brick hands and the more sure handed Higgins will be returning soon.

This (NYJ) is the most interesting one to me this year. Kearse steps into the high volume slot position (I believe he'd already taken it before Enunwa got hurt - Enunwa had been moved to the outside), so he's the easy PPR play for the rest of the year. But when healthy (he hasn't always been this year), Pryor has shown some good chemistry with Darnold. Anderson looked really good last year, but just isn't drawing targets. With the lack of a TE and the fact they don't utilize the RBs that much in the passing game, this offense could support two fantasy WRs. If Pryor is out this week, Anderson is worth a shot. If Pryor is actually healthy, I'd lean towards him but hard to know for sure if he's healthy.

 

[FF Ninja]

BAL - for the second week in a row John Brown outsnapped Crabtree (74%/71%); for some unknown reason Buck Allen outsnapped Collins (44%/41%)
CAR - WR behind Funchess still a mess; Olsen played 100% of the snaps
CHI - with Allen (73%) ailing, Gabriel led the way (78%) and Miller still 3rd with 63%; Howard and Cohen still almost even split
CLE - Chubb played 66% of the snaps in his fist game without Hyde; Brick Hands Callaway played 75% of the snaps, but Higgins should be returning soon... might not be a bad pickup if you need WR help.
DAL - Gallup, Hurns, and Beasley all set season highs in snap %... but now Cooper comes to mix things back up.
DET - Roberts will be the hot pickup but he only played 30% of the snaps; Marvin still leading receivers in snaps (88%/77%/72%); season high 59% for KJ... but Riddick was out
IND - Inman (64%) led all receivers in snaps while Hilton played 53% in his return; Mack played 56%
JAX - Moncrief (81%) was back to leading the group and showed decent chemistry with Kessler
KC - Watkins played 86% to Hill's 74%
LAC - pecking order remains Keenan, Tyrell, Mike; Ekeler played 95% of the snaps while Gordon was out
LAR - with Kupp out Reynolds stepped right in and led the team in snaps with 84% but only got 1 target
NE - Gordon played a season high 95%, behind Edelman's 98%; White played 70% with Michel injured
NO - Kamara and Ingram flip flopped from last week, with Kamara in the slight lead
NYJ - despite Powell's injury, Crowell only played 46%; Kearse (90%) and Anderson (87%) were the only WRs to play more than 50%
PHI - Smallwood (52%) led over Clement (37%) again
SF - Mostert (38%) and Morris (34%) split
TB - ugh.. Barber (37%), Quiz (32%), Rojo (31%); Godwin (69%) edged out Humphries (60%) while DeSean came in 4th (45%); Howard 66% vs. Brate 41%
TEN - Dion 63% vs. Howard 34%... roughly their season averages

 

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

TB - ugh.. Barber (37%), Quiz (32%), Rojo (31%); Godwin (69%) edged out Humphries (60%) while DeSean came in 4th (45%); Howard 66% vs. Brate 41%
 

committee approach at its finest, down to the tight ends.

 

[The Frankman]

ATL RBs

26-T.Coleman ATL RB  37 37 57%

25-I.Smith ATL RB 32 28 43%

Another 60-40-ish split with Coleman leading the way. All indications will be that both backs will be used in that matter for the near future.

CLE WRs

80-J.Landry - CLE WR - 67 67 99%

11-A.Callaway - CLEWR 52 51 75%

18-D.Ratley - CLEWRYES 47 40 59%

19-B.Perriman CLE WR 11 11 16%

Callaway had two targets despite starting and playing 75% of the snaps. His time is over with Higgins coming back and Perriman/Ratley (cannot believe I said that) more reliable options.

HOU RBs

26-L.Miller HOU RB 45 45 70%

21-T.Ervin HOU RB 30 22 34%

28-A.Blue HOU RB 29 27 42%

Odd that on a 22 carry performance Miller only had 70% of the snaps on O. He's not yet back to his old volume role. Ervin played snaps in the slot and will this week also.

IND WRs

14-Z.Pascal IND WR NO 50 41 62%

15-D.Inman IND WR YES 42 42 64%

80-C.Rogers IND WR NO 40 36 55%

13-T.Hilton IND WR YES 35 35 53%

First game w/ T.Y. back snaps are all over the place, but notice Inman starting and leading the team in snaps a week off the street. An experienced receiver who flashed in SD when Keenan Allen tore his ACL, he might be worth monitoring.

NYJ WRs

10-J.Kearse NYJ WR 64 64 90%

11-R.Anderson NYJ WR 62 62 87%

19-A.Roberts NYJ WR 47 31 44%

17-C.Peake NYJ WR 36 9 13%

18-D.Burnett NYJ WR 15 15 21%

Kearse led the team in snaps as the slot receiver; expect Rishard Matthews to take over that role and Kearse to kick outside. Both are worth rostering IMHO.

 

[FF Ninja]

Kearse led the team in snaps as the slot receiver; expect Rishard Matthews to take over that role and Kearse to kick outside. Both are worth rostering IMHO.

Slot receiver will be a critical distinction. I recall reading that Enunwa's good games were when he was playing slot and his targets dropped when Kearse moved to the slot.

 

[The Frankman]

I'd expect Matthews to man the slot and Kearse to go back outside since Matthews has excelled there in Miami and Tennessee. When Enunwa comes back that's the issue. 

 

[FF Ninja]

I'd expect Matthews to man the slot and Kearse to go back outside since Matthews has excelled there in Miami and Tennessee. When Enunwa comes back that's the issue. 

Kearse had already displaced Enunwa in the slot before Enunwa's injury. I expect Enunwa will be back to playing outside WR when he returns.