ATB
Footballguy
They're available. I just like Cruz in the Giants offense more than Diggs in a run-heavy offense and LaFell as essentially a 4th option behind Edelman, Gronk, Lewis and Amendola.
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Dynasty & Redraft: WR Victor Cruz, Free Agent (2 Viewers)
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rick6668
Footballguy
I'd like to pick this guy up, he's available in my 16 team league.
Only guy I can drop is Crowder/Hankerson one who is my 3rd WR in a start 3.
Needed a K and D this week for Denver and I can't drop them as they should be solid the rest of the way.
Too worried he'll get another setback, if I drop one of these they will get scooped up and there is nothing else out there.
Only guy I can drop is Crowder/Hankerson one who is my 3rd WR in a start 3.
Needed a K and D this week for Denver and I can't drop them as they should be solid the rest of the way.
Too worried he'll get another setback, if I drop one of these they will get scooped up and there is nothing else out there.
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bostonfred
Footballguy
He's two years removed from a major injury . He looked great last summer, running and cutting at full speed before he hurt his calf, which has been surgically repaired. Yeah the injuries suck, but this is pretty much the formula for recovering from a major injury - first year is difficult with some chance at reinjury or compensation injuries, and the second year is back to normal.
Buy low.
Buy low.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I still contend that he never plays again, and certainly not at a high-level. It's a shame because he seems like a really likable guy and I miss his dance !
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Hard to believe hes 30 years old this season
DropKick
Footballguy
Wow... This got me thinking how quickly the Cruz, Nicks and Randle trio faded away.
Davis has a big body and could be an interesting red zone option but what is his ceiling with OBJ, Shepard, Vereen. TE, etc? My leagues just don't go that deep roster wise.
saintfool
Dead sexy
Two WR sets, it should be Odell and Sterling. 3 WR sets, however, it should Odell, Sterling and Davis/Cruz. Cruz is the question mark here. If he can't go then Sterling slides to the slot in those 3-WR sets, I think. Davis is big, fast and noted for his blocking. He's run with the first team in OTAs, too, and beat reporters talk him up a lot for the second year in a row.
bostonfred
Footballguy
It seems like there is news every day but all of it comes from ralph vacchiano.
saintfool
Dead sexy
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I don't think he catches 20 passes. Folks don't come back from the injuries he's had. I call bs on the calf injury too.
mnmplayer
Footballguy
I drafted Cruz last year hoping for this kind of output, but he quickly got re-injured and ended his 2015 season so dropped him. This year I didn't even need to draft him but kept my eye on him and picked him up before game 1 as a flier after I looked at his pre-season tape. I also saw tape from his first two season games as well ... and especially in the last one he had some spring in his step and it looks like the injuries are behind him. It's funny cos I remember a reporter after the pre-season saying he was just a JAG now and that wasn't my impression at all. A lot of the buzz still hasn't surfaced on this guy and I am sure he is available in a lot of leagues. I would go out and grab him for peanuts asap because if he keeps it up he will be gone next week or so. Not sure if this is an Arian Foster type situation where he won't last but a month or so but enjoy the ride while it lasts. He is trending in the right direction. He is still at an age where a WR can be very productive.
It appears there is room for 3 WRs on both NY teams this year.
It appears there is room for 3 WRs on both NY teams this year.
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bostonfred
Footballguy
DropKick
Footballguy
bostonfred
Footballguy
This one is really tricky. I know the consensus opinion on Cruz was that he was done as soon as he hurt his patella, that he'd never be the same, and then he came back in 2015 and got hurt right away and he was obviously headed for the glue factory.
But.
Week 1 4 targets 4 catches 34 yards 1 touchdown. Is that done?
Week 2 8 targets 4 catches 91 yards
Week 3 3 targets 3 catches 70 yards
At this point he has 11 catches for 195 yards after 3 weeks. Julio Jones had 10 catches for 180 yards after 3 weeks.
Overall he caught 39 balls on 72 targets for about 54% catch rate but for 586 yards which is about 15 yards per reception and 8.3 yards per target. By comparison, obj had 8.1 yards per target and 13.5 yards per catch. Mike Evans caught 56% of his targets for 7.7 yards per target and 13.6 yards per catch.
Obviously he didn't get number one coverage. He also may have benefited from a small sample size or from a couple long catches - he had a six game stretch where he had one catch each for 46, 48, 37, 4 and 29 yards and also one game with no catches or targets at all.
But he also had a game with 13 targets, 8 catches for 84 yards.
I know the storyline is that he's all done and the giants let him walk, but maybe this talk of them holding him down a little is really the story of him being pissed that obj came in and stole his life, and he #####ed and moaned behind the scenes before going public now. He didn't put up huge volume but he was more productive than you probably would have guessed. Maybe there was a little more politics to his release.
I actually have him in a dead roster spot in a dynasty and still plan to drop him, because I don't expect him to get picked up even if he has a nice game week 1. But I'll keep him in my watch list because when you look a little closer he really was better than I expected and he's only 30. Maybe Glennon locks in on him now that they're both starting fresh with a new team. Stranger things have happened.
But.
Week 1 4 targets 4 catches 34 yards 1 touchdown. Is that done?
Week 2 8 targets 4 catches 91 yards
Week 3 3 targets 3 catches 70 yards
At this point he has 11 catches for 195 yards after 3 weeks. Julio Jones had 10 catches for 180 yards after 3 weeks.
Overall he caught 39 balls on 72 targets for about 54% catch rate but for 586 yards which is about 15 yards per reception and 8.3 yards per target. By comparison, obj had 8.1 yards per target and 13.5 yards per catch. Mike Evans caught 56% of his targets for 7.7 yards per target and 13.6 yards per catch.
Obviously he didn't get number one coverage. He also may have benefited from a small sample size or from a couple long catches - he had a six game stretch where he had one catch each for 46, 48, 37, 4 and 29 yards and also one game with no catches or targets at all.
But he also had a game with 13 targets, 8 catches for 84 yards.
I know the storyline is that he's all done and the giants let him walk, but maybe this talk of them holding him down a little is really the story of him being pissed that obj came in and stole his life, and he #####ed and moaned behind the scenes before going public now. He didn't put up huge volume but he was more productive than you probably would have guessed. Maybe there was a little more politics to his release.
I actually have him in a dead roster spot in a dynasty and still plan to drop him, because I don't expect him to get picked up even if he has a nice game week 1. But I'll keep him in my watch list because when you look a little closer he really was better than I expected and he's only 30. Maybe Glennon locks in on him now that they're both starting fresh with a new team. Stranger things have happened.
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