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Larry Donnell - NY Giants Tight End (3 Viewers)
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steveski
Footballguy
Eli likes big guys in the endzone. Since the Giants won't draft a big WR, the TE will continue to be his main target.
football_genus
Footballguy
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I picked this guy up in four of my six pay leagues after seeing him Week 1. I still only started him in one this week (thanks to him being stuck on my teams behind guys like Gronk, Niles Paul, etc.), but while he won't score three TDs in a game again this year, he'll be starting a lot for me. Like Peyton, Eli loves throwing to the TE, and with this short passing game, the TE is always gonna be a prime target.
steveski
Footballguy
He is and he's been playing better. Last year he was a pretty big endzone target and I think he will be this year as well, but for whatever reason they just can't seem to get a consistent chemistry going. Maybe it's not just the height of the TE but the matchup. Bigger guy being covered by a LB is a lot more enticing to throw to than a slightly smaller guy being covered by the teams top corner (I'm assuming that Randle would receive the #1 coverage in the redzone but may be wrong).
absolutely but so did every other expert out there. Daniel Fells was listed as the starter week 1 so can you blame them?
B Maverick
Footballguy
tweet I saw last nights said Donnell was what everyone wanted Adrien Robinson to be. to your point no one seemed to have LD as the guy to own.pbandy1 said:
blake
Footballguy
However, FBG got it right in their rankings this week, putting Donnell fairly high up. That was the deciding factor for me since I was torn between putting Donnell and Terrance Williams in my lineup. So, yes, maybe FBG was behind on Donnell (along with every other site, as pbandy correctly notes) in preseason, but they have caught up as per usual.pbandy1 said:
massraider
Footballguy
Who didn't?Keith Lewis said:
No, really.
Who 'called' him?
Oh, nobody?
Thanks for swinging by.
tombonneau
Footballguy
They were actually pretty quick to promote him as a top add after week 1. Obviously no one saw this in preseason.
Cheesedawg
Footballguy
There was no way to know in advance of the season but FBG and my own eyes prompted me to add him early in the season. Seems to have really good hands.
I pissed out on Cameron in a 14 teamer. Thanks to FBGs, what would have been a disaster, losing your third rounder in week one of a 14 teamer, has turned into a blessing in disguise. Thanks FBGS!
Faust
MVP
The unlikely NFL journey of Giants tight end Larry Donnell:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24725619/the-unlikely-nfl-journey-of-larry-donnell
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24725619/the-unlikely-nfl-journey-of-larry-donnell
Brunell4MVP
Footballguy
Just pickup any TE playing the Skins. That's like a guaranteed 2 TDs for your guy.
ILUVBEER99
Footballguy
before this past game the Skins have held the TE in check outside of one kind of fluky TD by Mercedes Lewis in week 2.Brunell4MVP said:
T with T
Footballguy
I picked him up in 5/9 and started him in 4 the other being Niles paul who looked good until getting knocked out. sucked having Donnell on the bench in the 1 league but he had Jennings so it kind of evened out.. Also Eli on bench and he started Romo. I need a win to go to 1-3
T with T
Footballguy
That's why it pays to watch games and see how the players play to the eye and not always only trust experts... I noticed his 6-6 frame flying over the lions db and ending up with 16 points in ppr week 1 that was enough for me
Now im just hear to reap the rewards :IBTL: :IBTL:
T with T
Footballguy
T with T
Footballguy
I called him after week 1 picking him up in 5 leagues so Im happy with that move thank you very much
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One of my least favorite aspects of Fantasy Football is choosing a starting lineup. I've got Donnell in a few leagues, but mostly as my backup. It sucks leaving all those points on the bench.
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Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Graham is still in the top tier all by himself, with Julius Thomas a tad below in his own tier, too, but Donnell is definitely in the mix along with Bennett, Walker, Gronk, etc. right now in that 3-8 tier.
cstu
Footballguy
He's already the 4th most targeted TE and his Reception % is unlikely to stay that high.
BigTex
Don't mess with Texas
Thats possible, but we shall see. As long as he's getting the targets I'm fine with his production rate.
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
The Patriots should trade Tom Brady for Larry Donnell.
Insein
Footballguy
Graham/Julius, Gronk, Donnell/Bennett, Walker/Kelce, and then it gets messy
Sounds about right
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Cheesedawg
Footballguy
Agree with this even though I had bye-week issues which "forced" me to play Donnell week 4. I think about trying a best-ball league often.One of my least favorite aspects of Fantasy Football is choosing a starting lineup. I've got Donnell in a few leagues, but mostly as my backup. It sucks leaving all those points on the bench.
seahawk 17
Footballguy
Traded Donnell for Garcon in one league where I am weak at WR. I have Walker and Cameron as back ups.
Offered him up and that's the best I got.
Offered him up and that's the best I got.
Cheesedawg
Footballguy
I'm a Donnell owner but I have to remain cautious in my valuation because he hasn't proven he can withstand the rigors of an NFL season physically and I haven't seen much/any run-after-catch ability. But he is a helluva 3rd down-red zone target with tremendous size, body control, and hands. The key question is how good the NYG offense really is. If they don't get in the red zone much, he will likely have some 35 yard, zero TD days in the future.
That said, only Graham, JThomas, and Gronkowski aren't in that category. I would favor DWalker a little over Donnell because he has gone through full seasons before. Ertz and Donnell, it seems to me, figure to score about the same rate based on their skill set and offenses.
Eli does know how to hit his TE's, that's for sure. That is a strong positive if he can stay healthy.
cstu
Footballguy
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
I wonder if Donnell benched himself again this week..I mean V. Davis is inactive.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Not sure he's fool's gold as opposed to having a down game -- would be interested in knowing circumstance. Is Atlanta simply focusing on him and Cruz more, allowing Randle and Beckham Jr. to open up a little? Is Eli not looking his way? Snap count down?
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
How about one of those fancy support groups for those of us who played against him LAST week, but of course, not this week.
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shadyridr
Footballguy
or benched him last week and started him this week. THIS guy
tombonneau
Footballguy
If that's the case DCs will unadjust from focusing on him. 0 is troubling though. The fact my opponent started Vernon Davis and we will score the same at TE is not a good thing.
th3f00l
Footballguy
Do you think Donnell will be getting the same kind of attention? He was getting pushed around and double/triple teamed. I imagine teams playing against NYG will want to win games, and not just shut down one player. In this game they showed ATL, and hopefully the rest of the league, that putting too much focus on Donnell leaves Randle and Beckam Jr open. Donnell will probably still get double teamed in the RedZone, but hopefully he can still be counted on for the checkdowns.
This goose egg makes it hard to even consider starting him though.
This goose egg makes it hard to even consider starting him though.
