Personally I think this is an important thread.
Someone made a comment in another thread that his flex league is gobbling up TE's and I bet that's going on way more than ever. Personally I don't like the flex concept but whatever.
And I always thought that Bennett looked great in Dallas but did not follow instinct and missed out on him. I also eschewed Rudolph wrongly. I only say that because I am really seriously relating to those that are in the cold:
So it's week 3 and you don't have: Graham, Gronk or Vern. And you missed out on Bennett (let's face it, he's looking like he will finish perhaps No. 4-5) & Pitta (playing in the WR slot? I should have read that thread).
Personally I think some of these guys have to cool off - for instance, Gonzo, I just don't believe he will be keeping up this pace.
The Group B TE's: Gates, Hernandez, Witten, Pettigrew, Fred Davis, Greg Olsen, Jacob Tamme, Coby Fleener.
I'd say throw in Rudolph, Celek, Chandler, Cook and Gresham. Rudolph has done well two weeks in a row. Celek is also thriving. Gresham should be so much more but isn't.
Fred Davis - he was never going to get it going with Griffin.
Hernandez - hurt. (Does Winslow show up? Likely no...).
Gates - hurt, but if I owned Gates I might just sign up Rosario as a backup. If you put Gates and Rosario together in a committee you have the 4-5th highest scoring TE most likely. Gates will return and he will be awesome. Target him for trade if possible.
Chandler - you better hope he scores.
Finley fits in here somewhere.
Olsen - was awesome vs the Giants but this reminded me of Fleener in week 1, the team was behind and it was one thing that was working, I just don't think it happens most weeks.
Cook - this guy ought to be great; this guy is someone Locker should be checking down to and using to get his game going. This guy should have exploded some time in the last 3 years. But.... no. Still Cook looks like the strike-out or home run play here.
Celek & Owen Daniels - currently 3rd & 4th in targets per game among TE's.
That leaves Witten, Pettigrew, Olsen, Fleener, and Gresham as guys who might be traded for or on your waiver wire.
And then there's Brandon Myers - the big defect so far is no TDs, but he has done as well as Rudolph and better between the end zones. Palmer is going to him two straight games.
Somebody is going to emerge from that Group B (with whoever you want to add from Group D, say) and will allow you to compete with that Top-5.
It used to be that there were 1-2 great TE's and everyone else was pretty mediocre at the position so, meh, whatever. But now it's the opposite, probably at least half if not a majority of any given league's teams are strong at the position. The point of the original post is great, you had better get with the TE program, figure something out and at least compete at that position or forget about winning.
just picked him up in my dynasty league as a TE3. Dude is really consistent and if you start sprinkling in a few Tds then probably better than most options.
