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Is Nicks now just a mediocre fantasy WR? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter ponchsox
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I was in the pool
Footballguy
Wait until he is healthy, then complain
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
what's the matter merlin? your crystal ball broken?
ponchsox
Footballguy
Apparently he was running at full speed in the Dallas game. I'm starting to think he's no longer a must start.
solorca
Footballguy
I've watched every game closely, and he's looked like his old self twice. Week 2, when he blew up, and last week. The numbers weren't there last week, but it was because the Giants pulled out to a big lead early and went to a grind it out running game. Cruz also had a bad fantasy game (2/28) for the same reason.Nicks was running crisp routes, getting separation, and looking like the Nicks we've seen in the past. I expect to see a return to form starting this week, even in a tough matchup.
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Concept Coop
Footballguy
Carr/Claiborne have kept everyone but Brandon Marshall quiet. Bad matchup.
Previously, he wasn't close to 100%.
At least wait until next week.
Previously, he wasn't close to 100%.
At least wait until next week.
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Yup. I was facing Austin and Witten in a league this week. I also started Nicks in two other separate leagues. I watched NYG build a huge league quickly and shut off the game knowing full well what would shortly ensue. Personally it was a fantasy disaster for me. Anyway..This was not the correct time to create this thread OP. Do you think it's fair to question any receiving performance in a game where said QB throws for zero touchdowns, his lowest passing total and lowest number of completions on the season? Let's also not forget DAL is allowing the 3rd fewest points to WRs this year.
I fully expect Nicks to go on a tear and NOW is the best time to buy-low. He's finally healthy and none of his remaining match ups are all that scary.
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drfeelgood
Footballguy
Victor Cruz had 2 catches for 23 yards. Nicks had the second highest receiving yards on the team for the day. Dallas does a good job against the pass.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
At this rate, when will we ever get to complain?
Pittsburgh's pass D isn't going to help. He does have a great finish on the schedule though once they get past PIT.
fightingillini
Footballguy
This. Ask Vincent Jackson how good the Dallas secondary is. Only Marshall has had a decent game against DAL.
Team ROFLCOPTERS
Footballguy
Calm down. Too much history.
BlackMagic10
Footballguy
He's in his 4th year and not even 25 years old. Plenty more to come.
treat88
Footballguy
Pitts pass D is driven by the discrepancy they have in TOP to date. They are eminently beatable when they are actually on the field.With Polamalu out, Taylor playing the worst ball of his career, and now Clark possibly out...I'd be all in on my NYG receivers.
ponchsox
Footballguy
Hakeem Nicks (knee/foot, probable) estimated Friday that he's about 90-95 percent health entering Week 9 against the Steelers.
A Nicks blowup game is imminent. Even if it hasn't shown in the box score, he's looked every bit his usual self the last two weeks. Nicks estimated that three weeks ago he was in the 70-percent range at San Francisco. He caught five passes the next game against Washington, and four balls last Sunday at Dallas.
Source: USA Today
Nov 2 - 3:49 PM
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Very
. This is why it's often important to look behind the stats.
Yeah, it's coming. I can feel it in my bones. The buy-low window will be closing within the next two weeks.
Area51Inhabitant
Footballguy
He did look pretty good in shutting down A.J. Green a couple of weeks ago. Still he can't cover both Nicks and Cruz by himself so I would expect Eli will have many favorable matchups at his disposal.
scrumptrulescent
Footballguy
Based on your posts I've read in this thread, I think you may be bipolar.
ponchsox
Footballguy
Well I was told not to complain until he's fully healthy so lets see how he does going forward.Based on your posts I've read in this thread, I think you may be bipolar.
5-ish Finkle
Footballguy
Taylor actually got toasted again in that one by Green too. Keenan Lewis bailed him out by making a fantastic read on Dalton, leaving his man to knock down a certain TD. Green was 4 or 5 yards ahead of Taylor in the EZ. Pitch and catch if not for Lewis.That all said, I think Cruz goes off this game if either of them do. No Polamalu. Dinged up Ryan Clark. No real backup FS. If Clark is knocked out of the game that means.....Ryan Mundy gets put into the lineup. Ryan Mundy hits like a LB. He also covers like one. If at any point in the game he is asked to cover anyone in the slot, which would likely be Cruz most often, that guy is going to produce dividends.Ike and Keenan can at least run with Nicks(whether they can cover him is another thing altogether). If Clark can't go the whole game none of the other Steeler S have a hope of putting a lid on Cruz from the slot. If the Steelers get to that point I'd hope that they'd use Cortez the Killer on him, or let Tez play wide and have Lewis on the inside vs. Cruz.As treat mentioned, the Steelers defensive metrics are skewed this year by their disgusting advantage in TOP so far. Giants offense doesn't necessarily need a ton of time to put up yards/points though.
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treat88
Footballguy
As 5ish noted Taylor certainly doesn't get credit for shutting down Green.Hi/Lo bracket coverage on every snap is what happened.'Area51Inhabitant said:
Taylor is awful YTD. Guy bites on the double move every time cause his eyes are always in the backfield.
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ponchsox
Footballguy
He was targeted three times deep early but I'm growing very impatient with him. I can't keep waiting for the "breakout" game.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Relax, guys. You can't really expect ... a catch.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Way to step out of bounds at the 4 instead of running over the 210 lb. CB. 
voiceofunreason
Footballguy
Guppie said what?
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Sidney Rice 2.0
solorca
Footballguy
Not sure what's going on today. He looked healthy last week (and still appears to be healthy this week), but he's just not getting looks. I felt pretty confident in him going into this week, even with the bad matchup...but I think that he's on my bench until he shows me something.
The Giants offense just doesn't look strong over the past few weeks, and they don't seem to be producing enough offensively to support all of their weapons from a fantasy perspective.
The Giants offense just doesn't look strong over the past few weeks, and they don't seem to be producing enough offensively to support all of their weapons from a fantasy perspective.
Donsmith753
Footballguy
2 pts in PPR
solorca
Footballguy
Cruz is having a decent day at 5/67/0, but nothing special. The Giants offseason just looks "off" to me...and they have now built up an early lead two weeks in a row and went into a shell.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
This is very distressing indeed.
drfeelgood
Footballguy
Eli only passed for 125 yards. It's hard for Nicks to have a good game when his QB isn't exactly lighting it up.
cubbie5150
Footballguy
Eli won't look for him on 3rd downs, or in the RZ...at least it appears that way to me. Too lazy to look up situational target numbers.
rocketsauce
Footballguy
Cool game Nicks. We got the "Eli had a ####ty game, what do you expect" excuse last week. This makes 2 in a row.
solorca
Footballguy
I wouldn't say it's an excuse when it's true. Cruz has had two poor games in a row too, as a result of it.Regardless, he's probably on my bench if I can afford it (Harvin, Mcfadden, Goodson, and Stevie Johnson all hurt on my team this week) at this point. I need to see him back to 100% and the team back to being committed to getting him the damn ball.
drfeelgood
Footballguy
It's a fact. Eli had a worse game this week than last, and last week wasn't good.
