Hello once again football fans. Today we’re going to do
something a little different today. Instead of the normal fantasy analysis we’re
going to talk about TEs. Now we all know the elite TEs: Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham,
Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten, etc… But after them, who do you trust fantasy
wise? And that’s what are going to talk about today. John and I selected two TEs
that we like and explain why we like them. Take a look.
Q: Choose two Tier-2 Tight Ends you predict to be most
helpful to fantasy owners this year; Dennis Pitta, Vernon Davis, Kyle Rudolph,
Greg Olsen, Owen Daniels, Antonio Gates, Martellus Bennett, and Brandon Myers.
John: Give me Myers and Pitta. In six games under new
offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell (not counting Week 17, where Caldwell
elected to rest his starters), Pitta grabbed 25 receptions for 344 yards and 5
touchdowns. Extrapolated over a full season, that’s 67 rec, 917 yds, and an
astounding 13 Tds! Flacco looked Pitta’s way early and often during the 2013
playoffs, and he’ll no longer have to compete for those seam passes from
playoff hero Anquan Boldin, who was shipped to the 49ers. All things
considered, Pitta seems perfectly aligned for a breakout season in Baltimore.
Myers, on the other hand, has already experienced his
“breakout,” catching 79 passes for the lowly Oakland Raiders. Now, he heads to
Eli Manning and the New York Giants, who should offer a more competitive
environment for Myers to play in. The Giants are certainly expecting to play at
a high level this year, after their disappointing season last year, becoming
one of 14 teams to win the Super Bowl then fail to make the playoffs the next
year. In addition to a competitive spirit, the Giants also have experience
helping tight ends fulfill their potential, as Tom Coughlin took then- bust
Martellus Bennett and helped him have a career year last season, catching 55
passes and 5 Tds. Myers could see his catches fall slightly, but under Manning
and Coughlin’s tutelage, 60- 70 catches with 7-9 TDs isn’t out of the realm of
possibility. With a current ADP of 134 (11.10 in standard leagues), this is a
definite upside pick.
Brandon: As for me I like Kyle Rudolph and Greg Olsen. You could
say Rudolph’s production will falter with the addition of Greg Jennings and
Cordarelle Patterson, but I don’t think so. Most of Rudolph’s fantasy value is
as a redzone target. And he showed that by pulling in 9 TDs. The Vikings will
always be a run first team as long as Adrian Peterson is in the backfield. But
this is the year in which Christian Ponder has to prove his worth, and he has
the pieces in place to do that, and look for Kyle Rudolph to be a big part of
that.
Greg Olsen on the other hand is quickly becoming Cam Newton’s
go to guy, after Steve Smith of course. And since the Panther’s didn’t exactly
add any world beaters to supplement their pass attack, I expect Olsen’s value
can only go up. Since Cam Newton has arrived, Olsen has only gotten more and
more targets, going from 89 to 104. This next year won’t be different, with
Steve Smith drawing all the attention, don’t be surprised to see Olsen open
across the middle of the field.
And with that we conclude our TE discussion. We at Fantasy
Sparks realize they are many other talented TEs, and as such we likely left
someone off the list. So leave a comment below letting us know what TE you
think will be good next year (fantasy wise of course), and why you think that.
Until next time, best wishes.
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