pr_capone
11-17-2010, 11:02 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/blog/roto_arcade/post/Monday-Brunch-Dwayne-Bowe-trashes-the-shutdown-?urn=fantasy-285695
The looming presence of Champ Bailey(notes) scared some gamers away from Dwayne Bowe(notes) on Sunday, but at the end of the day Bowe had some monster numbers (13 catches, 186 yards, two scores). Okay, a lot of that came in garbage time against a soft umbrella – you could argue all of the numbers came in garbage time – but the point here is that shutdown corners tend to be overrated. Every team plays zone at least part of the day, and dedicated 1-on-1 matchups (wideout vs. corner) rarely happen for a full 60 minutes. The Jets will sometimes dedicate Darrelle Revis(notes) on a specific opponent for the day – and that's a case where you want to consider it for your ranks – but otherwise, don't sweat the shutdown corner idea. It's more myth than reality.
...
The Broncos aren't going anywhere in 2010, but let's tip the cap to Josh McDaniels for the job he's doing with the offense. The breakthroughs of Kyle Orton(notes) and Brandon Lloyd(notes) are well documented by this point, and Knowshon Moreno(notes) has been a handy back of late. Moreno has 10 receptions and three receiving TDs over is last three games, a credit to the design of the offense.
...
I've always liked Tyler Thigpen(notes) and I'm curious to see how he fares as Miami's starter the rest of the way. But let's not expect miracles from him in his first turn, given that he'll have limited preparation time before the Bears come calling Thursday night.
The looming presence of Champ Bailey(notes) scared some gamers away from Dwayne Bowe(notes) on Sunday, but at the end of the day Bowe had some monster numbers (13 catches, 186 yards, two scores). Okay, a lot of that came in garbage time against a soft umbrella – you could argue all of the numbers came in garbage time – but the point here is that shutdown corners tend to be overrated. Every team plays zone at least part of the day, and dedicated 1-on-1 matchups (wideout vs. corner) rarely happen for a full 60 minutes. The Jets will sometimes dedicate Darrelle Revis(notes) on a specific opponent for the day – and that's a case where you want to consider it for your ranks – but otherwise, don't sweat the shutdown corner idea. It's more myth than reality.
...
The Broncos aren't going anywhere in 2010, but let's tip the cap to Josh McDaniels for the job he's doing with the offense. The breakthroughs of Kyle Orton(notes) and Brandon Lloyd(notes) are well documented by this point, and Knowshon Moreno(notes) has been a handy back of late. Moreno has 10 receptions and three receiving TDs over is last three games, a credit to the design of the offense.
...
I've always liked Tyler Thigpen(notes) and I'm curious to see how he fares as Miami's starter the rest of the way. But let's not expect miracles from him in his first turn, given that he'll have limited preparation time before the Bears come calling Thursday night.