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Twitter Observations: Week Three

Michael Moore Posted On September 24, 2019
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After wall-to-wall Antonio Brown coverage, I think we’re all AB’d out at this point and can focus on actual football. Through week three, there were several tweets with dynasty implications including top quarterbacks! Surprising quarterbacks! And fantasy leaders you should definitely be buying! All that and more below.

A reminder: This space will be dedicated to an assortment of things we find on Twitter and what it means for our dynasty teams. Most fantasy tweets undoubtedly have a re-draft slant to it but we’re here to talk about the dynasty implications.

The future is now

I don’t know if anyone saw this coming but here we are. Daniel Jones, for this week anyway, delivered on the promise bestowed upon him as the sixth overall pick in April’s draft. The stats above are impressive just as is the fact Jones completed nearly two-thirds of his passes while averaging over nine-yards-per-attempt. Needless to say, if this trend continues, Kyler Murray won’t be the only 2019 rookie quarterback to get excited about.

Perhaps more importantly, the team around Jones didn’t suffer. Saquon Barkley was knocked out early but both Evan Engram and Sterling Shepard had 100-yard receiving days. Even rookie Darius Slayton chipped in with 82!

Dynasty Impact: As mentioned above, the more immediate question about Jones becoming the starter was how it would impact those around him. Barkley’s value is incomplete, as we won’t know that answer until he recovers from his high ankle sprain, but it appears Evan Engram can keep his spot in the upper echelon of fantasy tight ends while Sterling Shepard might now get a boost in dynasty rankings. Also keep an eye on Golden Tate when he returns.

Cooking the books

It’s going to be really hard to keep people’s Dalvin Cook hopes in check but he’s making it impossible. As the tweet mentioned above, his 2019 start is nearly unparalleled and the company is full of Hall of Famers. He’s also currently leading all running backs in most fantasy scoring formats with no signs of slowing down. But, as Cook owners know, all it takes is one play for Cook to be sidelined much like he has been the last two seasons which is partly why he isn’t ranked higher. He’s played just 15 games over the previous two seasons due to a myriad of lower-body injuries including a torn ACL.

Dynasty Impact: Cook is finally delivering on the huge promise he showed coming out of Florida State three seasons ago. He’s not used in the passing game nearly as much as fantasy studs Alvin Kamara or Christian McCaffrey but he is approaching Ezekiel Elliott-like usage levels when it comes to the ground. If that were to continue, he’d warrant a top-end RB1 dynasty ranking. And to those worried about future injuries, I’m of the belief that the risk is inherent in everyone that plays football. His leg issues are not degenerative and he appears to be stronger than ever before. I wouldn’t put as much stock in those injury concerns as others might.

Supercharged

In another case of an injury-plagued player getting his due, enter Keenan Allen. It’s hard to believe but Allen’s in his seventh season but is still only 27. He’s had a roller coaster of a career after coming in hot to start his career before succumbing to injuries that cost him 23 games over his third and fourth seasons. But he rebounded to total over 2,500 yards the next two seasons and here we are. As the tweet mentions above, Allen’s off to a good start and is leading all receivers in fantasy scoring.

Dynasty Impact: It’s not as if DeAndre Hopkins or Michael Thomas will be knocked down a peg when it comes to dynasty rankings but Allen has firmly established himself in that tier. If anything, he could be a relative value in acquiring compared to the receivers mentioned above. Allen is just 27 and, despite his senior status, quarterback Philip Rivers doesn’t appear to be going anywhere soon. Buy Allen, even if it costs a bit.

The once and future king

This is starting to get ridiculous. Mahomes averaged nearly 30 fantasy points-per-game (standard scoring, including four-points-per-touchdown) last season and outpaced the next closest quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, by more than five points-per-game. This year, Mahomes is up to averaging nearly 40 fantasy points-per-game and more than six points-per-game over the next quarterback Dak Prescott. All while not having Tyreek Hill for more than two-and-half-games and plugging in the likes of veteran LeSean McCoy, sixth-round Darwin Thompson and, not one but two undrafted free agents, Damien Williams and Darrel Williams at running back.

Dynasty Impact: For superflex leagues, Mahomes has to be your top choice. And while it’s sacreligious to even think of taking a quarterback in the first round of a 1-QB dynasty startup, I couldn’t fault you if you did that with Mahomes. Not only would you have your quarterback for the next decade but look at the advantage you would have over your fantasy opponents. Mahomes is averaging nearly double what the QB12 this year, Andy Dalton, is averaging.

Failure to launch

It’s only three games and the Jets are, involuntarily, on their third quarterback but whew. It hurts to have any Jets players on your fantasy team, whether it’s in re-draft or dynasty: a suddenly older-looking Le’Veon Bell is averaging less than three yards-per-carry while rushing for only about 50 yards-per-game. Their leading receiver is slot-man Jamison Crowder who’s only totaled 164 yards with over half of that from Week 1. And the only tight end to catch a pass, Ryan Griffin, has caught four balls for a grand total of 15 yards.

Dynasty Impact: It’s hard to get excited about anyone on the Jets roster right now. Bell looks well past his prime while there aren’t any receivers that look to have any long-term value. Even in his one start, quarterback Sam Darnold didn’t light the world on fire. With all that’s going wrong in New York, it’s possible most of the roster is turned over next year along with coach Adam Gase. It’s anyone’s guess who will still be there next year but whomever it is, the dynasty value is small.

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