“aw man Jeff Fisher was right to take Jared Goff over Carson Wentz”
Welcome back! Week 11 in the books and these next two weeks determine who slips into the playoffs and who goes home. Let’s get to it:
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News & Notes:
For those of you who’ve been champing at the bit to see Austin Ekeler in this new Justin Herbert high-powered offense — From Ekeler himself: “Mid-season form! All the rehab boxes are checked. Up next: getting back out there”
RBs J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram have tested positive for COVID-19 and will be placed on the reserve list. Go grab Gus Edwards everywhere you can.
An MRI revealed more damage than anticipated for Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow. He tore his ACL, MCL, and suffered other structural issues in his knee. Just terrible news.
Tua Tagovaila was benched on Sunday after a poor performance. Head Coach Brian Flores said that Tua will get his starting job back next week.
Adrian Peterson when he was told D’Andre Swift would start in week 10: “you should have done this two or three weeks ago.”
Insights & Analysis:
Justin Herbert out here melting records: “Justin Herbert is on pace for 34+ passing TDs. The rookie record is 27.” —— “He's the only rookie ever 3+ passing TD in 5 games.” —— “Justin Herbert's last five weekly finishes since the Chargers bye: QB1 > QB6 > QB10 > QB8 > QB2 * Has 42+ attempts in 4-of-5 games in this span * Averaging an all-time best 24.3 fantasy points per game for a rookie QB * Gets BUF / NE / ATL / LV / DEN in Week 12-16” — “Justin Herbert is currently leading the NFL in passing yards per game Herbert: 299.9 Wilson: 298.6 Mahomes: 298.6 (plays on SNF) This would be impressive for any QB, let alone a ROOKIE.”
A lot to unpack from Taysom Hill’s first start: First, this may be the greatest hype video ever. Now a look at Taysom Hill's closest athletic comps. Yikes. Taysom looked pretty good aside from his deep ball. “Taysom Hill Week 11 ranks among other QBs in Week 11 Comp Pct 78.3% (2nd) Yards/Attempt 10.1 (2nd) Passer Rating 108.9 (7th)”
James Robinson’s unbelievable rookie campaign continues: “James Robinson became the 28th RB in NFL history to have over 1,000 scrimmage yards through his first 10 games of his career. He's the only undrafted RB to do so. Just amazing what he has done to start his career.”
“Through 24-Career Games: Terry McLaurin: 1,790 yards Jerry Rice: 1,757 yards McLaurin has the 12th most receiving yards all-time through 24 career games.”
“Jonathan Taylor has a 96.3% catch rate” Excuse me, what?
Derek Carr’s PFF passer grade this week was 96.0 which is the highest of any QB all year.
“Rookie RBs in ppr 4 James Robinson 10 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 11 Antonio Gibson 15 D'Andre Swift 16 Jonathan Taylor 37 JK Dobbins (since week 8 RB19)”
Chase Claypool is the only WR since the merger with 10+ TD in his first 10 career games.
“Notable Rookie WR Target Shares from WK 11: Denzel Mims- 28.6 % Jerry Jeudy- 26.7% Tee Higgins- 22.7% KJ Hamler- 20.0% CeeDee Lamb- 19.4% Justin Jefferson- 17.9% Chase Claypool- 17.4% Jalen Reagor- 14.7% Michael Pittman- 8.8%”
“Diontae Johnson in seven fully completed games this year: 6/57 (10 targets) 8/92/1 (13) 9/80/2 (15) 1/6 (3) 6/77 (10) 6/116/1 (11) 12/111 (16) That’s 18 fantasy points per game — which would make him the WR9. His 11.1 targets/game would rank second-most behind Davante Adams.” — “Since 2019, Diontae Johnson has the 2nd most forced missed tackles among WRs”
For the hardcore Dynasty junkies out there: A preliminary 2021 rookie RB rankings on /r/DynastyFF
Even after being sidelined for a large portion of the season with Injury, Nick Chubb leads the league in rushes of 20+ yards.
DJ Moore has really turned his season around recently: “DJ Moore is on pace for 66 catches 1255 yards and 6 TDs This would be a career high in yards and TDs and 2nd most catches in his 3 years in the NFL”
Cold Water:
Alvin Kamara could come back down to earth with Taysom Hill under center. This weekend’s game was the first time Alvin Kamara did not catch a pass in his entire career.
“Carson Wentz now leads the league in both interceptions (13) and fumbles (9).” — To throw some more fuel on this dumpster fire “Nelson Agholor caught 12 touchdowns from Carson Wentz in 4 years. He has 6 TDs in 10 games with Derek Carr.”
Articles, Tools & Resources:
WEEK 11 RECAPS: Razzball, FantasyPros, FantasyAlarm, QBList, and PFF.
WAIVER WIRE RECOMMENDATIONS: SI.com, CBSSports.com, NumberFire.com, FantasyPros.com, and RotoBaller.com.
The Fun Stuff:
CeeDee Lamb’s catch of the year.
AJ Brown powering himself into the end zone wearing his big boy pants. Not to be outdone, Mike Evans pulls two grown men five yards for the touchdown. Haha whaaat?
“aw man Jeff Fisher was right to take Jared Goff over Carson Wentz”
If you’d prefer to not feel incredibly uncomfortable watching Skip Bayless dance then don’t click this link.
Nick Chubb effortlessly stiff arming a giant human.
Fun read on /r/DynastyFF: “There Are No Winners: The Jameis Winston FAAB War”
Sean Payton is an A+ troll.
Cam dressed like the mountain climber on the Price Is Right.
“Sure sex is great, but have you ever started a QB in your TE spot?”
“JuJu got Mario Karted”
The NFC East.
Derek Carr in 2019 vs Derek Carr in 2020
When you combine route running, with blazing speed, with 6’4 230 lbs.
“Patrick Mahomes is underpaid”