yanksman Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 It seems almost every RB is a bust this year. Many stud WRs have had several down weeks. It also seems like there are only a handful of stud QBs. TEs suck like usual. So whats going on here? I know the average team's ppg are down DRAMATICALLY from last year. Last year team's averaged 23 ppg. This year that is down to 21.1 ppg. Is it the lack of preseason? My theory is the poor play of QBs... Mahomes, Rodgers, Brady, Stafford, Murray have diminished weapons. Wilson and Ryan look like they should be closer to retirement than stud QBs. Burrow's offensive line is in shambles. Dak and Herbert are hurt. Other than Allen, Hurts, and LJax all other QBs are leading to poor scoring. Could be some bleak years for the NFL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolcopter Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 this season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members_Only_76 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 IDK but it's not fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chud12 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, yanksman said: It seems almost every RB is a bust this year. Many stud WRs have had several down weeks. It also seems like there are only a handful of stud QBs. TEs suck like usual. So whats going on here? I know the average team's ppg are down DRAMATICALLY from last year. Last year team's averaged 23 ppg. This year that is down to 21.1 ppg. Is it the lack of preseason? My theory is the poor play of QBs... Mahomes, Rodgers, Brady, Stafford, Murray have diminished weapons. Wilson and Ryan look like they should be closer to retirement than stud QBs. Burrow's offensive line is in shambles. Dak and Herbert are hurt. Other than Allen, Hurts, and LJax all other QBs are leading to poor scoring. Could be some bleak years for the NFL. I mean it’s been 3 weeks. Some of these guys u mention have literally had one down week & it was this week. Lamar, Allen & Hurts are going 2 have a down week or 2 as well. I don’t think we can make a judgment off 3 weeks, we need double the sample. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I love having guys like OP in my league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliminator123 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 The golden age of NFL QB's is over. We had a bunch of QB's throwing 35+ touchdowns a season, efficient pocket passers. Now colleges are throwing up nothing by Lamar Jackson types - guys who can run but suck at throwing. The age of running quarterbacks hurts every other offensive player. They'd rather just try and run with the legs they know they have versus squeeze a ball into a tight window. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE7HorseGod Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 minute ago, yanksman said: It seems almost every RB is a bust this year. Many stud WRs have had several down weeks. It also seems like there are only a handful of stud QBs. TEs suck like usual. So whats going on here? I know the average team's ppg are down DRAMATICALLY from last year. Last year team's averaged 23 ppg. This year that is down to 21.1 ppg. Is it the lack of preseason? My theory is the poor play of QBs... Mahomes, Rodgers, Brady, Stafford, Murray have diminished weapons. Wilson and Ryan look like they should be closer to retirement than stud QBs. Burrow's offensive line is in shambles. Dak and Herbert are hurt. Other than Allen, Hurts, and LJax all other QBs are leading to poor scoring. Could be some bleak years for the NFL. A lot of the talent infusion in the league lately has been on the defensive side of the ball I think. Many of the 2-1 or 3-0 teams feature defenses playing at a really high level. Bucs, Broncos, Bills, Eagles, Dolphins, Jags are all top eight in yards and points allowed. I don't think it's "bleak years in the NFL." I think it's more scarcity for fantasy players. I think defense is actually kind of fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MingusDew Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, oliminator123 said: The golden age of NFL QB's is over. We had a bunch of QB's throwing 35+ touchdowns a season, efficient pocket passers. Now colleges are throwing up nothing by Lamar Jackson types - guys who can run but suck at throwing. The age of running quarterbacks hurts every other offensive player. They'd rather just try and run with the legs they know they have versus squeeze a ball into a tight window. Lamar Jackson is destroying the league through the air lol. 6 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanksman Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Just now, MingusDew said: Lamar Jackson is destroying the league through the air lol. Huh? 17th in the league in passing yards? 2 games in a row over 100 yards rushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanksman Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, JE7HorseGod said: A lot of the talent infusion in the league lately has been on the defensive side of the ball I think. Many of the 2-1 or 3-0 teams feature defenses playing at a really high level. Bucs, Broncos, Bills, Eagles, Dolphins, Jags are all top eight in yards and points allowed. I don't think it's "bleak years in the NFL." I think it's more scarcity for fantasy players. I think defense is actually kind of fun. I like defense but you need good QBs in the league to be fun. Games like last night's SF-DEN are becoming more the norm this year and that game was UGLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MingusDew Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, yanksman said: Huh? 17th in the league in passing yards? 2 games in a row over 100 yards rushing. Through 3 games he's thrown 10 TDs and 2 INTs? If the league had more "bad passers" like Lamar fantasy would be a lot more fun. Edited September 26, 2022 by MingusDew 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanksman Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, lolcopter said: this season? I never remember a season 3 weeks in when you look at the first 4 rounds of your draft and almost 75% of the players can be considered "disappointing". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE7HorseGod Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Just now, yanksman said: I like defense but you need good QBs in the league to be fun. Games like last night's SF-DEN are becoming more the norm this year and that game was UGLY With Wilson shifting to a new spot, Rodgers and Mahomes losing their top WRs and breaking in new guys, Brady's entire WR group being broken, Dallas being without Dak, Colts losing Pittman for a week, Bills dealing with Gabriel's ankle, Bengals working around Higgins' concussion, etc. some of these things feel to me like temporary dips that should have bouncebacks provided they get right. But ATM defenses are taking advantage. They are talented and they are ahead of the offenses in these places. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponchsox Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I agree with OP. A lot of the top “studs” aren’t performing. It seems defenses are ahead right now. Hopefully this will change as the season moves on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyWoo Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Rodgers, Brady, Stafford, and Wilson looking like game managers and/or washed has a lot to do with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savatage79 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) I think for me what has been lost is the next man up type situations don't pan out much anymore. Offenses just move the ball around so much anymore its such a total 100% crap shoot to where it's just not as fun as it used to be. Like for example you knew exactly what you were getting with marvin Harrison, to the tee. And you knew that if Harrison had any missed time that exactly Reggie Wayne was the man to own as hed truly take over. Those situations were just alot more common in the late 90s early and mid 2000s. I felt more in control. I felt more like my knowledge of players meant something, even tho fantasy has always felt more guess based it was simply to me alot less guessing back in the periods I mentioned above. Im personally exhausted doing nothing but making sheer guesses because the ebb and flow of fantasy has shifted so much. But that's just my take. Edited September 26, 2022 by Savatage79 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dudewithabadcat Posted September 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2022 I hate fantasy football but I have a rule. Once I win the league, I will retire. I’ve done it in one league and then they called me back two years later to fill a spot and I won the league again and retired. Two more leagues to go and I will free myself of this. 3 1 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kp96 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) It's week 3....too early to say someone is a bust. Lots of slow starts for sure. The only players I think that might be true "busts" are players who clearly do not have the role they were drafted to have, and even then it's a stretch. I mean, is Javonte a bust? We heard plenty that he'd be in a timeshare. Etienne? Someone like Allen Robinson might be a bust bc we all thought he'd be more than just a small complimentary player to Kupp. Even then, things can turn around there too. Edited September 26, 2022 by kp96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliminator123 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, MingusDew said: Through 3 games he's thrown 10 TDs and 2 INTs? If the league had more "bad passers" like Lamar fantasy would be a lot more fun. 62% completion percentage and his yardage is a**. The offense moves and gets him into the red zone. Mostly based off of his legs. All these teams with running quarterbacks tend to have useless running backs corps behind them because the QB would rather do it himself. It's just Cam Newton extrapolated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumper Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 "So many busts" means there's plenty of potential trade surplus value to be had if you identify the correct targets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBradysCollegeRoommate Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, dudewithabadcat said: I hate fantasy football but I have a rule. Once I win the league, I will retire. I’ve done it in one league and then they called me back two years later to fill a spot and I won the league again and retired. Two more leagues to go and I will free myself of this. I’m kinda in the same boat, I retired after I won my main league in 2018 after coming close so many times but got reeled back in 2 years later. Now I just wanna win it one more time and be done with it, but this season has me considering calling it quits after this year regardless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneyJabroni Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 How can we be calling busts not even a quarter way into the season LOL y’all a bunch of divas fr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny_D Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 One factor that hasn't been mentioned is the sheer stupidity in HC's today. It's ok to spread the ball around, but find ways to get the ball in your best players hands when it matters most. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE7HorseGod Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, TomBradysCollegeRoommate said: I’m kinda in the same boat, I retired after I won my main league in 2018 after coming close so many times but got reeled back in 2 years later. Now I just wanna win it one more time and be done with it, but this season has me considering calling it quits after this year regardless I heard your old roomate is having a similar issue. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsh00k Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 19 minutes ago, dudewithabadcat said: I hate fantasy football but I have a rule. Once I win the league, I will retire. I’ve done it in one league and then they called me back two years later to fill a spot and I won the league again and retired. Two more leagues to go and I will free myself of this. Ok, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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