lolcopter Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Dunno if there will be any value here, but good on him for presumably getting his personal life sorted out. Sports Illustrated's John Shipley writes Calvin Ridley "simply moves differently than any other wide receiver on the field." Begin the hype for Ridley's return from a gambling suspension. Ridley separating himself from Christian Kirk early is a good sign for Ridley's ability to be the true No. 1 in Jacksonville. Press Taylor told reporters that "we're very confident in the player we're getting." Ridley has a top-40 ADP on most best ball sites and is one of the top 20 wideouts on the board. He'll need to separate himself from Kirk to live up to that draft position. SOURCE: Sports Illustrated May 23, 2023, 2:47 PM ET 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyNdicateZ Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 SHHHHHHHHHHHH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkSwimmer Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I am going to let someone else bank on a return to fantasy relevance for Ridley after more than a year away from game action. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhosThatPokemon Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Calvin Ridley and Christian Kirk won't necessarily cannibalize each other in Doug Pederson's offense. If I remember correctly, the year the Eagles won the Super Bowl, Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor and Zach Ertz were all producing well for fantasy. Deciding where to draft Ridley, or even Ridley vs Kirk is kind of tricky. Gimme some T Law though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rex_bulkhead Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Right now I'm planning to target Ridley everywhere. I've never heard such a strong and uniformly positive drumbeat for a player. Everyone has praised to the sky both his ability and attitude. In every media appearance Ridley appears exceptionally confident, focused and determined not to lose this opportunity to get his career back on track. In that great article he wrote in March for The Player's Tribune he guaranteed "on my daughter's name" 1400 yards this season, if healthy. I'll never bet against an ultra talented, highly determined person who has declared an ambitious but realistic goal. Can't wait to be the over on whatever Ridley's season yards O/U line is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkSwimmer Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 4 hours ago, rex_bulkhead said: Right now I'm planning to target Ridley everywhere. I've never heard such a strong and uniformly positive drumbeat for a player. Everyone has praised to the sky both his ability and attitude. In every media appearance Ridley appears exceptionally confident, focused and determined not to lose this opportunity to get his career back on track. In that great article he wrote in March for The Player's Tribune he guaranteed "on my daughter's name" 1400 yards this season, if healthy. I'll never bet against an ultra talented, highly determined person who has declared an ambitious but realistic goal. Can't wait to be the over on whatever Ridley's season yards O/U line is. How long have you been following NFL football, sir? Offseason hype puff pieces are as common as dookies in a kiddy pool, and worth about the same amount. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianM Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I'm absolutely going to be taking the plunge. Not because I'm bullish or anything. I just know I won't be able to help myself. This is a case of a guy I'll target, but won't advocate for. It's at least 18 months of rust to shake off, and while I'd bet he's almost certainly not gambling any more (or at least has a burner smartphone this time), he's still got that anxiety issue that could pop up. A lot can go wrong, and there's no promise of glory even if he's back and playing full time. One thing I will say- I love Christian Kirk, but I don't think he's a problem at all if Ridley comes back to where he was. Ridley at his peak was, IMO, a level above Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud0101 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, SharkSwimmer said: How long have you been following NFL football, sir? Offseason hype puff pieces are as common as dookies in a kiddy pool, and worth about the same amount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenmills Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Such a long layoff, and I don't remember him looking that great during the 2021 season after Julio left and he was the alpha. But to his credit, he had alot of big games in 2020 when Julio missed games. He looks cheap enough to be an option though at WR27, according to fantasypros. They have him behind London, Jeudy, Watson, and Lockett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Nate Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Be curious to see what happens here. Is this going to turn out great (I hope it does, I like Ridley) or is this Josh Gordon 2.0 where we keep chasing and hoping he gets back to the one elite year? He's only had 1 top 20 finish as a WR. He has had a knack for scoring TDs in his career and has a good QB throwing him the ball so he does have that going for him. I'd like to own some shares but his ADP might be a bit steep come summer drafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams And Dwightmares Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 At current ADP... ALL IN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkSwimmer Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 What is his current ADP? WR47? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenmills Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 3 hours ago, SharkSwimmer said: What is his current ADP? WR47? I posted above, he's WR27 according to fantasypros. I'd probably take Ridley over all 4 of the guys I listed they had in front of him. When I start getting to the WR3 range in my draft I really want upside. The odds are most definitely stacked against Ridley blowing up again after a really long layoff, but the opportunity is there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams And Dwightmares Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 WR34 today in PPR. Behind Marquise Brown WR33. He can't be any worse than 800 and 5 TDs, but he can be much much higher. He's actually going real close to Kirk and that's obviously the question here. Kirk or Ridley. Incumbent or Talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickHenrysCleats Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 2 hours ago, Dreams And Dwightmares said: WR34 today in PPR. Behind Marquise Brown WR33. He can't be any worse than 800 and 5 TDs, but he can be much much higher. He's actually going real close to Kirk and that's obviously the question here. Kirk or Ridley. Incumbent or Talent. Talent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkSwimmer Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 WR27? Nope. I would take a flyer on a younger player without the baggage of mental health issues, a long period away from the game, and obviously questionable judgment and decision-making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evincar Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 History is never kind to players who miss significant time due to non-injury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rex_bulkhead Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 20 minutes ago, Evincar said: History is never kind to players who miss significant time due to non-injury. Vick? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sack Exchange Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 7 hours ago, Evincar said: History is never kind to players who miss significant time due to non-injury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farfromhome Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 15 hours ago, SharkSwimmer said: WR27? Nope. I would take a flyer on a younger player without the baggage of mental health issues, a long period away from the game, and obviously questionable judgment and decision-making. Wr27 seems okay to me. If I could get him as my wr3 I'd be pretty happy I think. Still only 28. His route running, at least was elite, so I'll definitely be watching camp reports to see if the time off looks to be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudewijn Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 7 hours ago, Evincar said: History is never kind to players who miss significant time due to non-injury. Darren Waller is probably the ultimate refutation of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams And Dwightmares Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 57 minutes ago, Boudewijn said: Darren Waller is probably the ultimate refutation of this. Time off means so little as long as you come back determined and motivated. Only ridley knows if he's got that right now, but when all reports from camp are good, it's generally good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkSwimmer Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 56 minutes ago, Boudewijn said: Darren Waller is probably the ultimate refutation of this. And Waller will promptly un-refute the principle again this year. Vick had a decent season upon his return from suspension but it was partly because Chip Kelly's system was unfamiliar to NFL D coordinators. Vick came right back down to earth in his second year back. And Adrian Peterson is an All Time Great running back. So I think those two are not great examples to give. If you are in a deep league and have three solid guys ahead of him, sure, grab The Artist Formerly Known As...Calvin Ridley if you really want to. I'll probably take a rookie in that spot instead and try to catch lightning in a bottle with a Garrett Wilson type. Not the actual Garrett Wilson. He'll go much higher. A Garrett Wilson type would be a rookie with talent and some decent draft capitol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolcopter Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 9 hours ago, Evincar said: History is never kind to players who miss significant time due to non-injury. examples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evincar Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, Boudewijn said: Darren Waller is probably the ultimate refutation of this. I mostly referring to what the player does in his first season after the absence. Waller's breakout happened the season after he returned. In recent times, Marshawn Lynch, Josh Gordon, and Leveon Bell looked like shells of their former selves. Edited May 27 by Evincar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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