Week 1 Impressions

Wow what a great week 1. We watched the underdogs hold their own and potentially change the perceptions of their teams. It’s clear the Browns will not be a roll over, and the Rams could possibly contend for a playoff spot. How bout them Redskins? Might we see a surprise fantasy juggernaut.

 After watching all the week one games, I’m left with a couple impressions on some interesting players. In most of my blogs I will steer away from the obvious like Julio Jones is a stud, and try to answer the pressing questions of should I drop him, Claim him, or trade him.

Alfred Morris (RB,WAS)-He looked very impressive vs. the Saints with 96 yards on 28 carries and 2 TD’s. Everyone knows about “Shannigan”, but what was important was the fact the Morris was productive with Hulo on the field.

Who is Alfred Morris? He’s a rookie who was picked in the 6^th round out of Florida Atlantic. He had two 1000 yard seasons in college and had a career average of 4.4 yards per carry. My hesitation is in the fact that the Redskins had 4 different leading rushers last year. He’s interesting and worth a claim. However if you have a waiver budget, he only deserves 15-20% depending on your desperation.

CJ Spiller (RB,BUF)- He was a sleeper of mine in the preseason and busted onto the scene on Sunday. He had 169 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown, while looking very explosive. The question is, do you trade him if you own him, or buy him if you don’t?

 At this point it looks like Jackson may be working his way out of the picture with age and injury concerns. If you own him you should hold him unless you can get top 20 talent for him. If Jackson stays out of the picture, Spiller appears to be a top 10 back, considering his schedule only hold 3 or 4 top notch run defenses. If you can steal him away from some unimpressed owner, take the chance.

Stephen Hill(WR,NYJ)- He should be available in most leagues and should be considered for a claim. He will remain the Jets 2^nd receiver for the foreseeable future. Can the #2 receiver in a ground and pound offense be successful? Look at Plaxico Burress last season! He had 97 targets with 45 catches and 8 TD’s. Here the thing, Hill is better, younger and more explosive than Burress.

One more thing, not sure if it matters, but Hill is a 6-4 receiver from Georgia Tech. You know who else is a big receiver from Georgia Tech? Calvin Johnson! He won’t be that good, but 3/4^th of that puts him as a top 40 receiver.

Randall Cobb- He was another trendy sleeper this preseason and had a coming out party on Sunday. He had 9 catches for 77 yards and a punt return TD. He should be picked up in most leagues, but he’s not yet a must start. You should hold him, because if Nelson or Jennings goes down, Cobb could be a high end flex!