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Julius Thomas will be scooped up, obviously - but I suspect he just had his season-high.
Now there are FOUR serious receiving threats for Denver, though, which I think will water down the effect of Welker and Decker. Peyton won't be throwing seven TDs very often. More like two-to-four, and Julius will eat at the edges of everyone's production except maybe Demaryius (who could actually benefit from all the coverage nightmares in the short game).
In a PPR league you might be able to get the moon for Welker this week - now could be the time to move him, because as good as he is, he's not actually worth the moon.
We saw Ball's running potential, and also how far away he is from being a reliable cog in the Manning machinery. He failed to get a first down with three straight attempts, but part of that is just learning the rushing plays. In a tough game where they need to run out the clock, I bet they go to Ball. But that will probably be the first role they want him to learn, just working on handoffs and vision and timing and the rushing playbook, so it should be a while before he gets much time during the ordinary flow of the game unless for some reason they feel the need to establish the run game (unlikely). Moreno is obviously the guy they rely on overall, although Hillman acquitted himself well and has improved over last year. I expect a similar split, with similar results, for at least half the season, and then Ball may get more chances.
The guy who comes out of all this looking great is Peyton Manning. Hillman has improved, he has a new playmaker in Julius, to go along with his other new playmaker Welker who he really connected with, the whole O seems synched (and no D in the NFL can deal with all those guys), and he himself looks stronger and faster than he did last year. He's not going to throw 112 TDs this season - but he might throw half that (TKO's 50-TD prediction is looking solid).
For the Ravens, not much to say except that Marlon Brown looks like he'll deserve a fantasy roster spot and start/sit consideration - especially if Jacoby is out for a while and he can establish himself as the clear #2. And maybe the Ravens D can be picked up off waivers this week, and probably should be (they ain't THAT bad). And if anyone's down on Rice because of the limited touches this week, make them an offer.
Now there are FOUR serious receiving threats for Denver, though, which I think will water down the effect of Welker and Decker. Peyton won't be throwing seven TDs very often. More like two-to-four, and Julius will eat at the edges of everyone's production except maybe Demaryius (who could actually benefit from all the coverage nightmares in the short game).
In a PPR league you might be able to get the moon for Welker this week - now could be the time to move him, because as good as he is, he's not actually worth the moon.
We saw Ball's running potential, and also how far away he is from being a reliable cog in the Manning machinery. He failed to get a first down with three straight attempts, but part of that is just learning the rushing plays. In a tough game where they need to run out the clock, I bet they go to Ball. But that will probably be the first role they want him to learn, just working on handoffs and vision and timing and the rushing playbook, so it should be a while before he gets much time during the ordinary flow of the game unless for some reason they feel the need to establish the run game (unlikely). Moreno is obviously the guy they rely on overall, although Hillman acquitted himself well and has improved over last year. I expect a similar split, with similar results, for at least half the season, and then Ball may get more chances.
The guy who comes out of all this looking great is Peyton Manning. Hillman has improved, he has a new playmaker in Julius, to go along with his other new playmaker Welker who he really connected with, the whole O seems synched (and no D in the NFL can deal with all those guys), and he himself looks stronger and faster than he did last year. He's not going to throw 112 TDs this season - but he might throw half that (TKO's 50-TD prediction is looking solid).
For the Ravens, not much to say except that Marlon Brown looks like he'll deserve a fantasy roster spot and start/sit consideration - especially if Jacoby is out for a while and he can establish himself as the clear #2. And maybe the Ravens D can be picked up off waivers this week, and probably should be (they ain't THAT bad). And if anyone's down on Rice because of the limited touches this week, make them an offer.