Some 2019 Perspective

[averagejoe]

Lots of waiver wire options for the 2020 season?

Here is a list of some of the week 1 scoring leaders (PPR) from 2019:

John Ross 27.8
Case Keenum 27.2
Marcus Mariota 24.3
Delanie Walker 22.5
Josh Gordon 16.3

Some duds from week 1 last season:

Joe Mixon 3.7
Tyreek Hill 4.1
Kenyan Drake 4.7
Cam Newton 5.4
Brandon Cooks 5.9


With zero preseason games, there were bound to be some amazing performances as well as some lack-luster ones.
Patients, young Jedi. Patients.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yep.

Studs in Week 1 2020 that could be teasers:

Mitch Trubisky
Darius Slayton
Malcolm Brown
Russell Gage
Anthony Miller

Duds that could be studs:

Joe Mixon (again for the 2nd straight year)
Nick Chubb
Jared Goff
Michael Thomas
Keenan Allen

I will say I think Slayton and Brown could be really nice options.

 

[averagejoe]

We see this year in and year out.
SJ, I'm sure you remember Frisman Jackson (2005)?

Let's face it, sometimes experts get things wrong.
And sometimes players just make the most of given opportunities.
But to simply throw away some projections could be a regrettable decision.

For example if you cut Josh Allen last year for Marcus Mariota after week 1, you were probably struggling to find a dependable QB the rest of the season.
It will be interesting to see who gets cut Wednesday morning.