Losing Favre hurts receivers
It's a rough day for the Cheeseheads, but don't forget the other victims in Brett Favre's retirement: Fantasy owners! Keeper leaguers who own Favre knew this could happen, but it also affects the 2008 value of Green Bay's trio of talented receivers: Greg Jennings, Donald Driver, and James Jones.
We are gong to hear a lot of opinions about Aaron Rodgers from now until Week 1, but we simply don't know how he'll play. We know he's improved in the preseason each year and gained the confidence of his coaching staff and front office. We know he played quite well against the Cowboys last year. We know he's been seriously hurt in both NFL games where he's seen significant minutes.
All the uncertainty will hurt the receivers' projections. The pot is going to be split three ways, but many owners will expect Jennings to score 12 times again. Many will expect Driver to catch 82 passes, even without his best friend throwing him the ball. Aaron Rodgers has a chance to pick up where Favre left off, but it would be foolish to expect that.
Comments
It likely hurts Grant some
too. He just went from a
fairly solid, low-end,
RB-1 to a mid-tier RB-2
in 10 team leagues.
Posted by: kj | March 4, 2008 05:39 PM
How many of the rookie RB's do you expect to be starter worthy for fantasy teams this year?
Posted by: J | March 4, 2008 07:04 PM
HOW much money did the Raiders pay Javon???????
Posted by: andrew | March 4, 2008 11:41 PM
What does Favre's retirement do to Ryan Grant's value?
You had him going late 1st round previously. Now?
Posted by: Stephen | March 5, 2008 03:06 PM