Tag: Lance Moore

Lance Moore Bounces Back

After missing a week with a hamstring injury and then a week six bye, Lance Moore had himself a ball game Sunday against the Tampa Bay Bucs.

Analysis: Lance Moore caught nine balls on ten targets for 121 receiving yards Sunday. He was targeted heavily due to the fact that tight end Jimmy Graham was inactive this week. Regardless, Moore is a must own fantasy wide out. He’s caught eight touchdowns each of the past two seasons and already has two in five games this year with 408 receiving yards to his credit.

Moore is available in a few leagues and he certainly deserves a roster spot on most squads out there. The man simply produces and even more importantly produces in the touchdown department(18 last 35 games). If we break down his numbers by a per game basis this year we come up with 5.6 receptions per game and 81.6 receiving yards per game, not bad at all. It’s time to make a move on Lance Moore if he’s available in your league before it’s too late.

Don’t Even Think About Braylon

With the ink still wet from Braylon Edwards’ one year deal with the Niners- his fantasy value is now next to nothing.

Analysis: Braylon Edwards has went from a very solid depth wide out for your fantasy squad to worthless. Edwards had a decent year with the Jets in 2010, amassing 904 yards with seven scores. Now, with Alex Smith as his quarterback all hope for Edwards is lost for the 2011 season. Smith brings so much to the table- his 72.1 career passer rating, his 51 TD to 53 INT ratio and of course the fact that he’s never thrown for 3,000 yards or twenty touchdowns in a year. We also cannot ignore that Vernon Davis is still Smith’s go-to-guy and Michael Crabtree is a good wide out despite his numbers. At this point depth wide outs in Edwards’ ADP range that do have some upside include Mike Walker and Lance Moore. Edwards may be one of the more electrifying receivers in the NFL at times but he’s playing with a JV quarterback. Even if Michael Crabtree’s left foot is a severe injury which it doesn’t appear to be, don’t even think about Braylon come draft day.