Tag: Larry Fitzgerald

Draft Impact- Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd is as polished as any wide out to come out of college in the last few years.

Analysis: Michael Floyd has the size, 6’3″, 220 pounds and the speed to be a productive fantasy wide out. He will benefit greatly from the attention Larry Fitzgerald will receive. At the moment Floyd is the thirty-eighth wide out being taken in fantasy mock drafts and that is a solid place for him. He should put up numbers very similar to Justin Blackmon this year especially if Kevin Kolb can play up to his potential in his second year in Arizona.

Where Floyd can really do some damage is in the red zone and with Larry Fitzgerald drawing double teams, Floyd should have some favorable matchups. Early Doucet and the Arizona tight ends do not have the athletic ability or the talent in the air that Floyd possesses. He will certainly be the number two option for the Cardinals in all situations in the upcoming 2012 season. Even with the return of running back Ryan Williams, Arizona’s two best athletes on offense remain Fitzgerald and Floyd. Expect WR3 type numbers at a surprisingly reasonable ADP from the rookie.

Overrated- Greg Jennings

As good as Greg Jennings is, there is no way he puts up the same numbers he did last year. A 2010 line of 1,265 receiving yards and twelve touchdowns is impressive, however, he is not a top four fantasy wide out this year.

Analysis: Perhaps the biggest hit to Jennings’ fantasy value will be the return of stud tight end Jermichael Finley. Remember that Finley put up over 300 receiving yards in just four games last year, two of the games being of the one-hundred yard variety. Jennings isn’t a big target at just 5’11” and the 6’5″ Finley will snag his fair share of red zone targets in 2011. We also have to consider that Ryan Grant was going into last year as a back-to-back 1,200 yard rusher. The Ryan Grant/James Starks ground combo will play a huge role in the Green Bay offense. With these key additions another 1,200 yard/twelve touchdown year for Jennings seems highly unlikely. In many drafts nationwide Jennings is being taken before Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald. Both Johnson and Fitzgerald will dominate in the red zone for their teams especially with improved quarterback play from a healthy Stafford and Kolb.

Jennings is a top six or seven wide out but he isn’t elite as many experts would have you to believe.