First Half MVP's (continued): Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver:

This is Jordy Nelson. He is the best wide receiver on the Packers and that translates to being a top three receiver. The best part of Jordy that makes him different than the consensus top three ( Calvin, Demaryius and Dez) is that he wasnt drafted in the first round. He was my second round pick in everyone of my leagues. If you drafted a wr in the first and a wr in the second you have trade bait or the best wr's in your league. Its all their for Jordy, his size, targets and quarterback make him top 3 the rest of the way.


 Antonio Brown was taken in the third round in my 12 team ppr league. He has been by the far the most valuable pick at wr. The thing about Brown that is sustainable is his superior speed and route running. No corner in the league can shut Brown down for a whole game. Big Ben looks his way among the top in the league with 74 targets. That is actually the third most targets for a wr, D Thomas is number 1 with 76 because of Thursday Night Football. Stick with Antonio hes the guy.

First Half MVP's By Position

I decided it would be easy to look at the highest scoring player in each position and just say that they are the MVP at their position but I decided that it would be easier to see which players are most likely carrying your team because of where they were drafted not in the first round. I play in 12 or 14 team PPR leagues but i will not speak strictly to PPR value.
Quarterback:
Andrew Luck has the most passing yards in the NFL with 2,331 and is tied with Peyton for the most touchdown passes in the league. The extreme value of Luck is that teams did not pick him until the fourth round or later. That means teams picked players at a higher pick with high value. So if team a picked two rbs and two wrs before they picked Luck, they are probably one of the best teams in their league. In every league that I am in, the teams who drafted Luck, are one of the best teams in the league.

Two more quarterbacks that have great value from where they were most likely picked is Phillip Rivers and Joe Flacco. Both most likely went undrafted or in the later rounds when people pickups qbs just to have a backup. Rivers has been a top five scoring qb and is in the running for NFL MVP. Flacco had one great game but outside of that has been consistently pretty good which is solid for some flops at qb this year. 

Running Back

Demarco Murray has been a savage. The only player in history to run 100 yards in a game seven times in a row. The offensive line in Dallas takes alot of credit but anyone watching Demarco knows that once he gets past the big holes created by the lineman he runs hard. He will most likely get injured because of the pace he is currently on but he is worth riding thus far. He was not picked in the first round in the leagues I am in. Even for a second round pick he has been a steal.

Other mentions go to Bradshaw in Indy and Bell in Pittsburgh. Both are PPR studs, Bell especially has been more reliable in both formats. Bradshaw has had 6 receiving tds which is hard to keep up. Both were not picked in the first round and are shelling out great numbers.

TIGHT END AND WIDE RECEIVER will be posted later.

Week 8 and Beyond: Take this with a Grain of Salt.

This is a continuation of the blog from the preseason before the 2013 season. This is a blog that will talk about Week 8 of the 2014 season and beyond. I will briefly talk about what has happened this year up too week 8. I will write brief posts about first half mvps, first half surprise players, first half disappointments, and first half busts. I will also talk about players to sell high and to sell low. I will give advice on who to pick up on the waiver wire. Its the point in the season where you are gearing up for the playoffs, making a run for the playoffs, or trying your best not end up in last like a goddamn lunatic. Read up and take this advice with a grain of salt. Do not believe everything you hear on the internet.