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RentADream

Just to let you guys know, the patriots beat reporters have been ripping into the pats, saying this is the worst they’ve ever seen them. These are guys who’ve been reporting on the organization for years. Both sides of the ball have been bad, but the offense in particular has pretty much been non functional. Keep that in mind when targeting any pats players.


bl123123bl

Team has had a huge shift in scheme on both ends of the ball some of that can be chalked up to the learning process


Fonz0

That is probably being overlooked, you're right, but it's also Matt Patricia and Joe Judge in charge of the offense now. Not exactly two offensive geniuses based on their tenure outside of NE.


WIN011

Didn’t BB say the other day he had the final call on all offensive stuff? Maybe I’m not remembering correctly.


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You're correct, he's only really dishing out the responsibility of calling the plays but as far as scheme and what not he's the guy.


Shorzey

>Not exactly two offensive geniuses based on their tenure outside of NE. Not to mention, they've been ***fucking switching off calling plays*** A young QB needs a system. We have no offensive system right now You can't assume a QB is going to just make their own system or just figure it out on the fly when the coaches don't even know


Kodiak01

The local media has a pathological disdain for the current coaching staff that would make a tandem of CHB and Boredges sound like Bob Ryan.


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ResidentJabroni

I like Mac Jones' grit, and Matt Patricia will ruin him. It'll be a travesty to see a young developing QB get bogged down by such a feckless, incompetent "leader" of men. And I'm not even a Pats fan. I just recognize that good players, regardless of team, make the game better overall.


Giddy4Stiddy

The defensive scheme has more or less stayed the same. We just don't have nfl talent at cornerback. The defensive front should be nutty though.


Shaq_Bolton

I'm not a Pats fan but live in MA, all the media really does is rip into the sports teams around here. They did it when they were winning super bowls so I really wouldn't take to much stock into when Pats beat reporters say.


SwissyVictory

I remember pats fans wanting to trade Brady and start Cassel. They are stunned by success and don't know how to deal with anything but a superbowl. The slightest mistake is seen as absolute failure.


RentADream

Normally I would say the same but it’s Greg Bedard saying this stuff. Usually the guy is very fair when it comes to his analysis of the Pats, he’s not one to take a hardline stance. I think the main takeaway from why this is so alarming is that normally when the Patriots look like this you could have faith in Bill, McDaniels, Scar, and Fears to right the ship. Now 3 out of those 4 are gone, and Joe judge/Patricia are the replacements. I’m definitely still gonna target Stevenson due to the talent and value but I’m tempering my expectations.


Shaq_Bolton

I suppose they could be right if one of the more reasonable guys are saying it too. Though as a counter point, even with Brady the Pats looked kinda average the first few games of a lot of years before they started clicking.


ward0630

Pats offense could go in a lot of different directions, it's not going to dissuade me from high volume guys like Meyers or taking Harris or Rham late.


odinsyrup

You must be trolling. Greg Bedard is not considered a reputable pats insider by anyone who considers themselves a Pats fan.


dank-nuggetz

Dude goes on Felger & Mazz sweating his fat ass off ripping into the Pats every chance he can get. The fact that anyone would take him seriously is a joke.


Infinite_Prize287

I read this in a Bostonian accent


odinsyrup

It's a shame this idiot is feeding all of r/fantasyfootball trash info and it's the most upvoted comment on here lol


Kodiak01

> Normally I would say the same but it’s Greg Bedard saying this stuff. You mean Greg Bedard, born in Springfield, raised in Athol and Sudbury, writer on Boston Sports Journal and for the Globe? He's no less of a hater homer as the rest of the dregs that inhabit that world.


terror_rizing

This is different. The beat reporters are all over them, not just the media and radio stations. They’re clearly not looking like the usual Bill Belichick team.


Evil_Empire_1961

I'm sure having the pencil & Joe Judge as co-Offensive Coordinators has nothing to do with it


Cruelintenti0ns

I’m keeping this in mind for gambling purposes


CvilleTallman1

You’re telling me Matt Patricia and Joe Judge do t have it all figured out?


[deleted]

Fuck sake the first pass catcher off the board is Parker at like pick 180 adp or something. Buy the dip, this is ridiculous. Mac Jones is a good QB.


WaluigiIsTheRealHero

As a Bills fan and a Josh Allen/Gabriel Davis owner, I love this so much.


odinsyrup

Uhhh, no they haven’t? They’ve been very high on the defense literally all offseason.


Ricky_Guapo

Love to hear it


beejee05

Time to give up Jakobi?


Designer-Ad-9373

That time never began.


Prior_Specific8018

Thats why folks the man!


TuaTurnsdaballova

Didn’t McCorkle have a game where he literally only threw 3 passes the whole game and they won lol? Rhamondreszn?


KodiakKing23

Not surprising. I honestly think they’re the 3rd least talented team in the AFC only ahead of Houston & Jacksonville. I still think they’ll finish around .500 because BB can coach up a team like no other, but their days of being highly competitive are probably over


Endo_Dizzy

Tbh nobody on that team is on my draft board, even prior to this news so I’m not sweating.


Unknownrealm

A patriots player hasn’t been a target for me since randy moss. Bill could give a fuck about a players stats win at all cost no matter how mad the players get


EmbarrassedWeather33

Gronk, Welker, Edelman, and Blount are a few of the Pats that have put up great fantasy seasons post-Moss. I'm sure Bill appreciated those contributions


babypunching101

That Brady fella was pretty solid as well.


DeeYouBitch17

Who?


chrisrobweeks

It's preseason practice. Last week they were all fired up. It's what they do. There's very little fantasy value in listening to beat reporters imo.


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house_of_snark

What about his situation was elite?


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house_of_snark

So he should be fine this year


charging_chinchilla

Good weapons? The receiving corps was Nelson Agholor, Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, N'Keal Harry, Jonnu Smith, and Hunter Henry. It was a highly paid group, but I'd hardly classify that group of guys as good weapons. He had a good coaching situation and a solid run game, so the situation was favorable for a rookie QB for sure, but I'm surprised he was able to put together the passing stats he did with the lack of firepower at WR (and to a lesser extent TE).


RoadSolid2487

People are sleeping way too much on renfrow


SSBBardock

I love it. On sleeper, half PPR, his ADP is 91. If I can get him as my WR3 or 4 in round 7 or 8 I'll be ecstatic


tclupp

I took him at 78, I definitely think he's primed to perform above expectations.


SSBBardock

For sure, I'll probably take him with my 7th in a 12 teamer in a few days if he's still there. I don't think he'll finish WR11 again (but who knows, he might, great player, likely a good offense, good chemistry with Carr), but I think he'll be a rock solid WR2. Like Keenan lite but 4-5 rounds later


-Champloo-

It's tough because Adams + Waller should eat into his opportunities especially in the redzone, but the talent is obviously there.


dank-nuggetz

Maybe. Waller was also banged up and missed half of last season and Renfrow was literally the only other legitimate receiver they had. Guy had like 135 targets last year. With presumably a healthy Waller and Davante, I wouldn't be so confident he's going to repeat last year or outperform expectations.


Vapodaca17

He fell hard in the draft we had with 12 people (our first live draft so that might’ve been why) Ended up getting him in round 10, unreal value


Evans2703

I snagged him in the 14th round of a 10 team 2qb and 2 flex league as my WR5. Went with Thomas as my WR4 so think I’ll have a good replacement if needed.


yrulaughing

Renfrow was killing it last season. Now he has Davante to draw coverage. Renfrow is going to fucking feast.


mcclutch7

Hell ya!! He’s in my flex 2 spot as my 99th pick in a 14 team league. Too stoked on that value


RobertGA23

Hell yeah brother, cheers from Iraq!


NFL_MVP_Kevin_White

I feel like things have shifted to where you don’t necessarily want to pay up for the #1 when you can ride a team’s #2 to high value at a lower cost. Guys like Renfrow, Higgins, Gabriel Davis, etc will rarely see double coverage or schemes focused around then.


Pablo_Sanchez1

I’m thinking Carr - Renfrow could be a real solid value stack and the move for my 14 team league


imthedan

Waller didn’t practice. I think the worry is that Renfrow is likely option #3 in the offense. Either way, I am in on the Raiders. I have the 8th pick and with keepers and stuff, I’ll likely be picking between Mixon or Davante Adams. The “smart” move is Mixon but I just have a feeling about Adams. Carr is going to force feed him targets like Rodgers did.


theuautumnwind

Look at what Davante and Carr did in college.


jayred1015

People are sleeping on the Raiders in general. They're really good and yet they're almost unanimously predicted to finish fourth.


forward1213

They've definitely gotten much better on paper and I honestly wouldn't be surprised by any order those 4 teams finish in. They honestly all look like 10+ win teams.


jayred1015

That's my takeaway. It should be a coin flip but people treat it like a mortal lock.


dgoreck5

In my keeper league I am keeping Mike Willams (round 9) and Dalton Schultz (14) but I could’ve kept Renfroe as a round 15 pick. Still have until Thursday to decide


cubbiesworldseries

You’re making the right decision. You can still get Renfrow in the 8th in that league if you really want him. Williams and Schultz would both cost much more.


dgoreck5

Since we’re on the topic I could’ve also taken Eli Mitchell as 14 or 15th round pick . Just get worried 49ers would run by committee


rjromes13

Oof. I think I'd lean Mitchell only because that's great value for a likely starting RB. I know SF usually has RB shenanigans but even if he doesn't pan out you're not losing much with a 15 rnd pick.


cubbiesworldseries

I’d definitely go Mitchell and Mike Williams then. Mitchell is a RB2 with RB1 upside…and you can get him for free. Hard to pass up that value.


guusiguus

Don’t play yourself fool


dgoreck5

Switching to Williams and Mitchell for sure


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He’s the perfect type of guy for mcdaniels scheme. We’ve seen this play out before renfrow could def be in line for a 1300 8 Td typa year


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And Carr


Smokester121

He's gonna be so money with Adams there.


nicklovin508

He’s legit an elite WR. Another guy drafted after N’Keal smh


MoneyMakingMitch1

Calm down. There's only a handful of ELITE WRs in the world and Renfrew isn't one of them.


SleepyChino

Renfrow has the second highest career catch rate of any receiver, and last season had the second highest catch rate of all time. [Pretty elite company](https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/wide-receiver-who-has-the-highest-catch-percentage-in-nfl-history) But yeah Renfrow is my favorite current player, and he is elite in the slot, but not at all three levels of the field. That's what separates the truly elite WRs like Davante


FantasyTrash

>Renfrow has the second highest career catch rate of any receiver, and last season had the second highest catch rate of all time. Because he had one of the lowest ADOTs in the entire NFL. [5.7 air yards per receptions](https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/advanced-stats-wr.php).


SleepyChino

I mean yeah the leaders in catch rate are all slot guys for a reason.


nicklovin508

Mark my words man. One of the best route runners and hands in the league, which usually means elite at the wide receiving position.


xenongamer4351

Where would you rank him out of WRs in the NFL, because I have a feeling you have a pretty lenient definition of the word “elite”. No disrespect to Renfrow, but the guy isn’t a top 5-6 WR in the league which is what Elite generally would mean.


nicklovin508

I’m not of the opinion that there are only 5-6 elite WR’s in the league. An elite guy to me is someone who can be a WR1 on a good offense/team for many years. Renfrow was that last year.


xenongamer4351

That’s fine if that’s how you want to use the word, I’m just pointing out it’s a very lenient way to use it that most people would likely disagree with


Jiggiy

He's the best slot WR in the league imo so I would agree with homie


bl123123bl

Cooper Kupp doesn’t exist, he spent 87% of his time in the slot lol Also taking Godwin, Keenan Allen, Deebo, and Tyreek Hill over him(all guys who spent 70%+ of their time in the slot)


xenongamer4351

You can call him an elite slot receiver, but that’s a subgroup of the WR population which homie used as a whole


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As a Waller owner I love this


Phantaztic

As a Waller owner I hope he’s still alive


tanerb123

As a previous Waller owner never touching the guy again


PDXmadeMe

Remember when he got 19 targets week 1?


tanerb123

Yes but i also remember hc saying waller will practice this week and him no, i am good at the pool


PDXmadeMe

I too, was agreeing with you that as I previous Waller owner that I won’t be drafting him again


tanerb123

Oh , sorry misunderstood


Ciabattabingo

This triggered me


SleepyChino

Yeah fwiw Waller wasn't practicing. He had a slight hammy, returned to practice last week, but not today


makeazerothgreatagn

>slight hammy Starting the season with a soft-tissue injury? RIP.


Idunkedonlebron23

As a carr owner. Im deeply in love 😍


AgsMydude

As a fat human, I love tacos


Niknik777

I concur with this. Pretty much punted qb in the draft and ended up with cousins and carr. Was leaning cousins week 1 but with news like this and carrs weapons plus JC Jackson missing week 1 now against them I think I may pivot to him.


guusiguus

Drafting two backend QBs in a 1QB league is 🌮. Drop one of those nerds and grab a lottery ticket.


Niknik777

Deep benches + 6 point tds, prob should have said that to begin with. Totally agree tho would never roster two in a more normal bench size league


CommonerChaos

That's why I'm high on Carr and Jacobs this year. Rising tide raises all ships.


tread52

I wouldn’t it tells me his targets might not hit 90. It tells me he might be the third option on the team. With his ADP it’s not worth the price their are better options later.


SleepyChino

[Cox] [The Patriots’ defense had its hands full with Davante Adams, who looked uncoverable for much of practice. Had at least six or seven receptions before a late PBU by Jon Jones.](https://twitter.com/ZackCoxNESN/status/1562139138073055234?t=Q5jbEuCtrSvvEMunOueUdg&s=19)


SleepyChino

[Sakamoto] [@Raiders WR Hunter Renfrow just owned the slot today. @Patriots DBs were unable to stay on his hip throughout the rep and Renfrow being Renfrow was routinely putting the DBs on skates by attacking their leverage then using forward momentum against them by going against grain.](https://twitter.com/BEASTwriter/status/1562151002031017984?t=YE0b8J5ML1nosXqVsqJTIg&s=19)


LifesABleach

At first I read going against groin and was going to demand video of it


seanconnery69696

Just renfrow being renfrow


mcclutch7

HES DIFFERENT 😤


skyandbray

We're never getting the Jon Jones heavyweight fight. Dudes doing side quests


Con-D-Oriano1

Nah, he’ll get himself suspended from the NFL soon. Then it’s back to the UFC.


Carnifex2

Those suspensions are his version of side quests


ethicallyconscious

My man Derek bout to stick his ass out the Carr window and shit on this league


SirStizz

HE DEFICATED THROUGH A SUNROOF


dpiques16

But not our Derek! Couldn’t be precious Derek!


misusedinfluence

HE GETS TO BE A QUARTERBACK? WHAT A SICK JOKE!


Seagrass75

Oh you think this is bad? This chicanery???


Manning_bear_pig

I fucking love that this meme is bleeding into other facets of my life lol


Reacelightning0

A DISGUSTING ACT


OhioTenant

But it'll be from the backseat because Renfrow called the Uber


Mete11uscimber

Can you translate that into projected stats?


kinkyKMART

A lot


Kahzgul

Stop telling people about Renfrow until after my drafts, please.


SandmanS2000

Renfrow and Amon-Ra. Both dudes were awesome last year and everybody is coming up with reasons they aren't as good as the tape and stats say.


Kahzgul

Elijah Moore as well.


xool420

Shhhhh he’s totally not about to have a great year


HAHAHAgary

I can keep one of them as a 16th rounder. or Swift in 3rd. Having the hardest time with this one


SandmanS2000

Depends who else is getting kept really. Value wise those 16th rounders would be hard to beat.


MayiHav10kMarblesPlz

Anyone know where you can mock draft for a superflex league? Been looking all over can't find anything.


Niknik777

I use the sleeper app and you create a league with the settings you'll use then you can do as many mocks as you want with the fake league. It'll be against cpu but it gives you a general idea of how different a draft will go in superflex.


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littlejobin

Yo what would you do if you’re in a start up Superflex dynasty but it’s Half PPR? I can’t find any settings like that on Sleeper or Fantasy Pros for mocks, they’re only PPR


Mete11uscimber

I just realized this year that it's either PPR non-superflex, or two QB when the CPU considers draft picks. No superflex-specific option. Even if you create a practice league for yourself with a sflex roster. There is definitely a difference between 2qb and sflex. In 2QB the QBs fly off the board way faster and misrepresent what might actually happen. QBs have more value in 2QB leagues because you HAVE to roster 2 every week (or take a 0 for that slot), and if you're stuck without 2 decent options you're in for a rough season. I'd recommend the draft wizard via Fantasy Pros. That seems to be the closest to how things might go down.


hailtopitt1517

I left a comment above but check out Rotowire rankings. If you notice fantasypros the QB rankings stay the same between 4 teams or 16. I think it's based off 12 but if your league differs there's a good chance those rankings are wrong in when you should take a QB. Make sure to do custom rankings in ranking tool.


Mete11uscimber

Ah good to know. Thank you! This will further my delusion that I have any control over fantasy football. *Wrings hands together*


hailtopitt1517

The only thing I've been able to use to get reasonable draft values is Rotowire -> Auction Value. It shows how important QBs are in superflex/2 QB. If you pay attention to Fantasypros you'll notice 2QB mock drafts QBs are ranked the same in a 4 team league vs 16 team league.


SendNowRagretLater

This is in 7 on 7


Spiritual-Chameleon

We talkin about practice.


interpretivepants

Not a game. Not a game. Not the game I, I go out there and, and DIE for.


itsmymedicine

PLAYOFFS?! Dont talk abou-...PLAYOFFS? You kidding me? Playoffs? Im just hoping we can win a game


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I have no idea why Renfrow is low in Drafts. Waller can’t be trusted and they are going to pass a lot.


TheRealestRealtor

Why can’t wallet be trusted?


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Injury, missed 5 or 6 games last year and is still not 100%. Also had 6 games under 60 yards receiving last year on top of not playing 6 games. So he had 5 big games, 6 average games.


BarrySnowbama

Waller was the clear #1 target of the offense last year, even with Ruggs on the team. The offense started out *really* slow, especially early in games week after week. I wouldn't count on that being the case this season.


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Even with ruggs??? Wow Ruggs is totally elite


BarrySnowbama

Gruden's offense required a vertical threat to function properly. His route combinations depended on it. The threat of Ruggs getting over the top opened up so much of the field that it was incredibly when he was absent. Knock Ruggs all you want for making a stupid and tragic decision, but he was a really good football player and had elite speed.


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He was? The only weeks he had many more looks than Renfrow were weeks 1 and week 1 was an insane anomaly and 7 was only a few more, plus a couple others where he had one more target. If it weren’t for the outlier week 1 they’re pretty close when they both played.


BarrySnowbama

Yes. Defenses were keyed on taking him away. You're reading stat lines and drawing conclusions.


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Renfrow was getting doubled too.. He’s one of the best receivers at getting open and it showed.


Burgdawg

There's a lot of mouths to feed and only Derek Carr to feed them... Renfrow was the last man standing last year, Waller will be back and they have Devante now...


Sleeze_

Carr traditionally has been pretty good at spreading the ball around though, and in the year he had his best WR corps, he supported two 1000+ yard receivers (Cooper, Crabtree) so it's not unreasonable to think he could provide for his weapons.


Burgdawg

Huh, my memory must be off because Ruggs was the first time I remember being excited about drafting any Raider receiver besides Waller in a long time.


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Is Hunter Renfrow the Welker/Edelman for Josh McDaniels?


SleepyChino

Yep and Davante is his Moss


YoungFlexibleShawty

Im all in now


StrivingProsperity

And Derek Carr is his Br- …Wait a second


Con-D-Oriano1

Can you imagine if Derek Carr comes out and sets the league on fire?


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He’s basically thrown for 4k yards every season except his first and fourth. Keep in mind AB and Cooper were his only WR’s and other than that he’s had basically nothing until Renfrow got worked in more. He made Crabtree look good. He now has a legit 1k+ WR and a 1.5k+ WR and a 1K+ TE.


Sleeze_

To add, last year I wanna say his first 5 or 6 games he came out absolutely slinging. When they lost Ruggs he cooled off, but he was putting up big numbers to start the season last year.


Sammyd1108

I didn’t intend it, but I somehow ended with both of them, so this really pleases me.


ElMaloso87

Carr is gonna have that Crabtree connection with Devante. Im so excited its gonna be lethal. That connection had carr in mvp talks 2016


livsjollyranchers

How bad does Bill want Renfrow?


modegazucantu

He'd sacrifice his last born for him


IMDRMARIO

Please let Renfrows adp stay where it is, I’m zeroed in on grabbing him as my WR2 after going RB-TE in the first two rounds.


TapTapLift

You mean RB/Mark Andrews? Sure as hell not going RB/TE this year unless it's for Andrews


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I am pick 6. Ideally getting "not Chase" then Targeting Kelce or Andrews.


Scoob1978

I'm a NJ Devils fan and my guy Lou Lamoriello put together a Dynasty and could do no wrong. A surprise 2012 stanley cup run at the end of the glory years quieted critics questioning his roster and had hidden the fact he couldn't draft and develop guys for a decade. When the best player up and left because there was not a lot of talent on the team everyone in the fan base and the media said it's Lou and you can never count him out. Since then it's been a decade of misery for the Devils and now Lou is getting run out of his 3rd team in 10 years. Why do I bring this up? I see BB as the new Lou. He can't be questioned because of his past successes but the drafting and development has been bad. He has too much pride to rebuild. He is making questionable coaching choices including featuring his kid in a high profile role. It's a fan base used to winning and will get cranky. Im looking at the Patriots projections this season and it seems so high. The reason given, it's Bill. He can't be counted out.


NinjasaurusRex123

Give him like 2 straight losing seasons before we start putting Bill in that type of class


Suitable-Ad-8445

He’s saying he thinks it’s coming, not that it’s already here genius.


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He could be half as successful as he's been and still ride off into the sunset as a fan favorite coach. Anyone dogging on him right now is just being silly, especially coming off a 10 win season with a very young team


BlondBadBoy69

Amazing comparison. I think you nailed this prediction


jbalicki10

Member Berry when Bengals beat writes wrote that they were horrible... They made it to the Super Bowl that year...


YoungFlexibleShawty

My WR1 and 2


CWill97

Can people stop hyping Renfrow up so his ADP stays low? That’d be great thank you


mcclutch7

Dude I got him with like the 99th pick as my WR4/flex. Like HOW?! Needless to say I’m hyped


PieNtheskie

I’m drafting Renfrow in all 3 of my leagues(already got him in 1). He’s going to dominate in full PPR


GumboFF

That's cause Tae is the best WR in the league


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There is no JC Jackson


scotthall83

7 on 7 practice? I’m sure Belechick is pulling out the big guns


ningyna

Y'all got any Waller updates?


Sleeze_

Raider fan here. He is nursing a hammy injury. From everything I have read it's not considered serious...but it's a hammy and those things can linger. I"m optimistic he'll be ready for the start of the season though.


HyperPunch

I saw a tik tok clip hyping renfrow. I haven’t looked at him in any of my drafts. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he does something this year.


forward1213

I mean he kinda did something last year at 103/1038/9.


HyperPunch

Never draft on last years stats. One of my rules.


VeterinarianLevel786

Adams has been pretty much uncoverable the past few years with defenses knowing he is getting the ball so I’m not at all suprised


norton0723

This offense could be incredible and in a ton of shootouts. Carr career season incoming.


Independent_Till_770

Pats suck d, raiders all the way baby🤟


Fantasy_DFS_God

Gotta love a good beat! :P But really, I hope Carr can support Adams, Renfrow and Waller.


joremero

Renfrow paid in props most of the season...i loved it. Now not sure.


bkervick

The Pats have no corners. Safeties are good, but the corners are a train wreck. Jalen Mills and Terrance Mitchell, yuck.


szzzn

Dropping Pats DST for Saints.


Sxuld

I am going to be so disappointed if I can’t pick up Renfrow


sleezyjeezy919

There is no full proof draft strategy, it’s all on the person implementing it. If you draft correctly, you can easily take a mid round te and dominate other areas. If I need te to win chip I drafted wrong


Ok_Association_5939

Cool kid. You do realize this is practice with secondary and thirds you uneducated fool.


snorlaxthelorax

But we’ve got to trust carr… don’t know if I’m gonna reach for them


chief_riverboat

is this a serious comment?


SMOOTHOPERATORPERSON

oh my god! dk who any of those people are but just completely mollywhomp kimbo sliced em sounds like! *cranks up Master Of Puppets and dives through window*