Nasty said:
Ready for this one? Brace yourself...
David Terrell - WR
Thats right... David Terrell... And I know I am gunna have to explain this one so hear it goes...
He was AWESOME at Michigan. So awesome that he was the 8th overall pick in the 2001 draft. He is extremely young and still explosive, but has been in one of the worst passing offenses in years... think about it... who has the QB been for Chicago? All bums... if u like Grossman, fine, but he still didnt even play last year. He has had absolutly no QB...
Now he is in NE and has a great QB... oh... and wait... who was David's QB in college when he was great? A 6th round pick in the 2000 draft by the name of Tom Freakin Brady! They played together in college!
Finally, what has been the largest problem with David Terrell's game the past few years? A lack of focus. There is no such thing in NE... it simply is not allowed.
Do I think he is gunna lead the league in TD's and Rec Yards? No... But he is gunna be great this year... When I heard that NE picked him up I got real worried, as all of you should too... This is exactly what NE does best! Turn scrubs into superstars! And he has the talent and the tools (QB... Great team...) to get it done...
Pick him up in the late rounds of your Fantasy Football Leagues... He will be a steal!
Nasty
I just don't think so.......you make interesting points, but you left out a couple of things.
First, he is not going to start for Patriots unless someone gets hurt. Teh Patriots have two of the leagues most underrated WR's in David Givens and Deion Branch (maybe not so much anymore after the SB). They have both been there for years and are entering the peak of their chemistry with Brady.
Second, and I don't have time to verify this, here, but I'm assuming that Brady has already spent more time and completed more passes with both of them then he did with Terrell when he was at Michigan.
Third, you blame the quality of the Chicago QB's for Terrell's lack of production, but they didn't hinder Marty Booker's production much! Even Dez White out-produced Terrell in that offense.
Lastly, No Patriot WR's a usually good fantasy bets, because the offense dictates that the ball gets spread around so much that there really is no clear #1 option. Sure Terrell may have 1, maybe 2 100-yard games....but I'm fairly certain that he'll have 5-6 with 30 or less yards. With Branch, Givens, Terrell, Dwight, Bethel Johnson and Troy Brown all there I think that the trend of Brady spreading the ball around evenly will continue.
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