Following Week 3 of NFL 2021 Preseason, we are here with Fantasy Football’s reactions to the biggest thing that happened over the weekend: JK Dobbins and other major injuries, as well as the definition in QB battles.
JK Dobbins misses the season
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On Saturday afternoon, the RB of the Ravens, J.K. Dobbins, suffered a cruciate ligament rupture that ended his season. The Ravens aren’t happy, as one of their top-2 picks from the 2020 Draft will be out for the entire year. Gus Edwards He has been a great RB when given the opportunity and now he will be the RB1 of this team.
Last year, Edwards had the same yards per carry as players like Alvin Kamara and Jonathan Taylor. His TD ERA is tremendous, as he scored TD on 4.1% of his carries, slightly behind Josh Jacobs and Derrick Henry and ahead of David Montgomery. In addition, he was the leader in carries within the 5-yard line for the Ravens, and he had only two fewer carries than Dobbins himself.
The RB is also within the equation Justice Hill and Ty’Son Williams, who had a great preseason. From Hill we saw that he has an important part in the aerial role of this committee and I would not be surprised to see him have more than 40 targets and enter certain game situations. For his part, Williams could be Edwards’ change of pace with his speed and explosiveness, being the player with the most carries over 15 yards in the preseason.
Thus, Gus Edwards looks like the RB20 within my Rankings. I can’t turn it higher because there will still be a committee and it will come out in certain game situations, but even so, the volume will still be high and it will be the RB1 for the Ravens. At the same time, I have Justice Hill and Ty’Son Williams face to face as RB52 and RB53.
Irv Smith would lose the start of the campaign
Apparently the TE of Vikings, Irv Smith suffered a meniscus injury requiring surgery and will be out for the first two games of the season, although it could be more. If he is out for the entire first month of the season, he would go down and miss rankings and Tyler Conklin it could work as a top-15 TE while Irv Smith is out.
TY Hilton out indefinitely
The outlook does not look favorable for the WR of the Colts, T.Y. Hilton, as he suffered a neck injury. With this, Michael Pittman becomes the undisputed WR1 of this offensive. Anyway, the main objective of this system is to give the ball to Jonathan Taylor, so I don’t see Pittman as a player with a big upside in Fantasy Football. Even though he is the top of this team, I have him as my WR45 in my rankings, adjusting for Hilton’s injury. I would draft him over DJ Chark, Mecole Hardman, Elijah Moore and Cole Beasley, but not over players like Marvin Jones, Bryan Edwards, Rondale Moore and Marquez Callaway.
QB Battles in Fantasy Football
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Broncos
Teddy Bridgewater he won the battle of QB of the Broncos, a team that left for the option that would make several people keep their jobs because of the insurance that the veteran can give them. while Guarding the only QB who can progress on the bench.
To compare them in the potential they can give to the offense, Drew Lock had a “Big Time Throw”Or perfect pass for PFF site standards, in 6.4% of his passes, being top-8 in the NFL, while Bridgewater had it in 3.3% of his passes, remaining within the 6 QB that had the fewest throws of this type.
In addition, surprisingly, the ratio of perfect passes against passes that could have ended in interception is higher in Teddy B than in Lock, since he, according to PFF, for every “Big Time Throw” he threw, registered 0.77 passes that could have ended in delivery of the ball. On the other hand, Bridgewater for every “Big Time Throw” threw 1.17 passes that could have resulted in a delivery of the ball; a ratio of 1: 1.17 against 1: 0.77.
In Fantasy Football, Teddy Bridgewater is practically indrafteable for the aforementioned, while Jerry Jeudy benefits from the precision in the short area of the field of the same QB, who at the same time was the best percentage of completions adjusted in 2021 in this area of the field. Jeudy is a top-30 WR because Courtland Sutton it is still an important part of the offense. Secondly, Noah fant It is the TE7 in my Rankings and it is an interesting option if your ADP (Average Draft Position) goes down.
Colts
By the injury of Sam Ehlinger and the uncertainty around Carson Wentz playing in week 1, the QB Jacob Eason He is shaping up to be the QB1 after a preseason with great plays but with quite a few ups and downs, very similar to his collegiate career. With Eason’s arm, -which is what defines him-, Parris Campbell It can be an interesting option in week 1 in the middle to deep area of the field in Fantasy Football.
Saints
Jameis Winston won the spot to be the Saints QB1, since in the preseason he did not have a single pass that could have ended in a turnover. We could see his improvement in his decision making plus he continued with the same arm explosiveness that we saw in 2019. Marquez Callaway he is on the line of being WR3 in the Fantasy Drafts because he is the only viable receiver in this offense, in addition to that in the game against the Jaguars, he and the aforementioned QB showed their great connection in the back of the field.
Patriots
Mac Jones he continues to set himself apart to be the Patriots’ starting QB since Week 1 when they face the Dolphins. He threw 14 passes, of which he completed 10 for 156 yards, averaging 11.1 passing yards and 1 TD. Taking a closer look at his game, he had a perfect shot worth applauding, plus he didn’t risk the ball at all. He took a long time to pitch and allowed 4 sacks, but other than that it was a great game for Mac.
Cam Newton, on the other hand, threw 5 passes and completed 2 for just 10 yards. He had 1 INT, but it was not his fault, so he cannot be counted. It would have been better to see him even more, but possibly this battle ends with Mac as the starting QB and Newton entering the red zone as a threat.
Bears
Justin Fields he gave a great game although slightly conservative, with an ADoT of 6.4. The hopeful thing is that Justin Fields has lowered the time it takes to pitch to just 2.75 seconds. In addition, he gave us what was possibly the best release of the week.
49ers
San Francisco went by a committee and apparently it will stay that way to start the season. If they are going to use their QB like this, the truth is that it does a lot of damage to your Fantasy Football team, but we will defend the case of Trey Lance, who improved compared to his past games, since he did not risk the ball in any play, although there are still several doubts around his game: he has been the QB with the most balls released by his NFL WRs with 9. The common statistics They will tell you that he had a 46.3% percentage of complete passes, the reality is that, adjusting the drops that have been made, his adjusted percentage of complete passes has been 73.7%.
With all this, go for Trey Lance in your Fantasy Football Drafts because I am sure that sooner or later this season is going to start and as soon as it starts it will be a top-8 QB.
Melvin Gordon vs Javonte Williams
Another battle to take into account even if it is not a QB is this in Denver: Gordon gave a great game against the Rams in preseason and paints for this backfield to be a committee, at least, until the bye week, which is where teams normally make the switch to just one RB, usually the youngest.
Honorable Mentions of Preseason Week 3
- The RB of the Giants Devontae Booker had 95% snaps with the starters so if Saquon Barkley doesn’t get to play, he could be a solid RB1 on your team.
- El RB Kenneth Gainwell He continued to show his talents and is shaping up to be the Eagles’ RB2 and will steal playing time from Miles Sanders.
- El WR DJ Moore He had 6 targets with Sam Darnold and the connection looks real.
- Terrace Marshall he had 4 targets and a TD, so he continues to solidify his case to be an interesting option in Fantasy Football.
- El RB Chuba Hubbard he will play the role of Mike Davis in the event Christian McCaffrey is injured.
- The Packers WR, Amari RodgersIt was the WR with the most targets of the week with 8 and we finally saw the explosiveness we wanted from him.
- The Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown led in targets in the last week of preseason.
These were the reactions of Fantasy Football to the recent news of Week 3 of Preseason NFL 2021. We await your comments under this article and on our social networks.
