Fantasy Football Tonight 8/20
BETTER RECOGNIZE
Bengals WR Chris Henry is a superstar. Yeah, I know that he gets arrested like every 12 seconds or something like that but he's turned his life around and has actually (gulp!) matured over the past year. He has a girlfriend that has made him see the light so to speak. His potential on the field is off the charts as he is super fast, tall and can catch anything thrown in his zip code. This is going to be a huge year for Chris Henry so make sure you are on board before this train leaves the station.
SCOUTING REPORT: MARK SANCHEZ
I've been hearing a lot about Mark Sanchez this summer and the frequency in which he has been getting passes tipped at the line in practice and scrimmages. This happened from time to time in college as well so I was curious as to why? After all, he is listed at 6'2" and takes a deep enough drop for this to not be a problem and yet is still seems to be.
So I've spent the last couple of days looking over videos of Sanchez at USC and in Jets camp. A couple of things stick out to me. First, he is not 6'2" tall. They are squeezing at least an inch or possibly two in on us with that reading but that is fine. The main problem that I see is an extremely wide base from which he throws. His legs are spread apart pretty far when he throws, almost like he just got off of a horse or something. It is possible that this wide base gives him more velocity on his throws. But it also shrinks him down quite a bit because his arm slot is now barely to the should height of most defensive linemen. He also had a tendency of dropping down to a 3/4 arm slot in college, but seems to have corrected that since joining the Jets. His mechanics are good for a young QB, but I can't help but feel that this wide base from which he throws causes all of the tipped passes we've been seeing and hearing about this year?
He also does the college QB thing when he gets ready to go deep where he dips his throwing shoulder down and brings the ball up from around his hip to heave it downfield. This isn't going to work in the NFL as the players are just too fast and the lower you hold the ball as a QB, the more time you are giving the pass rushers to swat that ball out of your hands. Peyton Manning had the same issue when he came out of Tennessee but is now a model of how the throw the football. Sanchez can be taught to hold the ball higher but can he be the same type of passer without such wide throwing stance? That remains to be seen. But in the short term, get used to a bunch of tipped passes at the line Jets fans.
ANOTHER JOB CLAIMED
Second year TE Gary Barnidge has seized the Panthers starting TE job as the result of a very impressive camp. Barnidge is a total sleeper candidate as he is fast and a great receiving TE, that gives Jake Delhomme another downfield target.
I'M LOVIN'...
Mike Goodson. I said when Carolina made Goodson their fourth round draft pick this season that this guy is a first round type of talent and could be exceptional in Carolina's zone blocking system. He has been even better than advertised this summer and he has the coaching staff in Carolina giddy about what he could do for them this season. Sure, DeAngelo Williams is the clear cut starter, but with Jonathen Stewart missing so much time with an nagging achilles injury, Goodson has been able to see extended time for the Panthers. At this point, it is very possible if not likely that Stewart be placed on the PUP list to start the season or possibly used as a #3 RB while Williams and Goodson see the bulk of the playing time. Goodson has got such great hands that many scouts and teams were looking at him strictly as a receiver. This kid is the real deal and if he can put his past injury problems away and stay on the field he has a chance to be a real special player.
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Bengals WR Chris Henry is a superstar. Yeah, I know that he gets arrested like every 12 seconds or something like that but he's turned his life around and has actually (gulp!) matured over the past year. He has a girlfriend that has made him see the light so to speak. His potential on the field is off the charts as he is super fast, tall and can catch anything thrown in his zip code. This is going to be a huge year for Chris Henry so make sure you are on board before this train leaves the station.
SCOUTING REPORT: MARK SANCHEZ
I've been hearing a lot about Mark Sanchez this summer and the frequency in which he has been getting passes tipped at the line in practice and scrimmages. This happened from time to time in college as well so I was curious as to why? After all, he is listed at 6'2" and takes a deep enough drop for this to not be a problem and yet is still seems to be.
So I've spent the last couple of days looking over videos of Sanchez at USC and in Jets camp. A couple of things stick out to me. First, he is not 6'2" tall. They are squeezing at least an inch or possibly two in on us with that reading but that is fine. The main problem that I see is an extremely wide base from which he throws. His legs are spread apart pretty far when he throws, almost like he just got off of a horse or something. It is possible that this wide base gives him more velocity on his throws. But it also shrinks him down quite a bit because his arm slot is now barely to the should height of most defensive linemen. He also had a tendency of dropping down to a 3/4 arm slot in college, but seems to have corrected that since joining the Jets. His mechanics are good for a young QB, but I can't help but feel that this wide base from which he throws causes all of the tipped passes we've been seeing and hearing about this year?
He also does the college QB thing when he gets ready to go deep where he dips his throwing shoulder down and brings the ball up from around his hip to heave it downfield. This isn't going to work in the NFL as the players are just too fast and the lower you hold the ball as a QB, the more time you are giving the pass rushers to swat that ball out of your hands. Peyton Manning had the same issue when he came out of Tennessee but is now a model of how the throw the football. Sanchez can be taught to hold the ball higher but can he be the same type of passer without such wide throwing stance? That remains to be seen. But in the short term, get used to a bunch of tipped passes at the line Jets fans.
ANOTHER JOB CLAIMED
Second year TE Gary Barnidge has seized the Panthers starting TE job as the result of a very impressive camp. Barnidge is a total sleeper candidate as he is fast and a great receiving TE, that gives Jake Delhomme another downfield target.
I'M LOVIN'...
Mike Goodson. I said when Carolina made Goodson their fourth round draft pick this season that this guy is a first round type of talent and could be exceptional in Carolina's zone blocking system. He has been even better than advertised this summer and he has the coaching staff in Carolina giddy about what he could do for them this season. Sure, DeAngelo Williams is the clear cut starter, but with Jonathen Stewart missing so much time with an nagging achilles injury, Goodson has been able to see extended time for the Panthers. At this point, it is very possible if not likely that Stewart be placed on the PUP list to start the season or possibly used as a #3 RB while Williams and Goodson see the bulk of the playing time. Goodson has got such great hands that many scouts and teams were looking at him strictly as a receiver. This kid is the real deal and if he can put his past injury problems away and stay on the field he has a chance to be a real special player.
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