Close Call #2: Marques Colston vs Greg Jennings

Close Call #2: Marques Colston vs Greg Jennings

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Miller

Miller

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Today's Match-up:

Marques Colston vs Greg Jennings

 Last Year's Stats:
Marques Colston - 11 gms - 47 rec - 760 rec yds - 5 rec TD
Greg Jennings - 16 gms - 80 rec - 1292 yds - 9 rec TD's

Today's Match-up is between two WR's who you will be looking at towards the end of round 2 or early round 3. Colston is always loaded with potential, if he could just stay on the field for the whole year. Will this be the year he does and makes a case to belong with the Elite? In Jennings you have a solid player who always is there when you need him. Have we seen his ceiling, or will he continue to improve? These are just some of the questions you will need to answer in today's close call.
 
C

Cooley Cadets

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Its late and I probably should give this more thought before I actually vote.

Not the biggest fan of either but if Colston looks as though he will be able to rebound, he seems to be in a better position to produce. GB has a group of closely tiered options at WR that may keep Jennings from improving on his totals.
 
WesDawg

WesDawg

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I probably like Colston more than I should. In his rookie season, he was eligible as a WR/TE in most fantasy leagues and he basically helped me win a championship that year in a public league.

I'll assume all things are equal and he'll start out healthy in 2009, which will give him a small edge over Jennings. Colston's got Brees throwing him passes in a wide-open offense that will be playing from behind alot this year in a dome, and against a division of questionable pass defenses. Jennings has an emerging fantasy star in Rodgers at QB and a declining former stud at WR2 (Driver), but anything goes at Lambeau in the late season as far as inclement weather. Unfortunately, that means fantasy playoff time.

I think we've seen the ceiling for Jennings, and it's pretty darn good. He's young enough to maintain that level for the next several years. However, if Colston can consistently deliver 16 healthy games per year, he could easily move into the Larry Fitzgerald stratosphere as long as his situation remains constant.
 
Deacon

Deacon

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I vote Jennings all the way on this one. It is solely beause NO and especially Brees really has not shown any particular fixation on any favorite reciever. In fact unlike other pass heavy offenses like Arizona, the Saints utilize the TE, RB, and all WRs.

Look at what happened when Colston went down last year. Lance Moore stepped in and the O didn't miss a beat. On any given Sunday Colston can be the monster, Meachem can be the monster, Devery Henderson can be the monster, Moore can be the monster,or even Shockey. And Reggie Bush will get his steady stream of passes that make him the PPR darling that he is.

In GB Aaron Rodgers throws few passes to the RBs and only seems to utilize the TE in short yardage and goal line situations. He mainly utilizes his WRs and with Driver getting long in the tooth Jennings is by far the best athlete among the WRs. Jennings is also the deep threat so his scoring opportunities will be much greater than Driver's.

Although GB throws much less than NO I really think Jennings will be targeted more cause he is more the tradition #1 WR in his respective offense whereas Colston, while technically a #1, is in a system that spreads the ball around to every skill position possible.
 
Sgt John

Sgt John

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Colston, not even close. A healthy Colston in that power house offense over 16 games is worth the roll.
 
ExperiencedRookie

ExperiencedRookie

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Jennings baby. Jennings!

Colston is a beast, and he finished the year strong. I just can't trust any piece of that offense outside of Brees though. Too many weapons. Too many mouths to feed.
 
ExperiencedRookie

ExperiencedRookie

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Jennings only had 3 games last year with 7 fantasy points or less.

He is THE weapon in this offense, and I see him and Rodgers becoming a tremendous 1-2 punch.

For those of you who may fear the fact that Jennings plays in cold weather check this out :

11/16 in GB : 5 Rec, 64 Yds, TD
11/30 in GB : 8 Rec, 91 Yds, TD
12/7 in GB : 2 Rec, 74 Yds
12/22 at Chi : 6 Rec, 38 Yds, TD
12/28 in GB : 5 Rec, 101 Yds
 
Miller

Miller

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Deacon said:
Although GB throws much less than NO I really think Jennings will be targeted more cause he is more the tradition #1 WR in his respective offense whereas Colston, while technically a #1, is in a system that spreads the ball around to every skill position possible.
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At opening glace you would look read this and think, man, dude's got a good point....then you look at the numbers and see that Jennings was 4th in targets last season at 125 and again think that Deacon is on to something here.....but look a little deeper into the numbers here. Colston was targeted 87 time last season compared to the 125 of Jennings. However, the 87 targets was over 11 games and comes out to 7.9 targets a game, while Jennings' 125 targets is over 16 games and which comes out to 7.8 game. When you look at the numbers, the differences in situation that Deacon point out comes out to an absolute wash when it comes to targets. While NO does spread the ball around more, there is simply a lot more to spread around with their passing game. They just pass a lot more, and I don't see that changing.

This one doesn't come down to target's IMO, it comes down to can Colston stay healthy? Do you want a safe top 10 WR who may not have the upside to get into that top 3 or 5; or so you want the oft injured, yet very high end potential of Colston? He may miss some games due to injury, but of the two has a much better chance of string together a top 3 or 5 season if he's healthy all year.

All comes down to how much you want to gamble. I haven't voted yet and I'm still in the air on this one. this one may come down to how risky my first pick was.....
 
Miller

Miller

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ExperiencedRookie said:
Jennings only had 3 games last year with 7 fantasy points or less.

He is THE weapon in this offense, and I see him and Rodgers becoming a tremendous 1-2 punch.

For those of you who may fear the fact that Jennings plays in cold weather check this out :

11/16 in GB : 5 Rec, 64 Yds, TD
11/30 in GB : 8 Rec, 91 Yds, TD
12/7 in GB : 2 Rec, 74 Yds
12/22 at Chi : 6 Rec, 38 Yds, TD
12/28 in GB : 5 Rec, 101 Yds
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great stats ER, I looked into this as well when i was putting this up to see if Jennings fell off towards the end of the year and he was pretty damn consistent all year. I think he scored in 4 of his last 6 games.
 
Coachnorm

Coachnorm

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This is a very close call and I would be happy with either of these guys.

Jennings is also one of those contract year guys.
 
Remote Controller

Remote Controller

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Seems like Jennings is always in the score mode when he makes his catch. Dude can run a route, and seems to be free and clear upon making the grab. Colston does his work in traffic and seems to suffer for that injury wise. I would take Jennings in a walk in this one. Last year was just his first year with Rodgers, so no way has his ceiling been reached. Colston seemed to reach his his rookie season, and now, due to his injuries, Brees has had to find alternate recievers. Moore was a great option for him last year, and will be the best value when it comes to Saints wideouts this year.
 
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Runnik's Hambones

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I went Jennings for a couple of reasons. We are always on the hunt for a fantasy player that is consistent. Someone who we know will give us about 10 points week in and week out. Between the two, Jennings is that guy. While I may not be completely surprised if Colston has more points than Greg by season's end, I have a much harder time trying to decide what to do with him on a weekly basis than Jennings.

NO gets the ball around and for me, a WR on that team is probably the 4th player I'd pick. I rank NO players (as far as when and who I'd draft) as follows: Brees, Bush, Thomas, then Colston and/or Shockey. With GB, I'd take Jennings or Rodgers first from that team
 
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Cooley Cadets

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Sgt John said:
Colston, not even close. A healthy Colston in that power house offense over 16 games is worth the roll.
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If we are talking a 2nd round pick for either of these players the price is to rich for my blood. Not sure I could take that role hoping Colston remained healthy.
 
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Phicinfan

Phicinfan

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Sgt John said:
Colston, not even close. A healthy Colston in that power house offense over 16 games is worth the roll.
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Which is why I went Jennings as Colston doesn't play 16 games. Until he can show me again he can....I will stick with Jennings and have a starter for 16 games.
 
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