Is Greg Olsen done as a quality fantasy TE for the bears

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Is Greg Olsen done as a quality fantasy TE for Da Bears?

rotoworld,

Greg Olsen reiterated that he never asked to be traded and said he's confident that he'll remain a prominent part of the offense despite Mike Martz's reputation for using tight ends as strict blockers.

Olsen said he's optimistic that he'll "continue to have a big role in our offense like I have had the last couple of years." We're not betting on it. The strong-headed Martz has never used a tight end as a pass-catcher in his career and even stated that he'd rather get a fourth receiver on the field than a tight end that can't block. We're letting someone else buy into this rhetoric on draft day.
Source: Chicago Sun Times



It sure doesn't look promising for owners with Olsen on their team right now.
 
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He's a quality TE, no doubt. Every year he seems like a great late round bargain and every year you get late round fantasy performance.
 
Ok, I take that back a bit, his stats were nice, so he was still a good deal if you didn't reach for him in the draft and let him fall to you. It didn't help that the other two Bears TEs pulled in 5TDs
 
(nfl.com)While Bears TE Greg Olsen remains optimistic about his role in Mike Martz's offense this season, he also explained following an early-June OTA practice that he's learning better blocking technique. Olsen said that blocking is the opposite of route-running in that you need to slow down and keep your feet grounded. But will his route-running be grounded under Martz, who has not utilized receiving tight ends in the past? Olsen thinks Martz can work his position into the new offense. "I feel good the way things have gone so far and it's early in the process, but so far everything's been great," Olsen said.
Analysis: Once again, Olsen seems content, but the reality is that he's not even close to being one of the best tight ends in Fantasy Football.
 
The Bears have 4 legit WRs on the roster and then its a pretty sharp drop off in talent. The drop off is to practice squad level players. Iglesias is the only fringe player with a decent shot of action from the WR5 spot. Olsen has the speed and skill to fill a slot receiver role in some sets, so he could see some action in the passing game.

If his blocking does improve, he could see the field for 2 or 3 downs but doing what is the question.

Martz will need to make use of this talent. Its a waste to be pigheaded and stick to a blue print and let a player like Olsen languish. I'm hoping they meet somewhere in the middle. As of now, I would draft Olsen as a borderline starter, good backup, but would want another similar ranked player at TE as insurance.
 
He may not be one of the best, but the last two games of 2009 were a very promising end to a disappointing season. I think Olsen will be a good value in redraft leagues this year.
 
Walter34 said:
The Bears have 4 legit WRs on the roster and then its a pretty sharp drop off in talent. The drop off is to practice squad level players. Iglesias is the only fringe player with a decent shot of action from the WR5 spot. Olsen has the speed and skill to fill a slot receiver role in some sets, so he could see some action in the passing game.

If his blocking does improve, he could see the field for 2 or 3 downs but doing what is the question.

Martz will need to make use of this talent. Its a waste to be pigheaded and stick to a blue print and let a player like Olsen languish. I'm hoping they meet somewhere in the middle. As of now, I would draft Olsen as a borderline starter, good backup, but would want another similar ranked player at TE as insurance.
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Again, please see what Martz has done in St. Louis and San fran and elsewhere. He has NO concept of how to use the TE as a receiver. I am sorry this doesn't fit what Olsen gives, but I won't touch Olsen with a ten foot draft poll this year...or any other year if Martz is still there.
 
JoeBryant,
John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports that the Chicago Bears TE competition between Greg Olsen and Desmond Clark is "the sleeper battle of the summer". Clayton reports Clark has "caught the eye" of the Bears new offensive coaching staff, and even though Olsen has improved every season of his three-year career, the staff "think he could be doing more".




OUR VIEW

As if you needed another reason to avoid Olsen in fantasy drafts this season. If there are signs that Mike Martz is willing to carve out a WR-like role for Olsen this year, be ready to take him late in your drafts or pounce on the waiver wire early in the season, but for now, Olsen is a fantasy persona non grata.
 
The rotoworld spin,

ESPN.com's John Clayton calls Greg Olsen versus Desmond Clark for the Bears' starting tight end role "the sleeper battle of the summer."

"There is something about Clark that has caught the eye of the Bears' new offensive coaching staff," says Clayton. Coordinator Mike Martz has made it known that Olsen will have to improve his blocking. We already had Olsen on our "do not draft" list this year, and this is yet another sign that his fantasy value is on the wane.
Source: ESPN.com
 
Olson isn't gonna be doing much at all this year. Mike Martz and TEs don't get along too well, unless you know how to block and Olson has no blocking skills.
 
You know, Anthony Fasano has been something of a disappointment for the Fins in the passing game, although he's a strong blocker. Olsen can't block, but is a dynamic pass-catching TE. I could see a trade being possible, but I don't know how likely it is.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.
 
mudloggerone said:
If Clark steps up and is the TE of their dreams what's the chances that Olson hits the trading block?
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I think Jerry Angelo will hold off on trading Olson, especially with the very short string this coaching staff has. No playoffs this year and the staff is gone. Martz could be one and done in Chicago.
If Martz stays at OC in 2011 I can see it happening, even though Olson's value will be pretty low
 
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