Mike Wright
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Right in line with what we're used to seeing, 46 last year, 45 the year before, 49 the year before this. We bring this stat up every single season in the draft time when you're talking about quarterback strategy for the streaming option for the late-round quarterback people out there and in here. There are options from the waivers that you will never think of
For instance, Malik Willis had a top 12. Drew Locke. Drew Locke had the epic game. Man, if anyone played Drew Locke in that game.
For instance, Malik Willis had a top 12. Drew Locke. Drew Locke had the epic game. Man, if anyone played Drew Locke in that game.
For instance, Malik Willis had a top 12. Drew Locke. Drew Locke had the epic game. Man, if anyone played Drew Locke in that game.
Yeah, he didn't start either. So no one, for fantasy purposes, started. We should really have this number be 43. Okay.
Yeah, he didn't start either. So no one, for fantasy purposes, started. We should really have this number be 43. Okay.
Yeah, he didn't start either. So no one, for fantasy purposes, started. We should really have this number be 43. Okay.
Outright busts are easier to deal with. If you got Travis Etienne, you moved on. You weren't spending every single week thinking, oh, I got to find a way. I think I should start Travis Etienne this week. You just went, well, that sucks. You lit the pick on fire, and you found someone else to try to get you fantasy points. Kyler, the whole season... I mean, the thing is 44% of his games were bust.
Outright busts are easier to deal with. If you got Travis Etienne, you moved on. You weren't spending every single week thinking, oh, I got to find a way. I think I should start Travis Etienne this week. You just went, well, that sucks. You lit the pick on fire, and you found someone else to try to get you fantasy points. Kyler, the whole season... I mean, the thing is 44% of his games were bust.
Outright busts are easier to deal with. If you got Travis Etienne, you moved on. You weren't spending every single week thinking, oh, I got to find a way. I think I should start Travis Etienne this week. You just went, well, that sucks. You lit the pick on fire, and you found someone else to try to get you fantasy points. Kyler, the whole season... I mean, the thing is 44% of his games were bust.
That is awful. And he was so much worse in the second half because the first half of the season, his consistency score was number five. So he really was like the drug you shouldn't have. It's like, Ooh, you like this. This feels good. You've got something nice here. Boom. You're addicted. Now you're on the streets. That was Kyler. Yeah, Kyler had a... Putting people on the streets?
That is awful. And he was so much worse in the second half because the first half of the season, his consistency score was number five. So he really was like the drug you shouldn't have. It's like, Ooh, you like this. This feels good. You've got something nice here. Boom. You're addicted. Now you're on the streets. That was Kyler. Yeah, Kyler had a... Putting people on the streets?
That is awful. And he was so much worse in the second half because the first half of the season, his consistency score was number five. So he really was like the drug you shouldn't have. It's like, Ooh, you like this. This feels good. You've got something nice here. Boom. You're addicted. Now you're on the streets. That was Kyler. Yeah, Kyler had a... Putting people on the streets?
Yeah, I mean, homeless. This was a situation where you ended up in a meth house if you kept with Kyler Murray all season long.
Yeah, I mean, homeless. This was a situation where you ended up in a meth house if you kept with Kyler Murray all season long.
Yeah, I mean, homeless. This was a situation where you ended up in a meth house if you kept with Kyler Murray all season long.
You think you've got a floor. Usually with mobile rushing quarterbacks, it's like, well, we know he's going to get 30, 40, 50 yards a game, so you're starting with a 3, 4, 5-point baseline in fantasy points scored. But the issue with Kyler this year... was sometimes he just didn't run. And that was the success or failure for fantasy purposes.
You think you've got a floor. Usually with mobile rushing quarterbacks, it's like, well, we know he's going to get 30, 40, 50 yards a game, so you're starting with a 3, 4, 5-point baseline in fantasy points scored. But the issue with Kyler this year... was sometimes he just didn't run. And that was the success or failure for fantasy purposes.
You think you've got a floor. Usually with mobile rushing quarterbacks, it's like, well, we know he's going to get 30, 40, 50 yards a game, so you're starting with a 3, 4, 5-point baseline in fantasy points scored. But the issue with Kyler this year... was sometimes he just didn't run. And that was the success or failure for fantasy purposes.
In games where he had 20 or more rushing yards, he averaged 21 fantasy points per game. Yay, great. But then in games where he had fewer than 20 rushing yards, it was 12.5 fantasy points. There were so many times as a Cardinal fan that I'm watching these games. I'm like, why aren't you running there? Scramble. You have a superpower.