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Overreacting to single-game playoff performances is generally a terrible mistake. It’s how we ended up with the Gabe Davis fiasco of 2022, one of the more regrettable episodes in recent fantasy football history.
But it’s not as if we can simply disregard postseason production, either. These are the final meaningful data points we’re gonna get before it’s time to draft fresh rosters next summer. Also, if we’re going to be true to the NFL fan experience, we must accept that if something is worth reacting to at all, then it deserves a crazed frothy-mouthed overreaction. In this game, half measures won’t do.
With these facts in mind, today’s mission is to get a value-check on a few breakout stars who detonated the wild-card round and have clearly acquired new coordinates on 2024 cheat sheets. We’ll start near the top of the draft and work our way down, beginning with a pair of utterly unstoppable young receivers …
We just went through a two-round mock exercise in which both Nacua and Collins made the cut, so, yeah, we can confirm that neither player slipped in the ranks after feasting over the weekend. Nacua delivered a flawless game at Detroit, catching nine of 10 targets for 181 yards, with a long score included:
He gained 104 yards-after-catch on Sunday, which is absurd. On the only target Nacua failed to catch against the Lions, he was pretty clearly held. He was just completely un-coverable via any legal technique. It’s probably reasonable to fret about Matthew Stafford sustaining his high level of play entering his age-36 season, but Nacua is now well-established as an elite weapon in all respects.
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Collins spent his Saturday roasting the corners of the NFL’s top-ranked pass defense, finishing with six catches, 96 yards and one spike on seven targets. In a more competitive game, he might have approached Nacua’s wild-card totals. Collins has now appeared in 16 games this season, playoffs included, and he’s at 1,393 receiving…
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Publish date : 2024-01-16 17:25:40
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