Fantasy Football One Team at a Time - The Miami Dolphins (AFC East)

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Fantasy Football: Someone Needs to Take Some Talent to South Beach

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Patriots are preparing for another Superbowl, and the rest of the division struggles to find relevance. The Dolphins are no exception as they face question marks at nearly every position, including their head coach and leave fantasy football owners looking for some clarity

“Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Patriots are preparing for another Superbowl, and the rest of the division struggles to find relevance”

The offseason hype train was full steam ahead last year with the signing of Jay Cutler, a promising workhorse running back and a couple of wideouts who seemed poised to breakout. During the heat of fantasy draft season Davante Parker saw his ADP rise ahead of Jarvis Landry‘s; one of the most consistent pass catchers in the league.

This is a perfect example of someone being overvalued based on hype and potential, something that can bury fantasy owners who spend too much time listening and not enough time researching. Landry logged another brilliant season and continues to be one of the most underrated players in all of fantasy, based solely on the fact his game isn’t as sexy as some of the other players around the league. I’ll happily snag him in the fourth round again and again as long as people continue to let him fall that far. As far as the rest of the offense goes, things might not be as predictable.

Division: AFC EAST

Team: The Miami Dolphins

2017 Grade: D+ | 2018 Potential: C

Care about this: Kenyan Drake Fits The Mold

In terms of players that dominated fantasy leagues this year, we saw a bit of regression back to the days of MJD and LT when Todd Gurley exploded for fantasy owners everywhere and became the focal point for most championship runs. This is exciting news for people who swear by the RB/RB draft strategy; but the league as a whole continues a different trend. When we look at the running back position top to bottom, players with the ability to catch passes out of the backfield are becoming the guys we want to target. Especially since the fantasy community as a whole is shifting towards PPR leagues.

Players like Le’Veon Bell and David Johnson will be at the top of draft boards once again next year, while players like Christian McCaffrey and Dalvin Cook represent the new wave of pass catching backs that can quietly win you a week. But what about the ones who don’t get as much press?

Kenyan Drake will be at the top of our list for guys that will be undervalued come draft season, and I’m perfectly fine with that. People will push the injury narrative to scare off fellow league mates, and will make claims about Damien Williams and his inability to see the field being the reason that Drake shined in the last few weeks of 2017. This is why we value Drake a bit more than most. When he was handed the keys to the backfield in week 13, he took full advantage.

His 4.8 YPC behind a porous offensive line should have been enough to put him on your radar, but the fact that he saw over seven targets per game puts him in a position to be a fantasy darling that will probably be available in the third round of most drafts. Don’t hesitate to snag Drake if he’s available, he’s got an exceptionally high floor and an RB1 ceiling.

Fantasy Football: Let this go: Devante Parker Before Round 10

Alshon Jeffery, Brandon Marshall, Devante Parker….fantasy owners everywhere. This is the short list of individuals who have been personally victimized by Jay Cutler in the past five years. Smokin’ Jay has fooled us time and time again because we continue to hope that his natural abilities will overtake everything that makes Jay Cutler…. Jay Cutler. Devante Parker checks all the boxes athletically for a breakout wide receiver, but that’s where it ends.

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Parker averaged nearly seven targets a game, but wasn’t able to eclipse the 90 yard mark even once. There were some bright spots in terms of his ability to win jump balls when he needed to, but he was never able to get going no matter who was behind center. I wouldn’t rule Parker out as someone who possess potential to out-perform his draft position next year, but the hype that surrounds him seems to outweigh any factual reasoning for why he should be drafted so highly.

As long as Cutler takes the snaps for The Dolphins next year, the expectations for everyone not named Kenyan Drake or Jarvis Landry should be kept in check.

Fantasy Football: W2WF: Jarvis Landry’s Emotional Well-being

The fourth year wideout is seeking a fairly large deal from the Miami front-office if they want to keep him in a Dolphin uniform for 2018 and beyond. Rumors around the discussion indicate that things have taken a turn for the worse and there’s a realistic chance that he won’t be given the deal he wants which would make him an unrestricted free agent in March.

If this is the case, the entire dynamic of the offense could shift. Parker would become much more relevant based on volume alone. If Landry and The Dolphins are able to play nice and reach an agreement, he will once again be someone worth drafting in the early to middle rounds. If he does end up taking his talents elsewhere, it will be interesting to see what type of impact he has on a new offense.

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Fantasy Football: One Team at a Time – The Miami Dolphins

By Rob Wilson | Jan 22, 2018