Fantasy Football Twitter Reactions – Week 1

Each week I will be walking through the Twitterverse extracting some of the best commentary from trusted fantasy football minds and delivering to the general public.  Twitter can be overwhelming with the amount of information that streams live, but it also proves to be one of the fastest and easiest ways to communicate.  In 140 characters or less you can learn something about a player you would have never thought to analyze.  Trends, stats, analysis and simple suggestions pour out weekly after the NFL action is completed and below are some of the highlights to consider when hitting the waiver wire or seeking trades to win your fantasy championships.

Vernon Davis, 49ers – It was a great week for TEs across the board and Davis was at the front of the pack.  As Chet Gresham (@Chet_G) pointed out, “Vernon Davis' 9 targets were more than he had in any game last season,” we should likely expect solid production and consistency from Vernon in ’13.

Cecil Shorts,  Jaguars – You never want to root for injuries, but as Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) notes, “Cecil Shorts played in five games with Henne last year. Averaged 5.2 catches for 83.6 yards with three TDs. Gabbert injury big for Cecil.”  The Jaguars did look awful against the Chiefs, but hope for Cecil to get more involved and Henne to possibly hold the starting job.

LeSean McCoy, Eagles - Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh) tweeted, “LeSean McCoy had 32 touches last night, which is awesome, but hard to see that as sustainable from a physical standpoint.”  McCoy is on pace for nearly 500 carries this season after week 1! That is not going to hold up and handcuffing McCoy with Brown is highly suggested or owning Bryce to stick it to the McCoy owner is even better.

Eddie Lacy, Packers – Good news after the first week for owners who grabbed the rookie RB as John Paulsen (@4for4_John) stated, “Eddie Lacy CLEAR RB1 despite getting benched for fumble. Finished with 15 touches. Next RB (Kuhn) had one.”  If you start him in your flex looks like a solid play all year.

Bills Running Backs – Spiller owners did not enjoy the start to the fantasy season.  Fred Jackson looks to be part of the Bills game plan moving forward as Sigmund Bloom (@SigmundBloom) highlighted, “Fjax was no nonsense downhill and BUF offense was feeding off of his energy in 2nd half. Not going anywhere. BUF smart to use both RBs a lot.”

Adrian Peterson, Vikings – 3 TDs and over 100 total yards sounds like an amazing day and not suggesting you sell high on the consensus number one pick in fantasy this year, but as Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) pointed out, “Adrian Peterson had a 78-yard rush on Sunday. He averaged 0.88 yards on his 17 other carries.”

Arian Foster, Texans – There was definitely some concern around Foster before the season, but as Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh) commented, “The Foster/Tate workload was split 24-11. Tate looked much fresher, but not worried about Foster as he works his way back into shape.”  It sounded like Tate would possibly grab at least 50% of the touches week 1, but Foster emerged as the man. 

Ahmad Bradshaw, Colts – While most everyone believed Bradshaw to be the superior talent in the Colts backfield, Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) tweeted “Ahmad Bradshaw barely cleared a dozen snaps yesterday. Problematic. Don't use him until he earns back the #1 job.”  At this point not sure how you can even flex Bradshaw with Ballard impressing in pass-blocking and clearly in the mix.

Mark Ingram, Saints – Preseason news from the Saints provided a lot of hope for Ingram to break out and at least be flex worth this year.  John Paulsen (@4for4_John) broke down the box score stating, “Pierre Thomas turned 13 touches into 59 yards and once again outplays Mark Ingram (9 carries, 11 yards).”  At this point leave him on your bench and possibly only injury will make him relevant on a weekly basis.

David Wilson, Giants – Great quote in regards to Wilson and overreacting to week 1 in general from Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling), “If you believe in his talent, hold firm. If you're a nervous nelly after 1 week, find a new hobby.”  Don’t sell off your team after only one week.  Yes Wilson was benched and the Giants are working out new RBs, but they need Wilson and trading for BGE is not the answer.

I suspect you are following all of these fantasy football greats already, but if not get on it!