TheReidOption Essential Links: Week 10

My sincerest apologies to readers; I have been a little slack on the links department here on the blog.  I vow to remedy that going forward.  Here are my Essential Links: Week 10

Waiver Wire:

TopTeamFantasy's Wiretapping: Week 10 Pickups
NumberFires's Fantasy Football Week 10: Must Have Waiver-Wire Pickups
FantasyPros's Waiver Wire Rankings

Week 10 Rankings:

TopTeamFantasy's Week 10 Ranks
Boris Chen's Week 10 ECR Rank Tiers

Streaming DST:

Nerdballmagazine's Defence Wins Championships Week 10

Fantasy Trades:

CBSSports.com Dave Richard's Week 10 Fantasy Trade Values Chart

Essential Reading:

NumberFire's 15 Transactions for Week 10

Stay tuned for updates to this list as we progress through the week, and follow me on twitter @TheReidOption to keep up with all the latest!

Target Practice: Week 9

Welcome to Week 9!  The NFL Trade Deadline has come and passed without too much fanfare.  In the world of fantasy football, owners still have at least a few weeks left to try and wheel and deal their way to a championship; knowing who to target and who to avoid can give you a big leg up in this process. This week we continue our series on the analysis of wide receiver targets and opportunities as they pertain to fantasy point production.  WithCalvin Johnson, Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Eric Decker, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks, Rueben Randle, Justin Blackmon, Cecil Shorts andAnquan Boldin all on bye, this is a very thin week at wideout.  Please note that these players are absent from this week’s analysis because they are unranked, but look for their return with a vengeance in Week 10.

The value of a wide receiver is often measured by his weekly targets; you’ll often hear people cite targets and receptions as one of the key wide-out metrics.  However, it’s a little too easy to simply assume that more targets automatically results in more fantasy production.  This week, I’ll be using ProFootballFocus.com’s Points-Per-Opportunity (PPO) metric and my own Points-Per-Target (PPT) metric to highlight the best and the worst of four wide receiver tier groupings. If you are not familiar with PPO, it is calculated by taking a player’s total fantasy points scored, and dividing it by his carries plus his pass routes run, while PPT divides the total fantasy points by the number of times that player has been targeted in the passing game.  As an example, last season top-tier wideout Dez Bryant posted 0.32 PPO and 1.57 PPT. By comparison, Wes Welker, who ended up as a solid WR2, had 0.27 PPO and 1.01 PPT.   The goal of this analysis is to point out those players who may be over or under performing in their current standing.  I’ll be using Boris Chen’s Week 9 Wide Receiver ECR Tier Analysis to create four wide receiver analysis groupings.

Week 9 – Tier 1

With so many elite-level players on bye this week, there are only a handful of true studs at the wide receiver position.  Dez Bryant, Jordy Nelson, A.J. Green and Brandon Marshall are all clear WR1′s at this point.  At an astronomical 0.38 PPO and 2.06 PPT, it’s Jordy who stands out among the four as the player making the most of his opportunities.  This is bolstered by the fact that Randall Cobb and James Jones have both been sidelined for multiple weeks with injury, though I expect Nelson’s numbers to come back down to earth a little when Jones gets back in a week or two.  We here at TopTeamFantasy.com have been talking up Keenan Allen since Week 6. Hopefully, you were able to hop on that train before it left the station, as Week 9 finds Allen (0.26 PPO 1.55 PPT) now ranked as a Tier-1 wideout.  I don’t expect Allen to remain here rest of season, but I do think he will provide owners with decent WR2 value from here out, with an occasional game at the WR1 level.  Antonio Brown (0.26 PPO, 1.11 PPT) and Pierre Garcon (0.24 PPO, 0.87 PPT) are hanging in the elite tier by a thread.  Both of their fates are tied to QBs Ben Roethlisberger and Robert Griffin III who have been inconsistent in the passing game through the first half of the season.

Week 9 – Tier 2

Like Allen, I’ve been talking up Terrance Williams for four weeks now, and I similarly hope you were able to get in on the ground floor.  At 0.30 PPO and 1.80 PPT, Williams continues to be the stand-out in his tier, and it looks as though he’s supplanted the seemingly perpetually injured Miles Austin as a main component of the Cowboys aerial attack.  Look for Denarius Moore (0.35 PPO, 1.49 PPT) to rebound from his less than stellar Week 8 performance with a nice match-up at home this Sunday against the porous Redskins secondary.  It’s looking like James Jones is questionable at best for Week 9, so look for Jarrett Boykin (0.29 PPO, 1.48 PPT) to continue to make the most of his opportunities against the Bears.  On the flip side of things, Mike Wallace has been the picture of inconsistency for fantasy owners this season.  With at dismal 0.16 PPO and 0.76 PPT, Wallace has not found the endzone since Week 2 and continues to be up and down for fantasy owners.  With 48 receptions, Andre Johnson (0.23 PPO, 0.85 PPT) has been a top-20 option in PPR, but that really doesn’t help you in Standard leagues. Johnson is still without a touchdown in 2013, so owners will be hoping that he and Texans QB Case Keenum had a chance to build some chemistry during the bye week.

Week 9 – Tier 3

If you owned and played Marvin Jones this past Sunday, my hat goes off to you.  With that 4-TD performance, Jones has sky-rocketed up the stat-sheet and is now WR #10 this year in standard scoring, ahead of Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker and Josh Gordon!  At a ludicrously unsustainable 0.55 PPO and 2.49 PPT, Jones leads this tier by a wide margin, but a word of caution to owners chasing points: he will never do that again.  Say what you will about Golden Tate‘s on-field taunting, if you were like me and played him in a pinch last week, he came through in a big way.  With Sidney Rice now out for the season and Percy Harvin still dealing with setbacks from his off-season hip surgery, look for Tate (0.28 PPO, 1.32 PPT) to provide WR3/Flex value going forward, provided Russell Wilson can continue to progress in the passing game. Conversely, what looked to be a potential break-out match-up for Marques Colston (0.16 PPO, 1.01 PPT) turned out to be yet another dud.  It’s a bad sign for fantasy owners when Drew Brees throws 5 touchdowns and Colston gets none of them.  Similarly, at 0.15 PPO and 0.53 PPT, the oft-injured Danny Amendola laughed in the face of owners patient enough to await his return by posting 1.5 fantasy points in Week 8.  Owners have some reason to be nervous here, as Tom Brady has been a shadow of his former self this season and the schedule down the stretch does not get any easier.

Week 9 – Tier 4

Hopefully you don’t have to play anyone from Tier 4 this week, because from a fantasy perceptive it’s not looking all that pretty.  Kenny Stills missed the memo on Marquis Colston’s supposed breakout and decided to go for 2 TDs instead.  Stills (0.25 PPO, 2.32 PPT) now has three touchdowns in his last 2 games, but is tough to trust in a Saints offense that likes to spread the ball around.  Ted Ginn (0.34 PPO, 1.67 PPT) has been quietly putting together some decent fantasy production this season, largely under the radar.  Through 7 games, Ginn has posted 0.24 pts/snap, good for T-3rd in the league.  As Allen rises, it seemsVincent Brown (0.13 PPO, 0.90 PPT) has been regressing, and is not wroth a roster spot in 12-team leagues at this point. Similarly, Roddy White (0.07 PPO, 0.59 PPT) continues to frustrate and disappoint, though I would advise owners to hold on for now and hope that he can rebound in the second half of the season.

Keep on the look-out for Friday updates to this article as I continue to track the progress of these players through the season.  As always, stay frosty and best of luck in Week 9!

Target Practice: Week 8

Welcome to Week 8!  Statistically speaking, it’s highly likely that you’ve incurred an injury or two by this point.  If you haven’t, you should probably go buy a lottery ticket.  If you have, don’t sweat it too much, as everyone else in your league is likely experiencing similar pains.  Now, more than ever, is the time to buckle down and focus on making smart moves going forward.  Part of that will be to trade for or pick up players that can improve your fantasy prospects, and knowing who to target can give you a major advantage.  This week we continue our series on the analysis of wide receiver targets and opportunities as they pertain to fantasy point production.

In the NFL, the value of a wide receiver is often measured by his weekly targets; you’ll often hear people cite targets and receptions as one of the key wide-out metrics.  However, it’s a little too easy to simply assume that more targets automatically results in more fantasy production.  I’ll be using ProFootballFocus.com’s Points-Per-Opportunity (PPO) metric and my own Points-Per-Target (PPT) metric to highlight the best and the worst of four wide receiver tier groupings. If you are not familiar with PPO, it is calculated by taking a player’s total fantasy points scored, and dividing it by his carries plus his pass routes run, while PPT divides the total fantasy points by the number of times that player has been targeted in the passing game.  As an example, last season top-tier Wideout Dez Bryant posted 1.57 PPT and 0.32 PPO. By comparison, Wes Welker, who ended up as a solid WR2, had 1.01 PPT and 0.27 PPO.   The goal of this analysis is to point out those players who may be over or under performing in their current standing.  This week I’ll be using Boris Chen’s Wide Receiver ECR Tier Analysis to create four wide receiver analysis groupings.

Week 8 Tier 1:

 Did you see that catch by Calvin Johnson in triple coverage last week?  No? Well It was incredible, and returns Megatron (0.36 PPO,  1.42 PPT) to the #1 overall ranked WR.  Truly, there are no bad options in this elite tier, but there are a few players that stand out above the rest.  Wes Welker once again headlines the best of the best with a 0.37 PPO and 1.54 PPT and shows no signs of slowing down as Peyton Manning‘s favorite weapon.  Vincent Jackson (0.35 PPO, 1.04 PPT) was targeted a mind-blowing 22 times by Mike Glennon in Week 7; it’s clear that the young QB has found his go-to guy in the pass attack.  Due to the number of teams on bye in Week 8, Antonio Brown (0.29 PPO, 1.20 PPT) and Pierre Garcon(0.26 PPO, 0.95) find themselves in the elite tier, but will need to improve on those numbers if they intend to stay among the top guns.

Week 8 Tier 2: 

Jarrett Boykin came off the Packers’ bench in Week 7 and made a massive impact in the pass attack, posting a stat line of 9/146/1 as the slot receiver replacing the injured Randall Cobb.  At 0.29 PPO and 1.37 PPT, Boykin figures to cement his quick rise into the WR2 tier as part of the potent Green Bay passing attack.  Justin Blackmon (0.36 PPO, 1.23 PPT) continues to impress, though his lack of touchdowns has been the biggest factor keeping him out of the elite tier.  Anquan Boldin (0.30 PPO, 1.14 PPT) rounds out the list of wide receivers making the most of their opportunities on this list.  At the other end of the spectrum, will the real Marques Colston please stand up?  At 0.18 PPO and 1.13 PPT, the vertical threat in New Orleans has clearly been underwhelming to date, but look for him to improve these numbers if superstar Jimmy Graham can’t go this week.  Similarly, Hakeem Nicks (0.17 PPO, 0.90 PPT) continues to disappoint owners, and was unable to capitalize on several red-zone targets thrown his way against the hapless Vikings in Week 7.  Mike Wallace is hanging in the WR2 tier by a thread, and will be hard-pressed to improve on his 0.18 PPO and 0.81 PPT this week when facing shut-down corner Aqib Talib and the New England Patriots.

Week 8 Tiers 3 & 4: 

Oddly enough, the average receptions, yardage, TDs and PPT of tiers 3 and 4 are actuallyhigher than tier 2.  This tells me that there are still a number of under-the-radar players on this list that may be making their way up the ladder.  Trade-savvy fantasy owners take note: there are definitely still a few diamonds in the WR3 rough this week.  Denarius Moore (0.37 PPO, 1.56) continues to benefit from the play of Terrelle Pryor and the emerging Raiders pass attack.  As Hakeem Nicks regresses, Rueben Randle (0.29 PPO, 1.39 PPT) has been heating up and may soon eclipse the veteran as the #2 receiver for the Giants behind Victor Cruz.  Lastly, I’ve been singing the praises of the Cowboys’ Terrance Williams for a few weeks now.  With a 0.28 PPO and a whopping 1.98 PPT, he is quickly climbing the rankings ladder as be continues to build rapport with Tony Romo. The veterans Roddy White (0.07 PPO, 0.59 PPT) and Danny Amendola (0.16 PPO, 0.59) simply can’t seem to get healthy and continue to disappoint owners with their lack of playing time and production.  Cecil Shorts (0.22 PPO, 0.74 PPT) has been largely unable to capitalize on his 74 targets, finding the endzone only once to date.  Lastly, feel free to drop Dwayne Bowe (0.15 PPO, 0.99PPT) for more attractive options on the wire if they become available.  He does not figure to be anything more than an afterthought in the Jamaal Charles show.

Week 8 Tiers 5: 

Going deep once again, there are a couple of interesting prospects here.  Brandon Lafell (0.28 PPO, 1.59 PPT), Brandon Gibson (0.23 PPO, 1.08 PPT) and Sidney Rice (0.22 PPO, 1.31 PPT) have had up-and-down seasons to date, but are showing that they can make the best of their opportunities.  Keep a close eye on Stephen Hill (0.18 PPO, 1.09 PPT) going forward; Geno Smith has shown an affinity for taking longer shots down field and Hill is the deep threat for the Jets.  Similarly, E.J. Manuel is due to return from injury in a few weeks time; look for Robert Woods (0.16 PPO, 0.90 PPT) to pick up where they left off in Week 4.  On the flip side, Kris Durham (0.14 PPO, 0.81 PPT), Emmanuel Sanders (0.16 PPO, 0.81 PPT) andAaron Dobson (0.17 PPO, 0.71 PPT) have failed to impress in this tier and have been unable to capitalize on their targets and opportunities to date.

Keep on the look-out for weekly updates to this article as I continue to track the progress of these players through the season.  As always, stay frosty and best of luck in Week 8!

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Target Practice: Week 7

Welcome to Week 7! This week we continue our series on the analysis of wide receiver targets and opportunities as they pertain to fantasy point production.  In the NFL, the value of a wide receiver is often measured by his weekly targets; you’ll often hear people cite targets and receptions as one of the key wide-out metrics. However, it’s a little too easy to simply assume that more targets automatically results in more fantasy production. I’ll be using ProFootballFocus.com’s Points-Per-Opportunity (PPO) metric and my own Points-Per-Target (PPT) metric to highlight the best and the worst of four wide receiver tier groupings.

If you are not familiar with PPO, it is calculated by taking a player’s total fantasy points scored, and dividing it by his carries plus his pass routes run, while PPT divides the total fantasy points by the number of times that player has been targeted in the passing game.  As an example, last season top-tier Wideout Dez Bryant posted 1.57 PPT and 0.32 PPO. By comparison, Wes Welker, who ended up as a solid WR2, had 1.01 PPT and 0.27 PPO.   The goal of this analysis is to point out those players who may be over or under performing in their current standing.  This week I’ll be using Boris Chen’s Wide Receiver ECR Tier Analysisto create four wide receiver analysis groupings.

Week 7 Tier 1:

 It has taken 6 weeks, but the performance of DeSean Jackson in the Chip Kelly offence has propelled him from a low-end WR2 on draft day to one of the 5 elite options in Week 7.  Nick Foles has kept the Philly offence humming along and has filled in admirably for the ailingMichael Vick.  Look for Jackson to post solid numbers as he continues to tear through the porous secondaries of the NFC-least.  A.J. Green currently leads the league with 66 targets, but has been the biggest underachiever in this elite tier.  Look for Green to improve on his 1.06 PPT and 0.3 PPO against the Lions on Sunday.

Week 7 Tier 2:

As I highlighted in last week’s article, Justin Blackmon and Josh Gordon have been on absolute fire since coming back from suspension, and now both find themselves firmly in the WR1 discussion.  Blackmon leads this tier with a whopping 0.49 PPO and Gordon has been generating 1.39 fantasy points per target, good for 3rd best in this tier.  With Randall Cobb now out until week 15 and James Jones still questionable for Sunday look for Jordy Nelson to step up in a big way.  Bolstered by what are already some of the best numbers in this tier, I fully expect Jordy to improve on his 1.86 PPT and 0.35 PPO as a featured pass catcher for Aaron Rodgers.  Pierre Garcon now finds himself in elite company as the 12th overall ranked wide receiver for Week 7; however he’ll need to improve on his tier-worst 0.98 PPT and 0.26 PPO if he plans on staying at the WR1 level.

Week 7 Tier 3 & 4:

At 1.25 PPT and 0.27 PPO, Week 7 WR#27 Rueben Randle finds himself among the top of the pack in this grouping after finally finding the end-zone three times in the last 2 games.  As Nicks continues to slip down the rankings board, look for Randle to continue to rebound from his slow start to the season; favourable upcoming match-ups against the Vikings and Eagles should help his cause. Alshon Jeffery had a disappointing outing in Week 6, posting only 4.2 fantasy points after consecutive 20-point outings in the previous 2 weeks.  However, Alshon is still among the best in this tier at 1.34 PPT and 0.28 PPO and owners should look forward to what will likely be big games against Washington and Green Bay in the near future.  The player in the grouping who is making the most of his targets continues to beJames Jones at a very nice 1.72 PPT.  Provided he is ready for action on Sunday, look for him to step up with Jordy to fill the void left by Cobb.  Lastly, I’ve been singing the praises ofKeenan Allen (1.53 PPT, 0.26 PPO) for some time.  With another 100+ yard 1 TD performance on Monday Night Football, Allen is quietly emerging as the potential break-out rookie of the year.  Remarkably he is still only owned in 42% of NFL.com leagues, so if you’re reading this, stop what you’re doing and check to see if Allen is on your waiver wire!  (Then please come back… I’m not done just yet).  Conversely, at a dismal 0.59 PPT and 0.07 PPO few wide receivers have been as big a disappointment to owners as Roddy White.  Given that Julio Jones is out for the season, White is in the position to be the #1 receiver in Atlanta.  Alas, he has simply not been able to stay healthy and is once again in jeopardy of missing Week 7. Mike Wallace (0.79 PPT, 0.17 PPO), Steve L. Smith (0.88 PPT, 0.22 PPO) and Hakeem Nicks(1.03 PPT, 0.19 PPO) round out this tier with below average numbers.  Look for their values to continue to fall unless they can turn things around.

Week 7 Tier 5 & 6:

The stand-out player on this list for me continues to be the rookie Terrance Williams in Dallas.  With a 2.01 PPT and 0.28 PPO, he has done a fine job of stepping in to the second receiver role opposite Dez Bryant.  With the oft-injured Miles Austin returning to play the future is a little cloudy for Williams, but given his performance these past few weeks it is no small stretch to see him becoming a feature player in the Cowboy’s offense if Austin regresses.  All eyes will be on Josh Freeman on Monday night as he makes his starting debut for the Vikings.  The biggest beneficiary here is likely Greg Jennings, who should see an increase to his already tier-leading 1.35 PPT and 0.23 PPO numbers against the lowly New York Football Giants.  Harry Douglas will likely be the starting receiver for the Falcons on Sunday, but owners need to temper expectations a little – he’s no Julio.  With White limited all season, Douglas has still only managed to post a dismal 0.12 PPO and 219 yards on 25 targets.  Vincent Brown (0.88 PPT, 0.13 PPO), Aaron Dobson (0.75 PPT, 0.18PPO) and Emmanuel Sanders (0.83 PPT, 0.17 PPO) headline the list of players in this tier who have simply been unable to make the most of their opportunities.  Of these three, I like Dobson’s rebound chances the best with Danny Amendola seemingly destined to spend most of his time as a new Patriot on the side line.

Keep on the look-out for weekly updates to this article as I continue to track the progress of these players through the season.  As always, stay frosty and best of luck in Week 7!

Target Practice: Week 6

Welcome to Week 6!  Hopefully this article finds you on the top of your game and your fantasy football league.  If not, don’t sweat it too much; there is still plenty of time to right the ship and make a playoff run provided you stay informed and make the right moves going forward.  A common expression in fantasy football is: “Once is chance, twice is coincidence, and three times is a trend.”  With five weeks of data in the books we can now start to dive into the numbers with the hopes of uncovering these 2013 trends.

In football, the value of a wide receiver is often measured by his weekly targets; you’ll often hear people cite targets and receptions as one of the key wide-out metrics.  However, it’s a little too easy to simply assume that more targets automatically results in more fantasy production.  This week, I’ll be using ProFootballFocus.com’s Points-Per-Opportunity (PPO) metric and my own Points-Per-Target (PPT) metric to highlight the best and the worst of four wide receiver tiers: WR1, WR2, WR3/Flex & WR4/Bench.

If you are not familiar with PPO, it is calculated by taking a player’s total fantasy points scored, and dividing it by his carries plus his pass routes run, while PPT divides the total fantasy points by the number of times that player has been targeted in the passing game. The goal here is to point out those players who may be over or under performing in their current standing. 

Week 6 WR1:Here is the data for the top-12 ranked WRs for Week 6, according to FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings (Standard Scoring):

A few things stand out to me here.  With Calvin Johnson banged up and Julio Jones out for the season, Dez Bryant has emerged as the clear #1 WR in fantasy football.  He’ll look to continue his torrid pace against defenses in the NFC East that rank amongst the most favorable for wide receivers in the league.  Wes Welker has also been making a huge impact as part of the potentially record-breaking Broncos offense.  Welker leads all other elite options with a whopping 0.42 points-per-opportunity, and 1.75 fantasy points-per-target.  Welker, Torrey Smith and Pierre Garcon have all been very pleasant surprises for fantasy owners this season, rocketing up the rankings board from their preseason allocations as WR2s.  The slumping players on this list include A.J. Green and Andre Johnson.  Green leads the entire elite group in targets, but these extra looks have not translated into fantasy production since his big first outing in Week 1.  Similarly, the struggles of Matt Schaub have hurt Johnson, who currently ranks 30th in fantasy points scored by wide receivers.  While owners will still be starting these players each week, they’ll clearly be hoping for a rebound going forward.

Week 6 WR2:

As you can see, Josh Gordon and Justin Blackmon have come off their suspensions with a vengeance, rewarding the fantasy owners who were patient enough to await their return.  While Blackmon’s sample size is much smaller than the rest on this list, it is clear that he figures to be a main “garbage time” weapon for the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, posting 2.18 PPT on 9 targets in Week 5.  DeSean Jackson, Antonio Brown and Alshon Jeffery have all been producing more than 0.3 PPO and greater than 1.3 points per target; a great sign for things to come.  Cecil Shorts leads the league with 61 targets, but he has not been able to translate his more than 12 looks per game into the fantasy production owners are hoping for, at only 0.77 fantasy points per target.  Marques Colston, Vincent Jackson, Larry Fitzgerald and Danny Amendola round out the list of big name players that have had an underwhelming start to the season, with V-Jax only averaging 0.7 PPT and Colston posting a woeful 0.2 PPO.  Look for these two players to rebound in the very near future. 

Week 6 WR3/Flex:

Leading this list with 1.77 points-per-target is one of my favorite waiver wire pick-ups of the week, Terrence Williams.  Provided Miles Austin remains sidelined with hamstring issues, Williams figures to be a great compliment to Dez in the Dallas offense.  Similarly, James Jones has been a stellar WR3, posting 45 fantasy points and a catch percentage of 73% on 26 targets through 5 games.  Denarius Moore, Anquan Boldin and TY Hilton have all been able to produce more than 0.3 points-per-opportunity and very respectable points-per-target numbers.  On the contrary, it’s possible that better days are behind Steve Smith, Hakeem Nicks and Dwayne Bowe.  These three have been in ranking free-fall since the season opener.  They are at or below 0.2 points-per-opportunity, and have combined for only 3 touchdowns through 5 Weeks.  If you happen to see future promise any either of these players, their respective owners would likely sell them to you for a sack of magic beans at this point.

Week 6 WR4/Bench:

Now we’re getting deep!  Truthfully, this is one of my favorite tiers to analyze because several of these players are available in a majority of leagues and could potentially emerge to be difference makers on your team.  While Greg Jennings and Nate Washington lead this list with PPO’s of 0.29, both are simply too erratic to be relied upon in standard formats at this point.  Players I particularly like in this tier include Keenan Allen, Stephen Hill andAustin Pettis.  The word is out on Allen, and he’s been a hot waiver wire target of late.  Through 5 weeks he has posted a stellar 1.62 PPT despite having 2 TDs called back on Sunday, and has emerged to become a big part of the revitalized Chargers offence, as discussed in this recent TopTeamFantasy article.  With Santonio Holmes sidelined, look for Hill to step up as the Jets top vertical threat, having caught 71% of passes directed his way for 1.47 points-per-target.  Lastly, Pettis has quietly become the Ram’s leading red zone threat.  With numbers like 1.36 PPT and a 0.23 PPO, look for Pettis to emerge as one of Sam Bradford’s most trusted targets moving forward.

Keep on the look-out for weekly updates to this article as I continue to track the progress of these players through the season.  As always, stay frosty and best of luck in Week 6!