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What’s wrong with Elijah Moore, please let us survive this week, and the TOTW.

The Morning Huddle
Oct 20, 2021
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Good morning. You know what’s better than waking up to a fresh edition of the Morning Huddle? Waking up to successful waiver claims. If that’s you - congrats, you’ll need them…

We’re onto week 7, where everyone who’s anyone is either injured or on bye.

Team of the Week

QB: Josh Allen - Finished QB1 with 27+ despite leaving points on the table, going 2/5 in the red zone. His weekly upside & floor is second to none.

RB: Derrick Henry - No surprise here, just another 34+ performance from the 👑 , who has been the overall RB1 in 50% of weeks this season. And he’s built like a tank (only missing 2 games over his 5 year NFL career), making Henry more valuable than other top RBs. The craziest part? He usually improves as the season wears on:

Twitter avatar for @MorningHuddleUpThe Morning Huddle @MorningHuddleUp
If this translates to 2021, we could see Derrick Henry averaging 200+ yards and 40 fantasy points per game

Scott Barrett @ScottBarrettDFB

Derrick Henry (2016-2019) Before Thanksgiving 🦃 - PPR/G: 9.8 - YPG: 50.9 - YPC: 4.36 After Thanksgiving 🦃 - PPR/G: 16.0 - YPG: 92.1 - YPC: 5.37

October 20th 2021

WR: CeeDee Lamb - Finally, we saw the monster game owners (and Cowboys fans like myself) were praying for. After scoring 31+, all buy-low windows slammed shut.

TE: Noah Fant - Though most of his production came in garbage time, Fant lead all TEs with 20+. This could be the perfect opportunity to sell high with Jeudy nearing return.

DST: Los Angeles Rams: This was somewhat expected as the Giants have Jason Garrett as OC and were missing Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay, and Kadarius Toney. The Giants take on the Panthers this week (a D/ST worth grabbing).

Evan Silva Thread of the Week

The fantasy legend is back again dropping gems. Be sure to check out Evan’s top 150 rankings, which are too valuable to be free (paywalled). Luckily, we have the below, and you can listen to his team-by-team podcast for free.

Twitter avatar for @evansilvaEvan Silva @evansilva
No position by position this week, just general brain dump. - Darren Waller is the top buy low in all of FF - Calvin Ridley is a close second -Mark Andrews is the overall PPR TE1 last 5 weeks — by a 15-point margin over runner-up TKelce -Micah Hyde is the bravest DB in football

October 19th 2021

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- Week 7 vs Bucs is prototype game environment/script/matchup for Justin Fields pop-up game - Pat Freiermuth looks like No. 1 beneficiary of no JuJu - #Chargers Run DEF has gotten so bad it’s now affecting offense, which only had 22 mins TOP in Sunday’s blowout loss to #Ravens

October 19th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @evansilvaEvan Silva @evansilva
- Pushing in chips on Dallas Goedert post-Ertz - Mike Gesicki continues to look like Tua’s fave target, was last year too - Miles Sanders been every-down back 2 straight weeks, Kenny Gainwell irrelevant in both - #Lions playing from behind ev week remains big + for DAndre Swift

October 19th 2021

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Player Profile: What’s happened to Elijah Moore

To say Elijah Moore entered the NFL season with high hopes is an understatement. The offseason drumbeat was loud for the Ole Miss product - who averaged 149 receiving yards per game during his last college season:

  • Per Scott Barrett’s model, Moore ranked as the 8th-best WR Prospect since 2015, just behind Justin Jefferson and Jerry Jeudy.

  • Jets beat reporter: “The more Gang Green uses Elijah Moore the better, because through five days of training camp, Moore has been unstoppable.”

  • A.J. Brown to Elijah Moore: “I couldn't do none of the shit you do. I never told you this but you way better than me bro.”

  • Jets Coach Robert Saleh in August: "Old soul" Elijah Moore is "already ahead of the game" in Jets offense.

But then this happened:

Elijah Moore after Week 6: 10.6 fantasy points. Total.

There are a few reasons why:

  1. No preseason action due to a quadriceps injury.

  2. Suffered a concussion in Week 4 that could easily have lingered 2-3 weeks.

  3. Moore is playing out of position on the outside; he should be in the slot.

  4. Asked if Moore is struggling with coverage on the outside, where his size (5-foot-10) could be considered a disadvantage, coach Saleh acknowledged that's "a good discussion."

Twitter avatar for @DWyattHuptonDavid Wyatt-Hupton @DWyattHupton
Elijah Moore had nearly 1500 snaps in the slot at Ole Miss, in comparison to less than 150 snaps wide. Jets have largely played him outside to get Crowder on the field at the same time. Not saying he can't play outside, but he's better & more comfortable in the slot. #TakeFlight

October 19th 2021

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While Moore currently ranks WR133 on the season, things are looking up. After their bye week, the Jets realized they need to get Elijah the ball Moore (Sorry). Coach Saleh:

“We’re gonna get our best players on the field and Elijah, obviously, is one of them. We just got to find creative ways to get him on the football field and get him in a position to make a play.”

Zach Wilson also made a point in saying: “I know he is a dominant player. I need to get him the ball more.”

Best case? The Jets move Moore into the slot, instead of Jamison Crowder. Then Crowder is traded as Saleh isn’t afraid to move on from Gase-carryovers (See Darnold, Sam) - plus Crowder is in the final year of his contract. A slot position plays into Moore’s strengths - short throws with room for creativity (think A.J. Brown) and could lead to massive volume.

  • While you can’t start him, go acquire Elijah Moore in every single league you’re in. He’s basically free & could see a Kadarius Toney-like breakout performance after a week off to recover from injuries, especially if Moore is moved into the slot.

🚨 Need more convincing? Another rookie who suffered from offseason injuries: Odell Beckham Jr., who didn’t truly break out until Week 8

  • Beckham missed most of the offseason during his rookie year because of hamstring issues, which lingered to the point that he missed training camp, the preseason and the first month of the regular season.

  • Beckham Jr. finished as PFF’s highest-graded rookie WR (ever), had the best yards per route run season by a rookie WR (ever), and the 5th most receiving yards by a rookie WR (ever).

So yeah, it’s too early to lose faith in Elijah Moore. Crazier things have happened.

Quick Slants

Alabama Football: Tide dominate second week of NFL season
  • Kadarius Toney will miss Week 7, making Sterling Shepard a borderline must-start off-target share alone, as Shepard saw 14 targets in Week 6.

  • I remember people telling me not to hype up Darrell Henderson because he was going to split carries with Sony Michel. Henderson is currently RB9 in points per game and gets Detroit, Houston, and Tennesse in his next 3.

  • Keep buying Najee Harris, who is only behind LaDainian Tomlinson (634) and Edgerrin James (633) in total yards from scrimmage for a rookie RB (632).

  • Jake Ciely is right when he says Urban Meyer loves JAX WR Jamal Agnew, who has seen 13 targets over the past two games since Chark went on the IR. Agnew is worth a look if he’s available in your league. I found the Cordarrelle Patterson comparison fitting.

Twitter Beef Update of the Day

Looks like DK did his homework on Shannon Sharpe and made nice.

Twitter avatar for @dkm14DK Metcalf @dkm14
You know what, you right 😂😂 @ShannonSharpe I do pray my resume can matchup with yours 🙏🏾 #WorkInProgressBaby

October 18th 2021

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See you tomorrow, thanks for joining me this morning - Get after it today.

Also - we’re on Twitter: give us a follow @MorningHuddleUp.

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October 18th 2021

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- Eddie

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Matt Shefter
Oct 20, 2021Liked by The Morning Huddle

Do you think there's any point in picking up Kenny Golladay as a playoff sleeper, or is his offense too competitive?

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CGL
Oct 20, 2021Liked by The Morning Huddle

Love the GIF at the end. And, thanks for sharing your Twitter. Hope to see even more content there.

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