Roddy White

Smitty

Where does everyone rank Roddy White heading into 2012? Also, what's your dynasty take? Are people writing him off too quickly? I love Julio Jones, and I think he will soon be, or already is, the NO.1 in ATL, but White could be a low-end fantasy WR1 or an excellent WR2 for a bit longer.

BuckysGT

I think Roddy will have 2-3 productive season yet with low wr1, high wr2 numbers. I'd rank him around the 8-12 in dynasty, a little higher in redraft this year. I see White/Julio like Fitz/Bolden use to be.

JRMRRT

Roddy is the new Boldin (in Arizona) IMO. Julio is the #1 in Atlanta but Roddy will still be very productive.

BuckysGT

JRMRRT said:
Roddy is the new Boldin (in Arizona) IMO. Julio is the #1 in Atlanta but Roddy will still be very productive.

I agree...Roddy is Boldin.

rabidbucfan

BuckysGT said:

JRMRRT said:
Roddy is the new Boldin (in Arizona) IMO. Julio is the #1 in Atlanta but Roddy will still be very productive.

I agree...Roddy is Boldin.

+1 I'll go with this - he'll get his but JJ is going to take over the show

TBL

With Turner likely to start boggin down, I like White as a low end WR2 for another couple years. I think Julio gets alot of attention frop opposing defences this year.

JRMRRT

Julio will get attention but hes too physically dominating to not be elite anyway. Hes built in the mold of Andre Johnson. Huge, physical and blazing fast even for a little guy.

ArtyS

I like Roddy and Julio as wr1's in any format. Roddy will still get plenty of targets and Jones will take away a lot of the coverage he used to see.

wiseguy

I like Roddy White as a number 1 receiver and better than Jones this year and next. With the number of targets he gets he will be very useful, especially in ppr formats, for 3-4 years. Everybody expects Jones to become a star based on his rookie year and that may happen. I remember similar predictions for Mike Williams last year. If the White owners are down on him in your league you should try and scoop him up and plug him right into your starting lineup.

Bashman

I'm not sure who will be the better WR next year. I agree with most that we may be reliving a "Fitz/Boldin" scenerio...Jones is WR1a & White is WR1b. Roddy should see a reduction in targets, but he may be able to produce similar reception, yardage, and even TD numbers with a reduction in the number of double-teams he sees from the opposing defenses. We will probably get at least two years before it starts to slide into a "Wayne/Harrison" scenerio and Roddy begins to produce more like a WR2/3.

I own White and will probably ride him out unless I can package him in a deal for a young stud like AJG, Julio, or Calvin Johnson.

I'm also happy to have Matt Ryan as my QB2...His numbers should continue to increase with Jones and White.

george

IMO Roddy will be the receiver to own in Atlanta as long as Ryan is the QB. I takes more than physical tools to replicate Andre Johnson, and Julio is no Andre.

Whos_Ur_Doggie

I love Julio as much as everyone else but I still like Roddy as the true WR1 in Atlanta. Julio has every bit the talent to jump Roddy as the WR1 in Atlanta and time will tell on this one. One thing for sure though is Ryan loves tossing the rock to Roddy and with a little less coverage shading his way, I'm expecting a big season for him.

LukeB5301

If not this year for sure next Julio will be the #1.. I'm trying to get rid of Roddy before it's too late

JRMRRT

wiseguy said:
I like Roddy White as a number 1 receiver and better than Jones this year and next. With the number of targets he gets he will be very useful, especially in ppr formats, for 3-4 years. Everybody expects Jones to become a star based on his rookie year and that may happen. I remember similar predictions for Mike Williams last year. If the White owners are down on him in your league you should try and scoop him up and plug him right into your starting lineup.

Lets not compare Julio with M Williams. Julio is 6'3" 220 lbs and runs a sub 4.40 forty. On top of that the kid has huge talent and receiver skills. Julio was the 6th pick of the draft and Atl gave up a ransome to go up and get him for a reason.

wiseguy

JRMRRT said:

wiseguy said:
I like Roddy White as a number 1 receiver and better than Jones this year and next. With the number of targets he gets he will be very useful, especially in ppr formats, for 3-4 years. Everybody expects Jones to become a star based on his rookie year and that may happen. I remember similar predictions for Mike Williams last year. If the White owners are down on him in your league you should try and scoop him up and plug him right into your starting lineup.

Lets not compare Julio with M Williams. Julio is 6'3" 220 lbs and runs a sub 4.40 forty. On top of that the kid has huge talent and receiver skills. Julio was the 6th pick of the draft and Atl gave up a ransome to go up and get him for a reason.

I am not comparing the two. I am pointing out that the NFL has been filled with WR that showed potential early and then fizzled. Draft position means nothing. Check out the careers of Roy Williams, Michael Westbrook, David Boston, Charles Rogers, etc...Most 1st rounders have huge talent but sometimes things don't go as expected. My post is more about Roddy White. I think that trading for White is a better value than going after Jones right now. You are also getting more of a track record, especially if you are trying to win in the next 1-2 years.

JRMRRT

I agree that trading for White is cheaper right now.

RIPPERS

White, IMO is going to be the better value because I think White will out produce Jones this year. So redraft his value is higher to me. Jones is getting all the attention and White is not getting enough respect. In redraft take white over Jones. But Jones is something special, in Dynasty formats he is the WR to own. This years production is not going to be that far off from Whites but White is the #1guy.

Smitty

A lot of solid arguments here... I think Roddy is undervalued. I love Jones, though, and I think Jones is the new No. 1, but I also agree with all of the comments that speak to White being undervalued.

What kind of season is Matt Ryan going to have with all this WR1 scoring going on. Who's the back-up in ATL? Chris Redman? I wonder what would happen if he got hurt? Maybe John Parker Wilson, the team's No. 3, is the next Kurt Warner in waiting :)

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