Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Buffalo Owens

I thought I'd weigh in on some Bills related news. Or at least some old news. TO is a Bill, and the effect is practically nil. I'm not moving TO's value at all. He is still a second tier guy with high risk and high reward. The presence of Evans on the opposite side could draw some attention away from Owens. It could also lead to a lot more balls going away from him. The factor for Owens is his age. Someone is likely to pay for his name, so I'm not targeting him in 09, but his value doesn't really drop with the move north.
Evans has a bump in value, which puts him back above zero in 2009. Perhaps he will be more consistent with less boom/bust. Not as much defensive focus on him and perhaps he'll be easier on fantasy owners as a consistent 3rd wr.
There is a bump to Edwards as well, but not enough that you should even be thinking of drafting him outside of a man's league.

In other Buffalo news, Lynch is heading towards a suspension. I'm starting to look more at him because of this. He will slip in drafts no matter how long the suspension is. If he can be picked up for cheap it is definitely worth sitting him through the suspension. Fantasy leagues aren't won in September.
Edit: The suspension is three games. I like the value in Fred Jackson now. He should perform well in his first three games. In a deeper legue where you can't get more than one sure thing, a nice strategy would be to take Jackson and play him the first three games while you find out which of your risk/reward players are going to contribute. Alternatively, if you ending up getting Lynch on the cheap, Jackson should probably be picked as well, since his best games will obviously be the games your star is missing.

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