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Tight End troubles; Drop Carlson or Z.Miller for Havner?

Postby SonOF » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:38 pm

My team is pretty solid this year, but I have been having trouble at the tight end position. My tight ends are currently Zach Miller (Oakland) and John Carlson (Seattle). Both have been extremely mediocre, and play on lousy teams that don't score a lot or rack up a lot of passing yards. On the positive side, both Miller and Carlson are important part of their respective team's awful passing games (Miller targeted 45 times this season; Carlson 48); so at least their quarterbacks are looking for these tight ends, but neither has had much luck getting in the endzone.

So should I hold on to these guys, settle for their consistently average point totals each week (like 50-70 yards receiving and no TD's) and hope for more TD's as the year progresses, or look to pick someone else up? The guy I would be looking at at the moment is Green Bay's Spencer Havner. He has three TD's in the past 2 games, and seems to be becoming an end-zone target for Aaron Rodgers, on a team that has been scoring a lot of points through the air.

Thoughts? WHIR, thanks in advance....
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QB - M. Ryan, Flacco
RB - A.Peterson, Portis, Moreno, R.Williams
WR - R.Wayne, Desean Jackson, D.Bowe, D.Mason
TE - Carlson, Z.Miller
K - Praeter, Carpenter
D/ST - Bears, Colts
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Re: Tight End troubles; Drop Carlson or Z.Miller for Havner?

Postby Phantasy Phun in Phx » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:36 pm

When Finley makes it back then Havner won't be heard from again . . . . . . . at least until another injury!
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Re: Tight End troubles; Drop Carlson or Z.Miller for Havner?

Postby SonOF » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:04 am

Phantasy Phun in Phx wrote:When Finley makes it back then Havner won't be heard from again . . . . . . . at least until another injury!


Not following the Packers much, I forgot about Finley. Good call, thanks.

These are the other TE's on the waiver wire on my league; none look too enticing in my opinion:

Tony Scheffler
M. Lewis (Jags)
Kevin Boss
D. Fells

..the rest have like less than 30 fantasy points for the year. Boss is the only one I would even consider, as the Giants throw a ton and Eli has liked him in the past, but he has been disappointing and injured all year..

guess I'll stick with my guys
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QB - M. Ryan, Flacco
RB - A.Peterson, Portis, Moreno, R.Williams
WR - R.Wayne, Desean Jackson, D.Bowe, D.Mason
TE - Carlson, Z.Miller
K - Praeter, Carpenter
D/ST - Bears, Colts
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Re: Tight End troubles; Drop Carlson or Z.Miller for Havner?

Postby jwinslow » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:12 am

Keep your TEs. The previous poster nailed it about Finley, and Boss is fighting against a deep corps of WRs. I like Carlson the best down the stretch.

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Re: Tight End troubles; Drop Carlson or Z.Miller for Havner?

Postby coleman1027 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:26 am

I almost pulled down Havner on Saturday in my 14 team league with Finley down...... turned out I didn't need him.........I don't know about Havner going forward.......wouldn't trust him......

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