Great that we are getting good national pub. http://www.nfl.com/fantasyfootball/story/0ap3000000674233/article/derek-carr-among-mustown-fantasy-quarterbacks?campaign=tw-nf-sf30822537-sf30822537 The second-year sleeper with ALL of the weaponsJameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers:As a rookie, Jameis Winston finished as fantasy's QB13, one spot ahead of Derek Carr. Two players who finished ahead of him in points last year, Blake Bortles and Kirk Cousins, carry question marks as to whether thay can repeat in 2016. That gives Winston the potential to slide into the top 10 by the end of 2016 if he can tone down his mistakes -- he tied for third in interceptions in the NFL (15) -- and turn up his passing touchdown rate.Still, Winston's 28 combined passing and rushing scores last year ranked him third most in NFL history by a rookie signal-caller, and he's in good company with Cam Newton (35) and Russell Wilson (30). His six rushing touchdowns obviously boosted his fantasy value. Winston is a bigger bodied quarterback at 6-foot-4, 235 pounds coming out of college, so he has the mass to punch one in on a QB-dive at the goal line if need be. But he's definitely not as athletic as, say, Newton. Winston lumbered around awkwardly on his rush attempts, so we're not considering him a "running" quarterback.In terms of the weapons Winston has at his disposal; Mike Evans, Vincent Jackson, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Doug Martin and Charles Sims present an intimidating matchup for any opposing defense. It's evident that Winston has only scratched the surface as far as what he is capable of as a fantasy quarterback. As Alex Gelhar noted in his breakdown of Winston, Tampa Bay plans to give the Florida State product more responsibility at the line in his second season, and that should lead to even more big-play opportunities. His No. 1 threat, Evans, admittedly wasn't 100 percent focused last year which came to light in his league-leading drop rate. If Evans can bounce back and become a reliable red-zone threat, Winston's outlook is bright. The Bucs offense is trending upward in its second season in Dirk Koetter's scheme, and Winston is driving that ship. Fantasy owners need to climb aboard.
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Posted : Jul. 14, 2016 1:39 pm