Former Bills Interim Head Coach Anthony Lynn has agreed to become the head coach of the San Diego (LA) Chargers. Here's the fantasy impact:
QB: Phillip Rivers (value stabilized) Rivers will remain a top 15 option this year, Lynn doesn't help or hurt his value. RB: Melvin Gordon is solidified as my no. 4 RB going into 2017, as of right now. Lynn helped guide Lesean Mccoy to a top 10 finish this past year, and even had Mike Gillislee provide top 10 fantasy weeks when Mccoy missed time. Danny Woodhead's fantasy value takes a nosedive, based off the last few years in Buffalo, it seems Lynn likes to feature one guy in his backfield. Gordon isn't a liability at RB either, so, barring injury, I don't see much opportunity for Woodhead this year. WR: Keenan Allen is going to be enticing 3rd/4th round this year again. However, we'll have to monitor his status coming off of a ACL injury in training camp. Sammy Watkins was peppered with targets the last few years in Buffalo as the no. 1, the role Allen will resume once healthy. Tyrell Williams will be a solid no. 2 option, but expect regression and a lesser role with the return of Allen. TE: Hunter Henry is poised to break out this year, much like Charles Clay did toward the end of this past season. Except Henry is more athletic and a better talent than Clay. Honestly, I don't know why Antonio Gates is coming back, but expect him to take a backseat for the young gun this year. Sean McVay to the Rams QB: Jared Goff (value up) Look, I'm not predicting a top five finish, but I am expecting significant improvement, top 20? McVay is the man responsible for Kirk Cousins' top five finish in fantasy this year, and now he gets to grow with second year QB: Goff. Goff has a better run game, and a thousand yard WR in Britt. Not to mention, a playmaker in Tavon Austin whose been misused the last few years. RB: Todd Gurley's bounce back season started with this hire. Chalk up last year to a sophomore slump. This year the price tag is a little less, 2nd maybe third round. A top three WR and Gurley wouldn't be a bad way to start your draft this year. McVay got the very best out of Matt Jones and Robert Kelley last year, and I expect him to do the same with a more superior talent in Gurley. WR: Kenny Britt's value is stabilized, but Tavon Austin is a guy I'd target late in every draft. He has the potential to be late round dart throw that becomes the reason you win your league. Think about it: this is the first time Austin has a innovative play maker on Offense. Expect his talents to be put to more noble use. TE: Lance Kendricks isn't Jordan Reed, but he's at least Vernon Davis. Last year when Reed was out, Davis stepped in and stepped up. The offense didn't change a bit, the TE was still featured in the pass attack, averaging close to nine targets a game. Kendricks a sleeper TE you take late. Sean Mcdermott to the Bills. Honestly, I hate this hire, and until they have a OC in place it's hard to gauge the fantasy impact, but, as of right now, I want no parts of any offensive player. At the right price, I'll take Lesean Mccoy, but he'll be 29 and getting up there in workload. I might bite on Sammy Watkins, but we'll have to wait and see who the QB is going to be this season. Vance Joseph to the Broncos as HC, Mike Mccoy as OC QB: Trevor Siemians value is up. From 2010-2012, in his first stint as OC, Mccoy may have had the most successful three years coaching in NFL history. In 2010, he guided stop-gap QB Kyle Orton to statistical career highs. The next season, at 1-5, he curtailed his playbook to fit the strengths of Tim Tebow, going on to finish 8-8 and win a playoff game. Oh, by the way, 31 year old Willis Mcgahee ran for 1,200 yards that season as well. In 2012, he topped it all off by helping Peyton Manning regain form and throw for 37 Passing TD's after missing the entire season before. This was also the breakout years of DT and Eric Decker. RB: C.J. Anderson is a lock to finish top 12 this year for me. Expect Mike Mccoy to feature him more in the passing game as well. I'm going to go out on a limb and predict 1,200 rushing yards at least. WR: Expect DT to climb back into the elite 8 WR's this year. Emmanuel Sanders won't be far along, top 15 at worst. Mccoy will play to the strengths of his players, and fantasy owners will be rewarded. TE: Austin Derby: Potential breakout, see what Hunter Henry did this past season. Doug Marrone takes off the interim tag to become the Head Coach of the Jaguars. QB: Bortles played better the last few games of the season, so, there's that, but nothing from a real life perspective makes me believe Bortles will finish next season as the starter, he's very close to becoming a back up in this league. His top 15 finish is solely from being down in so many games the past two years. Honestly, his stats don't mean anything, not even in fantasy. RB: I believe Chris Ivory takes over as the bellcow, even at this point in his career. (See Fred Jackson in Buffalo 2013-2014). T.J. Yeldon should be the passing downs back, and be viable in PPR. WR: Allen Robinson's a potential bounce back candidate, last year could've just been a sophomore slump. A situation to monitor in training camp, but we have seen WR's be elite fantasy options even with a less than stellar QB (See Brandon Marshall in Chicago). TE: Julius Thomas' fantasy value is stabilized though I think his better seasons are behind him. Stay away. Once San Francisco makes the hire of Kyle Shanahan official, this article will be updated...
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