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The Jordy Nelson Ripple Effect

August 24, 2015 by Kurt Turner

When Green Bay needed him to step up against a talented New England secondary, Davante Adams Delivered the breakout game of his rookie season. www.foxsports.com
When Green Bay needed him to step up against a talented New England secondary, Davante Adams Delivered the breakout game of his rookie season. www.foxsports.com

First and foremost, it's a tragedy how these guys get hurt and we are not celebrating Nelson's injury in this article. Last year I had "a guy" rip me in the comment section for "celebrating" a players injury so my fantasy football team could flourish. Man people sure are sensitive these days. The following guys are going to be the main benefactors of Jordy Nelson's season ending ACL injury:

  • Randall Cobb - Nelson's injury could actually make life harder for Cobb as defenses won't have to worry about Nelson. All depends on the play of this next guy, Adams.
  • Davante Adams - After Nelson went down Adams only got 1 target, which is fine, I prefer the Packers to keep it on the down low. Adams is expected to get the biggest boost here and you should expect high end WR2 production with upside.
  • Richard Rodgers - TE hasn't been productive in Green Bay for a long time and this injury won't change that fact. Keep in mind both TE's combined had 20 red zone targets in 2014. Nelson has 28. Those 28 red zone targets are looking for a new home but I just don't think TE is where they end up on the consistent basis.
  • Jeff Janis - He was the first wide receiver off the bench when Nelson went down and should be the favorite next to Adams and Cobb in three WR sets. You can get him cheap right now and I don't think you should pay more than a 10th round pick in 12 team leagues.
  • Ty "Monty" is now getting his shot at #3

I was already high on Cobb and am probably way over bullish on him in our WR Draft Rankings. The smart play here is to go with Devante Adam. I think he'll enjoy the single coverage and the top QB in the NFL will put it on his numbers.

Lacy Gets A Bump

Eddie Lacy will probably see 2 or 3 more touchdown due to the loss of Jordy, that's right a couple more! Jordy is a big weapon and really helped free things up for everyone in the passing game. Nelson also had 28 red zone targets in 2014 and Cobb had 29. Let's say Lacy gets 15 more red zone carries, that's a couple more touchdown. He was already a top 5 running back and this could be enough to send him to the top 3.

Final Conculsion

  1. Don't use your real name or credit card on sites like Ashley Madison, just saying.
  2. Draft Adams over Cobb (Cobb is still going to be awesome just too expensive).
  3. Lacy gets a minor bump from top 5 to top 3.

Now Read: ADP - SOS - Draft Projections

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Kurt's fantasy advice is featured on USA Today Sports, Bleacher Reports, SiriusXM and Fox Sports. He is the owner of FantasyKnuckleheads.com and has been butchering topics here for over 15 years. Follow him on Twitter

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