What do people think of Hixon this year? Doesn't seem like there's a clear cut WR1 for NYG yet. Any Giants fan have any insight on the WR's for the Giants this year?

It's anyone's guess.... Hixon is a lock, as is Steve Smith most likely. Manningham should be number 3 and Nicks is expected to do something eventually.

Below is my post from another thread http://forums.rotoworld.com/index.php?show...141655&st=0
Check the thread out for a little bit more.

"Moss has talent - but is not durable and simply disappears in games that he does play. The more I think about it, the more of a fan I am of Steve Smith. He has soft hands and runs great routes. I think this year him and Eli will develop a telepathic connection. He will be a PPR beast.

One guy that might be a good surprise on the Giants is HIXON. I'm not sure what his ADP is - but if he starts the season off strong he should have a good year. I think he has the talent and is a big play threat, however, he folded under the pressure of stepping into Plaxico's role. He had a couple big drops that would have translated into TDs or heavy yardage. Like I said though, I think the pressure got to him and it was not a lack of talent.

Giants WR
Hixon (if he keeps starting job): 75-80 catches, 1,000-1,1000 yards, 7 TDs
Smith: 85 catches, 800 yards, 1 TD
Moss: Stay away
Nicks: May overtake Hixon if Hixon struggles early on
Manningham: Should overtake Moss as the deep threat once he goes down with an early season injury as long as he doesn't act like a knucklehead - little fantasy value predicted "

I disagree that Hixon has talent. He's a pretty average WR who doesn't have a whole lot of speed. He's tall, but his hands aren't particularly good. I think he'll put up decent WR4 numbers simply becasue he's a #1, but he really isn't anything special - he's just the best the Giants have.

The Giants have done a really lousy job drafting /stockpiling WR's. Manningham and Moss are busts, and Steve Smith is a lot like Hixon - average.

Moss, I grant you, and the Giants' history of drafting and developing WRs over the last decade is by no means good. (Tim Carter? Brian Alford?) But I have some hope that the new regime (loosely dating from when now-GM Jerry Reese took over as the head guy in pro personnel) has reversed some of that trend.

Manningham has only been in the league for 1 season. Given how rarely that 1st-year WRs break out, I think it's a tad early to judge him. Smith was a really good possession WR last season. Showed great hands and a Bobby-Engram like ability to get first downs as a slot guy. I can't yet say whether he'll develop into anything more than that, but that's still a valuable type of player to have around.

As for Hixon, 6'2" isn't particularly tall for a WR, and although he didn't merit a combine invite coming out of Akron, he did run a 4.39 40 at his pro day. His hands were good enough to catch 59% of the passes thrown at him last season, which is better than Plaxico ever did as the #1 guy in this offense. (The perception that he has poor hands stems almost entirely from one single play-- when he got wide open deep against Philly and let the ball go through his hands. Not his shining moment, to be sure, but I can show you plays like that by every star WR in the NFL.) He's also a really good kick/punt returner. The question about him is whether he has the toughness and strength to beat press coverage at the line with any consistency. It may be that he's a #3-caliber guy, playing over his head as a #1. But it's also possible that he can do better in an offense more in-tune with his strengths, as opposed to his situation in 2008, when there wasn't time to re-tool the offense and he was essentially told to go fill Burress' role as best he could. (Also, recall that the Giants got him essentially for free, when Denver tried to sneak him onto their practice squad early in the 2007 season.)

I don't believe that the Giants will have a steady/consistent #1 WR this season.

I think Hixon will have an excellent season, and I think he is pretty good. He is excellent in open space, and he has decent size. Eli is a good QB behind a Top 5 OL, with a great ground game. Hixon will produce imo.

The fact they picked Nicks first tells me they the Giants don't feel there is a number one receiver on the team. Nicks should be a late round pick and could have a DeSean Jackson type of year.

Yes - Moss has been a bust. No - Mannigham has not really played yet and has only been in the league 1 year. It is far too early to call him a bust. Steve Smith is definitely not "average". For the role he plays he is phenomenal. He runs great routes and catches everything thrown at him. Watch how many catches he has this year.

Hixon may be viewed as a "pretty average WR" at this point - but I think he is capable of much more. He gets open and is great with the ball in his hands. The guy has been nice on kick and punt returns and should be capable of breaking a few long ones if he gets any space in the open field. I think he will put up more than WR#4 numbers. My opinion is Hixon will hold his starting spot and they will find a way to get Nicks involved. By the end of the season, the 3 WR that should see the most touches are Smith, Hixon, and Nicks.

I was wondering how everyone thinks that hixon will do with nick hurt as of now? I have a feeling that you could turn out to be a good deep threat for eli.

If you're asking for the PPR league listed, I think you'll be disappointed in his production. He doesn't get a lot of targets and with Manningham picking it up and Steven Smith getting a ton of targets, his production will be volatile.....I don't think he's much of an option in a PPR league...

I'd grab Steve Smith.

He runs precise routes, has good hands, and is Eli Manning's intermediate-to-short pass guy.
He should get end zone looks too that aren't going on the ground.

And didn't he work out with Jerry Rice or something, receiving his endorsement?

Anybody think Hixon becomes relevant again??

 I picked him up in a 14 team league ppr that gets 1pt/20 ret yards. I'm interested to see how much he'll be involved in the offense this week

No chance, he is only a homerun threat and nothing else at this point.

I wouldn't say that. He had a couple of nice short-to-intermediate catches for 3rd down conversions in the NO game. He has the ability to get open, but the numbers game among Giants WRs limits what he'll put on the stat sheet at the end of the day.

Generally, the Giants WR corps outside of Steve Smith is going to be a toss-up for the remainder of the season. One of Manningham, Nicks, and Hixon (you can probably throw Kevin Boss in here as well) will end up turning in a decent fantasy performance each week. But good luck in guessing which one it will be.

Our league counts return yards and since he is doing both punt and kick returns you can bet I will be playing him this weekend.

Hixon is starting today and an interesting add for those in need of an emergency WR...Wouldn't surprise me if he has 70 yards and a TD today.

Is he still the primary kick returner? I saw a depth chart at giants.com today that said it was Bradshaw.

is he still primary kr/pr today?