Ended last season on a tear, anyone liking him as much this year as they did last year? He finished 2008 on a tear. I love him as a WR2 at the beginning of Round 3. He has WR1 upside. Why is nobody talking about Colston?

I like his week 1 matchup. He was inconsistent last year though and the Saints spread the ball to so many different targets.

It all depends on the condition of his knee. From injury expert Will Carroll's 8/19 report:

And this is exactly why I think Moore has tremendous value this year. With Colston out last year, he stepped up in a big way for Brees.

Can be had in the later rounds as well...believe he was taken in the 8th round of my 14 teamer.

Colston's size and speed make him a rare talent but he's been banged up lately.

Colston definitely seems like the classic risk-reward guy. He has been banged up alot already in his young career. When he is 100% healthy, there is no doubt he will put up top tier WR numbers. I think every team can afford a few risk-reward guys. In my case, I have Westbrook as he fell late into the 2nd round, and also Schaub.

honestly, meachem at the end of the draft is the bargain i'll be targetting...

btw, speed is not one of colston's strengths...

That's what I did. A handcuff for Colston so of speak. Having watched the last two Saints preseason games, I feel like Meachem could put up solid numbers if either Colston or Moore went down. It was just preseason, so he might not pan out at all, but given the high powered offense and the injury history of their receivers, I'm willing to give him a roster spot.

I specifically meant the size/speed combo. A guy of his size that can move is a strength...

40 time was high at the combine but registered fastest 10 yard dash and has great acceleration.

I was extremely high on him. And basically everything I've read today on these forums has had me really upset that I took him over Boldin.

Here's to hoping?

I don't think I would feel upset about that at all.

Oh man, you read some other people's opinion that are just arm chair QB's and you already want to get rid of Colston? I am as HIGH on Colston as you can get. The guy hurt his thumb last year. That's it. He was on a tear last year at the end. I predict he is a top 5 WR this year with Brees. He is already tearing up the preaseason and is getting the majority of the looks from Brees. I think he is a steal in the 3rd round and will prove to be a steal in the 2nd. HIGH on Colston, I AM.

The guy didn't just hurt his thumb last year. He had microfracture knee surgery.

the thumb injury kept him out of several games early in the season... the microfracture surgery happened in the offseason and was kept on the down low until OTAs started

Like I said, I was high on him, but it wasn't just everyone's opinion.

This one....



....however, does scare me.

It doesn't matter when it was. It is not a positive thing.

He's gonna be one of those guys(like Westbrook) that provides elite numbers when playing but likely won't give you 16 games.

agreed... sorry, i misread your post... i thought you said that colston "didn't hurt his thumb"...

Where is this guy going in drafts, I think he is going to be a steal.

12 team .5 PPR 1 QB I grabbed him on my come-around in rounds 2/3. I had #2 pick.

Should really go right around 25-30.

I got him at 26.

Getting Colston in the 4th round would be a steal. He would be a 2nd round pick if he could stay healthy

Colston could be huge...but I just like the way Brees was hitting Lance Moore last season a little bit too much to risk a high pick on Colston. Maybe they will fall back to their old ways, but man he was looking for Moore a ton.

The talent is obviously there. I think it's more the fact Brees really spreads it around in that offense.

This was my point earlier too. You look at guys drafted near Colston like Bowe/Roddy and I take these two before him because they are the only mouths to feed. Granted the Saints will throw more, but there's so many weopans and Brees is good enough that if a team doubles Colston, he will go elsewhere. This happened frequently early in the season last year....

There is definately a flip side to that and that is why I have him slotted at a top 4 WR: Brees does have lots of weapons, Colston therefore is not going to get double teamed like Bowe and Roddy will. I really feel Colston will kill it this year.

Brees is still going to find targets no matter the defense thrown at them. It's a pass heavy team with a lot of weapons. Colston will get his, but you would think a #1 WR on the best offense in the NFL would project higher, which says more about Brees than Colston.

While I agree somewhat, Brees's big weopans are pass catching RBs like Bush and Pierre. Not too many defenses are going to double Lance Moore or Devery Henderson or J Shock on their routes....they will shade Colston before they do that. But, I do like Colston...I just think you take Roddy White and D Bowe before him.

This is exactly the problem I have with Colston. I group Colston and Boldin together as great WR1 talents who can't seem to put together a full season. They almost always post WR1 numbers when they're on the field, but thanks to their physical style of play, they always manage to either miss or play wounded for a few games. If I could get either as a WR2, I would be elated. If I had to rely on them as my WR1, I would be a bit concerned.

disagree....

i wouldnt have a problem with someone taking Roddy over Colsten....but i wouldnt do it. And Bowe over Colsten!? seriously? I think Cassell is gonna get exposed badly in KC this year. Good luck with that

bowe will likely lead the league in targets this season since he was already among the league leaders last season and gonzo is now gone (colston will see 3/4 of total targets bowe will see if he's lucky).... something to chew on...

yea....hes gotta work on those hands tho before i will ever draft him over Colston....and yes Gonzo is gone, but IMO that is a negative for Bowe. He will get shadowed and doubled EVERY WEEK.

Targets are a nice stat to draft by...but its meaningless if he cant turn those targets into receptions

top 5 WRs with the most targets in 08:

marshall
aj
bowe
fitz
calvin

i'll let that speak for itself

You should have a WR1 by the third round. WR/RB or WR/QB if you take Brees or Brady

He might get exposed, but if your a good enough receiver, it doesn't matter who is throwing to you. Just look at Calvin last year. Bowe will have a better year than Colston, and I don't think its as close as your making it seem.

your comparing Calvin Johnson to Bowe? Megatron is a 6-5 freak of nature, physically speaking Bowe is "average" for a WR. Not to mention he doesnt have the greatest hands or separation speed. Yea he is a fine WR, but drafting him over Colston who is in an offense such as NO, with Brees as his QB? I would take the risk of injury and take Colston over Bowe any day...

fyi, bowe converted on 55% of his targets last season... colston converted on 53%...

bowe is probably gonna get atleast 170 targets. he's not catching less than 80passes, and ill give him a projection for 92. we've gotten off topic tho. i like colston, he seems like a flashy high upside pick, but indeed his career is half crappy half great. a already slow and never fully healthy guy, now even more slowed and injury prone comin off microfracture surgery, unless he's there in my 4th round pick, im gonna have to pass on him. early picks normally can lose u a league more than win u won, and he seems like a definite risk (albeit high risk high reward)

Colston v/ Revis?

Colson, meet bench.

Yeah...not good that I'm seriously entertaining the thought of using Mason over him (but only if Welker looks good to go)

you shut your mouth! lol j/k

Are you guys really sitting Colston? Who are you playing instead? I would consider it if it weren't for the fact that DJax has a bye week. I am definitely not starting Antonio Bryant over Colston...

In my start 3 WR league, I was actually considering it DEPENDING on the status of Welker... My initial thought was assuming Welker plays, I'd roll w/ him vs Balt, S Smith (NYG) @ KC & Mason @ NE.... But, I'm guessing it's all academic because I have a bad feeling about Welker's knee. With that said, IF Welker is active, I'll be rolling the dice w/ him & Colston w/ my anchor being S Smith. I say "rolling the dice" w/ regards to both Colston & Welker because Colston up against a tough defensive matchup whether Revis stays on him or not & Welker after missing 2 games w/ what appears to be a nagging knee injury...doesn't instill a lot of confidence.

Well it depends. I mean I'm throwing out Jennings, Sims-Walker and Nate Washington instead of Colston. Also, I'm a Jets fan so I know what Revis is capable of. It just makes it easier for any cross rooting, so I'll just sit Colston. Not worth all the hassle.

Kanter, I'm curious if you think they will float a Safety over the top of Colston most of the game to help Revis? Or do you think they will stick with man coverage due to the fact there are so many receiving option available to the Saints? Even though Revis has been pretty stingy I have to take my chances with Colston being the stud that he is will get open or at least some chances to make plays.

Why would anyone sit Colston, who plays on the best offense in football...And they are playing this game in the dome...No way you can sit Colston this weekend.

I wish I knew what their gameplan was. I've read that it's not just going to be reckless abandon blitzing and more so strategic blitzing so I don't even know how that's going to work.

I'm guesing some shadowing of the safety but I think there are so many other options they might just throw Revis on Colston single coverage.

revis is great, but NO has a lot of players to defend, moreso than any team they've faced thus far (especially considering walters and welker were out wks 1 and 2)... the jets won't be able to focus on stopping any 1 option... furthermore, colston isn't NO's deep threat so revis may not even be guarding colston the entire game (colston will likely be moved along the formation all day)...

with that said, i can see why owners would be somewhat hesitant to start colston vs NYJ but sitting him in favor of sims-walker or washington is an over-rationalized/paranoid move imho...

How did NO fare last week against the Bills?

The key for the Jets is getting back a healthy Sheppard and Strickland. If Nick Lowery starts, that secondary is in trouble.

Yes, you can put Revis on Colston but then what?

Lowery on Henderson is a disaster waiting to happen. That will almost guarantee that a safety must roll that way to help out. The Saints have a lot of weapons and that Jets' secondary is hurting. They're going to have to pressure with 4 or 5 guys and if Brees has time, he'll work his magic. Brees inside that dome is pure gold.

I believe the Bills started out defending the Saints in a nickel package. Only then did Payton start feeding the ball to PT and he made them pay. Brees didn't pass for one TD and they still scored 27 points...pretty amazing.

The Saints are their own verison of the 2007 Pats...will be interesting to watch, Rex and that defense have a big task on their hands.

If it becomes a shootout, gotta lean towards the Saints. Sanchez doesn't really have one premier WR to throw too and the running game has been underwhelming thus far.

uhhh...pretty sure they won

lol