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Fantasy: Is today the day to start Hurns?

Anyone her as frustrated with the letdown each week in fantasy football? Take Odell Beckham Jr. for instance. The one-hand-catch-phenom was putting up 17-25 pts per game last season. The first two weeks of the season, he a has a huge drop and all we have seen is salsa dancing, due to Victor Cruz’s exponential return. Then, of course, there is the rookie catching a great deal of Eli Manning’s attention. That’s not what I’m here for today. I want to focus on a “**** or get off the pot” player. We all know Odell Beckham will get his eventually, but my focus is on Allen Hurns.

All is well outside of fantasy

Hurn was supposed to be the guy that excelled to a monster level this year. He signed a 5-year 40-million dollar contract because the Jacksonville Jaguars believe in him. His level of play so far has not been on the 40-million dollar level as NO. 2 WR has only caught 9 of 15 targets through two games. Jaguars fans are ok with the numbers, as long as he is handling business at critical times in the game, unlike week one where he was key in the loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Coleman did it, so…

We fantasy fans are pretty ticked off, though. I know I spent at least a sixth-round draft pick on this guy, and I have not seen the teens in production from him yet. Week three is the week folks! It is imperative that he show up against the Baltimore Ravens. Charm City let Corey Coleman see paydirt twice, during the last week matchup. The first-year player totaled out 22.40 FPS on the day for my buddy Treyology. That was not on just one corner either. Both of the former Baylor player’s TDs were on Jimmy Smith and Shareece Wright. My expectation is that with the two best receivers in football inviting these two corners to town, there are points to be had.

Frustration building

Based on the FPS production from Hurns as of late I was tempted to pull him from the flex and bench the former Miami player, but I feel this is the day. If Hurns does not produce a TD today, I am not only benching the guy, but I am cutting him and looking elsewhere for a flex. Is this emotion driven? You bet your bottom dollar it is. I’m 0-2 in my league, and I demand results! Get it together Hurns!

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Shareece Wright: Key Cog to Ravens’ D

Break out the champagne, call up the homies and blow up your group football text feed, because the Baltimore Ravens just got a W over the Buffalo Bills. The victory, of course, will be a short-lived victory due to the 24-hour rule. I saw something today. Something I haven’t seen in years, actual defense! It was incredible to see disguised blitzes, pressure actually getting through the line, and the run game stopped on the edges. We even saw Terrell Suggs get a sack! LeSean McCoy still saw pay dirt but was held to just 58-yards rushing on the day. The main cog to this D is an entirely unexpected one. Shareece Wright, you are that Cog.

He’s so blue-collar

Today before even looking up the stats, I already knew who the player of the game was. This six-year veteran player was just that today, a vet. Wright was constantly around the ball. The way he covers to the way he hustles, he’s just a high-motor, blue-collar type of guy. John Harbaugh is probably reading this right now getting all excited I stole his saying.

When he wasn’t breaking up passes, he was sealing off running lanes and making tackles. The former San Diego Charger had 11-tackles (all unassisted) throughout the match.

Leading all Ravens in tackles, the former USC Trojan gave us all a possible preview of the rest of the season. I am a huge believer of CBs that don’t mind getting dirty and that was exactly the case with Wright. Initially, I had no belief in Dean Pees or this secondary.

Keep this guy!

I thought this D was trash to be honest, even with a healthy Jimmy Smith in the fold. However, it’s nice to see that I see a leader come from complaining on the bench for the San Francisco 49ers, to becoming a starter here in Baltimore. Wright signed a three-year deal with the team in March. Here’s to hoping he sticks around for the whole deal and more.

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