Pre neku nedelju sam pričao kako moram da dočekam da moji rookie/sophomore igrači počnu da isporučuju ono što se od njih očekuje, izgleda da to polako počinje da se ostvaruje - Josh Gordon, Blackmon, i mali Gio ide sa dvocifrenim brojem poena, D-Mart čeka kasvetnog QB-a da mu se otvori malo prostora za trčanje. A najviše me raduje što je moj ovogodišnji pik druge runde Keenan Allen napokon proradio. Nakon prvih par nedelja sam već pomislio da sam protraćio pik, ali izgleda da će to biti OK.
Dose: Allen Emerging for Bolts
By Nick Mensio
2 hours ago
Rotoworld
In the Chargers’ 19-9 defeat of the Colts on Monday night, Keenan Allen became just the second Chargers rookie ever to post back-to-back 100-yard receiving games. The No. 76 overall pick in April’s draft, Allen saw a game-high 12 targets. After seeing just four passes come his direction in the first three games – he didn’t even play a single offensive snap in Week 1 – Allen has drawn 26 targets the past three weeks. He’s emerged as Philip Rivers’ new go-to guy in the passing game with defenses starting to key in on stopping Antonio Gates. Allen scored the game’s lone touchdown by beating double-coverage from Vontae Davis and Delano Howell to make a diving 22-yard catch in the back of the end zone.
Rivers has described Allen as a “gamer.” He’s a player who doesn’t shine in practices or in gym shorts but rises to the occasion when the lights come on. Allen had a lackluster pre-draft process, running slow forty times, recovering slowly from a torn PCL, and failing to separate himself in pre-Combine workouts. The thing is that Allen wasn’t a real vertical threat while at Cal-Berkeley. He did his damage by running crisp routes and racking up yards post-catch in college. Allen ran an uninspiring 4.71 forty at his personal Pro Day. He was initially projected as a first-round pick. The long-speed concern certainly contributed to his tumble into the third round. The Chargers got a steal with the pick.
On Monday night, Allen put his yards-after-catch ability on display to a national audience. The Indianapolis defensive backs were constantly pressing him at the line of scrimmage. Allen did a fine job of being aggressive and using his 6-foot-2, 206-pound frame to his advantage. On the touchdown drive, Allen was the man. He caught four passes for 51 yards and capped it off with the 22-yard score. Allen mixed in a big third-and-ten conversion in the process.
Allen has already gained Rivers’ trust and is firmly on the WR3 radar in one of the league’s pass-happiest offenses. (The Chargers pounded the rock on the ground Monday night, but coach Mike McCoy coordinated a Peyton Manning-led offense last season.) Allen is a top Dynasty target, but it’s going to be hard to acquire him now after his past two statistical outputs. Allen has the Jaguars and Redskins next on the schedule. He has a chance to really post more big numbers against the two leaky defenses. Do all that you can to snatch Allen up if he’s on the waiver wire in your fantasy leagues.
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