Thursday, September 2, 2010

How does Ted Ginn impact the 49er's?

Ted Ginn Jr. is a former standout from Ohio State that, well, underachieved with the Miami Dolphins thus far. Ginn was the best WR on a bad receiving crew until his recent trade to the 49er's where he is now a number 2 or maybe a 3. This trade will ultimately help the Niners in their run game. Yes I Said run game before. That is exactly what I meant. Ginn is by far not the best receiver for the 49er's as he will be following Michael Crabtree and may even have about the same productivity as and aging Isaac Bruce. Frank Gore and Glen Coffee could be the biggest benefactors from this trade as Ginn may be just enough of a distraction (in combination with Crabtree and Bruce) to allow for their game to open up again especially with Vernon Davis also a threat in the pass game. This will only get better as time goes on as now Ginn will (after playing different positions up until college) be able to finally learn the pro game from a standout NFL 2nd year in Crabtree and an established veteran in Bruce. This will allow his ultimate fantasy value to skyrocket as time goes on as he is athletic and talented enough to be a star, he just is lacking experience and by what is in my opinion a mistake by the Miami Dolphins, Ginn will now have the tools to learn the trade with the Niners. How does the Brandon Marshall trade effect the fantasy season? Brandon Marshall, the long embattled Denver Broncos Wide Receiver spoke with Denver coach Josh McDaniels earlier this week to sign his tender in what we can only assume was a one sided conversation where McDaniels stated "come sign this paper so we can trade you easier." To prove this point, less than 48 hours after Marshall signed his tender he was a new member of the Miami Dolphins. This trade may make the Dolphins a force in the AFC east. The Wildcat offense was losing it's appeal as Defenses were learning to scheme for Ronnie Brown and the "trickery" that falls with this particular brand of offense. The one piece that the Dolphins seemed to be missing was a "big name" Wide Receiver to detract from the running game. No offense intended to any Ohio State fans (you know who you are) but when Ted Ginn Jr. is the biggest threat you have in the passing game, you need an upgrade. Marshall we definitely be an upgrade and will allow for some separation in the defense to allow for some bigger plays. Now with this big talk about the Dolphins and Brandon Marshall you would think that Marshall's fantasy stock would be shooting through the roof right? Wrong. I personally think that Marshall is going to have an off year. Chad Henne is a good Quarterback but I don't think he has the chops to get the ball to Marshall as much as he should, and if he can't do it Pat White and Tyler Thigpen surely won't be able to. I would expect to see Marshall's total yards drop from the 1120 yds in 09, to around 950-1000 yds in 2010, and I would expect 6-8 touchdowns as opposed to the 10 from last year. Look for the Dolphins to be a force to contend with in the AFC but try to have another option at Wide Receiver in case Marshall doesn't pan out for the season.

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