Demaryius Thomas (WR/DEN)
Demaryius Thomas didn’t have a bad 2015 fantasy football season, as he posted 105 receptions for 1,304 yards and 6TDS. The 6TDs was quite disappointing given that he has averaged over 10TDs a season over the last three years (10, 14, 11, then 6TDs this past year). Another noticeable drop-off was his four 100-yard games vs 10 the year prior. The guy is only 28 years old and he hasn’t missed a game in the past four seasons, but the Broncos had an up-and-down season at the quarterback position in 2015, and I’m honestly not too sure we will see improvement in 2016. In fact, they may become even more run oriented… If Denver brings in a big-name passer this off-season, I will surely adapt my thinking, but for now, I can’t help but feel disappointment for anyone counting on top 2-5 fantasy WR-type production in 2016. Call this last comment 100 percent speculation, so more gut instinct vs. stat-based, but I fear injury as well. Again, Thomas hasn’t missed a game in four years, so it’s almost reckless to stress this part of my doubt, but some players can’t shake the injury tag even after seasons of playing 16 games. All in all, injury predicting aside, I worry about Thomas‘ 2016 season on all fronts.
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They were all bust in 2015. Any WR with a big deal done, high chance of bust.
I think it was 60% of the entire top 30 overall busted or got hurt (so at least failed owners). Amazing how many busts we had last year.