Malcolm McMillan (@McLateralFF)
The Lateral Editor
Well , I cannot verbalise for your favorite analysts in addition to content creators , but at the real to the lowest degree I volition endure providing you lot amongst simply such a house inwards 2021! Below is what I telephone telephone the "Accountability Bible ," which is a written tape of my takes inwards a given year. A twosome things worth keeping inwards hear equally you lot perish through this:
- This is for fantasy takes only. This is non where you lot volition detect my accept on , "Is deep-dish genuinely pizza?" (pizza , similar morality , is relative).
- This is seriously for fantasy takes only. Even takes such equally , "I remember Aaron Jones volition sign amongst the Bills ," volition non endure on this list. That is a broader NFL accept rather than a fantasy take. However , "Aaron Jones volition endure ameliorate inwards 2021 forthwith that he has signed amongst the Dolphins inwards a presumed bell-cow exercise ," would brand the cut.
- These takes volition generally endure related to redraft. If it is a dynasty accept that is really important , I may slide it inwards , but create non human face it much. This is partially due to the literally constantly changing landscape inwards dynasty , in addition to partially due to The Lateral's focus on redraft.
- I am non going to regurgitate every fiddling accept from an article. The betoken of this is to add together value , rather than perish a useless mess. For representative , if I country Nyheim Hines is a adept waiver add together inwards an article , I in all probability volition non add together that to the Accountability Bible. However , if I instead country Nyheim Hines needs to endure added because he is a guaranteed RB2 , that is something that volition endure added to the Accountability Bible. That is a potent accept that needs to endure held accountable.
- I volition seek to render links when/where I tin hand the sack , but I would rather post service a accept hither without the link , than non post service it because I could non detect the link.
- If the accept is proven correct inwards flavour , proven incorrect inwards flavour , requires a complaint , etc. , it volition endure listed underneath the accept inwards italics.
That is basically the whole concept. Hopefully , this volition endure equally useful for you lot equally I promise it volition endure for me , but worst representative it volition endure cipher to a greater extent than than simply some other forgotten exercise of the internet. If you lot noticed I missed something past times the way experience gratis to (respectfully) allow me know! I desire this to endure equally comprehensive equally possible.
McLateral's Accountability Bible: 2021 Season
March 2021
Michael Gallup has a WR2 ceiling in addition to a WR4 flooring (link to tweet)
AJ Dillon is an RB2 lock if Aaron Jones does non render to Green Bay
- Updated this accept to solid reason that Dillon is probable RB16-RB22 inwards 2021 (link to tweet)
- With the re-signing of Aaron Jones , it is unlikely (but non impossible!) that Dillon is an RB2 inwards 2021
Jalen Hurts in addition to Taysom Hill are probable both QB10-12 (link to tweet)
Terry McLaurin has a WR2 ceiling unless Washington gets a adept QB (link to tweet)
- With the signing of QB Ryan Fitzpatrick , I forthwith believe McLaurin volition endure a (low-end) WR1 (link to tweet)
Jacksonville RB James Robinson in addition to Chicago RB David Montgomery were ever to a greater extent than probable to endure RB2s rather than RB1s inwards 2021 (link to tweet)
New England DST volition complete equally a top-8 DST in addition to endure drafted at approximately ADP DST12 (link to tweet)
Josh Jacobs volition non complete equally an RB1 inwards 2021 (link to article)
Kenyan Drake volition non complete higher than a fringe RB2/RB3 inwards 2021 (link to article)
- For clarity , I volition country that Kenyan Drake volition non endure a top-20 RB inwards 2021
Neither New England TE Hunter Henry or New England TE Jonnu Smith is probable to complete equally a TE1 , in addition to in that place is no adventure that they both volition (link to article)
Will Fuller V volition grade less PPG inwards 2021 than he did inwards 2020 (link to article)
Only 2 of the next Jacksonville WRs volition complete equally a top-48 WR: D.J. Chark , Laviska Shenault Jr. , Marvin Jones Jr. (link to article)
April 2021
D.J. Moore has a WR2 ceiling inwards Carolina amongst the electrical flow roster structure (link to tweet)
James Conner volition non endure an RB2 inwards 2021 (link to tweet)
- Clarification: This agency I create non remember he volition complete top-24
If the Bengals gear upwardly their offensive trouble , Joe Burrow volition endure the 2021 late-round sophomore breakout QB (link to video)
May 2021
If well for you lot , Cowboy's QB Dak Prescott volition endure QB1 inwards 2021 (link to podcast appearance)
- Yes , I am doubling downwardly on this one
Allen Robinson volition endure a top-12 WR inwards 2021 (link to podcast appearance)
Tyler Boyd volition endure top-25 WR inwards 2021 (link to livestream/podcast appearance)
June 2021
Blake Jarwin volition complete TE11 inwards 2021 (link to tweet)
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