Rookie WRs Have Been Strong, To Quite Strong This Year

We knew it was a loaded WR class in this past draft and these guys have not disappointed.

Five were drafted in the 1st round..

Sammy Watkins, 4th overall, Buffalo Bills
Mike Evans, 7th overall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Odell Beckham Jr., 12th overall, New York Giants
Brandin Cooks, 20th overall, New Orleans Saints
Kelvin Benjamin, 28th overall, Carolina Panthers

Evans is on a streak of 3 straight games with at least 100 yards receiving and a TD... something that hasn't happened since Randy Moss back in 1998.  Evans is currently 10th in the league in rec. yards.

Benjamin is the #1 WR for Carolina, 13th in the NFL in yards to go along with 8 TDs.

Watkins, Beckham, and Cooks have all fought through some injuries (Cooks now on IR) but have all shown flashes of being just nasty.

Non 1st rounders who look good...

Jordan Matthews, 42nd overall, Philadelphia Eagles
Martavis Bryant, 118th overall, Pittsburgh Steelers
Davante Adams, 53rd overall, Green Bay Packers
John Brown, 91st overall, Arizona Cardinals
Allen Robinson, 61st overall, Jacksonville Jaguars
Allen Hurns, undrafted, Jacksonville Jaguars

Matthews is turning into a beast in Philly, Bryant got a late start but slapped together 4 straight ridiculous games, John Brown has been a slick option out in Arizona.  Robinson was the leading receiver in Jax before getting hurt, Hurns also had some monster games.  Adams is showing promise in that high scoring attack up in Green Bay.

That's 11 WRs who have been productive this year.  And here some other guys I still like (more than say an Aaron Dobson or Josh Boyce...)

Marqise Lee, 39th overall, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jarvis Landry, 63rd overall, Miami Dolphins
Donte Moncrief, 90th overall, Indianapolis Colts
Taylor Gabriel, undrafted, Cleveland Browns

Celtics And Nets Agree To Monster Deal

The Truth is, Celtics are in a rebuild... ok that's awful.  Here is the breakdown.


NETS Receive: PAUL PIERCE, KEVIN GARNETT, JASON TERRY

CELTICS Receive: GERALD WALLACE, KRIS HUMPHRIES, MARSHON BROOKS, KEITH BOGANS, KRIS JOSEPH, 1ST ROUND PICKS IN 2014, 2016, 2018 AND RIGHT TO SWAP 1ST ROUNDERS IN 2017

Sadly, it had to be done.

Couple ways to look at this.  The Celtics essentially traded Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce for FOUR 1st ROUND PICKS and got rid of Jason Terry's contract.  (Yes they take back a bad deal in Gerald Wallace)

Also the C's now have TWO 1st Round Picks in 4 of the next 5 years, and the one where they only have 1 (2017) they can swap with the Nets if they have a better one, not terrible.

Now what do they do with Rajon Rondo...