It seems I have a thing for Rams and people named Chris when I do these sleeper posts as I gave you Chris Ivory and Sam Bradford earlier this month. Don’t take that statement about Rams as a bestiality thing, BTW. The only animals I’d go after are the kind Tom Brady married. They’ve got cool horns! But enough about this, I’m here now to talk a bit about a man. A man we don’t all know but should love. What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets?!? Woah, going Symphony of the Night on me there, are you imaginary reader? It’s summer and I’ve been playing the classics. You’re young enough to call a game made in the late 90’s a classic…now I’m sad…but enough about video game nostalgia, I’m here to talk to you about Chris Givens and why he’ll be a sleeper for 2013 Fantasy Football…
You there. Yes you. The one who’s about to click ‘draft’ on Torrey Smith in the 7th round. I’m about to go Morpheus up in this business with you. What if I told you there was a wide receiver. A wide receiver going outside the 10th round of standard 10 team ESPN drafts that had 3 touchdowns in what amounts to 13 games? What if I also told you this man had only 7 less receptions than Torrey Smith on the year? And what if I told you the offense he played for has vastly improved since last season and he’ll be in his second full year of playing football with the Rams? And what if I told you that this man caught at least 5 passes for 50 or more yards on the year? Would you be tempted to take a chance on this wide out? Do you believe in fate, fantasy footballer? No, no you don’t. That’s why you’re here. You know that something’s wrong with these wide out rankings. You know it’s there and yet you can’t explain it, like a splinter in your mind. Well let me guide you, Sad Keanu, as you take the red pill and find out how to not be a rankings slave this year. Givens did not have the most steady of years in 2012. He only had 1 game where he went over the 100 receiving yard mark and only three games in which he had 4 or more receptions. For that reason, I get the lack of buy in on Chris for 2013. But I juxtaposed him to Torrey to prove a point and I’m gonna do it whether the stats say so or not! Torrey himself was not a model of consistency either. Of his 8 touchdowns, 6 came in 3 games. And although he had 6 games of 4 or more receptions, he played the entire year whereas Givens didn’t really see the field until the third game of the year and missed another one mid-season, yet Torrey still finished with only one more 100 yard game than Givens. So if it’s not consistency that we’re getting from Torrey this year, it’s what? Trust? Ok, fair enough. I trust Torrey can repeat his line. But my question is does the price tag match the product and considering the options I’m gonna have to say ‘no’ to it like I’m fighting the war on drugs. Dare to be different kids! In conclusion, if you want a streaky WR3 on your team, Chris Givens is a cheap shot at getting a Torrey Smith type year and you don’t have to draft him in the first 10 rounds to enjoy it.
2013 Projections: 55 receptions, 924 receiving yards, 10 rushing yards, 6 total touchdowns
