Though the Green Bay Packers have found ways to win in 2015, their offense has slumped amid a 1-4 stretch of games, and fantasy owners have taken notice.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 13: Davante Adams
The Packers haven’t gotten the contributions many expected from Davante Adams so far in 2015. We break down the fantasy implications.
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And when fantasy owners have lamented over the Packers struggles, Davante Adams is one of the first names mentioned. Adams has been woefully inefficient this season, after stepping into a major role on offense with Jordy Nelson sidelined for the season's duration.
In their most recent loss, Adams caught just 2-of-11 targets from Aaron Rodgers and was blamed by head coach Mike McCarthy for a game-ending interception.
Fantasy impact: One of Adams best games of the season came when he faced his Week 13 opponents, the Detroit Lions, catching 10 passes for 79 yards. However, a 7.9 yard average is not something to brag about, and making matters worse is that he did this all on an absurdly high 21 targets.
It would be difficult to imagine that kind of inefficiency would come from even a replacement level receiver. It’s clear that if Adams is going to be fantasy relevant down the stretch, it would be the direct result of him being force-fed targets.
Since Rodgers doesn’t have much reason to do this anymore, it’s even more difficult for fantasy owners to trust Adams. He remains a low-floor, low-ceiling WR4 option even in a plus matchup with the Lions on Thursday night.
