One of the most frustrating fantasy situations is Drew Brees and his wide receiver corps. It seems like every week there is a new player who comes up big for New Orleans. The question for fantasy owners is which Saints receiver can be trusted?
Michael Thomas
Going into the 2017 season, Michael Thomas was looking to continue his red hot career with Drew Brees. He hasn’t quite performed like the WR1 people drafted him as. Coming off of his bye week, Thomas struggled against a good Lions secondary but bounced back against the Packers this week.
It seems that every week we see Michael Thomas with at least five receptions for 80 yards. A model of consistency that most owners would like to see out of their wide receivers, just not their number one. There was some hope that Thomas would blossom into a full-time WR1 with multiple weeks of eight points, 14 points, and 14 points again.
The touchdowns are what’s key for Michael Thomas. If he can be consistently targeted in the red zone and come away with more touchdowns, then we can see more double digit games from the Saints stud.
Ted Ginn Jr.
If you played Ted Ginn Jr. in week seven against the Packers, then you got a steal. One of the most frustrating fantasy players has had back to back double digit weeks and is turning into a big target for Drew Brees. Unlike Michael Thomas, Ginn has come off of the bye week playing better than he has all season.
Now when I say that he is a frustrating fantasy player, it’s just because he has been inconsistent so far this season putting up three double digit weeks and three weeks of five points or lower. Owners can never tell if they need to put him in their lineup but he should be owned in every league for sure.
It seems like we can only depend on matchups for Ginn Jr. from here on out. With Michael Thomas drawing most of the coverage from opposing secondaries, it allows Ginn to find gaps in the defense and breakaway for long receptions. From now on if that matchup proves to be good for the Saints, and you need to fill someone in due to bye weeks, play Ginn Jr. and hope for a big game.
Brandon Coleman
Brandon Coleman is the least likely out of the Saints wide receiver trio to be put in your fantasy lineup. I’d like to put Willie Snead on this list but because of the time he’s missed, I’m going to have to defer to Brandon Coleman.
Coleman, like Ted Ginn Jr., has been inconsistent throughout this season. We’ve seen him have big weeks with nine, seven and 14 points, but he has also put together three lackluster performances with one, two and three points.
Now that Willie Snead has made his return, in future weeks he should be on every team and is a viable fantasy option under Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints. But Coleman has been a threat in the red zone in the first seven weeks. As a matter of fact, three out of his 12 receptions have ended up as touchdowns.
Basically with Brandon Coleman, it’s boom or bust. If he can find a way to score a touchdown, then he’s valuable, but we haven’t seen enough of that to promote starting him in fantasy lineups.
It’s tough to decide which receiver to play if you have all three but to play it safe, Michael Thomas is the best, and most consistent receiver on that team and should get our team the most points out of all the Saints wide receivers.
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