Tannehill-Wallace connection
Some fantasy football owners are skeptical about
Mike Wallace in his new digs, in large part because they see him as a one-trick pony and because he won't be catching passes from veteran Super Bowl champion
Ben Roethlisberger anymore.
Well, that one trick -- getting deep -- led him to average more than 1,200 yards over the 2010 and 2011 campaigns and total 26 touchdowns between 2010 and 2012. Plus, second-year
Miami Dolphins QB
Ryan Tannehill performed well during OTAs and has continued to do so in training camp.
"[Wednesday] was another good day for Dolphins starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill,"
wrote ESPN AFC East blogger James Walker. "He made several nice throws down the seam to tight ends
Dustin Keller and
Charles Clay, a deep ball connection to receiver Mike Wallace and a back-shoulder throw to Clay on a two-point conversion. Tannehill has proved that he can make all the throws. ... "
Wallace isn't going until late in the fifth round of ESPN.com fantasy drafts as the 16th WR off the board. If you combine Wallace's skills as a deep threat with the upside Tannehill appears to possess, Wallace makes for an excellent value pick in Fantasyland:
KC Joyner
Top 10 undervalued fantasy WRs"In October 2011 there was a strong case to be made that Wallace had been a bigger gamebreaker than
Calvin Johnson over the previous 22 games. Wallace has regressed some since then but that is largely because of the Steelers' injuries at quarterback. Joining an offense with Ryan Tannehill at the controls is a big plus. According to my draft guide,Tannehill racked up a 14.2-yard mark on 54 attempts in the stretch vertical yards per attempt (SVYPA) metric that gauges production on passes thrown 20 or more yards downfield. That total ranked ninth in the league and was better than the SVYPA marks posted by
Matt Ryan (13.7 on 60 attempts),
Aaron Rodgers (12.9 on 67 attempts) and
Tony Romo (12.4 on 69 attempts). Wallace may not get back to Megatron's level but he is very likely to reach WR1 status again this year and can currently be acquired for a fifth-round pick."
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they better get him up and running when the season starts
