Dezmon Briscoe
The Gold Mine heads into week eight searching for more diamonds in the rough; you know, the guys that were labeled "bust" that slipped a good game under the eyes of the fantasy experts, or maybe the Kurt Warners of the world who were bagging groceries one week and lobbing touchdowns the next week. The Gold Mine is here to find these guys and let you know where they came from and what they might be capable of.
Dezmon Briscoe, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6 catches, 73 yards, TDFamiliar with the name Ugo Ihemelu? Not many people are. He's a 28-year-old defender for the MLS's FC Dallas. He's pretty much the only other semi-famous athlete, along with Briscoe, to graduate from Cedar Hill High School in Dallas. Not much pedigree there. Briscoe went on to play for the Kansas Jayhawks. As a sophomore, he hauled in 92 catches for 1407 yards and 15 touchdowns. His junior seasons turned out to be another successful campaign —84 catches, 1337 yards, and 9 touchdowns, as well as a selection on the All-Big 12 team. Briscoe declared for the NFL Draft after his junio season, and that's when he lost whatever mojo he had going in Lawrence. Briscoe was drafted by the Bengals, and then promptly cut before the season started. The Bucs picked up Cincinnati's sloppy seconds. Briscoe scored his first touchdown of his career in a game against the Saints in the final throes of the 2011 season.
Projections: Briscoe is battling Mike Williams and Preston Parker for Josh Freeman's attention. He doesn't have a great track record; before Sunday's decent performance he only had 10 catches for 123 yards. Who knows how many chances he'll get to make an impact. Arrelious Benn (15/243/2) is the team's deep threat. Mike Williams (31/317/1) is the team's lackluster star. Preston Parker (23/310/2) is the pesky Welkerman of the team. Where does that leave Briscoe? In a mediocre stew of ho-hum receivers. Put him on your watch list, but don't go scrambling to shove Briscoe in your cavern of a bye-week lineup thinking you are getting the Groupon daily deal. Briscoe still has a lot to prove.
Written by James Duren exclusively for www.thefantasyfix.com.
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Dezmon Briscoe, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6 catches, 73 yards, TDFamiliar with the name Ugo Ihemelu? Not many people are. He's a 28-year-old defender for the MLS's FC Dallas. He's pretty much the only other semi-famous athlete, along with Briscoe, to graduate from Cedar Hill High School in Dallas. Not much pedigree there. Briscoe went on to play for the Kansas Jayhawks. As a sophomore, he hauled in 92 catches for 1407 yards and 15 touchdowns. His junior seasons turned out to be another successful campaign —84 catches, 1337 yards, and 9 touchdowns, as well as a selection on the All-Big 12 team. Briscoe declared for the NFL Draft after his junio season, and that's when he lost whatever mojo he had going in Lawrence. Briscoe was drafted by the Bengals, and then promptly cut before the season started. The Bucs picked up Cincinnati's sloppy seconds. Briscoe scored his first touchdown of his career in a game against the Saints in the final throes of the 2011 season.
Projections: Briscoe is battling Mike Williams and Preston Parker for Josh Freeman's attention. He doesn't have a great track record; before Sunday's decent performance he only had 10 catches for 123 yards. Who knows how many chances he'll get to make an impact. Arrelious Benn (15/243/2) is the team's deep threat. Mike Williams (31/317/1) is the team's lackluster star. Preston Parker (23/310/2) is the pesky Welkerman of the team. Where does that leave Briscoe? In a mediocre stew of ho-hum receivers. Put him on your watch list, but don't go scrambling to shove Briscoe in your cavern of a bye-week lineup thinking you are getting the Groupon daily deal. Briscoe still has a lot to prove.
Written by James Duren exclusively for www.thefantasyfix.com.
Follow The Fantasy Fix on Twitter @thefantasyfix
or for Free Fantasy Sports Advice use our Quick Fix to get help with your team!
Tags: The Fantasy Fix, Fantasy Football Advice, Fantasy Football Blog, Fantasy Sports Blog, Fantasy Football Gold, Week 8, James Duren, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dezmon Briscoe, Josh Freeman
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