Yahoo Fantasy Football on Luther Burden
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Burden expected to miss the remainder of the preseason with a groin injury, but be fit to play for Week 1. Nightmare...The optimistic side: Ben Johnson's ability to generate space and force the football into the hands of his best players is an ideal fit with Burden...The pessimistic view is obvious — there was already a chance Burden was being overdrafted in the fourth/fifth round before the injury.
STACKED’s take
Burden's preseason groin injury creates league-winner or landmine uncertainty despite Ben Johnson fit.
Burden is expected to miss the remainder of the preseason with a groin injury but be fit to play for Week 1, creating a nightmare ranking scenario. The optimistic case: Ben Johnson's ability to generate space and force the football into the hands of his best players is an ideal fit with Burden, who is a maverick with the ball in his hands; crossing routes, screens, in-breakers offer endless catch-and-run opportunities, and Burden showed developing isolated route-running chops to win versus man coverage and a feel for zone, suggesting a potential gigantic leap as the headline pass-catcher in Year 2. The pessimistic view: Burden was already being overdrafted in the fourth/fifth round before the injury; players missing training camp often have disappointing seasons; and even if he plays Week 1, questions remain about his health percentage and re-injury risk. Josh Norris views him as equally a potential league-winning talent and a possible landmine early in drafts.
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