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Playing with Numbers: Early leaders in wide receiver targets

By Ken Daube
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Targets have long been my favorite quantitative tool for evaluating the potential fantasy impact of a wide receiver. It's quite simple, really; a wideout cannot create his own opportunities. Instead, those chances come as a result of play-calling and a quarterback's reading of the play as it develops. If everything occurs just right, the receiver will have an opportunity for fantasy success. If it doesn't, then the wideout doesn't stand a fighter's chance. Before you dismiss this statistic, ...

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