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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2707759" data-attributes="member: 1"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusfantasyexperts/Steve-Smiths-near-miss-Week-8-edition-USP.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp;Carolina&#039;s Steve Smith had a useful day on Sunday at Soldier Field, hauling in seven balls for a season-high 118 yards. Smith could have easily had a great day — he was open all afternoon, drawing 16 targets — but too often his quarterback seemed to think he was throwing to a 6-foot-9 receiver, not a 5-foot-9 wideout. <a href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000086150/Steve-Smith-tips-pass-to-himself" target="_blank">Here&#039;s a clip of an off-target throw</a> that No. 89 actually managed to catch, but there were several other misfires he couldn&#039;t possibly snag.&nbsp;Smith nearly corralled a late touchdown (pictured above), lunging for a ball that was thrown, again, to Cam Newton&#039;s imaginary giant. But he couldn&#039;t quite gain control. So it goes. And of course Smith had that disastrous <a href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000086407/Tim-Jennings-pick-six-gives-Bears-the-lead" target="_blank">slip-and-fall in the fourth quarter</a>, resulting in a pick-six for Tim Jennings.&nbsp;No one is trying to convince you that Smith delivered a flawless performance on Sunday. Instead, we&#039;d just like to point out that he didn&#039;t struggle to beat coverage against a very good defense in Week 8, and his solid fantasy effort probably should have been a monster fantasy effort.&nbsp;Even in a messy season, Smith has still topped 80 receiving yards five times. No, he doesn&#039;t have a touchdown yet, but that&#039;s not all on him. Smith has Washington on the schedule in Week 9, and — assuming he&#039;s still a Panther by the weekend (<a href="https://twitter.com/JayGlazer/status/263398015463739392" target="_blank">it sounds like he will be</a>, but you never know) — he should produce another quality stat line. The &#039;Skins defense ranks dead-last in the NFL in passing yards allowed (314.3 YPG), and they&#039;ve given up the most total fantasy points to wideouts. The match-ups don&#039;t get better. If you&#039;re a Smith investor, stay the course. At least for another week.&nbsp;Finally, the new leads...&nbsp;<img src="http://l.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusfantasyexperts/Target-leaders-Week-8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&nbsp;You&#039;ll notice that I&#039;ve switched to targets-per-game, per your suggestion. No bullets this week, however. Various other fantasy commitments. Please try to entertain yourselves in comments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="admin, post: 2707759, member: 1"] [IMG]http://l.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusfantasyexperts/Steve-Smiths-near-miss-Week-8-edition-USP.jpg[/IMG] Carolina's Steve Smith had a useful day on Sunday at Soldier Field, hauling in seven balls for a season-high 118 yards. Smith could have easily had a [I]great[/I] day — he was open all afternoon, drawing 16 targets — but too often his quarterback seemed to think he was throwing to a 6-foot-9 receiver, not a 5-foot-9 wideout. [B][URL="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000086150/Steve-Smith-tips-pass-to-himself"]Here's a clip of an off-target throw[/URL][/B] that No. 89 actually managed to catch, but there were several other misfires he couldn't possibly snag. Smith nearly corralled a late touchdown (pictured above), lunging for a ball that was thrown, again, to Cam Newton's imaginary giant. But he couldn't quite gain control. So it goes. And of course Smith had that disastrous [B][URL="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000086407/Tim-Jennings-pick-six-gives-Bears-the-lead"]slip-and-fall in the fourth quarter[/URL][/B], resulting in a pick-six for Tim Jennings. No one is trying to convince you that Smith delivered a flawless performance on Sunday. Instead, we'd just like to point out that he didn't struggle to beat coverage against a very good defense in Week 8, and his solid fantasy effort probably should have been a monster fantasy effort. Even in a messy season, Smith has still topped 80 receiving yards five times. No, he doesn't have a touchdown yet, but that's not all on him. Smith has Washington on the schedule in Week 9, and — assuming he's still a Panther by the weekend ([URL="https://twitter.com/JayGlazer/status/263398015463739392"]it sounds like he will be[/URL], but you never know) — he should produce another quality stat line. The 'Skins defense ranks dead-last in the NFL in passing yards allowed (314.3 YPG), and they've given up the most total fantasy points to wideouts. The match-ups don't get better. If you're a Smith investor, stay the course. At least for another week. Finally, the new leads... [IMG]http://l.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusfantasyexperts/Target-leaders-Week-8.jpg[/IMG] You'll notice that I've switched to targets-per-game, per your suggestion. No bullets this week, however. Various other fantasy commitments. Please try to entertain yourselves in comments. [/QUOTE]

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