Derrick Henry's Impact on Mark Andrews' Fantasy Outlook
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00:00Joe, with the addition of Derek Henry to Baltimore's offensive ecosystem, how will that if at all
00:08impact Mark Andrews production in the upcoming year?
00:13It's going to make play action even better. I can tell you that much right now. That's
00:18going to be, I mean, it's just think about that. You're a defense, right? And they're
00:21setting up in these play actions or these RPOs. Do you want Lamar Jackson to run around
00:25you or do you want Derek Henry to run over you? You've got to make that choice. That's
00:28a tough choice. I think we've talked about it before, but Mark Andrews, then there's
00:32another guy that's about health. It's also about ADP to a certain degree too. He's going
00:36as the tight end three or four in most drafts, somewhere in that range, but behind him are
00:41guys that are younger and I think equally capable. So I struggle with the overall ADP
00:46somewhere around 50, around that same range, Trey McBride, Dalton Kincaid, and then a little
00:51later Kittle, Pitts and Ingram. I'm very much this year with tight end position saying whatever
00:58the value that falls to me is where I'm comfortable. If I get a little bit of a discount on the
01:02elite guys, cool. If I get a discount on Mark Andrews, that's extreme. And somebody takes
01:06McBride before him. Okay. I can understand taking Mark Andrews after that. If it's not
01:12a good value in a good situation or there's wide receivers or running backs, I like more
01:17or maybe that one quarterback I really want on my team. I'm okay fading Mark Andrews because
01:22I do believe the McBrides, the Kincaids, the Pitts, all those guys are worthy. And look,
01:27Evan Ingram last year finished as one of the top tight ends, and he's probably going
01:30to still get a huge workload this year. And that's another guy that got paid last year.
01:35So you can actually look at tight end as pretty deep this year and good return on investment
01:40options. But that being said, if Mark Andrews is healthy, I think Mark Andrews could have
01:45a very good season and could even challenge for that number one spot. If you look at what
01:49he's done in his career, he's done that before. In 2021, he was the tight end one. He had
01:54seven receptions. He was tied in four in 2022 with 73 catches. Now last year, he only
01:59played 10 games that hurt him. But if he bounces back, you're looking at a lock value at top
02:05five tight end. And that to me, if you're getting any sort of discount, you take it.
02:10And I think that's a smart investment. So Andrews, Cousins, Tony Pollard, and of course,
02:17Cooper Cup, these are all guys, veterans to a certain degree, right? That can help your
02:21fancy teams. And I think you're getting values on because of the veteran status and because
02:25of what happened or injuries that unfortunately derailed them in 2024.