Eagles counting on Smith: According to the Philadelphia Daily News, what was missing from the Eagles' redzone equation last year was production from the TE position, particularly from starter L.J. Smith. Smith was hurt almost the entire season. Hampered by groin and knee injuries, he missed six games, wasn't anywhere close to 100 percent in the other 10 and caught a career-low 22 passes and one touchdown. Smith's value to the Eagles was underscored in February when, just days before he would have become an unrestricted free agent, the team put the franchise player tag on him. Smith is healthy again and eager to prove he is one of the league's better pass-catching tight ends. He had 111 receptions for nearly 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns in '05 and '06 before his injury-plagued season last year. (Updated 05/06/2008).
Injury Report
Knee - Probable for the start of 2008 training camp (Updated - 2/1/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Smith has the potential to be a No. 1 Fantasy TE, but first he has to prove he's healthy and ready to go. Consider him a good waiver wire addition or a late-round selection in larger leagues. He could be useful with the byes or during injuries in 2008. (Updated 05/06/2008).
TE L.J. Smith had just 22 receptions last year, only one for a touchdown. Smith's ineffectiveness was a major reason for the Eagles' red zone woes last year. While they finished sixth in the league in total offense, they were 24th in red zone offense. The year before, with a healthy Smith, they were 10th in red zone offense. 07/17/2008
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Eagles counting on Smith: According to the Philadelphia Daily News, what was missing from the Eagles' redzone equation last year was production from the TE position, particularly from starter L.J. Smith. Smith was hurt almost the entire season. Hampered by groin and knee injuries, he missed six games, wasn't anywhere close to 100 percent in the other 10 and caught a career-low 22 passes and one touchdown. Smith's value to the Eagles was underscored in February when, just days before he would have become an unrestricted free agent, the team put the franchise player tag on him. Smith is healthy again and eager to prove he is one of the league's better pass-catching tight ends. He had 111 receptions for nearly 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns in '05 and '06 before his injury-plagued season last year. (Updated 05/06/2008).
Injury Report
Knee - Probable for the start of 2008 training camp (Updated - 2/1/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Smith has the potential to be a No. 1 Fantasy TE, but first he has to prove he's healthy and ready to go. Consider him a good waiver wire addition or a late-round selection in larger leagues. He could be useful with the byes or during injuries in 2008. (Updated 05/06/2008).
Who is on the verge of getting paid after the 2008 season? Dave Richard lists the players in a contract year and notes why they're worth targeting in drafts this summer.
Sure, drafting who scores the touchdowns and racks up the most yardage goes a long way to winning a Fantasy title, but finding the guys who are the focal points of their offense is vital. Jamey Eisenberg breaks down all of the red zone and target data from the last three seasons.
Last Seven Games
Date
Opp.
Rec
Yds
Lg
TD
11/18
MIA
4
44
24
0
11/25
NE
3
46
18
0
12/02
SEA
3
21
14
0
12/09
NYG
1
8
8
0
12/16
DAL
0
0
0
0
12/23
NO
0
0
0
0
12/30
BUF
0
0
0
0
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Fantasy Points by Week
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Receiving
Year
Team
G
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
20+
40+
1st
2003
Philadelphia Eagles
15
5
27
321
11.9
36
1
6
0
15
2004
Philadelphia Eagles
16
8
34
377
11.1
31
5
6
0
21
2005
Philadelphia Eagles
16
16
61
682
11.2
48
3
8
1
36
2006
Philadelphia Eagles
16
15
50
611
12.2
65
5
9
2
29
2007
Philadelphia Eagles
10
9
22
236
10.7
26
1
3
0
12
TOTAL
73
53
194
2227
11.5
65
15
32
3
113
Defensive Stats
Year
Team
G
Total
Tkl
Ast
Sacks
Int
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Pass Def
2003
Philadelphia Eagles
15
6
5.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2004
Philadelphia Eagles
16
7
6.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2005
Philadelphia Eagles
16
6
6.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2006
Philadelphia Eagles
16
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2007
Philadelphia Eagles
10
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
TOTAL
73
19
17.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
Fumbles
Year
Team
G
Fum
Lost
Fum Forced
Own Rec
Opp Rec
Yds
Tot Rec
TD
2003
Philadelphia Eagles
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
Philadelphia Eagles
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
Philadelphia Eagles
16
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
Philadelphia Eagles
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
Philadelphia Eagles
10
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
73
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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