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Today's Match-up:
Chris Chambers - WR - Mia *vs* Reggie Wayne - WR - Ind

Last Year's Stats:
Chris Chambers - 16 gms - 82 rec - 1,118 yds - 11 TD's
Reggie Wayne - 16 gms - 83 rec - 1,055 yds - 5 TD's

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Close one ... I chose Wayne, even though thier running game is a mystery at the moment. With Culpepper being new in Miami, who knows if him and Chambers will click well?

They've clicked from day one. They aren't quite to the point of reading each other's minds, but it's getting there.

i think last year's numbers tell the story for me. both of these guys should get about the same catches and yardage, but chambers is just that much more of a redzone threat. if you look at the WRs who are consistenly studs each year, its the ones who are a consistent threat at 10 TDs. wayne will never be that, but chambers already is.

wayne will probably get more yardage this year, maybe an extra 1-200 yards. but chambers should get more scoring chances. and hes a very similar style player to moss, and we all know daunte became friends with him pretty quickly. to the detriment of the fins, he could pretty easily lock on to chambers and boost his stats a lot to potential stud status.

I think it is Reggie Wayne that you will see stepping up and becoming the guy in Indianapolis this year, and as a result, bringing the toughdown total back up.

Both of these guys are entering year 6. Harrison has been the guy in Indy, but the guard seems to be changing. Harrison still got his numbers last year, but when they needed a reception, the ball seemed to be going to Wayne. Last year was a weird year for the Colts, and just a year earlier, Wayne had 12 touchdowns and 1200 yards. Harrison isnt getting any younger and Wayne is still getting better. The touchdowns will be back for Wayne this year and he will outperform Chambers. The Colts didnt let Edge go in favor of keeping this guy just to be the #2 receiver. He made all the workhorse posession catches last year and was the man the team looked to against Pittsburgh in January.

Both will put up very good numbers, but I give the edge to Wayne.

Just have a gut feeling about Miami this year. This is a team that will hurt you now if you double up on Chambers. Don't forget Culpepper can throw the deep ball, he's great at finding his tight end or he can just tuck it and run. Brown should also keep the LB's and CB's on their toes. Unless their offense falls apart, they are going to confuse the majority of mediocre defenses IMO they will face.
This brings things back to Chambers having alot of field to move around in, giving him a chance to have the best season he's ever had.
Don't get me wrong, Reggie Wayne is getting better but both teams have to prove that Offenses can overcome changes, and I Think that defenses are going to be more confident against Indy's WR's now that Edgerin James is gone.
Still a close call but I just feel that Chambers #'s at seasons end will be better than Waynes by a bigger margin than people think now.

I seriously think McMichael stands alot to gain from the quarterback additions more than anybody on the team. Ronnie Brown follows this benefit with a close second. Not sure if it will really benefit Chambers much at all, if any in terms of stats.

I think you're right, Mike, that the offense is going to be more spread out. However, I don't believe that's going to hurt Chambers' numbers at all, mainly because teams can no longer afford to double-team him with their two best CBs while leaving the other recievers open for the short 10-20 yard passes.

Wayne is... Actually, I'm not entirely sure what Wayne is. The guy's never been bad, but he's not very consistent with his performance. You can never be sure what you're going to get year-to-year, which means he isn't #1 material.

Chambers hasn't ever been great year-to-year, but neither has he been inconsistent. Based on that I have faith that his consistency will continue and that he will replicate last year's numbers. I might be proven wrong, in which case he won't be a candidate for my #1 reciever next year, but right here and right now Chambers gets the nod over Wayne.

I have to go with Chambers as I just dont agree with Mike about Wayne becoming the #1 in Indy. I believe that Harrison will once again be the main target over there and will assert himself early in the year. I look for him to be over 100 receptions again with about 1400 yards and 12-15 td's. I see Wayne as an 80 reception for 1000 yards with 7-9 td's. I think Chambers beats those numbers.

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Chamber's get my pick. He is the #1 target on an offense that is becoming diversified which will free him up more. He is a great red zone target and is a threat to explode in that department. Harrison is still Manning's guy, especially in the redzone. Wayne will be there in yds and catches, but it's the TD's where Chambers makes his seperation.

You guys are clearly wrong, all of you

I'm gonna respectfully disagree with Mike was well....I think it's Chambers and in my mind it's not that close. I actually think Chambers will be THE biggest benefactor of the Daunte Culpepper addition. He may not be quite as fast as Moss, but he's plenty fast and comparably athletic......they will click tremendously well and I think Chambers is a dark horse to be the #1 rated overall wide receiver in fantasy this year. A bit of a stretch on my part but I'll stick by my gut on this one.

Man, must be a big gut there Ace, lol.

Oh and Mike, read my new title.

I like mine better

Absolutely totally agree here. Look at what Chambers has had to work with at QB...and think of the potential of Culpepper and his deep ball can do. I think all in Miami gets a boost due to Culpepper. No knock on Reggie, but I simply don't see him replacing Harrison yet. Oh, and Mike is always wrong...so you don't have to respectfully disagree at all....

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If there's anything I've learned in all my years of watching football and playing fantasy football...it's that the only guarantee is that NOTHING will turn out the way we "expect" or "should". Thus...all these "top 10 WR" lists that each of us, as well as ff magazines make will mean absolutely squat at the end of the year. It's the same thing every year...the final tally will end up looking nothing like the "consensus" projections and you'll have surprises everywhere.

Case in point, last year....Randy Moss and Steve Smith. Before the season started they were on opposite ends of the projections...everyone had Moss in their top 10 with the idea of the vaunted Raider "vertical attack" and likewise Steve Smith was seen slipping into the 4th, 5th, and in some cases even 6th round of fantasy drafts everywhere.

So why not Chambers? I can almost GUARANTEE you one thing.....at least one of the top 3 WR at year end WON'T include names like Moss, Steve Smith, Owens, Harrison, Holt, or #85. Take that to the bank.

Chambers looks to have the edge here, 7-4.

I think a lot of people are really underestimating Reggie Wayne for 2006.

I pick Reggie Wayne, not only is he the better player but also because a Colts offense without its edge may be more pass-heavy than ever and I think Manning will again throw him stellar passes.