Will Josh Downs lead the Colts receiving room?
Yahoo Fantasy's Matt Harmon and Ray Garvin explain why Josh Downs is still the top WR option in Indy despite Keenan Allen joining the roster. Check out the full conversation on the "Yahoo Fantasy Forecast" podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you listen.
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Yeah, I think both of them can work very well together.
And yes, Keenan Allen pulled a little bit away from Josh Downs and, I mean, he pulled a little bit away from all the wide receivers, but not enough to move him over Josh Downs for me.
I don't think this is a competition between those two.
I really don't think it's a competition with targets for, from, from Keenan, from Tyler Warren.
I still have Josh Downs projected to lead this wide receiver room, even over right now Alec Pearson, what's going on with him and the injury, will he, will not practice, play, all of that.
Yes- Yeah it takes the ceiling down a little bit, but I'm not, "Oh, Josh Downs is done.
He can't do anything."
Again, I We had this conversation.
I still think they, there's a world where in those heavier personnel groups, what if they just say, "You know what, Josh?
You're the best guy we have out here right now until Alec is healthy," and then, and they let him go get it.
They let him try in some of those situations.
I think he's still set up to be really good this year.
Yeah, I mean, I think he'll be the second receiver when they are in two receiver sets this year.
And because Tyler Warren is so versatile, as you mentioned, like he c- he was used as a flex option last year, that can allow you to sort of hide Josh Downs and essentially make him a slot receiver even if there's just two receivers on the football field.
So yeah, Downs definitely, the, the, just the question with him is health.
Like can he handle- Yeah the full, and I know he's been a little banged up in camp, the whole deal, but like can he handle the full snap workload?
I mean, I, I don't know.
I have no idea.
But I know from a talent perspective, from a skill set perspective, I definitely see it there with him.
And of course, yeah, Tyler Warren is awesome.
So we would like those two breakouts
