{"id":119466,"date":"2021-08-17T07:45:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=119466"},"modified":"2021-08-17T07:45:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:45:24","slug":"robert-woods-2021-fantasy-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/08\/17\/robert-woods-2021-fantasy-football\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Fantasy Football Outlook: Robert Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Year after year, Robert Woods<\/a> continues to be undervalued in the fantasy football world. Over the past three seasons, the Los Angeles Rams wide receiver\u2019s worst finish was WR17 in half-PPR formats, yet he is still being treated like a back-end WR2\/WR3 player in 2021. With a welcomed quarterback change, along with an offensive attack that just saw their up-and-coming lead tailback suffer an <\/span>unfortunate season-ending injury<\/span><\/a>, the Rams\u2019 consistently underrated wideout could be just the asset fantasy managers are looking to snag for their rosters this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Woods 2021 Fantasy Football Profile<\/h2>\n

What Will Be Different in 2021?<\/h3>\n

The obvious answer here is the quarterback position. While now-Detroit Lions<\/a> quarterback Jared Goff was a formidable signal caller during his time with the Rams (he did flourish as the QB7 during the Rams Super Bowl run in 2018), he just never quite met his first-overall draft pick expectations under Sean McVay\u2019s eccentric offense. Insert Matthew Stafford, who arguably has the <\/span>exact opposite <\/span>career trajectory<\/span><\/a>. Stafford, who has encountered only one season with over 10 wins in his 12-year career, has dealt with some tough injuries, a plethora of lackluster coaching, and not much complimentary play (on either side of the ball) outside of newly enshrined Hall-of-Famer Calvin Johnson<\/a> early on in his career. Now, at the ripe age of 33, being brought into an incredibly quarterback-friendly system, the former 2009 number one overall pick finally has a chance to make a Super Bowl run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But what does this all mean for ol\u2019 Bobby Trees (Robert Woods\u2019 amazing nickname for those who aren\u2019t familiar)? It means positive things for a receiver getting to play with a uniquely-gifted veteran in Stafford. It means getting an upgrade at quarterback, which has been the Rams biggest weakness the past two seasons, and has prevented them from making a deep playoff run, as they are one of the most balanced teams in the NFL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stafford throwing no-look dimes \ud83d\udc40\ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n

(via @RamsNFL<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/1VynJ31irG<\/a><\/p>\n

— B\/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) August 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n