Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Roddy White's Instant Fantasy Reaction After Week 8

In England, they do things a bit differently. Football is soccer, chips are french fries, crisps are potato chips and their original version of The Office only lasted two "series," their term for seasons.  

So maybe that explains why Julio Jones had such a quiet performance. The Atlanta Falcons travelled to London to face the Detroit Lions, but Jones didn't take his fantasy value with him. Frankly, the entire passing game sputtered a bit after Matt Ryan led the team to three touchdowns on their first four drives.

Completions	Attempts	Yards	TD	INT	Fantasy Points
20	27	228	2	1	15

For the third week in a row, Jones offered a mediocre performance from a fantasy perspective, surely leaving his owners exasperated. While Roddy White didn't fare better, he was the more productive receiver on the afternoon. 

Player	Catches	Yards	TD	Targets	Fantasy Points
Julio Jones	4	58	0	6	5
Roddy White	5	66	0	6	6

Going forward, Matt Ryan has to be considered a high-end QB2 and nothing more. He simply hasn't produced elite numbers in his past four games, though his 15 points likely didn't kill his owners this week.

Jones, meanwhile, is a boom-or-bust WR1, but if you have him on your team you can't bench him. The moment you do, he'll explode. And White remains a flex consideration from week to week but nothing more. He simply isn't the consistent producer he was in his younger days any longer.

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