Chaz Schilens

Targets = 9  /  Receptions = 5  /  Rec Yards = 40  /  Rec TDs = 1

Rush Attempts = 0  /  Rush Yards = 0  /  Rush TDs = 0

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2010 FANTASY STATISTICS

Total Fantasy Pts = 10.0

WR Rank = 148

Fantasy Pts/Game = 2.0

WR Fantasy Pts/Game Rank = 123

*Games Played = 5

It’s possible that the reason why JaMarcus Russell is no longer in the NFL has nothing to do with the fact that he’s a lazy, inaccurate, overweight tub of goo.  Nope, we’re blaming Chaz Schilens.  Why, you ask?  Because every word that came out of the Raiders camp heading into the 2009 season said that Schilens and Russell were more in tune than Russell had ever been with anyone, and that Chaz was making JaMama look like a possible All-Pro.  That is, until he broke his foot just a few weeks before Week 1.  Schilens would end up sidelined for the first eight games of the season, and by the time he returned, Russell had already eaten out his own plot in a nearby Oakland cemetery.  However, over the last half of the season, Schilens would go on to make Raiders fans forget all about their beloved Marshmallow Man as he put up pretty good numbers with no-talent QBs Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye just the same.

Schilens has all the un-teachable skills you can ask for in a receiver, as he stands 6’4”, weighs 225 lbs, and yet runs a 4.3+ 40-yard dash.  Not many other WRs in the game can say the same, but Chaz still needs to prove his worth out on the field.  2010 will give the former 7^th-round draft pick his best opportunity to do so.  Oakland went out and traded for a mid-level QB in Jason Campbell, a guy who can at least buy time behind the line of scrimmage, is pretty accurate, and throws a respectable enough deep ball for Schilens to hook up with.  He should be in the starting lineup from Week 1 and will be given ample opportunity to succeed.  The Raiders certainly improved over the offseason, but they’ll likely still be playing from behind more often than not this year, so we expect Chaz to receive in excess of 100 targets on the season.  If he and Campbell get on the same page as quickly as he did with Russell, Schilens’ upside could work out to be as a solid fantasy WR3 this year.  If not, and the Raiders curse continues, he’ll be more suited as the 4^th or 5^th guy on your depth chart.

~ No other receiver on this team has as much talent as Chaz

~ The release of JaMarcus Russell and subsequent addition of Jason Campbell should cast loose the coaches fear of using the passing game as a weapon

~ There’s no proven competition for Schilens to worry about once he gains the starting job, which he will

~ Put this kid on a team with an elite QB and we’d likely be touting him as a mid-level fantasy WR2 this year.  That's how much we like his skills

Chaz does not have a Twitter account.  The official Team Twitter account comes through here:  Raiders Player Tweets

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Watch out for Schilens this year with Jason Campbell under center:

Check out the highlight that starts around the 26th second.

Mark our words, if he can stay healthy, this kid is gonna be something special:

Chaz signed a four-year, $1.755 million rookie contract in July of '08 that included a $50,000 signing bonus.  The final two years play out as follows:

2010 - $470,000

2011 - $555,000

2012 - Free Agent

Louis Murphy has a bit of fantasy value on his own, but he’s the correct handcuff to Schilens at this point.  Darrius Heyward-Bey may get a look at some point as well

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