3 years agoCarolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson doesn't want to play for a team with Baker Mayfield as its quarterback. He is even thinking about retiring, too, and the truth is that he has a point in doing so because... what is the upside in playing under Sam Darnold or Matt Corral? I don't really have the tiniest of ideas. The 29-year-old will be entering his third season playing for the Panthers in 2022, and although his first one was good enough, the truth is that the 2021 campaign was an absolute disaster for Robby and his WR49 finish in PPR leagues. Even though Anderson has historically been more of a burner than a possession catcher, he's often been used in the slot in Carolina as he's played next to another do-it-all, boundary receiver in D.J. Moore. That might change next year with the ascension and (slow) development of Terrance Marshall and the addition of Rashard Higgins, but that's definitely not a given. Anderson looked phenomenal in 2020 (14.0 FP per game) but cratered down to just 8.1 last year in his worst season of the past five years. After that fantastic 2020 season (top-20 WR, 95-1,096-3 receiving line, and an overall better finish in fantasy PPR leagues than that of teammate Moore), whatever it was Anderson attempted in 2021 wasn't remotely close to that year: 53-of-110 receptions, a measly 519 yards, and five TDs over 17 games. Almost 75% of Anderson's total PPR points last year actually came on snaps in which he ran his route off the slot, so imagine how bad he was outside for that to be the case! If you have to trust a slot receiver, you don't want any shares of Anderson in your team. He might be used there (and it's actually where he did the most damage, as confusing as that sounds), but he's not worth the profile that alignment demands and fits much more the boom/bust outside-receiver role. Not the worst late-round flier, but definitely a super volatile WR stuck in a muddy offense without a clear path forward regarding who will be the no. 1 quarterback of the team. Anderson is considering retirement but later deleted his tweet from his personal Twitter account, giving fantasy managers another reason to avoid the former New York Jet in upcoming fantasy drafts.--Antonio Losada