Down big to the Saints in the Superdome midway into the third quarter of Week 16 last December, the Jacksonville Jaguars Blake Bortles dropped back from a shotgun stance on first and 20 and planted his right foot on the two-yard line. Bortles, who led the NFL in passes traveling at least 10 yards past the line of scrimmage last season, threw an in-stride strike to Allen Robinson at the 39-yard line. The result was a 90-yard score -- good for the longest reception of the entire NFL season.While the Jags would lose the game by 11 points, the play had a seismic effect on the fantasy football landscape. Using ESPN standard scoring, Robinsons haul netted 15 fantasy points. To put this single-play bounty in perspective, the Steelers Antonio Brown averaged 15.2 fantasy points per game to lead the wide receiver position last season. Innumerable fantasy titles were decided in those 10 seconds of game play.The big play is a highly coveted outcome in fantasy football. In a league that continues to trend pass-happy, we often look to the receiver position for such slate-shifting performances. The goal of this piece is to get a better idea of which NFL offenses have consistently and prolifically pushed the ball deep downfield; and subsequently which players we suspect should have meaningful vertical roles for their respective offenses in 2016. There is natural variance in big-play production in the NFL, but lets attempt to identify some potential indicators for unearthing such production.As my colleague Mike Clay has deduced, YAC (yards after the catch) and even yards per reception havent proved particularly predictive or consistent for projecting yardage production. With a specific eye on big-play mavens at the position -- given that average depth of target has proved somewhat predictive in projecting receiving performance -- weve employed a study of relative air yards per target at the wide receiver position. Air yards are simply the yards traveled in the air from the point of release to the intended receiver.To add some clarity to this concept of relative air yards -- or RELAY, to make it sound cooler -- weve subtracted the teams average air yards per target to receivers from the average air yards per target for specific receivers who had at least 30 targets in 2015. For example, the Miami Dolphins receivers averaged 10.4 air yards per target last season, while rookie DeVante Parker averaged 14.3 air yards per target, netting him a RELAY rate of 3.9 yards -- the sixth-highest clip of the 2015 season. Below, youll find the top 30 performers in RELAY from last season.Were not purporting RELAY to be revolutionary; rather, it simply reveals a?players net valuable vertical targets relative to their positional peers. Regarding notable takeaways from this index, its telling to see both Michael Floyd and John Brown on the list, given Carson Palmer averaged 6.13 throws per game of at least 10 yards past the line of the scrimmage last season -- the fifth-highest rate of such attempts over the past three seasons. In fact, Palmer is second only to Andrew Luck in throws per game of at least 10 yards past the sticks over the previous two seasons. Im particularly high on Brown and believe he can become a top-15 fantasy producer at the position this season, but I also think there is room for profit with Floyd as well, given coach Bruce Arians propensity for having Palmer persistently push the ball vertically.The Cardinals?Floyd rates second in average air yards per target (16.6), behind only the San Diego Chargers Malcom Floyd over the past two seasons (18.3). With the Bolts Floyd having retired, Travis Benjamin is set to assume this valuable vertical role in San Diego. Benjamin was 28th in total standard fantasy points and 35th per game at the position, while playing with a blend of sub-optimal passing partners in Cleveland last season; hes currently going 50th on average at the position in early ADP results.Despite being limited to 13 games last season, Buffalos Sammy Watkins led all receivers by 16 percent ?in fantasy points on throws at least 10 yards past the line of the scrimmage. This big-play maven was fueled in part by Tyrod Taylor?averaging 5.2 throws of such a distance per game last season, the sixth-highest rate over the past two seasons (minimum 10 games). While injury concerns continue to present real risk for shares of Watkins, hes arguably already the leagues most dangerous deep threat at just 23 years old.Seattles Tyler Lockett is gaining steam this summer as a breakout candidate among pundits and fantasy investors. Helping to buoy the burgeoning hype, the speedster -- who ranked in the 87th percentile in the 40-yard dash among positional draft prospects as a close physical comparable to Arizonas Brown, per Mockdraftable -- ranked 22nd in RELAY and ninth in fantasy points per target on throws of at least 10 yards past the line of scrimmage last season. Even if the Seattle passing game never becomes a volume-driven attack, the inherent verticality of Locketts role remains intriguing.As for a cheaper sophomore breakout candidate, its worth noting the Titans Dorial Green-Beckham was the leading vertical target on a Titans offense that averaged 12.2 air yards per attempt to its receivers, the sixth-highest rate in the league last year. Even if you dont believe in DGBs season-long value given his still-raw skill set, well likely witness some slate-shifting hookups with Marcus Mariota this fall for DFS purposes. Of the discounted veteran tier, we should remember the 49ers Torrey Smith opened his career with four consecutive top-24 fantasy finishes at the position in Baltimore and is due for a spike in targets in Chip Kellys snap-happy scheme.To follow up on Parker, the Fins Ryan Tannehill attempted 88 passes that traveled at least 10 yards past the line last season, fifth most in the league. Last season, Parker was tied for 17th in fantasy points per game at the position from Week 12, when he began receiving heavy snap exposure. With his rich aforementioned RELAY rate in place, shares of Parker around his current ADP (30th at the position) could prove profitable.We find Washingtons DeSean Jackson going just ahead of Parker in drafts so far, on average, as the renowned big-play burner dominated on deep balls even during last seasons?injury-plagued campaign. The chart below details fantasy points per target on targets of at least 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, with Jackson leading the pack after already finishing third in the league in RELAY. There will surely be some lean, low-reception outings for Jackson, but for investors willing to accept the variance of his production pattern at a draft price that seems to bake in these inherent risks, some big Sundays are still part of the portfolio.The Colts Luck has averaged the most deep attempts (10 yards past scrimmage) per game over the past two seasons. With vertical targets surely on tap for both T.Y. Hilton and Donte Moncrief, big plays should again prove common for the Colts in 2016. Even second-year sleeper Phillip Dorsett could flash as a vertical weapon worthy of deep-league and DFS interest.Its also interesting to see Tampas Jameis Winston appear on this vertical passing index, as Mike Evans is due for a healthy correction in touchdown and big-play production heading into his third campaign. Below, youll find the leading signal-callers in passes of at least 10 yards past the sticks since 2014. Bradley Beal Jersey . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. Wholesale Wizards Jerseys . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. http://www.wholesalewizardsjerseys.com/gilbert-arenas-jersey/ . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. John Wall Jersey .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Wes Unseld Jersey . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. When David White took over as New Zealand Crickets chief executive in February 2012, the organisation was in a ramshackle state. The mens side was unloved, and with good reason - they were ranked eighth, ninth and eighth in Tests, ODIs and T20s. NZC was barely in the black. Even the famed Kiwi hallmarks of unity and pulling together were absent.The year ended with Ross Taylor being sacked, an episode so ignominious and handled so shoddily that it led the late Martin Crowe to reportedly burn his New Zealand blazer. And 2013 began with the New Zealand side bowled out for 45 against South Africa in Cape Town - a critical moment not merely for the team. It really made us sit back and look at us as an organisation at the time - we were at rock bottom, theres no doubt about that, White says.He has cause to be rather happier now. New Zealand reached their first ever World Cup final last year. Finances, dire when White took over, have been transformed, thanks to a combination of co-hosting the World Cup and more lucrative broadcasting deals. Today NZC has reserves of NZ$28 million. And junior participation has risen by 20% since the World Cup, helped by a range of programmes making the sport as easy to play as possible, taking overall playing numbers to an all-time peak.Crickets on a real high in New Zealand. The international acclaim the team has gained led by Brendon [McCullum] has been quite outstanding. New Zealand Cricket, through a lot of his actions, are held in very high regard both on and off the field. Whites good mood is not even dimmed by the opposition to New Zealands tour of Zimbabwe, which begins with a warm-up game on July 22.Among Whites reasons to be optimistic are recent developments at the ICC. New Zealand were among the first to sign up to the Big Threes reforms, not because they thought they were right, but because New Zealand reckoned they did not have a choice. Were a very small country. Was it a mistake? I wouldnt call it a mistake, Id call it pragmatic, White says.He is heartened by the state of the ICC under the chairmanship of Shashank Manohar. Its very stable at ICC level now and there seems to be more collegiate feeling and goodwill amongst members. The ICC is in a good place.One test of the Full Members ability to work together will be whether the proposals to create two divisions in Test cricket are ratified. At this years Spirit of Cricket Lecture, McCullum was unsure of the merits of two divisions, and Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have publicly expressed their opposition.White takes a very different view, declaring, We are big supporters. This is particularly significant given his role not merely as New Zealands representative on the ICC board but also as the Full Member representative on the ICC Cricket Committee.Theres already lot of interest in New Zealand in Test cricket, but if we had a competition with promotion and relegation and a winner at the end, it would really increase interest, no doubt about that, White says. Everyone agrees we need context, we need something thats aspirational. Promotion and relegation will give a lot of interest. His only caveat is to ensure that the countries who dont make the top division in the first instance are not disadvantaged financially - thats really important.While McCullum expressed his concern that New Zealand could be in Division Two in Tests, White says this is not a good enough reason to oppose the proposals. We support meritocracy. If youre good enough, youre good enough - if youre not good enough, you shouldnt be there. Its incumbent upon us to make sure we are good enough. He says two divisions in Tests are preferable to including more teams over a longer period because you cant really have a competition over three or four years in my view. Its got to be a maximum of two years.White also believes that the reforms will improve the overall quality of the Test game. It will make people look at their high-performance programmes and their systems, so the product of Test cricket will improve as well.As part of the ongoing ICC review of its revenue distribution, Indias share of ICC revenue could be reduced, which could mean more money for New Zealand. But White says he has other priorities. Before we worry about money, the first thing weve got to do is get the structure right. If we get the structure right, well get the commercial benefits. But if we think solely about money first, I dont think well be making the right decisions for cricket.There is another significant change to Test cricket that White advocates - trimming matches to four days, as has been floated by the ECBs Colin Graves. If it doesnt compromise the integrity of the game, four days would assist greatly with programming and player workloads.We need to seriously look at it. One of the challenges at the moment is if you play a three-Test series, it has to be played over four weeks. Four weeks is a long time. But if you play a three-Test series of four-day cricket it can be played over three weeks, so you save a week. And, as we know the calendar is very congested. If you had a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Test, it becomes a little bit like golf really - you know that Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday would be the Test. Theres a lot of work to be done around this but its certainly a concept thats worth exploring further.Last November, White was in Adelaide for the first day-night Test, which he describes as one of the great sporting events. New Zealands first home day-night Test could be against England at Eden Park early in 2018. It wont be the dominant part of Test cricket, and it will have to be played at the right time of year in the right conditions, but its a really important part of the future of Test cricket.New Zealand have not been afflicted by the recent gloom engulfing Test cricket. A strategy to host Tests in boutique venues, like Hagley Oval in Christchurch, the Basin Reserve in Wellington, and University Oval in Dunedin, rather than play matches in huge stadiums with swathes of empty seats, has been vindicated. Last year White addressed a Chief Executives Committee meeting at the ICC and outlined New Zealand Crickets strategy to sell out smaller venues - thereby showing a full house, and driving demand - rather than having a sparse crowd in a Test at a venue like Eden Park.It presents so well on television as well. It looks good and thats important for the sport, White explains. Our people in New Zealand love nothing more than lying on a grass bank and watching Test cricket on a sunny day. One of the challenges is percepption.dddddddddddd When you have a Test match being played in a massive stadium with only a few thousand people, it just doesnt present well.One way New Zealand reckon they can overcome the challenges presented by their small population is through good governance. Reforms of the board in 1995 and 2013 modernised the NZC and ensured a very good balance between connection to cricket and also commercial acumen, White says.Shrewd administration is evident in New Zealands enlightened approach to their players taking part in the IPL, and avoiding scheduling clashes with the tournament. The contrast with the West Indies is instructive.Weve got a very good relationship with our players association. Were on the same page. We all understand that we are a small country with a limited market and weve got to be pragmatic. Were happy to let our players play in the IPL, of course - its great for them and the profile of our players - and where possible we let them play in other domestic competitions. But everyone agrees that the performance of the Black Caps, and the womens team as well, is paramount, because if we dont have a successful international team, we wont be able to fund our community game.Of all the steps the board has taken to help the team improve on the field, White reckons the most significant is the work done to improve the squads depth, the result of an expanded A team programme, and coordinating the high-performance programme. In this our small size is an advantage, White says. Weve now got players stepping up to the international stage - Corey Anderson, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi - whereas in the past when people came into the Black Caps, they kind of had their apprenticeship while playing international cricket.This new generation has benefited from an increased focus on fitness for players beyond the national team. Centrally contracted fitness trainers across all six state associations were introduced four years ago. Those in the national team work with Chris Donaldson, a former Olympic sprinter.For all New Zealands recent success, White is adamant that the best is yet to come. Have we got more potential? Absolutely. A full review is being conducted into the delivery of cricket in New Zealand, to ask: Are we delivering it to the best of our ability?While McCullum has retired, White believes the essence of what he built will remain. Kanes [Williamson] going to be quite outstanding. Weve got a group of players who are very together and play cricket for the right reasons.New Zealand also have a coach White regards as the most outstanding in our history. Appointing Mike Hesson, who did not play a single first-class match, was among the first major decisions White had to make.I always select capability over credibility. It has been a fault in the past - selecting people just because they were an international cricketer. Youve got to look at the skillset first, and in my view, he was the standout candidate.White has never had reason to regret his decision, and recently extended Hessons contract until the 2019 World Cup. The thing about Mike is, he rarely changes whether we win or lose. Hes so consistent. He doesnt get too excited if we win or too down if we lose, for him its more about the process of how we got to the end result. Hes just rock solid.He picks out two other particular qualities of Hessons: his lack of an ego, rendering him happy to bring people around him who are more skilled in certain areas, like batting coach Craig McMillan and former bowling coach Shane Bond; and sagacious team selection, which White reckons his best trait of all.Hesson gives a player every opportunity to succeed, and often has come under criticism for holding on to players for a long period of time. The classic example pre-World Cup was Martin Guptill. And he marries this loyalty with pragmatism, evident in how New Zealand selected three specialist spinners, and benched Trent Boult and Tim Southee, during the World T20.After New Zealand waltzed through the Super 10s, when they were the only undefeated team, their tournament ended with defeat in the semi-final - their eighth defeat in nine semi-finals across the World Cup and WT20.Its something weve talked about, the trend. We need to go to the next level, theres no doubt about that. Its certainly something that were conscious of and are working towards but we need to win something soon. Weve got the ability to do it. Maybe in the past we were content to get to semi-finals but were not now, we want to win. I like to think in the Champions Trophy and the World Cup well have a strong chance in conditions that will suit us. New Zealand Crickets new strategic plan declared the sport a game for all New Zealanders. It is a tacit recognition that, for ethnic minorities and women, this has not always been the case.Were a real melting pot of cultures and want to celebrate that, and give every New Zealander an opportunity to play cricket, White says, viewing the emerging of Sodhi and recent selection of the opening batsman Jeet Raval, who was born in Gujarat, as heralding a new era. Weve got a really interesting situation in New Zealand. Weve got a strong Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Afghan population who are fully integrated into New Zealand now, and theres a lot of talent coming through, which is just terrific.Womens cricket is a particular priority, something that has seldom been the case. Weve always performed well at the top level, but the underlying state of the womens game has been quite dire, White admits. Our numbers are poor at senior womens level but strong at junior level. Its one of the main priorities in our strategic plan - to bring more women into cricket, not only playing the game but supporting and connecting with the game now. Were taking this incredibly seriously. Its something that New Zealand Cricket could have done better over the last few years.The board is on the verge of finalising a new memorandum of understanding with the players, which will increase the number of contracted players from ten to 15 and significantly increase the value of their retainers. Unfortunately were just not in a position yet to make them full-time professionals, but I like to think its part of the evolution.Here and beyond, White is leading an entity that is evolving, trying to marry the best of crickets history with the need to modernise. Weve respected the traditions of the game but not been limited by them. 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