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Jackal King

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(Rotoworld) The New York Daily News expects Brandon Jacobs (knee) to carry the bulk of the Giants' running back workload Sunday against the Jets.

Impact: Beat writer Ralph Vacchiano guesses that Derrick Ward will only get 5-10 carries. If the Daily News' prediction is correct, Jacobs would be a strong flex play and borderline RB2 against an undersized Jets defense. It appears Jacobs will regain his starting job immediately after working fully all week.

 
Jackal King said:
(Rotoworld) The New York Daily News expects Brandon Jacobs (knee) to carry the bulk of the Giants' running back workload Sunday against the Jets.

Impact: Beat writer Ralph Vacchiano guesses that Derrick Ward will only get 5-10 carries. If the Daily News' prediction is correct, Jacobs would be a strong flex play and borderline RB2 against an undersized Jets defense. It appears Jacobs will regain his starting job immediately after working fully all week.
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Vacchiano is a fan of Jacobs, and has maintained this stance all along. With that grain of salt, I happen to agree with him.
 
So this is basically the opinion of a beat writer? Is there any basis given for his opinion? Practice time split, comments from coaches or players? Thanks if there is any more info or a link out there.

 
This news coming from a beat writer is much different

than news coming from a Giants press release.

Grain of Salt.

 
In MY opinion, Jacobs will be cut, Ward will be the starter and finish the year with 1,900 yards rushing and 22 TDs. Just my opinion though....

 
The Jerk said:
So this is basically the opinion of a beat writer? Is there any basis given for his opinion? Practice time split, comments from coaches or players? Thanks if there is any more info or a link out there.
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nothing from coughlin today regarding thismostly tynes, plax, and osi in presser today
 
Jackal King said:
(Rotoworld) The New York Daily News expects Brandon Jacobs (knee) to carry the bulk of the Giants' running back workload Sunday against the Jets.

Impact: Beat writer Ralph Vacchiano guesses that Derrick Ward will only get 5-10 carries. If the Daily News' prediction is correct, Jacobs would be a strong flex play and borderline RB2 against an undersized Jets defense. It appears Jacobs will regain his starting job immediately after working fully all week.
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He says it's a guess, and I'm just a fan from a few states away, so he should know more about the situation, but what does he base this on?
 
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Ron_Mexico said:
This news coming from a beat writer is much differentthan news coming from a Giants press release.Grain of Salt.
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You need Ward don't you?? LOL.. Seriously if Jacobs healthy e will get the rock.. Ward will be 3rd down.. We all know that and you do too, but I guess you need Ward this week..
 
Ward's 353 rushing yards are good enough for ninth best in the league. Not too shabby for a guy who saw just thirty-five carries the previous three seasons. However, Jacobs returns to action this Sunday and Head Coach Tom Coughlin has said that the pair will likely share the load. An interesting scenario for the Jets defense considering the tandem's contrasting approach toward running the ball.
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http://jets.scout.com/2/687548.html
 
Jacobs not opposed to sharing time with Ward

BY RALPH VACCHIANO

DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Thursday, October 4th 2007, 4:00 AM

Brandon Jacobs spent two years playing behind Tiki Barber, so he knows the Giants' second running back usually plays a limited role. Now he is apparently healthy enough to reclaim his No.1 spot on the depth chart.

And he doesn't want to see the same thing happen to Derrick Ward.

"Just look around the league," Jacobs said yesterday. "Every team has two backs. D-Ward is a very good back. We're going to utilize both of us when things are right. (The coaches) see that D-Ward is capable of being very productive. They know that I can go out and do the same thing. Why waste talent? Why waste the talent we have?"
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football...time_with_.html
 
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Raiders Fan said:
Ron_Mexico said:
This news coming from a beat writer is much different

than news coming from a Giants press release.

Grain of Salt.
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You need Ward don't you?? LOL.. Seriously if Jacobs healthy e will get the rock.. Ward will be 3rd down.. We all know that and you do too, but I guess you need Ward this week..
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do we? I don't. You must have inside knowledge. :thumbup:
 
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Are things looking any clearer today? giants updates on the radio aren't mentioning the running backs.

Sooooooo, are people playing Jacobs, Ward, or somebody else until the situation is clearer? i'm leaning toward somebody else.

 
Mystery Achiever said:
Are things looking any clearer today? giants updates on the radio aren't mentioning the running backs.

Sooooooo, are people playing Jacobs, Ward, or somebody else until the situation is clearer? i'm leaning toward somebody else.
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Ward is on my bench ONLY because I have 2 top 3 options this week at RB. If your last flex/RB is RB20 or flex40 or lower, I'd go with either one here.
 
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I just don't think that Jacobs can carry the load of an every-down-back. He is too big to take a pounding of 30+ carries a game for 16 games.

In fact, he had a hard time making it through one game. IMO, the only way BJ can produce is if he shares the load. I think we are going to start to see a 60/40 split with Ward taking most of those carries.

 
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I have both and Im going with Jacobs. I believe he is obviously healthier of the two. He is the starting RB and rarely do they lose their job due to injury and most importantly the best i can hope for with ward is 80 yards and no TD's. Not much upside in that.

 
Brutis said:
I have both and Im going with Jacobs. I believe he is obviously healthier of the two. He is the starting RB and rarely do they lose their job due to injury and most importantly the best i can hope for with ward is 80 yards and no TD's. Not much upside in that.
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I agree. TD Heavy league it's gotta be Jacobs. Ward if it's high performance for now. Also, Ward wasn't the one practicing all week, it was Jacobs. I think Coughlin might want to take Thunder for a spin this week and see what he has in him.
 
ScoobyDoo said:
Brutis said:
I have both and Im going with Jacobs. I believe he is obviously healthier of the two. He is the starting RB and rarely do they lose their job due to injury and most importantly the best i can hope for with ward is 80 yards and no TD's. Not much upside in that.
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I agree. TD Heavy league it's gotta be Jacobs. Ward if it's high performance for now. Also, Ward wasn't the one practicing all week, it was Jacobs. I think Coughlin might want to take Thunder for a spin this week and see what he has in him.
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I just think all these people thinking that Jacobs will be just a goal line RB and give way to Ward due to this injury are dead wrong. I'll give it 2 weeks, if im wrong I'll have no problem admitting it.
 
Brutis said:
ScoobyDoo said:
Brutis said:
I have both and Im going with Jacobs. I believe he is obviously healthier of the two. He is the starting RB and rarely do they lose their job due to injury and most importantly the best i can hope for with ward is 80 yards and no TD's. Not much upside in that.
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I agree. TD Heavy league it's gotta be Jacobs. Ward if it's high performance for now. Also, Ward wasn't the one practicing all week, it was Jacobs. I think Coughlin might want to take Thunder for a spin this week and see what he has in him.
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I just think all these people thinking that Jacobs will be just a goal line RB and give way to Ward due to this injury are dead wrong. I'll give it 2 weeks, if im wrong I'll have no problem admitting it.
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I think we're in concert on that. For now I just hope he gets the goal line and a good percentage of the rest.
 
Wondering about this one myself.

The Jets aren't good vs. the run, so I wouldn't be surprised to see both used often.

Don't expect a ton from B Jacobs - if they can split it 50/50 and "work him back in", why wouldn't they?

The Giants are favored and if they run more than they pass I see a lot of touches for both, but more PPR-work for Ward.

Good luck.

 
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FBG adjusted the projections after Coughlin came out with his 'share the load' comments. They have Jacobs with only 7 carries. I'd take the 'over' on that.

 
Jeff Pasquino said:
Wondering about this one myself.

The Jets aren't good vs. the run, so I wouldn't be surprised to see both used often.

Don't expect a ton from B Jacobs - if they can split it 50/50 and "work him back in", why wouldn't they?

The Giants are favored and if they run more than they pass I see a lot of touches for both, but more PPR-work for Ward.

Good luck.
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:thumbup: I expect that as well.

I also foresee the same people who like to over-react to one week of football, like those who dropped a RB2 for Wynn a couple of weeks ago, to proclaim, "See, it's a 50/50 RBBC!". Maybe so, but this will take a few weeks to shake out.

 
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Avery said:
Jeff Pasquino said:
Wondering about this one myself.

The Jets aren't good vs. the run, so I wouldn't be surprised to see both used often.

Don't expect a ton from B Jacobs - if they can split it 50/50 and "work him back in", why wouldn't they?

The Giants are favored and if they run more than they pass I see a lot of touches for both, but more PPR-work for Ward.

Good luck.
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:confused: I expect that as well.

I also foresee the same people who like to over-react to one week of football, like those who dropped a RB2 for Wynn a couple of weeks ago, to proclaim, "See, it's a 50/50 RBBC!". Maybe so, but this will take a few weeks to shake out.
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Agreed, if this is full blown RBBC, it will be one of the better RBBCs in the league. Both can be really good players, but I'm not sure either would be able to carry the load for 16 games. Ward's done it for 3 well enough, and minor injuries aren't a worry, but his past makes us wonder. (so did Gore so :shrug: )
 
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AeroFANatic said:
Per Sirius NFL radio this morning, Ward is starting and Jacobs between the 20s and Goaline back.
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I am kind of surprised by this. Ward was apparently more injured than Jacobs at this point and has been limited in practice all week while Jacobs has gone full speed.
 
RC94 said:
AeroFANatic said:
Per Sirius NFL radio this morning, Ward is starting and Jacobs between the 20s and Goaline back.
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I am kind of surprised by this. Ward was apparently more injured than Jacobs at this point and has been limited in practice all week while Jacobs has gone full speed.
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Could be a Coughlin "bait and switch". Show Ward off on the first series, but Jacobs will be the main primarily for the game.One thing is for sure, Jacobs is a beast on the goaline.Should be interesting.
 
RC94 said:
AeroFANatic said:
Per Sirius NFL radio this morning, Ward is starting and Jacobs between the 20s and Goaline back.
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I am kind of surprised by this. Ward was apparently more injured than Jacobs at this point and has been limited in practice all week while Jacobs has gone full speed.
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Perhaps, despite what many in the Shark Pool think, Jacobs is the Giants RB that they want to ride and therefore the more valuable commodity to Coughlin and the Giants and thus is the one that bears more diligent protection.
 
RC94 said:
AeroFANatic said:
Per Sirius NFL radio this morning, Ward is starting and Jacobs between the 20s and Goaline back.
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I am kind of surprised by this. Ward was apparently more injured than Jacobs at this point and has been limited in practice all week while Jacobs has gone full speed.
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Im sure Jacobs conditioning from not playing the first 4 weeks is a major factor, not suprising.
 
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