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I had to yank Beanie Wells at the last minute, and one of the only guys on the waivers that was worth a shot at was Keiland..so I picked him up, and I went in to last night's game 15 points down in the league where I played him. I didn't think I had a shot at 15 points with Keiland, but he blew up for 30+ points in my league and I won easily. So..I'm happy 
But I doubt I start him again. Might try and find an owner who sees the big game and wants to take the gamble on him.
Make sure you keep us apprised of this week's waiver wire escapade.Yea, not too sure about the future here. Hard to predict week to week. HOWEVER...I had to yank Beanie Wells at the last minute, and one of the only guys on the waivers that was worth a shot at was Keiland..so I picked him up, and I went in to last night's game 15 points down in the league where I played him. I didn't think I had a shot at 15 points with Keiland, but he blew up for 30+ points in my league and I won easily. So..I'm happy
I believe that this is correct, however an advantage that Williams has over the other RB's is that he's the best receiver out of the backfield. He'll see the field with the offense more than most #3's, though Portis will often be in there (too?) given his blitz pickup abilities - Keiland is weak in that area. Keiland is a competent RB with little upside there. If the line makes holes for him than he'll get 4 yards per carry and be able to move the offense, with little ability to bust 20+ yard carries due to lack of breakaway speed.
It appeared to me that the Eagles weren't exactly giving maximum effort on Keiland's long TD run. He just isn't that talented. He was ok last night, but I wouldn't use last night's numbers as any prediction for what he would do in a full time starter role.
Tonight in Fantasy Team News from around the Globe...Make sure you keep us apprised of this week's waiver wire escapade.Yea, not too sure about the future here. Hard to predict week to week. HOWEVER...I had to yank Beanie Wells at the last minute, and one of the only guys on the waivers that was worth a shot at was Keiland..so I picked him up, and I went in to last night's game 15 points down in the league where I played him. I didn't think I had a shot at 15 points with Keiland, but he blew up for 30+ points in my league and I won easily. So..I'm happy
a cowboys fan in dc.are you from texas? or just another one of those sheep
guess i hit the nail on the headThe Doctor said:
what did he do during the bye week?Hear we go againRyan Torain indicated after Monday night's game that he will have to see a doctor about his hamstring injury this week.Clinton Portis says he's "50-50" to play this week, and Torain may be no better. Neither back will be capable of managing a heavy workload while playing at far less than full speed. We're tentatively expecting Keiland Williams to get the call again this week at Tennessee. Pick him up as a potential RB2 option if he's available on waivers in your league. Source: CBSSports.com Related: Clinton Portis, Keiland Williams Given the scarcity of Wash RB's I would not be suprised if J.Davis is activated Wed off practice squad....By the way who was that Young kid who got carries...he looked pretty stout.
Ran into a guy in DC last night right before the game...told him he had the wrong jacket on (he was wearing a skins something or other). He starts to talking about "I'm born and raised here blah blah blah....so I simply told him to open his mind and pick a team that HE likes and not a team that all of his neighbors/uncles great aunt/cousins stepsister have rooted for since 1960. He had nothing else to say after that. If your demographics are the only tangible that factors into you picking a team, be wise and keep that info to yourself.The Doctor said:
I was thinking the same thing during the game last night. There is nothing special about Williams' RB ability. He is an average talent that works hard and, regarding last night, was simply in the right place at the right time.And for those that may just be looking at the final numbers when saying Williams had a great game, he was 7/21 rushing with a long of 4 in the first half. He was only 6/17 with a long of 4 before the Eagles were already up 35-0. He, and the OL, did nothing when it mattered.Shutout said:
me too.actually, i dont care. NOBODY DOES.zamboni said:Make sure you keep us apprised of this week's waiver wire escapade.frogpond11 said:Yea, not too sure about the future here. Hard to predict week to week. HOWEVER...I had to yank Beanie Wells at the last minute, and one of the only guys on the waivers that was worth a shot at was Keiland..so I picked him up, and I went in to last night's game 15 points down in the league where I played him. I didn't think I had a shot at 15 points with Keiland, but he blew up for 30+ points in my league and I won easily. So..I'm happy
But I doubt I start him again. Might try and find an owner who sees the big game and wants to take the gamble on him.
actually, i don't think this is true at all because...bigmiiiiike said:
...of this.Hear we go againRyan Torain indicated after Monday night's game that he will have to see a doctor about his hamstring injury this week.Clinton Portis says he's "50-50" to play this week, and Torain may be no better. Neither back will be capable of managing a heavy workload while playing at far less than full speed. We're tentatively expecting Keiland Williams to get the call again this week at Tennessee. Pick him up as a potential RB2 option if he's available on waivers in your league. Source: CBSSports.com Related: Clinton Portis, Keiland Williams Given the scarcity of Wash RB's I would not be suprised if J.Davis is activated Wed off practice squad....By the way who was that Young kid who got carries...he looked pretty stout.
zamboni said:Make sure you keep us apprised of this week's waiver wire escapade.frogpond11 said:Yea, not too sure about the future here. Hard to predict week to week. HOWEVER...I had to yank Beanie Wells at the last minute, and one of the only guys on the waivers that was worth a shot at was Keiland..so I picked him up, and I went in to last night's game 15 points down in the league where I played him. I didn't think I had a shot at 15 points with Keiland, but he blew up for 30+ points in my league and I won easily. So..I'm happy
yeah, i saw that too and it really raised my eyebrows. i'm curious if he will adjust that at all today or tomorrow, but i suppose in light of torain's injury and portis saying he's 50/50 at best, it does make some sense. he also has williams as a RB32 going forward, well ahead of torain (RB42).
I'm quite sure that demographics play a role in whom the majority of fans root for. Unless you are suggesting that the 80,000 that pack the stadium in Arlington moved there simply because they were Cowboy fans.
The best advice I can offer is that you shouldn't need to bother with any of it now that bye weeks are over. Injuries + Shanahan = avoid if at all possible.As for Williams, I wouldn't read much in to what he did on Monday night. All of his good plays happened once the game was out of reach and the Eagles D was playing soft. When the game was still on the line in the first quarter, he went nowhere.killrobotkill said:
I'm quite sure that demographics play a role in whom the majority of fans root for. Unless you are suggesting that the 80,000 that pack the stadium in Arlington moved there simply because they were Cowboy fans.
SARCASM, ohhhhh it never gets old.
Make sure you keep us apprised of this week's waiver wire escapade.Yea, not too sure about the future here. Hard to predict week to week. HOWEVER...
If someone posts a 
nobody says anything, even though there's no valuable info with it. But if someone posts something about their team that's relevant to the topic, some people make it their mission to post a snarky reply. So much for being excellent to each other.I always thought this thing:SARCASM, ohhhhh it never gets old.
Make sure you keep us apprised of this week's waiver wire escapade.Yea, not too sure about the future here. Hard to predict week to week. HOWEVER...
Was the way to bump a thread so more people could speak about the topic if they wanted. To me that symbol does have meaning but then again maybe that thing means something else? I agree with you, people being cool to one another is the better way to go
Actually it's a marker for people who just want to follow a thread. It used to be that when you posted in a thread, a black dot would show up by the topic when looking over all the board topics. That's why the "blackdot" smilie got created. With these boards now, though, instead of a black dot we get a white corner (That's why some people will post :sehorn: )ETA: It's explained in the FFA FAQ.I always thought this thing:
Was the way to bump a thread so more people could speak about the topic if they wanted. To me that symbol does have meaning but then again maybe that thing means something else? I agree with you, people being cool to one another is the better way to go
Heh the black dot would be so much cooler to see that you posted in a thread then the white corner imo, thanks for the information. I don't get why would someone want to "follow" a thread though. What purpose does that do? Is it simply to identify the thread or is it a bookmark to know where they stopped reading?Actually it's a marker for people who just want to follow a thread. It used to be that when you posted in a thread, a black dot would show up by the topic when looking over all the board topics. That's why the "blackdot" smilie got created. With these boards now, though, instead of a black dot we get a white corner (That's why some people will post :sehorn: )ETA: It's explained in the FFA FAQ.I always thought this thing:
Was the way to bump a thread so more people could speak about the topic if they wanted. To me that symbol does have meaning but then again maybe that thing means something else? I agree with you, people being cool to one another is the better way to go
A good example would be a thread discussing the injury status of a player you own. You may not have anything to contribute and just want to be able to scan down through the threads and see that one right away.Heh the black dot would be so much cooler to see that you posted in a thread then the white corner imo, thanks for the information. I don't get why would someone want to "follow" a thread though. What purpose does that do? Is it simply to identify the thread or is it a bookmark to know where they stopped reading?Actually it's a marker for people who just want to follow a thread. It used to be that when you posted in a thread, a black dot would show up by the topic when looking over all the board topics. That's why the "blackdot" smilie got created. With these boards now, though, instead of a black dot we get a white corner (That's why some people will post :sehorn: )ETA: It's explained in the FFA FAQ.I always thought this thing:
Was the way to bump a thread so more people could speak about the topic if they wanted. To me that symbol does have meaning but then again maybe that thing means something else? I agree with you, people being cool to one another is the better way to go
Are you serious? I always thought that rooting for one's "home team" was part of the essence of being a sports fan. I mean, if you are from Dallas and just moved to D.C. for work or something, then rooting for the Cowboys makes all the sense in the world. But if you grew up in D.C. and root for the Cowboys instead, chances are you are just someone "rooting for a winner" beginning back when the Cowboys were good. I mean, why the Cowboys. Why not the Rams or the Lions? What are you basing your decision on, if not geographic proximity? "I always liked how they played" = "They always won, so I started rooting for them so I can talk smack and look better than others..."
I just think it's a slap to a fathers face. I'm guessing a lot of us grew up watching the games with our dad's and learned to love them through him.
And yet you stayed in the same division and went for "America's Team". Way to boldly forge your own path!
Up until the last couple of years Betts had higher top end speed. I also think that, while Williams is a good receiver, Betts was better. Betts was deadly on wheel routes.
A pretty good theory I've heard about the native DC people who like Dallas...The Redskins were the last NFL team to integrate when they traded for Bobby Mitchell in 1962. Redskins owner George Preston Marshall was generally considered to be a racist. Obviously, that wouldn't exactly sit well with the large African American community in Washington, DC. So, through the 60s, which was obviously a big time for race issues, many people started rooting for the Cowboys. They started their rise in the 60s and became the Redskins biggest rival. A large group of people gravitated to the Cowboys during that time and then likely raised their kids as Cowboys fans while still living in the DC area.Based on personal observation, I think this theory works. I work in PG County, a predominantly AA county, and see tons of Cowboys fans. Tons of cars with Cowboys flags and stickers. I work with many Cowboys fans. The majority of them are AA. I live in NoVa. Most of the Cowboys fans I know in VA are white and moved to the area from Texas or some other area of the South.
That's like saying that the sun is generally considered to be hot. Yes, he was a raging racist, and now that you mention this I do believe that there's some truth to this.
