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The problem is, many still do not believe in him, so his value is still not that high, but he has the potential to be really, really good this year thanks to being the starting RB for what is likely to be one of the top two or three scoring offenses. Hang on to him, and if he has a good start, you can trade him then and possibly get more for him.
Cosell is late to the party. I said that back in post#204.This situaiton has played out about as clear and straight forward as a Patriots situation can. Its been pretty clear, I think, in what they are going for. I'm not seeing Bolden's name being mentioned here much and i believe that is a mistake. IF Ridley were to get injured or start having fumbling issues, I think Bolden leaps into that role Ridley is in now, moving the ball between the tackles.Stevan Ridley - RB - Patriots
After watching preseason tape, NFL Films analyst Greg Cosell believes Stevan Ridley has decisively won the Patriots backfield competition over Shane Vereen."I think Ridley has the physical attributes to be a volume sustainer," said Cosell. "He's a physical guy, excellent short area burst, speed through the hole, even speed to the perimeter on outside zone." Cosell points out that the Pats knew Ridley was a more talented runner than BenJarvus Green-Ellis last year, but blitz pickup and ball security held him back. Cosell believes Shane Vereen is a back who only performs well in space. "I will be surprised if Vereen makes it [as a major contributor]," said Cosell. "But that's just me."
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Sep 2 - 12:29 AM
I'm not a big believer in Vereen but as a Ridley owner I took no time to snag him...rather be safe than sorry.that's drastically immature'BigTex said:Vereen released today in my Dynasty league..........
Vereen was way ahead in votes when I posted that. It's obvious more recently that Ridley is the guy and the votes have now become even.
Vereen hasn't performed since he's been drafted mainly because he can't stay healthy enough to compete so has not just one game we are talking here. At this point in time there's no question that Ridley has more deserving right now.
I agree.
I don't see this. Based on the way the Pats have structured their offense thus far, it appears to me that Ridley is a near-lock for 20 touches a week. With his ability and situation, that makes him a rock-solid RB2 with low-end RB1 potential.
BAL-SEA-NYJ over the next 5 weeks. Lets see if Ridley is who you think he is after these games.
Hmmm. Week 3 brings this to mind. More of this and a healthy Vereen in the future could make things interesting.
I'm starting to believe that you might actually be Shane Vereen's brother.
No, it was the bolded - you say it like its a fact....He has plenty of speed and burst to be the main guy, IMO.
Agree with the bolded. Gronk only had 2 (3-?) catches because of McDaniels' "genius" game plan. McDumbass wasn't utilizing Welker either, until Hernandez got hurt. Common sense says you play your best guys, and make the other team shut them down. McDork thinks he's such a genius that he can win no matter what, because he's so smart.
I believe Bolden was a part of the game much more than just a guy used in the clean-up portion of a blowout. He appeared, to me, to be a real part of what they were doing each series. I think Shane is the odd man out, for whatever reason. He's a man without a country.Belichick is making Shanahan look straight forward. This is the second week in a row has me screaming avoid this backfield. Running the score up on the Bills wouldn't actually get me excited over Boldin. He had a nice game in a blowout so I'd pick him up to trade him. Ridley had great games vs TEN and BUF but not so much vs ARI and BAL. Small sample size but hes a matchup rb in a crowded backfield. Betting on him is cool but your also betting against Vereen, Woodhead and Boldin to not get touches. I obviously don't own him but I'd sell right now at a premium. Den-sea-NYJ won't be games where everybody can get 100 yards and a TD. Vereen is dead to me. I'm sure he will be a hot pick up as soon as I drop him this week and then back to being a non-factor. His chances went out the window when he was hurt. I still think he's the only 3 down back on the team but that means nothing to smart teams in today's game. I wanted to drop him for Legarrette Blount this Sunday but didn't. I never was interested in Belichick or Shanahan RB's all the years I've played fantasy, idk why I bothered this year
Ridley had 95 total yards vs. Arizona. M Lynch had 97, L McCoy had 78, and Reggie Bush had 67. Do you consider those 3 guys matchup RB's too?Arizona and Baltimore are a couple of the stingiest D's against the run so far this season.
No offense but this is why it helps to watch games. Bolden was very involved. Buff was playing small all game daring pats to run which they did to great effect. Given they planned on running 30+ times the carries were split. Ridley remains a top rb2 despite the presence of bolden. Owners should be very encouraged by commitment pats showed to run in weeks 1 & 4. And hopefully the inefficiency of ground game vs balto when woodhead had most snaps causes they to re-evaluate this strategy going forward.
To an extent he was botteled running with the football vs Ari. Bush is hurt and McCoy didn't get the ball enough so thats not really a fair comparison. I'm on record saying he's not even Shane Vereen so I won't go there comparing him with a freak athlete like Reggie Bush who's on all of my fantasy teams. And none of those guys are giving up touches to other backs on their team at this rate. Im not promoting any other back on the team I'm just commenting on the Ridley parade and the potential for a decline. At this point id cash out for max value. He has value but so does Boldin, Woodhead and Vereen going forward.
Bills-pats were the only 1pm game I watched along w redzone. Boldin had a nice game in a blowout. The only reason the bills were in it for sometime was field position, it should have been worse. I give him props but I'm not running to get him after they executed a gameplan perfectly vs a horrible run defence. If I did pick him up it would be to sell him to Ridley's owner or something. You're probably right about Ridley but I can't call myself building a championship team counting on him to remain my RB2 all year with this much roster/coaching pressure.
Shanachick.Vereen gets a TD
Thrown in the late fumble by RidleyShanachick.Vereen gets a TD
It's like getting in trouble at school and you're waiting for your parents to get home.
Vereen just further clouds an already crowded backfield in NE. Don't forget this guy was drafted ahead of Ridley. Sure, he could get a shot at carries. The TD run last week was unexpected.
It's a good bump, I really have no idea what's going to happen now. Vereen looked really fast last week and had some nice plays, but he wasn't featured much - wondering if he'll get more looks as he seemed to look more dynamic than Woodhead, but who knows.
I think NE is moving towards Ridley & Vereen as opposed to Ridley vs. Vereen. Vereen finally appears to be healthy and he's looked pretty great so far. I read somewhere that he's moved ahead of Bolden on the depth chart. I think he also has a real shot of displacing Woodhead as the primary 3rd down back/2 minute drill guy. I doubt that anyone is going to replace Ridley as the primary 1st & 2nd down back. IMO, he's done well with that role.'ShaHBucks said:
I'm thinking the same as well. Woodhead's in the last year of his contract, Vereen is their 2nd round pick who's just now getting healthy. Makes sense that Vereen would begin to usurp Woodhead's role on the team.
