I'm waffling between the two in the same situation.I'm starting him over Ellington in what is essentially a bye week for me (got the first round playoff bye already locked up).
Soulfly3: I hope your prediction rings true! I sat J. Bell on Thursday for The Crow!Those who sit him shall regret it
The Crow squaketh
Im starting Mason and Crowell.Soulfly: tell me who to bench, I do not want any regrets
Mason vs oak
Hill at tb
Anderson at kc
i am sitting vereen for crowell. vereen is almost for sure going to get less touches and crowell is a much better bet for tdstrying to decide between Crowell and Vereen in a PPR...wish the New England game was a 1 PM so i could look at inactives
my biggest takeaway from the presser tooMike Pettine's post game comments.
"The West fumble is totally inexcusable."
The carries to the Crow have to increase IMHO.
The wildcard out there is Glenn Winston. I thought Winston's time would be next year but man did Pettine sound pissed at Terrance West. He didn't use his first name just spat out 'The WEST fumble....'
But not pissed enough to put Winston in for that last run. Pettine can not be shocked when rookie RBs fumble the ball. He'll get over it. West may be in the doghouse for a while, and I'd expect Crowell to be very productive against the upcoming defenses, but I wouldn't write West off completely. Crowell is a rookie, too, and could make some mistakes himself. Or Winston could be awful. West will be back frustrating Crowell owners before the season ends. Hope I'm wrong but that's my gut feel.my biggest takeaway from the presser tooMike Pettine's post game comments.
"The West fumble is totally inexcusable."
The carries to the Crow have to increase IMHO.
The wildcard out there is Glenn Winston. I thought Winston's time would be next year but man did Pettine sound pissed at Terrance West. He didn't use his first name just spat out 'The WEST fumble....'
Buffalo's front seven is legit, no question about it but the Browns lost their backup TE Gary Barnage who was filling in for Pro Bowl TE Jordan Cameron early in the first quarter and then late in the first quarter the Browns lost backup center Fredrick who was filling in for Pro Bowl C Alex Mack and he wasn't playing all that good so the Browns were using their 3rd string TE and 3rd string center, both 3rd stringers were filling in for Pro Bowl players.so 17 carries 29 yards. i realize buffalo has a good defense but thought crowell was going to be able to do something. anyone who watched the game care to offer some thoughts?
Well I think the door is open for Winston because you are right, both of those rookie RBs leave the ball on the ground too often so they need a guy who is safe and can hold on and just get some tough yards without leaving the ball on the ground.But not pissed enough to put Winston in for that last run. Pettine can not be shocked when rookie RBs fumble the ball. He'll get over it. West may be in the doghouse for a while, and I'd expect Crowell to be very productive against the upcoming defenses, but I wouldn't write West off completely. Crowell is a rookie, too, and could make some mistakes himself. Or Winston could be awful. West will be back frustrating Crowell owners before the season ends. Hope I'm wrong but that's my gut feel.my biggest takeaway from the presser tooMike Pettine's post game comments.
"The West fumble is totally inexcusable."
The carries to the Crow have to increase IMHO.
The wildcard out there is Glenn Winston. I thought Winston's time would be next year but man did Pettine sound pissed at Terrance West. He didn't use his first name just spat out 'The WEST fumble....'
the bills line dominated the browns lineso 17 carries 29 yards. i realize buffalo has a good defense but thought crowell was going to be able to do something. anyone who watched the game care to offer some thoughts?
You mean backup center Nick McDonald, right?Buffalo's front seven is legit, no question about it but the Browns lost their backup TE Gary Barnage who was filling in for Pro Bowl TE Jordan Cameron early in the first quarter and then late in the first quarter the Browns lost backup center Fredrick who was filling in for Pro Bowl C Alex Mack and he wasn't playing all that good so the Browns were using their 3rd string TE and 3rd string center, both 3rd stringers were filling in for Pro Bowl players.so 17 carries 29 yards. i realize buffalo has a good defense but thought crowell was going to be able to do something. anyone who watched the game care to offer some thoughts?
Add Barnage is the Browns best blocking TE so losing both of those guys while playing one of the best, if not the best defensive front seven in the NFL played a big role but also QB Brian Hoyer was awful for the second week in a row. WR Josh Gordon is a two-edged sword because he's not on the same page as the QB right now. He's not running through routes and he's looking over the wrong shoulder and at least one of the INTs today by Hoyer was on Josh Gordon IMHO.
The Bills were loading the box and had unblocked guys in the backfield on the tackles for loss on Crow, not his fault. He was running hard and low as per usual.
Look for a big game next week unless the 3rd string center is back in there then ... who knows what to expect under those circumstances.
Yep, this is why I'm all for Manziel getting a shot as early as week 14.Running QBs always open up the running game too.
that's what i'd be worried about.As long as Manziel doesn't cherry pick all the goal line work I'm fine with that.
You are such a smart person.The Bills sent three D lineman to the Pro Bowl last year. Best in the league.
Sat Crowell, starting him the next two weeks. Should be a fun ride.
Sat Hopkins for Shoelace, so gonna have to agree to disagree here.You are such a smart person.The Bills sent three D lineman to the Pro Bowl last year. Best in the league.
Sat Crowell, starting him the next two weeks. Should be a fun ride.