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He's a gamble, but I'm considering over lots of mediocre options (i.e M. Ingram @AZ, T. Pryor @BUF) and due to injuries to Julio/Moncrief.
As much as I wish McCarthy would have finally realized that the offense has looked the best in games that Montgomery is a focal point, I think this last game is an anomaly and we will see a lot of the same old same old.
Tbf Monty did punch one in at the GL last game.
He may, I just don't trust it. If they bring Lacy back (which I think is a very good likelihood), then Lacy would be the feature back unquestionably unless he porks out again. If he's not resigned then Montgomery would have an entire offseason to train like a RB and compete with a 1st-2nd round pick I would presume
Started looking at weekend weather forecasts. It's a few days away, but it looks like it is going to be absolutely frigid in the midwest.
Will be a fascinating offseason storyline for sure... I never got the impression they loved Lacy that much.
McCarthy graduated with honors along with Sean Payton from the college for ####### coaches. They both aced 'The RB with highest ypc is not your best RB'.
The internet told me it was true: Cold can be a trigger of sickle cell crises, because when you are cold, your body goes into a protective mode, and shunts blood from your non-essential body parts to your important organs. This process is done through vasoconstriction, which means your blood vessels become narrower. This means that sickled cells now have a great opportunity to clog up the narrow blood circulatory pathway.
this is exactly true. since sickle cell red blood cells are shaped "funny" they don't fit through the constricted blood vessels as well. he could be gassed easier and may get injured easier.
For Yahoo my understanding is if they changed him to RB on the depth chart that he would remain WR/RB. I believe no sites take away eligibility, only add to it.
If I recall correctly, this happened to Colston years ago. He was carried on depth chart as WR/TE and then changed to WR only. Fantasy sites followed suit.
I actually remember the opposite. He was TE/WR fantasy eligible his entire rookie season in spite of being listed as a WR. I was envious of his owner... cashing in on WR stats for the TE category. The following season he was a WR only in fantasy
Ok, I guess I had it backwards. I was just curious about Montgomery because my opponent has him and didnt know if the depth chart change was new this week or not.
I haven't looked at the depth chart until now, and you're right he is listed as a RB. Depends on what site you use. This is Yahoo's policy:
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/fantasy-football/SLN6318.html?impressions=true
Cool, that helps. I checked ESPN and its the same.
Is there reason to think/assume GB will not use him as much this week b/c of the cold?
I think a Lacy/Montgomery duo would be a decent start to this backfield. I think that affords them the opportunity to not spend a high draft pick on the position...move on from Starks...and add a younger talented back somewhere. No way they go vet as those 2 would be a solid duo.Dr. Brew said:
I saw this earlier and was contemplating picking him up. I dropped him a few weeks ago and I guess the rest of my league doesn't feel that he's going to be utilized the way he should. I'm tempted to pick him up and start him over Cooper who doesn't have as strong a matchup as one would think. But I've been down this road before. McCarthy and the Packers gameplans aren't exactly rocket science. They can't even use their players correctly.
Can totally see resigning Lacy to a cheap prove it deal, using Montgomery more... and a later pick in a deep RB class. They need to use the draft capital elsewhere.
They need to go defense with 1st and 2nd round, but if a talent at RB falls to them round 1 they cannot pass it up. They should nab a RB round 3 IMO. This is quite a deep RB class... lots of 1-2nd round talent I think. You could easily grab one round 3 and have it be not much different than a late 1st rounder... which is why I think a lot may fall and GB may have to take one round 2. I'd love that.
I'm not so sure. I think we see a heavy dose of C-Mike unless the game is close.
I wouldn't just say CB...but see what you are saying. Depending on where they sit with Perry in the offseason...I think OLB or CB is the pick in the 1st.
The Pats scheme so well against their opponents, I think they'll have success shutting down the Broncos passing game.
Funny... someone in the Bench Brady thread suggested Siemian was someone he'd consider starting over Brady this week
According to some, intelligence doesn't matter at the RB position. Apparently including knowing left from right. Given the guy didn't seem to get more than 4 snaps in his previous appearances with GB, and he's been with the team less than a month, I'll give him a one (or in this case two) time pass.
That very well may be so, however, I'm in the semis, and my WR1 (Julio) is questionable after missing last week, my WR2 (M Thomas) is questionable after missing last week, my WR3 (Ty Williams is banged up), and my WR4 (Lockett-who I sat, hoping Julio or M Thomas will be able to play) went off on my bench on TNF. I'm trying to get as much info as possible, and you've seemed like a good source of medical information on this board.
Starks is concussed. Michael has been sick all week. They have no one else but Ripkowski
That's what I meant by touches: carries + receptions.
So, yes, sickle cell is affected by the cold. Here's when I think this would be an issue...
Thanks for the insight. One more thing for me to agonize over & over-analyze, but I'd rather have the knowledge than be guessing (more than I'm going to already).
I'm in the same boat. I'm contemplating starting Montgomery over Cooper. Especially since Casey Hayward is on Cooper. Trying to make up for the loss of production by Rawls. I just have that feeling that I'm going to regret whatever decision I do make. I want to say Montgomery is a safer option with Starks out and Michael sick and not being that good. But for whatever reason they just don't utilize Montgomery when he is on the field with consistency. I get that he's been limited, but when he's out there they aren't using him the way they should be. Their offense clicks so much better when they use him. I would think common sense would prevail but it hasn't yet.
