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No Mike Gillislee thread? Mike Gilleslee thread (1 Viewer)

flysack said:
This is clearly someone who hasn't seen Gillislee play. I agree he'll be in a RBBC, but there is an outside shot he takes over that job and becomes a 15+ carry guy in NE. He's that talented. Super fast, great burst, and good vision. NE's line is good enough to open holes and that's all he needs to burn for 5+ yards. He did it with little thread of a passing game in Buffalo. In NE?
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What? https://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/mike-gillislee/

I have seen him play. He looked good in limited duty last year when he was giving McCoy breathers. Lots of guys have looked good in limited duty.

I agree there's an "outside shot" he takes over the job, but at his ADP I'm not looking for guys with an outside shot. You know who also has an outside shot at taking over the job? Burkhead and Lewis. Both are very good players with good running ability (sorry, White, you are one dimensional). There is no one player I'd put my money on in this backfield and nobody can say with certainty who it'll be. And there's a fair chance that there is such an even split that nobody carries real value.

 
ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss wrote Mike Gillislee is "the most likely running back" to fill the LeGarrette Blount role.

Blount rushed for a gaudy 18 touchdowns last season and recorded 43 total scores in 57 career games with the Patriots including the playoffs. With Blount now in Philly, Gillislee looks like the best bet to take on that role, although he could lose some work to James White, Dion Lewis, and Rex Burkhead. New England's backfield is likely to induce headaches this fall, but Gillislee is the best fantasy bet because of his touchdown upside.

Source: ESPN

Jul 4 - 10:46 AM
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Mike Gillislee handled the first goal-line carry at Patriots camp on Saturday and executed for the score.

This caused ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss to reiterate Gillislee is the "top candidate to replace LeGarrette Blount." The Patriots scored 19 rushing TDs last season and have averaged a league-high 18.0 rushing TDs over the past six years. If Gillislee nails down their goal-line job, he will be an obvious threat for double-digit scores and late-game clock-killing work.

Source: Mike Reiss on Twitter 

Jul 29 - 12:06 PM
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Mike Gillislee reported to Patriots camp at 215 pounds.

That's slightly lighter than his listed weight of 219. For a reference point, LeGarrette Blount, who served as New England's goal-line back in 2016, weighs in at 250. Gillislee may not be the ideal size for a power back, but it looks like he'll be given every opportunity to replace Blount as New England's early-down enforcer. ESPN's Mike Reiss noted that Gillislee was given New England's first goal-line tote at Saturday's practice.

Source: ESPN.com

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jtd13 said:
You all have been warned, straight from BBs mouth:

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Are you just trolling here?  If you read the article it has a very different message than the one you're pumping.  Here's another quote from the article:

"“Hopefully we will be a little bit less of a Blount on first down [and] second-and-short, Lewis on second down, White on third down — that type of [setup].”"

what he's saying here is he would rather have a back that can stay on the field for 3 downs.  A back that can run effectively bw the tackles but also pass block and catch.  He believes Gillislee, burkhead, Lewis, and white all have that ability.   

Whoer wins the lead role will probably see 60% of the work.  Right now that is Gillislee.  The preseason games will tell us a lot about where he stands as the rb1 or if burkhead will overtake him. But right now it's clear that Gillislee sits atop of the pile.  

Dont forget that Gillislee ran all over the patriots last year in a division rival. He made an impression on belicheck and that's why belicheck likes him.  He did the same with Danny wood head when he plucked him from the jets and he gave wood head a significant role.  

 
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rickyg said:
Are you just trolling here?  If you read the article it has a very different message than the one you're pumping.  Here's another quote from the article:

"“Hopefully we will be a little bit less of a Blount on first down [and] second-and-short, Lewis on second down, White on third down — that type of [setup].”"

what he's saying here is he would rather have a back that can stay on the field for 3 downs.  A back that can run effectively bw the tackles but also pass block and catch.  He believes Gillislee, burkhead, Lewis, and white all have that ability.   

Whoer wins the lead role will probably see 60% of the work.  Right now that is Gillislee.  The preseason games will tell us a lot about where he stands as the rb1 or if burkhead will overtake him. But right now it's clear that Gillislee sits atop of the pile.  

Dont forget that Gillislee ran all over the patriots last year in a division rival. He made an impression on belicheck and that's why belicheck likes him.  He did the same with Danny wood head when he plucked him from the jets and he gave wood head a significant role.  
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He also says that he believes Gills, Burkhead, Lewis, White and Bolden can all play every down, so it's not completely clear what he plans on usage. I know last year was awesome for Blount owners, but don't forget how much of a headache the Pats backfield has been in recent years. 

 
rickyg said:
Are you just trolling here?  If you read the article it has a very different message than the one you're pumping.  Here's another quote from the article:

"“Hopefully we will be a little bit less of a Blount on first down [and] second-and-short, Lewis on second down, White on third down — that type of [setup].”"

what he's saying here is he would rather have a back that can stay on the field for 3 downs.  A back that can run effectively bw the tackles but also pass block and catch.  He believes Gillislee, burkhead, Lewis, and white all have that ability.   

Whoer wins the lead role will probably see 60% of the work.  Right now that is Gillislee.  The preseason games will tell us a lot about where he stands as the rb1 or if burkhead will overtake him. But right now it's clear that Gillislee sits atop of the pile.  

Dont forget that Gillislee ran all over the patriots last year in a division rival. He made an impression on belicheck and that's why belicheck likes him.  He did the same with Danny wood head when he plucked him from the jets and he gave wood head a significant role.  
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That is absolutely not what I am reading here...what I read is that all four backs are multi-dimensional so it will no longer be obvious what they are doing regardless of who is in the backfield...

 
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rickyg said:
Are you just trolling here?  If you read the article it has a very different message than the one you're pumping.  Here's another quote from the article:

"“Hopefully we will be a little bit less of a Blount on first down [and] second-and-short, Lewis on second down, White on third down — that type of [setup].”"

what he's saying here is he would rather have a back that can stay on the field for 3 downs.  A back that can run effectively bw the tackles but also pass block and catch.  He believes Gillislee, burkhead, Lewis, and white all have that ability.   

Whoer wins the lead role will probably see 60% of the work.  Right now that is Gillislee.  The preseason games will tell us a lot about where he stands as the rb1 or if burkhead will overtake him. But right now it's clear that Gillislee sits atop of the pile.  

Dont forget that Gillislee ran all over the patriots last year in a division rival. He made an impression on belicheck and that's why belicheck likes him.  He did the same with Danny wood head when he plucked him from the jets and he gave wood head a significant role.  
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I don't get what you got out of that article. I got that the team wants to be able to have more options out of the backfield from all the backs that are out there on any given play. It sounds like you took that to mean they want all of that from ONE running back. I took it to mean they want to be able to do that with ALL of their RB's.  

Many people the last few years (myself included) have lamented that the defense could tell what RB's were going to do based on who the RB on the field was. Like BB said, if it was Blount, it was probably a run. If it was White, it was probably a pass. If Lewis was in the game, it was harder to tell, but last year Lewis didn't really catch many passes.

As last season ended, Mike Reiss suggested there would be big changes coming to the RB spot in terms of both personnel, play calling, and how things were done. I still think Gillislee ends up with the most carries, yards, and TD's. But I think NE will sub guys in and out of the backfield more to keep defenses guessing and not have as much of an idea of what play is coming based on the grouping on the field.

I know that last year they really wanted to have some formations with Lewis and White on the field and moving them around and putting one of them in motion, as that would be a nightmare to try to cover. The two of them worked with the receiving group in practice a lot in OTA's and training camp and were working on routes out of the slot. But Lewis never got healed up in camp and needed more surgery and they had to scrap that plan. My guess is they will try to reintroduce some of those plays and formations again this year . . . I just don't know which guys they will want to pair together (and of course how often they will want to run those plays).

As BB said last week, whatever a player did on another team doesn't make any difference. Not only that, he also said whatever a player on NE did in prior seasons make no difference. This year is this year, and we have to evaluate the current team and what they will most likely do.

 
rickyg said:
Whoever wins the lead role will probably see 60% of the work.  
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Pats homer here....

Curious what you're basing this assertion on. While I don't disagree that the Pats have historically given a solid share to a back, they've also never quite been this flush at the position. 

What I'm reading from the above quote is he's hoping to get away from the the old roles of 2 down running back (gillislee/bulkhead) / 1 down scat back (white/Lewis) that they  have had entrenched since the Faulk era. 

Not to mention white and Lewis are both quite competent between the tackles.

 
rickyg said:
Are you just trolling here?  If you read the article it has a very different message than the one you're pumping.  Here's another quote from the article:

"“Hopefully we will be a little bit less of a Blount on first down [and] second-and-short, Lewis on second down, White on third down — that type of [setup].”"

what he's saying here is he would rather have a back that can stay on the field for 3 downs.  A back that can run effectively bw the tackles but also pass block and catch.  He believes Gillislee, burkhead, Lewis, and white all have that ability.   

Whoer wins the lead role will probably see 60% of the work.  Right now that is Gillislee.  The preseason games will tell us a lot about where he stands as the rb1 or if burkhead will overtake him. But right now it's clear that Gillislee sits atop of the pile.  

Dont forget that Gillislee ran all over the patriots last year in a division rival. He made an impression on belicheck and that's why belicheck likes him.  He did the same with Danny wood head when he plucked him from the jets and he gave wood head a significant role.  




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Not Trolling. My concern with Gillislee is that the role he will get won't be as valuable or as predictable as it was last year with Blount. Belicheck's comments pretty much affirmed that for me. He wants to be less predictable with his RBs. That is going to be frustrating for fantasy owners, no?

Also, what indication do we have that Gillislee is on top of the RB depth chart? Right now it seems like pretty much a toss-up between Gill, White, and Burkhead, with Lewis as a darkhorse. and Like @[icon] said, it may not even matter since their RBs look different this year than they do most years.

And I gotta say, I had a laugh at "The preseason games will tell us a lot". Is this your first year watching the Pats?

 
I don't draft NE RBs for 300 touches and 1,500 yards. I draft them for TDs, everything else is gravy. If Gillislee is their short yardage specialist I want him on my team.

 
jtd13 said:
Not Trolling. My concern with Gillislee is that the role he will get won't be as valuable or as predictable as it was last year with Blount. Belicheck's comments pretty much affirmed that for me. He wants to be less predictable with his RBs. That is going to be frustrating for fantasy owners, no?

Also, what indication do we have that Gillislee is on top of the RB depth chart? Right now it seems like pretty much a toss-up between Gill, White, and Burkhead, with Lewis as a darkhorse. and Like @[icon] said, it may not even matter since their RBs look different this year than they do most years.

And I gotta say, I had a laugh at "The preseason games will tell us a lot". Is this your first year watching the Pats?
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Don't know why everyone keeps saying NE backs are so hard to predict.  

2 years ago I hit on d Lewis.  Last year I hot on Blount.  They were both easy to see.  When belicheck likes a Rb he commits to them and only chronic fumbling or injury will pull him off them. 

The inlredoctability of the Ridley - between days happened BC Ridley couldn't hold onto the ball and vereen couldn't handle a full workload. 

Corey Dillon was a workhorse for them too. 

Woodhead had consistent value while in ne too. 

Now belichek brought Gillislee in from a division rival after he ran all over them last year and left an impression.  

Gillislee is getting first crack at the Blount role.  

 
Chaka said:
I don't draft NE RBs for 300 touches and 1,500 yards. I draft them for TDs, everything else is gravy. If Gillislee is their short yardage specialist I want him on my team.
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I just don't draft them period...it saves me headaches and waster roster space. I'm kidding at some point I would have to draft them, but 9 times our of 10 some other guy overpays for them :)  

 
I think it's interesting that no one is mentioning that James White signed what I believe is the biggest running back contract in team history for the Patriots.  Surely they plan on him being a pretty big part of the team going forward.

 
FreeBaGeL said:
I think it's interesting that no one is mentioning that James White signed what I believe is the biggest running back contract in team history for the Patriots.  Surely they plan on him being a pretty big part of the team going forward.
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Logically that would be correct, but it's hard to trust the Hoddie...his evil ways have lead to many a fantasy bust.......

 
rickyg said:
Gillislee is getting first crack at the Blount role.  




 
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Didn't BB just say there is no Blount role? I have no dog in this race, but I think you are reading what you want to read here. Seems pretty ominous for owners of any NE RB to me, but hey it wouldn't be the first time I read something wrong.

 
jtd13 said:
Didn't BB just say there is no Blount role? I have no dog in this race, but I think you are reading what you want to read here. Seems pretty ominous for owners of any NE RB to me, but hey it wouldn't be the first time I read something wrong.
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No, what belichek said is that Blount was great but he was only a 2 down back. So they were more predictable when Blount would come off the field on 3rd down and white would check in. 

What he wants now is to have a back that can stay on the field for all 3 downs and he views Gillislee, burkhead, and white as those types of backs.  And it looks like Gillislee is getting first crack at being the lead dog.  

 
rickyg said:
No, what belichek said is that Blount was great but he was only a 2 down back. So they were more predictable when Blount would come off the field on 3rd down and white would check in. 

What he wants now is to have a back that can stay on the field for all 3 downs and he views Gillislee, burkhead, and white as those types of backs.  And it looks like Gillislee is getting first crack at being the lead dog.  
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Nowhere in what BB said is there any mention of him looking to have one back play all 3 downs. Not even a little bit. What he said was he wanted to be able to run any play with any back in the backfield, and that all 4 backs have a diverse skill set that will make their play calling less predictable and harder to defend.

If you want to take that as there will be one primary back until something happens and then the next back takes over until something happens to him, etc., I suppose that is your prerogative.

 
rickyg said:
No, what belichek said is that Blount was great but he was only a 2 down back. So they were more predictable when Blount would come off the field on 3rd down and white would check in. 

What he wants now is to have a back that can stay on the field for all 3 downs and he views Gillislee, burkhead, and white as those types of backs.  And it looks like Gillislee is getting first crack at being the lead dog.  
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That doesn't mean he wants the same back handle the entire load.  If Gillislee, Burkhead, and White are all the type of back he wants, there is zero indicator that any one of them will take on a disproportionate bulk of the carries.  Everyone is just guessing here.  And it's standard BB practice to give one set of indicators one week, and then when the next opponent prepares for the zig, BB will zag.  You are nuts if you are confident you think you know what BB is thinking.  Head coaches making millions of dollars per year can't even figure that out.

 
Hankmoody said:
That doesn't mean he wants the same back handle the entire load.  If Gillislee, Burkhead, and White are all the type of back he wants, there is zero indicator that any one of them will take on a disproportionate bulk of the carries.  Everyone is just guessing here.  And it's standard BB practice to give one set of indicators one week, and then when the next opponent prepares for the zig, BB will zag.  You are nuts if you are confident you think you know what BB is thinking.  Head coaches making millions of dollars per year can't even figure that out.
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Again, I will go by what shakes out in the preseason and MORE IMPORTANTLY what comes out of belichek's mouth.  I have found that when he talks fondly at a player he intends to make them an integral part of the game plan all year unless the player lets him down or gets injured.  

Thas just my experience and it has worked for me.  I have personally never been burned by a belichek back and I have owned Faulk, Dillon, vereen, Blount, and Lewis at various junctures.   I always drafted them at the right value and got out of them what I thought I would. 

The only time I remember it being tough to call the pats backfield was with Ridley, who I NEVER owned and never wanted to own.  It was clear to me that he was in belichek' doghouse a lot for his fumbling issues.  

Thats why I always drafted veteran instead as a rb4 or later. 

Sorry that my experience doesn't jive with yours but it's my experience nonetheless.  

Im not 100% sold as of RT now that gillislee will be the man but I'll be watching preseason and reading about what belichek has to say about him closely and that will give me my cue 

 
BB has complimented all his backs this training camp and they seem to have all done well in camp. Burkhead currently the one getting goal line carries the past few practices. I doubt there will be any epiphanies or declarations between now and the start of the season as to a master plan or pecking order.

 
You'd be a fool to not want at least one of them on your team....prefrebly at the end of your bench.  Depending on where their ADP are.....you'd also be a fool to draft one.  

 
Mike Gillislee (hamstring) returned as a full participant at Tuesday's practice.

A hamstring injury has kept Gillislee out for the past two weeks but he's ready to roll and eager to get his reps in with just 16 days until the regular season. There are no assigned roles in New England's crowded backfield, making it a difficult situation to assess for fantasy purposes. With that said, a healthy Gillislee would probably be the favorite for goal-line work in Foxboro, which gives him considerable upside.

Source: Mike Reiss on Twitter 

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He fell to me at 8.10 in a ffpc draft tonight. Woodhead, Blount, Tevin Coleman, Gore, Duke Johnson, and Henry went before him. To be honest, I'm pretty sure people forgot he existed.

 
How did he look the other night? Looks like he got the short TD and some regular work starting midway through the first quarter...but Lewis and White got the early reps.

 
He's got close to 1000 yds and 10+ td upside.  Easily.  With the amount of scoring this team will rain down on the NFL this year, he's a steal with where he is going in drafts.   

 
Faust said:
If Gillislee nails down their goal-line job, he will be an obvious threat for double-digit scores and late-game clock-killing work.
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Complex topic with lots of different opinions.  We all know predicting the Dark Lord's intentions is risky business (tm).

Some thoughts to consider....

While all 4 backs can run between the tackles, who is the obvious candidate for short yardage and clock-killing work?

If that same back proves his capability to catch passes and do between the 20's work would BB be averse to him getting >250 carries?

My thoughts are:

1. BB wants to give MG the opportunity to be Corey Dillon, excluding games where White/Lewis/Burkhead are the correct tool (swarming penetrating defenses).

2. MG has proven he can be such a back.

3. There are about 6 games on the schedule where a speed back is the appropriate backfield weapon.

4. MG's ceiling is then based on 3 down back for half a year plus change of pace power for a half a year.

5. The average rushing production for New England (total) is about 2000 yards and 20 TDs.

6. While its debatable, the above thoughts imply a ceiling in the range of 1200 yards and 12 TDs considering ground work only.

7. I think the primary debate should be what is his floor?  I think Burkhead is actually the primary competitive threat defining his floor.  We know who White and Lewis are.

8. In a redraft, I think its obvious that Burkhead is the better value based on ADP, but if you are looking for an RB2 with RB1 upside I think the choice is also obvious.  I don't see Burkhead having MG's upside unless MG goes down, and I don't see White/Lewis having his upside in any scenario (they CAN run between the tackles but that's not what they are built for).

9. The worst case fantasy scenario is that MG and Burkhead cancel each other out and both get capped at less than or equal to 600/6....or less if none of the four distinguish themselves.

10. From what I've seen, I think MG has a decent shot of distinguishing himself.  Kinda like when Welker showed up from the Dolphins.

 
SeniorVBDStudent said:
Complex topic with lots of different opinions.  We all know predicting the Dark Lord's intentions is risky business (tm).

Some thoughts to consider....

While all 4 backs can run between the tackles, who is the obvious candidate for short yardage and clock-killing work?

If that same back proves his capability to catch passes and do between the 20's work would BB be averse to him getting >250 carries?

My thoughts are:

1. BB wants to give MG the opportunity to be Corey Dillon, excluding games where White/Lewis/Burkhead are the correct tool (swarming penetrating defenses).

2. MG has proven he can be such a back.

3. There are about 6 games on the schedule where a speed back is the appropriate backfield weapon.

4. MG's ceiling is then based on 3 down back for half a year plus change of pace power for a half a year.

5. The average rushing production for New England (total) is about 2000 yards and 20 TDs.

6. While its debatable, the above thoughts imply a ceiling in the range of 1200 yards and 12 TDs considering ground work only.

7. I think the primary debate should be what is his floor?  I think Burkhead is actually the primary competitive threat defining his floor.  We know who White and Lewis are.

8. In a redraft, I think its obvious that Burkhead is the better value based on ADP, but if you are looking for an RB2 with RB1 upside I think the choice is also obvious.  I don't see Burkhead having MG's upside unless MG goes down, and I don't see White/Lewis having his upside in any scenario (they CAN run between the tackles but that's not what they are built for).

9. The worst case fantasy scenario is that MG and Burkhead cancel each other out and both get capped at less than or equal to 600/6....or less if none of the four distinguish themselves.

10. From what I've seen, I think MG has a decent shot of distinguishing himself.  Kinda like when Welker showed up from the Dolphins.
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Nice write up. Not sure I agree but I appreciate your thoughts.

Question: Can Gillislee catch? It's not a prerequisite for a BB back to get the majority of touches (Blount can't catch and had, IIRC, 299 attempts last year, not sure if that includes playoffs and too lazy to check) but still I would be more confident in MG's ability to stay on the field more if that was a big part of his game.  

 
I'm not sure why the hype comes from with this guy.  He's been released twice and the Bills did not offer to match the patriots pretty weak offer.  

The other thing is that backups almost always look pretty good.  We have seen this time and time again.  Fresh legs, not gameplanned for.  Then they get the starting role and splat

That's not to say there isn't upside with him because you never know but not at his ADP if you ask me.  

 
Belichick: RB Mike Gillislee has 'ground to make up'

Source: NESN

“We were able to get Mike (Gillislee) a few carries and a few plays in the game,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “I think he still has quite a ways to go. He has missed some practices this (summer) and missed some practices last spring. He’s worked hard to stay on top of things and to stay caught up, and we’ve worked hard to catch up, but we still have some ground to make up.”

 
killface said:
I'm not sure why the hype comes from with this guy.  He's been released twice and the Bills did not offer to match the patriots pretty weak offer.  

The other thing is that backups almost always look pretty good.  We have seen this time and time again.  Fresh legs, not gameplanned for.  Then they get the starting role and splat

That's not to say there isn't upside with him because you never know but not at his ADP if you ask me.  
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No one accuses the Bills of being a smart organization these days. 

Besides, the Patriots have a history or taking role/marginal players and getting more production out of them than anyone could have ever imagined. It's what Belichick does. 

 
Ghost Rider said:
No one accuses the Bills of being a smart organization these days. 

Besides, the Patriots have a history or taking role/marginal players and getting more production out of them than anyone could have ever imagined. It's what Belichick does. 
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That's true.  But that's also true of the other 4 rbs they have on that team.  

People keep mentioning Dillon but Dillon was a superstar before he started with the pats

 
So i've got a couple drafts coming up and if these drafts were last week i was all in on this guy but i've scaled back my enthusiasm; he's competing with 3 other talented running backs,  and i can envision him having a lot of bad weeks if he's not part of the game plan. While he could get a good amount of goal line touches, he's also not really a gl back as he's 30+ pounds lighter than Blount.  Thoughts?

 
Tool said:
So i've got a couple drafts coming up and if these drafts were last week i was all in on this guy but i've scaled back my enthusiasm; he's competing with 3 other talented running backs,  and i can envision him having a lot of bad weeks if he's not part of the game plan. While he could get a good amount of goal line touches, he's also not really a gl back as he's 30+ pounds lighter than Blount.  Thoughts?
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Most goal line backs are 30+ lbs lighter than Blount.   He's not exactly slender.

 
Tool said:
Yeah, get that.  I guess my point was that he's not guaranteed the gl touches or even a majority, and as pointed out above not even as big as Burkhead.
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Agree with that 100%.  It's Bellicheat - who knows what that guy will do week to week?

 
Dr. Octopus said:
Burkhead is bigger than Gillislee though - for whatever that's worth. 215 is still fine for a GL of course, as you imply.
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So....I'm confused.  

I keep seeing statements like this.

Google tells me Rex Burkhead is 5'10" 215 lbs and Gillislee is 5'11" 218 lbs.

But its not just the numbers.

Consider these two glamour shots and tell me which looks more the part of a between the tackles runner:

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gillislee

Not convinced?  Watch the respective youtube highlights.  For Gillislee, concentrate on the goalline situation against the Patriots (that's relevant and goes to BB's perspective) at 2:42.  For Burkhead consider the limited between the tackles plays against Houston and Pittsburg near the end of the highlights at 2:44.  See how Gillislee bowls over people?  See how Burkhead lopes when he runs with the ball?  Isn't it clear to you when you watch the respective highlights that Gillislee is the more imposing runner? 

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My thesis is this: Gillislee is the more imposing between the tackles runner and that is blatantly clear.  Burkhead has demonstrated receiving capability far greater than what Gillislee has put on tape.  Both are better options for NE because both can do both very well (versus the "telegraphing" with Blount versus White/Lewis last year).  BUT SOMEHOW, the concensus in the fantasy community has invented the FICTION that Burkhead is the bigger and more likely choice for lead back because Gillislee missed time this pre-season with hamestring issues.  The tape demonstrates this fiction.  If Gillislee can demonstrate a satisfactory ability to catch the ball there is no reason to take him off the field other than to spell him.  He's that much better between the tackles than Burkhead, White and Lewis.

That's what my eyes are telling me anyway.

 
just can't pull the trigger on any of them unless late. In a 12 teamer I snagged Burkhead & D. Lewis in 12 & 13th round.  So I've got 2 of the 4 RBs & my chances of having the right one is less than 50%.  Remember Jonas Grey?   He scored 5 TDs in a game, was late for a meeting & didn't play the rest of the year.

 
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Could you make an open field tackle to stop an NFL starting RB from gaining 10 yards on a rush for $1mm?
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Ministry of Pain
How should the New York Jets move forward after losing Aaron Rodgers for the season in Week 1?
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