The slots I will be drafting in this year in a couple leagues, Spencer Ware is going to be one of my targets.
I will also target Kareem Hunt , later on in the drafts. Regardless of if you believe in handcuffing, one strategy I have used (and it can eliminate some late season headaches) is locking up a specific backfield. I wrote about this in other threads, and several of us have debated it, but it is slightly different than handcuffing.
Anyway, since I am going to undoubtedly be getting Ware in a few spots, I will also be "on the hunt, for Hunt." Looks like a perfect backfield to try and lock up, and the fact that Andy Reid has no issues run, run, running.
From the little bit I saw tonight, Hunt looks a bit smaller than what I remembered. Maybe he is just a bit thinner than what I had thought. He seemed to have a decent showing, but he almost looked out of sorts. Several times I saw him getting "knocked around". He seems to be what I classify as a "loose runner". He doesn't mind jumping or leaping a bit and he doesn't really shy away from contact, but he certainly isn't the "run you over" type. He may not be "super flashy", but he looks like a great volume play to me, and if things shake out right here in K.C., he could get a ton of work.
I hope the hype generally stays DOWN . One of my buddies from several of my leagues was asking me about Hunt tonight. He isn't the most savvy owner, (I assume he just watched tonight) so people are starting to take notice....and not the type of people that frequent this board either.
The bad news, is he seems to be entering the "more popular" handcuffs status, for those that look for that sort of thing. Not like Derrick Henry (who seems to have dropped off people's radars this year and is going late in my opinion), but still one of the more popular cuff type backs.
He is getting expensive, and seems to be rising a bit by the day. Although his ADP is currently 96 on fantasy pros, but he seems to be going earlier than that in every mock I have done. So he is creeping on up.
This will likely be one of the backfields I target, but I hate having to reach, and this is looking more and more like a case where I will have to reach to acquire both.
After tonight, I will be interested in exactly how much action he gets the rest of the preseason.
TZM