25% through the season Rbs (1 Viewer)

[Biabreakable]

Now that we have 25% of the season played (although some players have missed games with byes) it is time to evaluate how players are performing and discuss what we should expect from them moving forward.

This is how players stack up using standard 1pt/10yards rush/rec 25/passing 6pt all TD:

QB total points then points/game

Tier 1 Must starts?

Westbrook, Brian PHI RB 71.25 23.8 (#1 Rb not PPR still plays tonight)

Johnson, Rudi CIN RB 63.90 16

Maroney, Laurence NEP RB 59.76 14.9

Portis, Clinton WAS RB 59.40 19.9

Jackson, Steven STL RB 59.10 14.8

Gore, Frank SFO RB 57.00 14.3 Some concern about him losing goal line carries.

Johnson, Larry KCC RB 55.70 18.6

Tomlinson, Ladainian SDC RB 55.60 18.5

Jones, Julius DAL RB 43.70 14.6

Parker, Willie PIT RB 42.00 14

Tier 2 most of these Rbs are clear cut starters who haven't produced as well as the 1st tier.

Brown, Ronnie MIA RB 51.50 12.9

Barber, Tiki NYG RB 38.70 12.9

Jones, Kevin DET RB 50.40 12.6 offense appears to be coming together after rough 1st 2 weeks.

Green, Ahman GBP RB 37.30 12.4 has 2 injured hamstrings hasn't played yet in week 4

McGahee, Willis BUF RB 48.60 12.2

James, Edgerrin ARI RB 47.40 11.9

McAllister, Deuce NOS RB 47.20 11.8

Taylor, Chester MIN RB 44.50 11.1

Jones, Thomas CHI RB 42.10 10.5

Tier 3 players who could be FF Rb 2s but have not performed up to that level yet.

Betts, Ladell WAS RB 41.88 10.5 got one start then a lot of work in blowout vs. Houston

Rhodes, Dominic IND RB 40.50 10.1 sharing 50/50 with Addai

Bell, Tatum DEN RB 30.10 10 getting more carries for now

Taylor, Fred JAC RB 39.30 9.8 appears to be losing his job to Maurice Drew.

Barber, Marion DAL RB 29.40 9.8

Addai, Joseph IND RB 38.90 9.7 sharing 50/50 with Rhodes

Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB 38.74 9.7 has gotten most of the carries last 2 games.

Barlow, Kevan NYJ RB 38.70 9.7

Dunn, Warrick ATL RB 38.70 9.7

Tier 4

Dillon, Corey NEP RB 37.80 9.5 still getting a lot of carries but not as productive as Maroney.

Foster, De'shaun CAR RB 36.70 9.2

Droughns, Reuben CLE RB 27.30 9.1 missed a game with injury

Turner, Michael SDC RB 34.53 11.8

Bush, Reggie NOS RB 34.30 8.6

Jordan, Lamont OAK RB 25.60 8.5 broke out last game and likely to improve.

Lewis, Jamal BAL RB 32.80 8.2

Norwood, Jerious ATL RB 32.63 8.2

Alexander, Shaun SEA RB 30.90 10.3 injured

Tier 5

Williams, DeAngelo CAR RB 30.60 7.7

Faulk, Kevin NEP RB 26.73 6.6

Henry, Travis TEN RB 23.40 5.9 losing playing time to White

Bell, Mike DEN RB 22.60 7.5 COP role only for now

Robinson, Michael SFO RB 20.93 5.2

Williams, Carnell TBB RB 5.6 has been terrible, lack of carries, should improve.

I think several of the lower tier Rbs can perform at a Rb 2 or 3 level moving forward. But they haven't yet so that is no sure thing.

Who do you see moving up or down? Which Rbs do you think will maintain thier production for the rest of the year?

 

[JuniorNB]

Gore is falling out of Tier One like an asteroid.

He's probably Tier Three already.

Bell will jump to Tier Two now that he's getting the bulk of the carries in Denver.

Maroney has some nice stats, but he's not a Tier One back at this point.

 

[phillzphan]

Gore is falling out of Tier One like an asteroid. He's probably Tier Three already.Bell will jump to Tier Two now that he's getting the bulk of the carries in Denver.Maroney has some nice stats, but he's not a Tier One back at this point.

Also, Portis is climbing to the top of that first tier like a rocket ship!

 

[Biabreakable]

Gore is falling out of Tier One like an asteroid. He's probably Tier Three already.

This is possibly true. Gore has lost a fumble in all 4 games he has played this year. He doesn't seem to be getting loose against decent defenses (yes I am calling the Chiefs decent).Shedule ahead:Raiders ChargersByeBearsVikingsLionsSeahawks

Bell will jump to Tier Two now that he's getting the bulk of the carries in Denver.

Probobly. That is if he can hold up well enough so Skeletor doesen't change his mind again.Bell gets the Ravens this week. I hope the bye helped.

Maroney has some nice stats, but he's not a Tier One back at this point.

I hear what your saying.. Dillon is still very much a part of the picture.. but look at his numbers man!! The guy has scored the 3rd most points of any running back while sharing a boatload of carries with Dillon. What makes you think this is going to stop?Vikings, Bears and Jags are the only teams left on the schedule that look close to the run defense Denver has. And even Denver couldn't stop Maroney from getting loose in the passing game.

 

[JuniorNB]

Maroney has some nice stats, but he's not a Tier One back at this point.

I hear what your saying.. Dillon is still very much a part of the picture.. but look at his numbers man!! The guy has scored the 3rd most points of any running back while sharing a boatload of carries with Dillon. What makes you think this is going to stop?

When you only play a few games, one monster game can really scew the stats.Santana Moss is probably going to be the top ranked receiver now, but he has been a disapointment for three quarters of the year.I do like Maroney, but I don't consider a guy who splits carries to be a first tier fantasy guy.

 

[PahtyTom]

I used Doug Drinens formula for trying to predict RBs for the next year based on their last year, by applying it to the first quarter of the season to see how it predicts the rest of the season. I believe Drinen states that 3-4 games of work are usually not enough to project accurately using this formula, but it was interesting anyway. This is what I basically came up with.

Top tier: LJ, LT, CP

2nd tier: SJax, Gore, Rudi, JJ, FWP, KJ, Maroney (with upside), Willis, Tiki

3rd tier: Ronnie Brown, Tatum (with upside), Edge, Chester, Deuce, Dunn

 

[bigupsetter]

i'm wondering what portis number would be if he was fully healthy all year, i think he's been the most impressive back so far