After all the talk this week can Steve Slaton be trusted? (1 Viewer)

[jadams209]

Like many others, I am dealing with a dilemma with Steve Slaton. In week 5, he absolutely torn Indy a new one with: 93 total yards, 2 TDs, and 1 catch for 3 yards for a fantasy total of 22.10.

My problem this week which many people are having is all the talk of Slaton hitting the rookie wall, etc. Should I go with him at Indy despite all the talk or start someone like Tim Hightower who also has a relative easy match up at Seattle. Sure Tim Hightower is a rookie too, but he has been splitting time with Edge until recently. The Spin out of Houston is that Slaton has his "legs back," but I'm just not so sure. I do, however, realize he also had a brutal game at home against the Ravens and was playing with Sage R., and not Matt Schaub. But still he ONLY had 7 yards, and only 2 catches for 17 yards! Ryan Moats got most of the second half carries.

I really need this win. What is an owner to do?? What or other owners doing? Stick with Slaton and the potential for major yards Rushing and Receiving and a possible TD or Roll with Tim Hightower who is more likely to get carries and at least one TD.

Good luck this week, everyone!

J.A.

 

[dandeo4]

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[Neil Beaufort Zod]

This is clearly a thread for a different forum, but I'll respond to the first part of the title...can Slaton be trusted? To be fair, he did have a long TD called back against the Ravens. But with the Colts playing improved D, a road game and Green and Moats there to take carries, it might be wiser to go with, say, a guy on a playoff-bound team who definitely has the starter's job.

 

[hauser42]

HIghtower looks to be the better pick out of the two. I'm a Slaton owner at 7-3 so I will play him this week with the matchup.

 

[skillz]

I would go with Hightower if I were you. I honestly don't know what to expect from Slaton this week so I am actually benching him for Grant who I know will at least get 15-20 carries, including at the goal line. Slaton has hit the wall supposedly and was already splitting carries with Green before then. I just don't know whether he gets his typical split with Green this week again despite Kubiak's assurances that Slaton has his legs back. Plus, the Indy run D is vastly improved with Bob Sanders back so the match up is certainly not an easy one for Slaton this week. I am taking this week to see how Slaton is used to figure out whether last week was an aberration or the start of a trend where his carries start to become more limited. Since you have a good option to start over Slaton I would do the same if I were you.

 

[MAC_32]

Trusted? Given last week, no.

However Kubiak has had more favorable things to say about Slaton this week than he did last week.

 

[Sir Psycho]

Trusted? Given last week, no.However Kubiak has had more favorable things to say about Slaton this week than he did last week.

And Bob Sander is inactive.

 

[JuniorNB]

Trusted? Given last week, no.However Kubiak has had more favorable things to say about Slaton this week than he did last week.

And Bob Sander is inactive.

Sanders being inactive has made me reconsider my choice of Jacobs vs. Ravens over Slaton vs. Indy. Still haven't decided fully.