Mr. Fusion
Footballguy
Drafted early today. Biggest mistake was passing on Foster in the 6th thinking he would make it back to me in the 7th. This is one guy to grab above his ADP if you are drafting this weekend.
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HenryMuto
Footballguy
I just finished a draft Foster went in the 4th round
netnalp
Footballguy
If your that confident that it's a cool and acceptable nickname then go watch a Texans game at a sports bar that has a large number of patrons that aren't considered "white" and each time Foster makes a good play, shout loudly a cheer that includes your nickname, like "GO Arian Foster!" see how that goes for you. I think at the very least you'll be asked to leave and perhaps some patrons may wish to follow you outside.
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Todem
Footballguy
Yeah that is exactly what he said.Come on man!
nysportsfan
Footballguy
I missed the boat a week ago by getting cute. Thought he'd drop one more to me in round 8 (I know, should've drafted him in 6 and 7, maybe even 5) but he didn't. Big season ahead barring injury/fumbilitis.
bulger2holt
Footballguy
After reading this thread I decided to trade my first three rounds for this guy. Heck, I may just field a team of Foster, a defense and a kicker. He's that good......
Duuuuude! Ya gotta have Finley to go along with Foster, and a defense and kicker. Haven't you been paying attention in the Shark Pool lately? Just got back from my draft, I snagged Foster in the 7th round as my RB 4 (10 team league, Foster was 75th pick overall) Very happy with the pick
I have no idea if Foster is gonna end up top 5 or not...but the above post is alot more ridiculous than intended. I've been playing fantasy football for over 10 years and I have NEVER seen the consensus pre-season top 5 (which the above list represents) actually FINISH as the final top 5.I'd be willing to bet any sum of money that the final 5 looks nothing like the list above. Those 5 simply represent the 5 RB's that present the rosiest outlook as of August.....whether it be via injury, bad supporting cast play, or alien abduction something will happen to a couple of these guys to derail the status quo.So with all that said...someone is going to come out of nowhere (like they do every year) to finish in the top 5. Foster/Best/Spiller/Bradshaw all have as good a chance as anyone of sneaking in there. If I would have told you last preseason that Ray Rice (who was being drafted anywhere from the 4th to the 6th) round would push top 5 you would have said I was crazy.
Looks like Slaton might have Turf Toe. Make Foster a #1 Rb now. he will be the only thing they got there.
Steve Slaton - RB - Texans
Steve Slaton left Saturday's game against the Cowboys with a foot injury.
Slaton returned from the locker room in shorts and said he'd be fine. NFL Network is calling it a turf toe injury, though, and he's not expected to play in the preseason finale. Turf toe injuries are known to linger depending on the severity, so Slaton is no sure bet to be ready for the opener. He's only draftable as a "handcuff" to Arian Foster at this point.
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Steve Slaton - RB - Texans
Steve Slaton left Saturday's game against the Cowboys with a foot injury.
Slaton returned from the locker room in shorts and said he'd be fine. NFL Network is calling it a turf toe injury, though, and he's not expected to play in the preseason finale. Turf toe injuries are known to linger depending on the severity, so Slaton is no sure bet to be ready for the opener. He's only draftable as a "handcuff" to Arian Foster at this point.
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Major
Footballguy
Seems like great value in the late 3rd/early 4th. Get a stud RB and 2 Top 15 WRs and pray Arian is still there. Seems like sound draft strategy.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Mark Davis
Footballguy
While I admit he's not likely to be Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith, I am glad I was rejected earlier when I offered him for a 2nd round 2011 rookie pick in our dynasty league.
Tony Jabroni
Footballguy
Got him in the 6th tonight.GoreDeangeloJ BestA Foster*beatsonchest*
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Youe WRs must be a messGot him in the 6th tonight.GoreDeangeloJ BestA Foster*beatsonchest*
The Dynasty
Footballguy
How many teams in your league? I've got Turner, Mendenhall, Best and Foster in a 15 team league.Got him in the 6th tonight.GoreDeangeloJ BestA Foster*beatsonchest*
Tony Jabroni
Footballguy
G Jennings W Welkerand a bunch of no names....QBs= C Palmer/V Young#### it...Youe WRs must be a mess
Turner, Addai, Ronnie Brown, Foster
Miles, Wayne, and Schaub to boot (granted only a 10 team league)
Tony Jabroni
Footballguy
10 Team PPR. We pick cards every other round, though.ETA: Addai and Brown have been HUGE values in the 3 $ league drafts, I've participated in. Unfortunately, I missed out on both on numerous occasions.My drafts have been going top RB's through picks 4-5, then a top QB run (Rodgers/Manning/Brees) Then the top tier WR's, throw in the occasional TE (Finley has been drafted WAY early) then a suprise run on the rookie/2nd year RB's. (Best/Spiller/Greene/Mathews) If you wait on RB's, Joe Addai and R Brown will be waiting for you in 4-5-6 rounds. Perhaps even later. Excuse the long-winded post....*drunk*Turner, Addai, Ronnie Brown, Foster
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Your sister had to go Wr , Wr, Qb for this to happen. No other way.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
Foster has been very impressive and has done enough to warrant being a solid RB2. He is the unquestioned starting RB on a team with a potent offense and he has no real competition for carries. I realize this is preseason, but the guy looks great and passes the eye test.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
I'm sure he was skeptical like some others about Foster. Before, some people questioned how the carries would be divided up. Now, I think it is clear that Foster will be the bellcow for a team with a potent offense. He changed his mind as more information came out. I personally don't think there is any question that Foster is more talented than Slaton and much better suited to carry the load.
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For me he passed the eyeball test last year and all the news out of OTA's and camp have said this day (when the doubters finally get on board) would come. I think the skpetics were just wrong and used too many "rules" like "he wasn't drafted so I don't think he is a talent" rather than just objectively analyzing what was going on for the past several months.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Is Foster better than Domanick Davis/Williams? For referrence Williams posted 1382/8 in 2003 w/47 rec to boot. In 2004 he racked 1,776/14 and 68 receptions on top of that.
I own Foster so it's hard to be objective but till now I have been looking to find a good spot to unload a guy I picked off waivers last season. It's starting to feel like the right time. How much higher can a guy's value go from being in the 12th round of redrafts to now going in the 4th? Do you all see Foster potentially being a 2nd round pick next year in redraft? That would put him near elite status which seems far fetched to me.
I own Foster so it's hard to be objective but till now I have been looking to find a good spot to unload a guy I picked off waivers last season. It's starting to feel like the right time. How much higher can a guy's value go from being in the 12th round of redrafts to now going in the 4th? Do you all see Foster potentially being a 2nd round pick next year in redraft? That would put him near elite status which seems far fetched to me.
I don't see it as far fetched as some. Look at players like Ryan Grant and Turner. Are they really elite talents or in good situations? They will be drafted (or have been in past years) in the first or second round. Foster is a big kid with the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and handle GL carries which makes him a likely 3 down back. Add to this the high end offence he play's in and you have a recipe for a potential 2nd round pick next year.The real questions for him are Can he stay healthy with a full season of banging and will he hold on to the ball enough to stop Kubiak from getting into a stupid Rb rotation.If he passes both tests he could easily be a 2nd next year.
Unwrittenlaw
Footballguy
No, Foster is not better than Domanick. Anyone expecting more than that is in for a big letdown. Anyways, it took 230-300 carries for domanick to reach those yards. The most # of carries in a year Arian had during his college career was 245. Never expect more than that because NFL coaches aren't willing to push the limit to where a RB could be injured.
bill bates hits hard
Footballguy
Last season, in the middle of all that "will slaten lose his job?" stuff over the fumbles, kubiak was quoted as saying he wished that the texans claimed cedric the year before off waivers. Many in here thought it was just motivation but I think it was sincere. This is the reason I think foster is in line for a big season. I think he wants a bellcow to run into the ground all season ala cedric. Cedric was drafted late in the drafts. I don't think he's this years ray rice but maybe this year's cedric.
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timschochet
Footballguy
I don't know why not a Ray Rice. Foster gets thrown to. A lot. He's getting a lot of screens, and straight passes as well. He's going to touch the ball a whole bunch. I think sky's the limit for this guy. People keep talking RB2, but he sure looks like an RB1 to me in preseason.
Hipple Long Ware & Peete
Footballguy
same here. 12 team redraft (15 year)4.12HenryMuto said:
Hipple Long Ware & Peete
Footballguy
Really more of a issue.
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Huh? You are aware that college schedules are much shorter than NFL schedules, right? That 245 carries for Foster is far more than Chris Johnson or MJD ever had in a college season. I highly doubt NFL coaches even know how many carries a guy had in a college season, nevermind factor that at all into their workload.
PatsFanCT
Footballguy
Well, it's better than the last one.
Doug B
Footballguy
If anything, an NFL-level talent without tons of college mileage is considered to be a positive thing. See Terrell Davis & Edgerrin James (and, no, Davis didn't have a shortened NFL career because he wasn't a 200+ carry-guy in college).Friday night Foster went mid-4th in a redraft I did. Fully expect him to go earlier than that in another one I'm doing tonight.
I was at the Texans game last night and he looked good in person. I had my doubts about him, but he put a lot of those to rest last night. The people posting that he went in the 7th or 8th round of their drafts are getting gifts. By virtue of opportunity alone he's going to put up solid fantasy numbers. All that remains to be seen is can he hold onto it (the football and the starting job for the whole year) and it's looking very likely he will.
I was at the Texans game last night and he looked good in person. I had my doubts about him, but he put a lot of those to rest last night. The people posting that he went in the 7th or 8th round of their drafts are getting gifts. By virtue of opportunity alone he's going to put up solid fantasy numbers. All that remains to be seen is can he hold onto it (the football and the starting job for the whole year) and it's looking very likely he will.
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Judge Smails
Footballguy
Bottom line - I've bet my season on him. QB heavy 6 point TD league -went P Manning at 1.11 and then Miles Austin on the swing. This is a shark/money league - nothing gets by these guys. So, my philosophy is if you REALLY want somebody and are especially at one of the swings don't risk waiting. I took Foster at 3.11. He's my #1 RB. I looked at everyone on the board and just think his situation is too good with that offense with no competition. Many people are still ranking him as if Tate were still there. I drafted a bunch of other RB's in the midround to hopefully make it work. But - if he doesn't hit I'm screwed. Calculated risk. Also, TE's are notoriously neglected in our non mandatory TE league, outperform WR2's year after year but slide in our draft. 3 WR start league, so with Manning being automatic and my confidence level in my receiving corps (I'll gladly start Austin/Gates/V. Davis every week) it's all up to my RB's. If Foster hits I think I'll be tought to beat. He wouldn't have been available to me at 5.11.
P. Manning
Foster
LT
M. Bush
Ricky Williams
Slaton (insurance only)
Austin
Gates
V. Davis
Celek
Saints D
Goskowski
P. Manning
Foster
LT
M. Bush
Ricky Williams
Slaton (insurance only)
Austin
Gates
V. Davis
Celek
Saints D
Goskowski
PatsFanCT
Footballguy
You should have waited on Manning. I think that pick screwed up your entire draft.
gnarboots11
Footballguy
?ouch, peyton manning and 3 TE's? You're super duper weak at WR and even weaker at RB, you would think if you would be weak at 1 of those spots you would be ultra strong at another. That may be the worst fantasy team I ever seen dude. No joke. Better start making some trades.
pantagrapher
Footballguy
Barbarian Foster
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
I think he's saying he can start TE in place of WR's. In that case, Gates will easily put up WR2 numbers and you would think that 1 of VD and Celek will put up WR3 or better numbers.His team's chances are pretty much what he said, revolves around Foster putting up RB1 numbers. On a positive note, MBush and Williams are IMO good RBs to go after in the mid-late rounds based on the rest of his squad
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pantagrapher
Footballguy
nysportsfan
Footballguy
Not even close.
