B. Jacobs & A. Bradshaw this year (1 Viewer)

[fantasizing]

I've read somewhere that Jacobs injured his knee early last season and that drastically affected his performance for the remainder of the season.

Bradshaw had a bunch of surgeries this off-season to cure his ailments.

Which one of these two do you see emerging in 2010 ? If you had to pick 1, which one ?

Will it be mostly Jacobs with Bradshaw spelling him? or more 50/50 split? Will Jacobs return to his role as a goal line back?

Discuss...

 

[KellysHeroes]

Bradshaw is the better value at his ADP. But if you could have one in redraft at the same ADP then take BJ.

 

[todisco1]

I would take Bradshaw personally, I think he's a more dynamic player.

 

[meatwad1]

I just looked at an average draft for the month and in a 10 teamer, Jacobs is going in the 8th and Bradshaw is going in the 11th. At those prices I would not be opposed to locking in on both of them as rb 3 and 4 if possible. If one were to go down permanently, you would be sitting on a gold mine.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

It's good to see this topic finally emerging.

 

[Sabertooth]

I just made a move for Bradshaw in a dynasty league. I think he's the more dynamic player. He was just as hurt as Jacobs was last season, if not moreso. I recently read that he wore a walking boot Monday through Saturday and still played far better than Jacobs on Sunday.

Jacobs seems more like a gimmick to me. He's gigantic but those guys don't generally have a long shelf life anyway and his ship may have already sailed.

 

[Manster]

in a TD weighted league i'd go with Jacobs.

in a yardage league i'd prolly go with Bradshaw.

 

[VaTerp]

I just looked at an average draft for the month and in a 10 teamer, Jacobs is going in the 8th and Bradshaw is going in the 11th. At those prices I would not be opposed to locking in on both of them as rb 3 and 4 if possible. If one were to go down permanently, you would be sitting on a gold mine.

And even if neither one goes down I don't think you can argue with getting both at those prices. Both guys basically played entire NFL seasons as RBs with pretty significant knee/foot/ankle problems. Plus I think the Giants O-line underperformed last year as well.I like the chances that those things don't happen again this year. Look at the productivity that the Giants had in 2008 and I consider Bradshaw an upgrade over Derrick Ward. At their ADPs I love Jacobs and Bradshaw but given a choice I have a man crush on Bradshaw. He was my sleeper of the year last season this time and if not for the injuries I think he would have delivered. Im thinking he emerges this year as the Giants leading rusher while Jacobs returns to double digit TDs.Again, at those prices I LOVE both guys. Their ADPs remind me just how reactionary rankings are from year to year.

 

[bigern1000]

I've made a couple of deals myself to acquire Bradshaw this offseason, and attempted to do so in a couple of other leagues. I actually felt that even a couple of seasons ago in limited playing time, Bradshaw looked almost as good as Jacobs already, and there isn't a comparison when it comes to pure speed. Time will tell if the injuries that impacted Jacobs last season are a thing of the past, but I just can't see him being the horse of the running game at this point.

 

[redBourne]

I see Eli Manning getting a lot of love lately but his threads include projections . There is also a ton of man crushes on the S.Smith / Nicks wr combo suggesting that the Giants are going to a pass first offense.

I know the general idea is for me to ask, and also post my own, but I'm currently undecided how balanced I think the offense will be. What #s can we expect from Bradshaw/Jacobs (considering they're healthy)