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If I owned him, I would play him this week and every single week for the rest of the season.
while I think the name brand of the steelers gets more play on the run d than the actual run d, the fact is the raiders haven't played particularly well, they're starting a scrub at LT, and have lost both corners --- this isn't shaping up particularly well for their running game.if their line can't beat down that patchwork pitt o-line they'll get torched and abandon the run.I agree about starting your studs, but if fjax was healthy, or I had spiller, I'd put him on the bench.I'd def start lynch over him.
yeah, that's what CJj/k owners have been chanting for the last 18 weeks.
18 weeks you say? Last time I checked 1 bad season > 1 legitimately bad game.
Was I a fool benching him for Doug Martin last week?You have to be ahead of the curve to dominate in fantasy.
yeah, I guess if 79/2 is what you call getting shut down then I hope pitt shuts him down liek miami shut down foster.and everybody shuts down CJj/k --- I mean really shuts down, not 79/2 shuts down.
Yeah you were. This is much like poker in the sense that you have to constantly put yourself in the best position to win, giving yourself the best odds. Sure, you can get lucky in the short term but in the long-run it'll almost always come back to bite you in the ###.
From a fantasy stand point Foster was fine. But 3.0 ypc is shut down. Foster is my favorite player in the NFL. But plain and simple, Miami shut him down. He scored two td's, one a very nice run. But on 26 carries, normally Arian will do something closer to the Jacksonville game (which wasn't up to his standards either)
I'm not ready to put him down for one of the biggest disappointments of the year yet. I think the issue is the offensive plan of the Raiders and no one is scared of their receivers. CJ1.1YPC is having similar issues with his offense, but just doesn't look good running the ball. DMC on the other hand looks good running the ball and gets to catch passes out of the backfield. Also, DMC's schedule looks pretty good once he gets through the bye week.Getting to your main question, I'm considering benching him for Hillis against NO. But, would you start DMC over Ridley v Bal or Martin v Dal? At this time, I think not. Yes, he's going to be worth the level at which he was drafted assuming you didn't expect too much based on preseason and injury history.
As a Foster owner, I'm a bit surprised at his current YPC average. I think the leg injury may still be bothering him a bit. The pure volume of reps he receives will buoy his stats regardless though.
what made him the best position to win last week -- where he was drafted?do you think clubs put themselves in the best position to win by starting their first and second round draft picks even if someone else in practice is outproducing them?
Yes, my thought is the more desperate the situation (as if 0-2 is really THAT desperate) the more high risk. So keep him in there. I could see someone who is 2-0 resting him though, especially if their matchup that week looked good.
What? That's a bad comparison. They're on separate teams and in this specific case DMC tied Martin in Standard leagues and easily outscored him in PPR in week 1. DMC is the more talented RB and had a much tougher match-up. Again, sitting DMC is generally a bad move unless you have another top 10-12 RB as a possible replacement.
Right?
This. The Raider rushing offense is not the same folks. No holes, McFadden getting stuffed. I would never sit DMac because he can catch a screen and go the distance. Still, unless something changes he's going to drastically underperform in 2012'Kwai Chang Caine said:
This thread is an owner in panic mode. nothing more to see here folks
It may take a time for DMC to fully get into the swing of things, but it's only a matter of time before he adjusts to the ZBS. I have faith in his talent, which includes his football intelligence. He just needs to be a bit more patient when approaching the LOS. In the game against SD for example, DMC looked like he was going to break one on seemingly every other play (in the first half), but would try to hit a hole a fraction too soon or too late, which would inevitable lead to him being taken down.The team stinking isn't really an argument that I can side with. Look at MJD last year, look at Trich last week. Certain types of talent supersede sup-par situations, DMC is one of those talents.Lastly, by mid year, were going to look back at SD and MIA's rush defense and realize they played a huge part in DMC's slow start. MIA specifically held Foster and DMC to sub 4 YPC, an amazing feat IMO.Last time I'll say it, sit DMC at your own peril. When he puts it all together, it's going to be fun to watch.
good read, maybe I'm off here.Then the question is how long does it take a RB to translate to this type of thing?
can only make things easier for DMac
