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I have DWill and JStew in my lineup currently and am considering Scott over Stewart. Sucks that Car plays Thurs night. I'm sure Cincy won't reveal Benson's status before that. I'm not worried about LJ impacting Scott too much though.
LJ isn't going to steal meaningful carries from two players that have been on the team all season five days after signing with the team. I'm not benching Scott if LJ dresses.If Benson is out, as the Bengals have indicated is a real possibility, then Scott is a great play. This guy can run, catch, he's elusive in the open field, and he's handled the full load in college. I would expect at least 90 total yards and a TD against the Raiders.
as long as benson is inactive this week, which IMO he will be, i am starting b scott at my flex, over j charles, forsett and mcfadden. not really gutsy considering they all have terrible matchups (pitt, @minn, cincy). my gut though tells me b scott gets the vast majority of the work, leonard gets a few change of pace carries and some 3rd down work, and marvin activates LJ and trots him out there for a few carries here and there just to see what he has in the tank. possibly even some GL work. always a risk that LJ rips off a big run and marvin goes with the hot hand, but i'd count on b scott getting 15-20 touches (again, as long as benson is inactive) and think he should have a big day against the hapless raiders run defense. i'd guess he would have similar stats as j charles did last week, somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 total yds and 1 TD.
Leaning to starting him over Kevin Smith (even against Cleveland)
I agree that he could possibly play. However, I can't see LJ having a significant role when he just signed w/ the team and doesn't know the playbook. I think the reason he may see carries if it's a blowout and there's a wide margin for error. Marvin Lewis said that he would come in as RB4, but also said he could play. I think it's unrealistic to think he'd immediately cutting into Scott's or Benson's carries. He could come in as RB4 and still play, so I don't think Lewis is being deceptive.
Same here, sitting Lynch, DMC and Donald Brown down for B. Scott in one .5ppr league to pair with Kevin SmithBut in another league where I lost Turner I have to choose 3 between:LT @ DENAddai @ BALJ. Stewart vs. Mia (going to the game)B. Scott @ OAKSnelling (if I land him in FA) @ NYGnot an easy call, but leaning toward LT, Stewart and Scott.
It's definitely a nice matchup but I would probably have trouble sitting Wells for Scott at this point.
Agreed 100%. He's got a handful of holes to run through. He's been playing as a pro for many years now. I think LJ could easily transition in to certain plays/formations as early as this week. Give him the rock 20 times and see what happens. I think what happens is 150 and 2.
I think a lot of people are making too much of the fact that LJ's changing offenses and assuming that it'll take him weeks to get up to speed. He's a RB and as we've seen from rookie RBs that's the one position that can make the quickest and easiest transition. No, he won't be able to know all the blitz pickups but Carson can assist and the OC can also assist by playing him on 1st and 2nd downs and giving vanilla play calls. He just has to know which holes to hit. It's not like he's a wr running timing plays or is a QB that needs to know the entire playbook. On the sidelines before each series they can reivew a few of the plays they are going to call and let him know where he needs to be. Everyone on the team knows that this would be his first game so they are certainly going to give him extra time and attention to get him up to speed as quickly as possible and to keep things as simple as possible. They certainly won't open the full playbook for him but he's absolutely capable of learning 25-30 plays in a week (and you can run a play more than once). Let's not pretend this is rocket science here.In Tuesday's press conference (after signing Monday night) Lewis hinted that LJ might play...how will he feel by Saturday?NoCheese said:
lol...I didn't see this before posting...
No. It's not that simple. It's also a matter of protections, picking up the Blitz, and not getting your QB killed. I think we saw what happened when a backup QB ran this Offense last year... yes Larry could hit the correct hole. But Leonard and Scott should offer better protection for Carson, especially since Larry has struggled with Proection anyway. Lastly, its the Raiders. (No offense, AL) Why would Marvin risk Palmer's health even in the slightest... when they're playing Oak. LJ doesnt play this week, I don't care what Marvin said in his second Presser.
How's he going to get him killed if they hand it off to him on 1st and 2nd down?
It only takes one play.
cmon. The Bengals aren't stupid and LJ if he does play isn't going to be out there in obvious passing downs (and won't even if he knew the entire playbook). The Bengals are calling the plays and will know if it's a passing play or not....they control that. If he plays they'll use him on 1st and 2nd down running plays and possibly some play action but they aren't going to put him in a position where he'll need to make blitz pickups and reads. The Raiders are the perfect opponent to play against too because everyone in the stadium knows the opponent is going to run against that defense and they still can't stop it so it's not as if you need a lot of misdirection or tricky playcalling. Just go out there and pound it down their throats for 4 yards a clip.
exactly. Everyone knows that he's new to the offense so they are going to put him in a position to succeed and minimize risk (if he plays - which I believe he will). I also believe Scott will play and get touches but I think they'll want to minimize those and keep him in the role he's been playing (although slightly increased if Benson is out). Should be interesting to see how this shakes out this week.
at the guys in here thinking LJ is going to play a significant role this week.
Yeah that would be totally crazy. Brian Leonard should get 40 carries.at the guys in here thinking LJ is going to play a significant role this week.
fwiw I have the same decision, and am playing b scott. now debating using j stew vs j charles (as he isnt playing the raiders)
And return yardage. If you get that(I do in one league) he may be a better start.
Leonard will be in short yardage/goaline sets i would imagine. The only way Scott gets a TD is if he breaks one and that could definitely happen against that defense.
Are we looking at Leonard coming in the game only inside the 5 yd line? 10 yd line? When you say "break one" it seems as if you're indicating he may need to score from 30-40 yards out or he wont get a TD. What's considered a short yardage/GL package?
It only makes sense if you think LJ gives you a better chance of winning the game. And that's not in the least bit crazy.
Leonard will probably get a lot of 3rd downs also.
Frustratingly innocuous. But it is what it is.
