Best Handcuff Value (1 Viewer)

[Alias]

RBBC Handcuffs

Take into consideration ease of completing the handcuff. I took ADP values off of XpertSports.com - I just took the default average - feel free to chime in if these ADP values have moved significantly over the past month or two.

I have a 16 team draft on Tuesday and I am looking at realistic handcuff options and what represents the best value (including likelihood I could successfully complete the handcuff).

 

[gbill2004]

I dont understand the question?? Why isnt Turner and Norwood etc. on the list?

 

[Alias]

I guess I what I am asking is which RBBC - Handcuff has the most value.

When you look at LT2 or Dunn you are looking at "stud" RB's that are likely to go in the first round.

I tried to edit the title to clarify but no dice, I will change the first topic.

 

[Alias]

I like the payoff with Rhodes / Addai on a high powered team like Indy - but the cost is just way too high. Only way I could see it making sense is if you go:

RB-WR-WR-RB-RB

Since you would have to snag these guys a round early to guarantee that you get both of them since Addai is a late 4th / early 5th - and in a 16 team draft you are talking about 3rd & 4th round picks, leaving me with very slim pickings at WR2 if I have to wait until the 5th round (pick 88-ish) :yuck:

See where I am going with this?

 

[fsufan]

None

all of these RBs will get playing time. To me an RB like Turner is a handcuff. An RB who will not see PT unless the starter get hurt.

 

[my man otis]

RBBC Handcuffs

You are using this wrong. I know what you're asking, but you might be confusing, hence lack of response. A handcuff is not a RBBC situation. It's someone like Morris to Alexander.

 

[gbill2004]

When was it announced that Lewis, Foster, Jones, and Dillon are in a RBBC?

 

[Alias]

Maybe I am asking which RBBC combo represents the best value to draft both RB's

 

[Alias]

When was it announced that Lewis, Foster, Jones, and Dillon are in a RBBC?

My latest projections from the VBD app, Lewis is 20 ranks higher then his "backup", Jones is only 14 and Dillon is a mere 7. There's a gray area between RBBC & Handcuff - I am talking about potentially getting the starting RB for one of these teams come week 6-8 in the season without having to lay a 1-3 round draft pick.

 

[-OZ-]

Maybe I am asking which RBBC combo represents the best value to draft both RB's

That seems to be your question.The answer is Denver.

 

[walkwithme]

I had to go with the two Bells. They should be able to get 2000-2100 total yards while playing together. I am anticipating close to split duty between them. So either should be serviciable for a flex spot or injury issue.

 

[my man otis]

Maybe I am asking which RBBC combo represents the best value to draft both RB's

That seems to be your question.The answer is Denver.

ah, denver. always true, but you never know until you have them how much of a pain it really is.thus - denver RBs = value + upside. Just get the Bells though, no need for Dayne.

 

[SSOG]

I disagree that Tatum is the "handcuff" for Mike Bell. Tatum is the Change of Pace back. I feel like his value will be roughly the same whether Mike Bell becomes the next Terrell Davis or joins a monastary in Siberia. Tatum Bell is stuck in the role he had last year. If you draft him because you like the value he presents from that role, that's one thing... but if you draft him trying to lock up the Mike Anderson production, that's another.

I don't know who the handcuff to Mike Bell will be. It'll either be Cobbs, Dayne, or Nash. We'll know by next week. I think that's the best value, because Mike Bell is one of the cheapest starters, and because you can probably get his TRUE handcuff off of waivers.

Another combo that I feel like you missed is Ahman Green/Samkon Gado/Najeh Davenport. That's my favorite one, because I think it's the cheapest concievable way to lock up a solid starting RB.

Thoughts on the ones you listed:

*I'm really high on Chicago. I think the starting RB in Chicago is the most likely of all of the situations listed to produce reliable top-12 numbers all season long.

*I really like Rhodes and Maroney UNHANDCUFFED, because I feel like they're the ones who are going to present the most value this season, and I their handcuffs cost even more than they do. Pair them up if you must, but I've been poaching them individually without any thought given to Addai or Dillon.

If I passed on RBs for the first 3 rounds entirely, and I had to cobble an RB corps together from what was left, I'd probably try to land the following 6:

Thomas Jones *AND* Mike Bell in 4th and 5th (if possible).

Ahman Green, Frank Gore, Dominic Rhodes, *OR* Lawrence Maroney in the 6th (whichever was left).

Cedric Benson in the 7th.

Dayne/Nash/Cobbs (whoever wins the #3 job in Denver) off of waivers.

That would give me two (in my mind) top 12 guys in Jones and Bell. It would give me both of their backups in Benson and Dayne/Nash/Cobbs in case of emergency. It would also give me a very solid #3 RB on the cheap.

If I was in a gambling mood, I'd grab Ahman Green, Frank Gore, Dominic Rhodes, or Lawrence Maroney in the 7th (assuming one was still left), and take Benson in the 8th. That would give me 4 RBs that I could start on any given week, which would possibly be one of the deepest corps in the league. Of course, that would also mean I just spent 5 consecutive picks on RBs (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th), which means that I'll be shallower at other positions (although I should have some STUDLY QB/WR/TEs, thanks to the fact that I didn't take a single RB in the first 3 rounds).

 

[Chaka]

With a healthy Corey Dilllon Maroney will get touches between the twenties and rack up decent yards, upside 1,000 total yards and 6 TDs.

If something happens to Dillon Maroney will be a monster.

 

[Alias]

I disagree that Tatum is the "handcuff" for Mike Bell. Tatum is the Change of Pace back. I feel like his value will be roughly the same whether Mike Bell becomes the next Terrell Davis or joins a monastary in Siberia. Tatum Bell is stuck in the role he had last year. If you draft him because you like the value he presents from that role, that's one thing... but if you draft him trying to lock up the Mike Anderson production, that's another.I don't know who the handcuff to Mike Bell will be. It'll either be Cobbs, Dayne, or Nash. We'll know by next week. I think that's the best value, because Mike Bell is one of the cheapest starters, and because you can probably get his TRUE handcuff off of waivers.Another combo that I feel like you missed is Ahman Green/Samkon Gado/Najeh Davenport. That's my favorite one, because I think it's the cheapest concievable way to lock up a solid starting RB.Thoughts on the ones you listed:*I'm really high on Chicago. I think the starting RB in Chicago is the most likely of all of the situations listed to produce reliable top-12 numbers all season long.*I really like Rhodes and Maroney UNHANDCUFFED, because I feel like they're the ones who are going to present the most value this season, and I their handcuffs cost even more than they do. Pair them up if you must, but I've been poaching them individually without any thought given to Addai or Dillon.If I passed on RBs for the first 3 rounds entirely, and I had to cobble an RB corps together from what was left, I'd probably try to land the following 6:Thomas Jones *AND* Mike Bell in 4th and 5th (if possible).Ahman Green, Frank Gore, Dominic Rhodes, *OR* Lawrence Maroney in the 6th (whichever was left).Cedric Benson in the 7th.Dayne/Nash/Cobbs (whoever wins the #3 job in Denver) off of waivers.That would give me two (in my mind) top 12 guys in Jones and Bell. It would give me both of their backups in Benson and Dayne/Nash/Cobbs in case of emergency. It would also give me a very solid #3 RB on the cheap.If I was in a gambling mood, I'd grab Ahman Green, Frank Gore, Dominic Rhodes, or Lawrence Maroney in the 7th (assuming one was still left), and take Benson in the 8th. That would give me 4 RBs that I could start on any given week, which would possibly be one of the deepest corps in the league. Of course, that would also mean I just spent 5 consecutive picks on RBs (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th), which means that I'll be shallower at other positions (although I should have some STUDLY QB/WR/TEs, thanks to the fact that I didn't take a single RB in the first 3 rounds).