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i cant chance it to wait till sunday. gotta go with pierre thomas tonight and sit jacobs. dont wanna do it, but gotta...
I don't trust him this week - we've seen him be a late scratch when he was a GTD earlier this year, and he's playing in the Sunday night game, so chances are we won't have that much more clarity at the start of the early Sunday games.Since people use our projections to break ties, I feel the only responsible thing to do is project him as a zero, showing the "what if" numbers for someone who also has Ward to weigh against options from earlier games, and also to discourage people from counting on Jacobs at all.
Here are the scenarios this week for Jacobs/Ward owners in order of best to worst1) Jacobs healthy and gets full load2) Jacobs out and Ward gets full load3) Jacobs starts but shares carries with Ward equally (reduced workload)4) Jacobs starts but gets re-injured and Ward gets the workloadI think #2 and #3 are most likely, but it's a dicey situation, and until I know Jacobs is fully healthy, it will be hard to start him or Ward over Dominic Rhodes, provided Addai is out.
I am a bit less lucky as I have Jacobs backstopped with Ward (a no brainer to start) in 1 league and Bradshaw in another.Hmmm. Given that the game is a Sunday night game, I am going to go with Sammy Morris @ Oak over Jacobs/Bradshaw.Jacobs is a beast when he's healthy, however his label as an "Injury Risk" is well deserved.
I have the same call to make. I'm still on the fence. But I have to say that the weather tonight is *not* a factor in this decision. They are not calling for much precip and the wind looks to be a non-factor as well. It's just going to be cold, and if anything, that might be a boon for the short-passing game. The bigger issue for Bush is Pierre Thomas and how much he takes away from Reggie tonight. With Jacobs out (no way he plays), Ward could have a great game on the ground and get some recs. It's a tough call all around, but I would eliminate weather completely from this call.
Dallas D held Pittsburgh and their running game pretty much in check last week. The Giants should be a better running team than the Steelers but it shows that the Dallas D could be trouble.
I'm heavily leaning towards starting Ward over Bush now. Hixon and Jacobs both missed another practice. Jacobs seems like a lock to miss the game, and Hixon is headed in that direction too. Raise your hand if you think the Giants will be all that successful attacking the Cowboys with Toomer, Smith and Sinorice? Me neither. This is Ward's game, he's in a contract year and I don't see how Coughlin doesn't lean heavily on him no matter the score or game situation. Gotta roll with Ward methinks.grouse said:
This post is very on point, imo. I'm in a similar spot as choosing between P.Thomas and Ward (also own Jacobs) and I'm rolling with Ward. Best case scenario for us Jacobs/Ward owners is that they shut down the big guy for this week. If Hixon is out, and with just the two backs splitting the load, look for Ward to get an even higher volume of carries than Jacobs usually gets. And the GMen will be looking to get back to basics after last week's loss. Now the question is what can Ward do with those touches. But he's performed in the past and running behind that oline, I like his chances. And the contract year factor is very relevant as well. Dude's looking to get his paper, either from the Giants or someone else. This is a primetime stage to show he's capable of being a feature back in a big game. You know the guy is going to go full tilt this game.
You have a point. I am speaking as a giants fan that doesn't want to see them lose momentum. going into the playoffs losing more games in the last few than they have all season. For that reason I think they need this game. I don't want to seen them be last year's Cowboys.Being that it's a sunday night game, we may not have up until game time to make a decision unless your decision is between ward or jacobs.
Now you really have me thinking about not playing Bush. I don't think Jacobs plays either.ESPN is thinking the same way:
I have Ward in there now, and I don't expect to change my mind at this point. It's never easy to sit a dynamic player like Reggie, but I can live with it if he goes off tonight. The tea leaves just look too favorable for Ward right now. What primarily concerns me about Bush are the TDs, ie. if he doesn't score, I worry he could post a very, very average point total tonight. The Saints can burn the Bears numerous ways, and the Bears big weakness is their secondary. So if Moore and Colston stake the Saints to a lead, I just don't see Payton using Bush to play clock ball. I said this last week and I got mildly burned (started Hightower over Bush), but I just think there are too many cooks in the Saints kitchen right now and Bush could go hungry. With Jacobs out and Hixon looking iffy, this is really setting up to be Ward's game. I can't pass that up, and if it costs me a playoff victory, it won't be the first time I got burned sitting a 'stud'
I'm not sure I can buy this. After the bye (Romo back and the 'Boys could actually move the ball) the Cowboys have held the following primary ball carriers to the following totals:Week 11 - Clinton Portis - 15 carries/68 yards/0 TD's
I hear ya. But only Washington on that list has an o-line anywhere near as capable as NYG.
Fair point. I just don't think a "coming out" party is in the works. I do think 70-90 rushing with 30-40 receiving and a solid shot at a TD are very possible, though
