Brandon Jacobs (1 Viewer)

[Old Redskin]

Clearly, Brandon Jacobs has not done anything lately to endear himself with the coaching staff. What is his value for the remainder of the season? The Giants have looked like a shell of their former self, and Bradshaw has been outperforming Jacobs every time he touches the ball.

With all of that said, is there any chance that the Giants look to move Jacobs to another team?

Right now, I'm undecided with Jacobs, as he is chewing up valuable roster space waiting for an injury or a trade. With the likes of Maroney, Torain, Ivory (handcuff for Thomas) and Blount on the waiver wire, I've got to decide should he stay or should he go?

 

[Sweet Love]

I own him in a 12 team PPR league and have decided to hold him for now. That may not be the case long-term (we have first come, first serve rosters and with three kids I usually am late to pick up players on Sundays), but he is a talent. Although the Giants are not world-beaters, he is a backup running back who has put up good numbers in the past. To me, that means more than what a guy like Darby, Ivory and Torian most likely will do. Sure, one of those three may surprise, but if Bradshaw goes down, I know Jacobs can put up decent stats...we learned through Brandon Jackson that just having the job does not equal FF success.

I am also holding onto Jacobs just in case he gets moved at the trading deadline. Chances are it will not happen, but if he goes to a team like GB, you will be happy you held onto him.

 

[Hellfire Snail]

I've been wondering about this too in dynasty. He only has value if Bradshaw goes down, but if that does happen, his value is pretty significant, moreso than the majority of back-ups in the league. For that reason I'd say he's a hold, at least for this year. If his situation doesn't improve by the end of the year and looks to be the same next year, at that point I'll consider dropping him.

 

[nycluvsdarams]

I just dropped him today for RTorain. May regret in the long run, but with the lack of cares and the arguments with the coaches I don't see him coming in frequently barring injury to Bradshaw. I really think the Giants would have been better off with a similar format as last year, when they would have Jackson pound away in the first half and have Bradshaw run through the tired defense in the second half. But, I'm not an NFL coach just a Giants fan.

 

[myhousekey]

I dumped him yesterday for Louis Murphy. Was thin at WR and I have a handful of viable RB's in front of him (PT, Foster, LT, McFadden, Tolbert).

I couldn't justify wasting a roster spot for him hoping he'd get more opportunities.

 

[GoBirds]

Picked him up last week only because I have Bradshaw.

 

[kentric]

I wouldn't be so quick to drop him. He did have limited carries last week, but he was running N-S rather than E-W for the times he touched the ball. If he has finally gotten it in his head that he needs to run aggressively between the tackles, he will likely command more carries.

 

[bleedgreen]

I hate that he is just sitting on my bench and eating up a roster spot...but I have to hold him until the trade deadline (which I think is after week 6).

I'd feel like a real fool if I dropped him and he became the number 1 for another team.

 

[greggorymac]

Who do you think is the better stash going forward, Brandon Jacobs or Javon Ringer?

Brandon is a proven commodity and Bradshaw has a history of injury so the likely hood of him getting injured is probably higher than Chris Johnson.

Javon Ringer however is in a better running offense and if CJ does go down, probably has a much higher ceiling than if Jacobs were to be awarded the NYG job.

What are your guys thoughts?

 

[Chaka]

If Bradshaw gets injured I would rather have Danny Ware.

 

[JbizzleMan]

I'm dropping Jacobs this week and picking up Brandon Tate. I added depth to my RB corps last week by taking a flyer on Lynch...that turned out okay.

 

[ttea]

There's been lots of support on this site for Jacobs for some reason. I'm in NY so I watch all the Giants games, Jacobs looks freakin' awful, I mean really really awful. Everytime he touches the ball he either fumbles or does nothing. How anyone thinks he's rosterable is beyond me. Yeah he had a meaningless TD last week, where he went in untouched basically and Chicago basically called it a day.

I could see the argument for if Bradshaw goes down. But I think Danny Ware is the play.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Bradshaw's not been immune from fumblitis himself. If Ahmad keeps putting it on the ground, Jacobs will be back in there.

NY Radio was interesting today as they scoffed at Bradshaw's Player of the Week honors given his fumble in the game.

-QG

 

[Shakes]

There's been lots of support on this site for Jacobs for some reason. I'm in NY so I watch all the Giants games, Jacobs looks freakin' awful, I mean really really awful. Everytime he touches the ball he either fumbles or does nothing. How anyone thinks he's rosterable is beyond me. Yeah he had a meaningless TD last week, where he went in untouched basically and Chicago basically called it a day. I could see the argument for if Bradshaw goes down. But I think Danny Ware is the play.

Yes, most of his big plays came in garbage time last week, such as the touchdown, and then on the next Giants drive he ran for 29 yards and 22 yards on back to back plays, allowing them to kneel out the game. I think it would be short-sighted to completely dismiss these plays. Yes, the Bears Def had mostly given up at that point, but you can't discount what those plays will have done for Jacobs' confidence. And, importantly, garbage time stats are often times what makes the difference in fantasy matchups on a weekly basis.Danny Ware certainly has a lot of upside, but Jacobs has the trust of the coaching staff. He is a fine pass blocker. Catches better than most realize. And, when motivated, has already proven he can be a beast of a RB. He has certainly been poor this season (up until the 4th qtr of the Bears game, at least) but has the skills to be a productive fantasy RB again.I'm not saying you should run out and pick him up. But to completely write him off would be unwise.Oh, and ttea, you may want to check your facts before you go making up your own. Jacobs hasn't fumbled yet this season. Yes, he hadn't run with any kind of authority this season, until the 4th qtr of the Bears game. But, don't go misleading others with your "made up" stats.

 

[shredhead]

There's been lots of support on this site for Jacobs for some reason. I'm in NY so I watch all the Giants games, Jacobs looks freakin' awful, I mean really really awful. Everytime he touches the ball he either fumbles or does nothing. How anyone thinks he's rosterable is beyond me. Yeah he had a meaningless TD last week, where he went in untouched basically and Chicago basically called it a day. I could see the argument for if Bradshaw goes down. But I think Danny Ware is the play.

Yes, most of his big plays came in garbage time last week, such as the touchdown, and then on the next Giants drive he ran for 29 yards and 22 yards on back to back plays, allowing them to kneel out the game. I think it would be short-sighted to completely dismiss these plays. Yes, the Bears Def had mostly given up at that point, but you can't discount what those plays will have done for Jacobs' confidence. And, importantly, garbage time stats are often times what makes the difference in fantasy matchups on a weekly basis.Danny Ware certainly has a lot of upside, but Jacobs has the trust of the coaching staff. He is a fine pass blocker. Catches better than most realize. And, when motivated, has already proven he can be a beast of a RB. He has certainly been poor this season (up until the 4th qtr of the Bears game, at least) but has the skills to be a productive fantasy RB again.I'm not saying you should run out and pick him up. But to completely write him off would be unwise.Oh, and ttea, you may want to check your facts before you go making up your own. Jacobs hasn't fumbled yet this season. Yes, he hadn't run with any kind of authority this season, until the 4th qtr of the Bears game. But, don't go misleading others with your "made up" stats.

You're using a technicality instead of using what your eyes tell you. Technically that fumble got charged to Eli. realistically it was 100% brandon Jacobs' fault.

 

[jdubs952]

There's been lots of support on this site for Jacobs for some reason. I'm in NY so I watch all the Giants games, Jacobs looks freakin' awful, I mean really really awful. Everytime he touches the ball he either fumbles or does nothing. How anyone thinks he's rosterable is beyond me. Yeah he had a meaningless TD last week, where he went in untouched basically and Chicago basically called it a day. I could see the argument for if Bradshaw goes down. But I think Danny Ware is the play.

Yes, most of his big plays came in garbage time last week, such as the touchdown, and then on the next Giants drive he ran for 29 yards and 22 yards on back to back plays, allowing them to kneel out the game. I think it would be short-sighted to completely dismiss these plays. Yes, the Bears Def had mostly given up at that point, but you can't discount what those plays will have done for Jacobs' confidence. And, importantly, garbage time stats are often times what makes the difference in fantasy matchups on a weekly basis.Danny Ware certainly has a lot of upside, but Jacobs has the trust of the coaching staff. He is a fine pass blocker. Catches better than most realize. And, when motivated, has already proven he can be a beast of a RB. He has certainly been poor this season (up until the 4th qtr of the Bears game, at least) but has the skills to be a productive fantasy RB again.I'm not saying you should run out and pick him up. But to completely write him off would be unwise.Oh, and ttea, you may want to check your facts before you go making up your own. Jacobs hasn't fumbled yet this season. Yes, he hadn't run with any kind of authority this season, until the 4th qtr of the Bears game. But, don't go misleading others with your "made up" stats.

You're using a technicality instead of using what your eyes tell you. Technically that fumble got charged to Eli. realistically it was 100% brandon Jacobs' fault.

While I'm not excusing the QB RB exchange fumbles/near fumbles, but that one play was blown up and the handoff was stretched out further. Also, imagine handing the ball off to a 5'10" RB then handing it off the next series to a 6'5" RB.

 

[ttea]

There's been lots of support on this site for Jacobs for some reason. I'm in NY so I watch all the Giants games, Jacobs looks freakin' awful, I mean really really awful. Everytime he touches the ball he either fumbles or does nothing. How anyone thinks he's rosterable is beyond me. Yeah he had a meaningless TD last week, where he went in untouched basically and Chicago basically called it a day. I could see the argument for if Bradshaw goes down. But I think Danny Ware is the play.

Yes, most of his big plays came in garbage time last week, such as the touchdown, and then on the next Giants drive he ran for 29 yards and 22 yards on back to back plays, allowing them to kneel out the game. I think it would be short-sighted to completely dismiss these plays. Yes, the Bears Def had mostly given up at that point, but you can't discount what those plays will have done for Jacobs' confidence. And, importantly, garbage time stats are often times what makes the difference in fantasy matchups on a weekly basis.Danny Ware certainly has a lot of upside, but Jacobs has the trust of the coaching staff. He is a fine pass blocker. Catches better than most realize. And, when motivated, has already proven he can be a beast of a RB. He has certainly been poor this season (up until the 4th qtr of the Bears game, at least) but has the skills to be a productive fantasy RB again.I'm not saying you should run out and pick him up. But to completely write him off would be unwise.Oh, and ttea, you may want to check your facts before you go making up your own. Jacobs hasn't fumbled yet this season. Yes, he hadn't run with any kind of authority this season, until the 4th qtr of the Bears game. But, don't go misleading others with your "made up" stats.

You're using a technicality instead of using what your eyes tell you. Technically that fumble got charged to Eli. realistically it was 100% brandon Jacobs' fault.

What he said. Since you're a Giants fan you should've seen the game, there is no damn way that fumble was on Eli, I make nothing up. Everything you're using as an argument is situational, tell me with all the arguments you make, from a fantasy perspective, does it still make him rosterbale? If you think so, it's utter foolishness. I'd rather be rostering someone like Tolbert, Snelling, or dropped him long ago for Hillis or Torain. So I'll just keep Jacobs on my roster for garbage time and wwhen Bradshaw has to use the potty in a 40-10 game on a night when there's a full moon.I think you're coming at this with a giant man-crush for Jacobs and you've lost perspective.

 

[Shakes]

There's been lots of support on this site for Jacobs for some reason. I'm in NY so I watch all the Giants games, Jacobs looks freakin' awful, I mean really really awful. Everytime he touches the ball he either fumbles or does nothing. How anyone thinks he's rosterable is beyond me. Yeah he had a meaningless TD last week, where he went in untouched basically and Chicago basically called it a day. I could see the argument for if Bradshaw goes down. But I think Danny Ware is the play.

Yes, most of his big plays came in garbage time last week, such as the touchdown, and then on the next Giants drive he ran for 29 yards and 22 yards on back to back plays, allowing them to kneel out the game. I think it would be short-sighted to completely dismiss these plays. Yes, the Bears Def had mostly given up at that point, but you can't discount what those plays will have done for Jacobs' confidence. And, importantly, garbage time stats are often times what makes the difference in fantasy matchups on a weekly basis.Danny Ware certainly has a lot of upside, but Jacobs has the trust of the coaching staff. He is a fine pass blocker. Catches better than most realize. And, when motivated, has already proven he can be a beast of a RB. He has certainly been poor this season (up until the 4th qtr of the Bears game, at least) but has the skills to be a productive fantasy RB again.I'm not saying you should run out and pick him up. But to completely write him off would be unwise.Oh, and ttea, you may want to check your facts before you go making up your own. Jacobs hasn't fumbled yet this season. Yes, he hadn't run with any kind of authority this season, until the 4th qtr of the Bears game. But, don't go misleading others with your "made up" stats.

You're using a technicality instead of using what your eyes tell you. Technically that fumble got charged to Eli. realistically it was 100% brandon Jacobs' fault.

What he said. Since you're a Giants fan you should've seen the game, there is no damn way that fumble was on Eli, I make nothing up. Everything you're using as an argument is situational, tell me with all the arguments you make, from a fantasy perspective, does it still make him rosterbale? If you think so, it's utter foolishness. I'd rather be rostering someone like Tolbert, Snelling, or dropped him long ago for Hillis or Torain. So I'll just keep Jacobs on my roster for garbage time and wwhen Bradshaw has to use the potty in a 40-10 game on a night when there's a full moon.I think you're coming at this with a giant man-crush for Jacobs and you've lost perspective.

It is fair to say the fumble was Manning's fault, but one fumble isn't evidence of him either fumbling or doing nothing whenever he touches the ball. And yes, I do agree that he had been a big pile of uselessness until the end of the Chi game.In deeper leagues, the guys you suggest are most likely not available on waivers, while Jacobs may be. I'm not saying I think Jacobs is gonna become the 2008 vintage overnight (although it is within the realm of possibility since he is over the injuries he dealt with last year). I just think that with Bradshaw being banged up after the Chi game, Jacobs will see an increase in his touches. Whether or not he continues to run like a 6'4" scat back, or decides to start hitting the hole with authority and running over DBs as he used to is entirely up to him. The ability is there. We've seen it before.As for a giant man-crush, I admit that I was a big Jacobs fan before last year, as were most NYG fans. He has a lot to prove to the entire organization if he is serious about wanting an increased role in the offense. It looks like he may get his chance this week.As for whether or not he's rosterable...if you're in need of a RB to plug in due to injuries/bye weeks, I think you can do worse than Jacobs.