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'zandbak said:
Unkey needs to post his roster so we can start moving guys. Unless his RBs were Benson, Ryan Williams, David Wilson, Wells and Best, with WR of Santonio Holmes, Jacoby Ford, Amendola, and V. Brown, with Kevin Boss and T. Heap at TE and a kicking team of Bullock and Keading - in which case, we have it covered.
broken clock...'norgay said:
broken clock...'norgay said:
He's BLOOM for crying out loud. Don't question the master.Bloom, how did you know Cedric was going to have a Lis Franc injury?
broken clock...'norgay said:
IF he's back by week 13, he's got Min, Det Chi, Ten. Currently 22nd, 26th, 32nd, and 3rd in terms of points allowed to RBs. Not great matchups but GB is a pass first team anyway. So it's up to whether you feel Benson is talented enough to overcome those defenses and give you solid points over what you have for the playoffs.
He's supposed to be back week 14
I'm pretty happy to have him on all of my teams right now for that playoff run, picked him up today in the 2 leagues I didnt have him in. He's much better/more worthwhile than the 1-2 week waiver fodder out there in my deep leagues.
In redraft it's almost not worth adding him. Week 15 you won't start him because it's his first game back and, to make matters worse, GB plays Chicago. Week 16 Benson gets the Titans, who are generous to RBs, but it still would take some guts to start him - even as a flex - in your championship game. I guess you could sign him as depth in case you lose an RB to injury but hopefully you're not that thin at that point. And you likely wouldn't want to sign him that soon because roster spots are at a premium for good backups or matchup plays.
The bad thing is it's the playoffs; there's no time to see how the Packers will use him upon his return. Will he immediately get back most of the carries? Probably not, especially in week 15. Maybe in week 16 Starks and Green get pushed out of the picture but but the championship game isn't time to take risks.
If he's healthy I'd expect Benson to regain his starting job. He looked much better than Starks and Green have so far this season. That could change between now and when he returns but assuming Starks continues to be James Starks (Green's a non-factor at this point) then I would be surprised if Benson wasn't the lead back upon his return. Those will also be critical games (especially the Chicago one) so I would assume the Packers would want their best players on the field.
He's tartgeting the Bears game for a return in week 15. I guess if he came back and showed something that week I'd feel confident enough to plug him into week 16 Super Bowl week.However more than likely he will be eased back into the lineup week 15 after such a long time off and probably week 16 as well.
He's an able body available (if he is able). So I put him on the bench. He would be a desperation play if any of my starters suddenly got hurt but he's probably better than some of the backups. If the surgery is true then he's another drop guy. No worries.
My assertion was I didn't think he'd be healthy enough to make an impact. Come back in week 15 and then as you state, if your in RB trouble week 16, you throw him out there and pray.
