Getting ADP with the first pick, it seemed logical to grab Chester. I am wondering what kind of performance we could expect if ADP was on the shelf. Is he still capable of putting up RB1(top12) numbers if given the carries? Would he be given a full workload, get goalline carries, etc? I am trying to gauge his worth to other ADP owners out there. With a couple of quality backs sitting on the free agent list and bye weeks approaching, are other Chester owners looking to cut ties yet?
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California
Footballguy
Not saying that ADP will never got hurt, but I had Chester for 2 years sitting on my bench, ready to plug in if ADP were to ever miss time. He never did.
taz
Footballguy
Redraft or dynasty? That seems like a reasonable offer in a redraft, depending on your league size. Not to say I'd make it, but it's in the ballpark.Having just traded for AP, I am interested in hearing thisThe Taylor owner in my league wanted A Bradshaw or D Brown. I said nice try.
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theplayer11
Footballguy
I would absolutely trade Bradshaw or Brown for Taylor if I had Peterson..no question. He's insurance..pure and simple.
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perry147
Footballguy
AP has not shown in his short NFL career to be a player that you need to handcuff because of injury.If I had AP and CT - I would hold.If I had AP but not CT - I would hold or make a weak offer to get CT from his owner.If I just had CT - As long as my roster is larger enough I would keep him, but knowing that outside of an AP injury his value is almost zero.
theplayer11
Footballguy
Just because ADP has not been injured is no reason not to hand cuff him...injuries are unpredictable. Taylor would be a RB1 if ADP goes down.
Do you mean this in redraft or dynasty (or both).I think in redraft I would probably trade one of those two for Taylor as well, on the chance that ADP got hurt it would keep the season alive. In Dynasty, not so much. Bradshaw and Brown both seem worth something more in Dynasty, to me. They are guys that will certainly score this year and if there are injuries on their teams they could score a lot this year, but they are not money in the bank this year (IMO). That said, if ADP is your only legit start outside of these two guys, then it would be tough to lose a sure starter for insurance on the bench even in redraft. It would just be easier to stomach in that scenario for me.
Wyld Stallyns
Footballguy
I'm in a league where the ADP owner fell asleep at the wheel and forgot to draft Chester - He got really panicked right before week 1 and coughed up Antonio Gates for Chester Taylor straight up. He had John Carlson as a backup TE and decided he could roll with him as his TE1 in exchange for the security of ADP's handcuff.
ADP is not "injury prone" per se, but his violent running style lends itself to a greater risk of injury than the average RB. He did get injured against Green Bay in 2007 and missed a couple of games with a knee sprain, but he certainly is not "injury prone" like we think of a Brian Westbrook, Cadillac Williams, Willis McGahee, etc.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
This is correct. If AP is injured, Taylor is a competent RB playing on a team with one of the best offensive lines in football. If AP gets hurt, Taylor steps right in and is an automatic top 10 RB.
Seems like some of you think Chester can be a top ten back. Not to turn this into an assistant coach thread, but I am on the fence of picking up Bradshaw in a redraft and letting Chester go. My thought process is I could use Bradshaw as a spot start when my other rb's have byes/tough matchups. I really can't do that with Chester. I guess it really comes down to who is more likely to miss time...Jacobs or ADP. I think Bradshaw would be a top ten back too. I hate trying to guess who is more likely to get injured.
California
Footballguy
Just out of curiosity, can someone pull up CT's stats during these games ADP missed?
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Too busy to spend a lot of time on this, but here are the 2007 games where Taylor received at least 10 or more carries:WK TM OPP RSH YD TD TARG REC YD TD 6 MIN CHI 22 83 0 0 0 0 07 MIN DAL 10 47 0 4 3 19 011 MIN OAK 22 164 3 3 3 38 012 MIN NYG 31 77 1 2 2 12 0 13 MIN DET 14 70 1 3 2 17 017 MIN DEN 10 83 0 4 3 9 0
Kuz
Footballguy
Yeah.. but so does everyone else. I drafted AP & didn't get Taylor. He went in like the 8th round or so in my 12 teamer. I was planning on taking him but needed other stuff..
JHuber77
Footballguy
He has all the tools to be a top 10 back if Peterson went down. He finished 11th in 2006 with 303 attempts, 1216 yards 6 scores. Also had 42 rec for 288 yards. So yes he could very well be a top 10 back if Peterson missed time.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
But he wasn't a top 10 RB before Peterson was drafted with mostly the same o-line. A very solid back for sure but more of a string RB2 than a RB1. And that was when he was 28, not 31.jdoggydogg said:
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Neil Beaufort Zod
Footballguy
If you have AP, Chester provides something you rarely get in this game-- peace of mind. If your #1 goes down, you plug in a guy who should perform like a fantasy #1 (maybe not as good as the actual #1, but as good or better than what your opponent is probably starting). He'd start for many teams in the NFL imo.
If you don't have AP, he's a lottery ticket. Might get you something good from the AP owner, or he might be called into service at some point and perform like a #1. It's up to you to decide if that's worth a roster spot. It is to me even without AP.
If you don't have AP, he's a lottery ticket. Might get you something good from the AP owner, or he might be called into service at some point and perform like a #1. It's up to you to decide if that's worth a roster spot. It is to me even without AP.
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loompa17
Footballguy
The point that he is 31 is really something worth thinking about. Is the fact that over-30 RBs decline because of career mileage, or because of age? I don't know for sure, but keep in mind that CT hasn't looked all that good in with his opportunities thus far.
