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Darwin Thompson, Chiefs RB (1 Viewer)

ahartig said:
I can't quit Darwin, just dropped Pollard for him.

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That coach was talking highly about all of the KC running backs.  He clearly graduated from the Sunshine Pete Carroll School of Talking Up Players.  Pollard is a Kingmaker.  If Zeke goes down, Pollard could be a top 5 running back.  It would take 2 or 3 injuries for Darwin to possibly have the same value.

 
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I feel he is a long term project and don't expect much for the entire year. The good for him is that none of the RB in front of him have taken control of the job so long term the lead RB spot is still wide open. The bad for him might be the loss of Mahomes for a while. A healthy Mahomes might have meant KC running away with the disvision and being able to coast a bit and play DT a fair amount late in the year. That still may happen in this weak division but if they lose enough games while Mahomes is out those late season games may be too important and could cost DT some late season touches. He could very well be in the conversation for a good share of the duties next year.

 
Kafka said:
Allow him some evolution...
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My overstatement was in response to possible overreaction to my first comment, which was merely descriptive.

The whole of the thread on my end recently should read like this. "I saw him out there to get a carry. Temper expectations."

 
As tempting as it is believe again in the preseason hype, it’s hard to imagine he’ll jump over not one, not two, but three guys to become fantasy relevant this year.

Next year could be a different story though.

 
I don't see 3 guys in him next year. McCoy is old and they will owe him nothing after the season. Damien Williams is atop the depth chart and still very affordable next year so he will have to contend with him but many view him as a marginal talent. Darrel Williams is much the same as Damien as he also has a cheap contract and could be around but if you are a Darwin Thompson believer he has from now through the preseason next year 2 overtake 2 marginal talents (assuming somebody else isn't signed in the off season or drafted). He really is where he was after the draft. A 6th round draft pick playing on one of the best offenses in the league with two marginal RB in front of him. That still makes him a crap shoot with a high potential pay off.

 
Warhogs said:
I don't see 3 guys in him next year. McCoy is old and they will owe him nothing after the season. Damien Williams is atop the depth chart and still very affordable next year so he will have to contend with him but many view him as a marginal talent. Darrel Williams is much the same as Damien as he also has a cheap contract and could be around but if you are a Darwin Thompson believer he has from now through the preseason next year 2 overtake 2 marginal talents (assuming somebody else isn't signed in the off season or drafted). He really is where he was after the draft. A 6th round draft pick playing on one of the best offenses in the league with two marginal RB in front of him. That still makes him a crap shoot with a high potential pay off.
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Its alarming that he hasnt had a chance to play more than a handful of snaps this season - especially given the marginal talents that you just outlined that are ahead of him on the depth chart.  You'd think they would at least give him a few looks to evaluate him.  Its not like he would be taking carries away from Jamaal Charles, he would be taking them away from a bunch of mediocre other options.

 
IheartGuinness said:
I don't know...he's just so small on the field. He looks like a Beagle. 
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On paper, he is listed almost exactly in height and weight as MJD,  but Darwin looks way smaller on the field than MJD did.  Same goes for Ray Rice,  Darwin doesn’t look close to Rice’s size at all but they are listed  almost identical. 

 
Kevrunner said:
On paper, he is listed almost exactly in height and weight as MJD,  but Darwin looks way smaller on the field than MJD did.  Same goes for Ray Rice,  Darwin doesn’t look close to Rice’s size at all but they are listed  almost identical. 
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If you're in the D.K. Metcalf or Kyler Murray thread at all, you'll hear that it's the choice of pads that make him look so big or so tiny. I'm serious. 

 
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Kevrunner said:
On paper, he is listed almost exactly in height and weight as MJD,  but Darwin looks way smaller on the field than MJD did.  Same goes for Ray Rice,  Darwin doesn’t look close to Rice’s size at all but they are listed  almost identical. 
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In today's NFL, rookie running backs are rarely starters.  But the few running backs that are heavily used in their rookie year are of the the bigger variety.  There are plenty of examples of smaller running backs eventually becoming bellcows e.g. MJD, CMC, Rice, Charles.  But they aren't given the keys to the car in their rookie year.  They have to play so well that their coach has no choice but to give them the opportunity.  And remember, Darwin was a 6th round pick.  I cannot think of one example of a small running back selected in the 6th round that immediately became the starter.

 
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Don Hutson said:
Phillip Lindsay
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Phil has 4.4 speed though, Darwin is slow. I don't think speed is the definitive measure for a RB but I can't get excited about a RB that is really small and is slow and went to a small school and was just ok there. It's too many red flags. 

 
Ilov80s said:
Phil has 4.4 speed though, Darwin is slow. I don't think speed is the definitive measure for a RB but I can't get excited about a RB that is really small and is slow and went to a small school and was just ok there. It's too many red flags. 
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Where did all the DT hype come from then?  Is he hung like John Holmes or something?

 
Ilov80s said:
Phil has 4.4 speed though, Darwin is slow. I don't think speed is the definitive measure for a RB but I can't get excited about a RB that is really small and is slow and went to a small school and was just ok there. It's too many red flags. 
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He isnt slow according to his pro day numbers.  He ran a 4.5.  Not a burner and at that size it would be nice to see a 4.4,  but not really fair to call him slow either.  

"Darwin Thompson (5'8/200) was one of the 33, and it was great to hear his name called. Thompson is a sleeper who checks production and athleticism boxes. At the Utah State Pro Day, Thompson had a 39-inch vertical and 4.50-second 40-yard dash, both scores good enough for him to have a chance at cracking the Chiefs 53-man roster in 2019. Mike McCartney also noted that 113 prospects who went to the combine went undrafted.

SOURCE: Mike McCartney on Twitter

Apr 29, 2019, 5:58 PM ET"

 
TheWinz said:
Where did all the DT hype come from then?  Is he hung like John Holmes or something?
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He was drafted onto the possibly the best offense ever.  Kareem Hunt was a 3rd round pick, and slow, and from a small school, and became a stud immediately.  And there was little competition.  As soon as I heard that DT was getting first team snaps in the preseason, I was intrigued.

 
For those voting on the 2019 Shark Pool All-hype Team... the current score is 17 pages vs 7 touches.

 
I am not buying, I’d rather use the roster spot for who ever the flavor of the week is on waivers.  Nothing against Thompson, just not the type of player I want, at best he is going to be a member of a RBBC.

 
Darwin Thompson rushed 11 times for 44 yards and one touchdown in the Chiefs' 40-9, Week 13 win over the Raiders.

Damien Williams (ribs) missed this one and Darrel Williams suffered a second-half hamstring injury, paving the way for Thompson to get involved for the first time all year. He entered Sunday with eight touches. Thompson was hyped up all summer and we saw flashes of it in this one, looking like possibly the most explosive back on the roster. Thompson punched in a four-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for his first career score. If the Williams' miss Week 14 against the Patriots, Thompson could be in for a big role alongside LeSean McCoy. It's just unfortunately a brutal on-paper matchup.

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I stubbornly held him all year in my dynasty league.   Hopefully he can get some more carries to end the season. Then we will see what happens this offseason. 

 
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