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Deep dynasty RB: Who is your favorite? (1 Viewer)
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
I think you mean Benny Cunningham.
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
I think you meant Michael Hill, and he's no longer with the Chargers, I believe he's on the Packers practice squad.
And I think that's Benny Cunningham. He's my pick.
And I think that's Benny Cunningham. He's my pick.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
After last nights game, I will take Anderson. If he can take 2 steps and fall forward every time he will be better then the rest of the Denver backs
Touchdown There
Footballguy
Who?
Gopher State
Footballguy
what?
skol asylum
Footballguy
Everybody loves Mike Cox.
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
Cunningham has surpassed Stacy on the depth chart, and Pead is suspended week 1 and has never done anything but look like crap in the NFL. So it's likely that Cunningham will split in some manner with Richardson week 1, and who knows he could impress.
wodahSShadow
Footballguy
skol asylum
Footballguy
Wood is hard to evaluate stuck behind Foster and Tate.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
MAC_32
Footballguy
only behind Tate this year, organization moves next offseason will say how they really feel about him.
skol asylum
Footballguy
Johnson is Brown. NTTAWWT
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
Benny Cunningham will be playing this weekend. I think that's the clearest path to playing time...MAC_32 said:
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
CJ Anderson and Benny Cunningham are possibly the most talented RBs on their respective rosters right now, so it'd definitely take the chance on one of those two of those listed.
The best case scenario for guys like Michael Cox, Cierre Wood, and Dennis Johnson is that they're stopgaps til the injured star on their team gets healthy. That's not the kind of player I want to use a lottery ticket roster spot on.
The best case scenario for guys like Michael Cox, Cierre Wood, and Dennis Johnson is that they're stopgaps til the injured star on their team gets healthy. That's not the kind of player I want to use a lottery ticket roster spot on.
I've wasted a lot of time and effort on stashing dynasty RBs over the years. For depth and for good play-sure this is a sound theory. If you're looking for a star, he'll rarely ever be a 3rd stringer.
I know full well that several have done it, but don't discount that there are 32 3rd stringers every year and that is a very small percentage.
In my experience, most people are like I have been and waste way too much time and energy on hope and discredit the 3rd string status. NFL GMs rarely ever enter an offseason saying we have a good 3rd stringer that'll start for us; instead they draft or trade for a starter. 3rd stringers generally need to have one (maybe two) injuries happen on their team and then they shine and earn more playing time.
I know full well that several have done it, but don't discount that there are 32 3rd stringers every year and that is a very small percentage.
In my experience, most people are like I have been and waste way too much time and energy on hope and discredit the 3rd string status. NFL GMs rarely ever enter an offseason saying we have a good 3rd stringer that'll start for us; instead they draft or trade for a starter. 3rd stringers generally need to have one (maybe two) injuries happen on their team and then they shine and earn more playing time.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
So you're saying I should focus my efforts on acquiring RB1's and RB2's instead of RB3's? That's some gamebreaking fantasy football theory right there. I think I'm gonna take this theory to practice and go to my "Deep dynasty" league and drop my RB3's and pickup RB1's and RB2's. Thanks.
ETA: That's strange, I went to my "Deep dynasty" league and all the RB1's and RB2's seem to already be rostered. What a bizarre coincidence.
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Time Kibitzer
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Less than a week after the Browns claimed Dennis Johnson off waivers, they have just released him...MAC_32 said:
valhallan
Footballguy
I've certainly been guilty of spending too much time researching 3rd RBs that rarely even suit up for a game, but dumpster diving in general has always been the most effective way to improve my overall team value. Some people are masters of the trade to increase team value, but not me. I work on throwing enough darts at the board to be holding the next Wille Parker, Arian Foster, Alfred Morris, etc. Wood and Cunningham seem like the best bets in this group.
Reflecting back, for me, my efforts on WRs (or even TE a bit) have been far more productive.
I have always liked the idea of stockpiling many prospects and figuring at least one will pan out so I get what you're saying there.
NFL GMs generally kill my ff hopes if my 3rd stringer has been 3rd string too long. Might be two, three seems too long...somewhere between year two and year three I've learned to cut bait. It seems that's when GMs will sign a better player.
I'm not totally against doing this at all. It's just bit me so many times.
I have Gerhart because few RBs have impressed me so much in college then stood on the sideline. I drafted him, cut him, got him back this offseason hoping for a trade and if not he'll be elsewhere next year. I realize he could do nothing and not even make a team next year, but I'm relatively confident with him on my FF bench.
God Bless the FF guys that get Ryan Grant. I'll try, I just learned to temper my enthusiasm for 3rd string (or 4th) RBs is all.
Max Power
Footballguy
I've had a lot of success with picking up a guy who is off the radar and holding him until he becomes a waiver wire darling and then dealing him for a draft pick. It is a solid strategy. I'm fine with the fact that none of these guys are ever going to be RB1s, but I can often find a trade for a 2nd/3rd round picks when their value hits a high. Some owners panic mid-season during byes and if you can dangle a guy who is line for 10+ touches, they'll bite.
