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Except I don't think he is "that back." IIRC, he got those carries in his series. They didn't take someone else out at the goal line to put in Lewis. However, I seem to remember there was a substitute of Gillislee in for Lewis deep in the red zone.
Yup. I love Lewis and I personally think he's their best RB but all four had roles Sunday night. I don't see that changing barring injury. White is still the only one I would feel confident starting each week and Gillislee the least interesting to me. Lewis and Burkhead both carry some upside but also plenty of downside. Low floors with both of them.
Gillislee came in, I didn't mean to overwrite that. Let's wait and see if Lewis gets to close again with a good lead.
Probably because only one can carry the ball on a given play, so you want the other guy on the field to be your best available blocker. Which is probably not your change-of-pace RB. It's probably a FB or a TE/HB or even a reserve OL.zftcg said:
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Hey, I didn't say it was effective, only that I remember they subbed out Lewis for Gillislee at the goal line (never a good thing for a RB).
I was just giving the details to confirm your statement. Dion definitely got pulled from the only goal line carry.
White has produced well in the 3rd down role for the Pats, and considering Lewis' injury history (size isn't on his side either), they would probably rather not bang him up in pass protection.You should join my league, which offers 10-point bonuses if your guy is listed at the top of the depth chart. We also get extra points if, during the week, the coach says, "We need to get him more involved."
I still can't get past the fact that, two years ago, Lewis looked to be the future of the position, the evolutionary Woodhead/Sproles. When he got hurt in '15, White was a clear downgrade in that role. Two years later, White is locked in as a passing back -- but from a fantasy perspective, he's not much more valuable than predecessors like Faulk and Vereen -- and Lewis has become a two-down back who gets targeted about as often as Alex Collins. What happened? Did the injuries take away the burst that made him so deadly in '15?
Two of the three injuries that Dion has had were non-contact injuries and the broken leg occurred when two linebackers fell on his leg after he made a pass reception. So yeah, his injuries have had nothing to do with pass pro nor even running between the tackles.Compared to the relative safety of sending him between the tackles?
Well, injuries can happen on any play. But I'd think if you're worried about a small RB's health you would be less inclined to send him between the tackles.
I wonder if between the tackles injuries are more prevalent than injuries that occur out wide or in the open field? Truly, just wondering.
Curious on his PPR value as well. Pretty sure Belichek has scared most from NE RB's
I acquired Lewis and early 2108 fourth for late 2018 second. I'm a Pats fan and was nervous about usage. Burkhead looks like he is gonna earn a lot of snaps. I feel I slightly overpaid.
Because he has the talent to carry a team if he is given the opportunity and he is still young enough to get an opportunity in. NE or elsewhere. And third round picks are nearly useless; second round picks are a crap shoot.
He's the ideal RB3. Never tempted to start him if you have good guys ahead of him but will produce and has solid upside if you start him. Especially in return yard leagues.
This nailed it. Burkhead disappeared as soon as he put the ball on the ground, which gave Lewis a lot more work in the passing game than he'd been seeing of late.
True. Though he is still seeing double-digit carries the past 5 weeks, including red zone carries, so either way the value is there.
Not sure I agree. I think the floor for any Pats RB - even one who is playing as well as Lewis is - is zero (or close to it). Watch Gillislee re-enter the picture.
True. Lewis had a nice game and seems to be clearly the best back on the roster, but even with Burkhead fumbling himself to the bench, Dion only played 43% of the snaps (tied for a season high for him). Unless BB is going to hold an extended grudge for Burkhead's fumble, Dion will probably be back to his normal ~35% an 0-1 target role next week. But with the Miami defense, it sure is tempting to give him a go.
I agree with this...right now I think Lewis is the Pats #1 RB...they are starting to lean on him and this is easily the best he has looked since his injury...that being said Burkhead is carving out a solid role and James White is a big piece of this offense (right now Gillislee is RIP)...Lewis is a weapon for the Pats but a lot of his fantasy production is going to be tied to TDs unless the Pats start using him more in the passing game which they have gone away from since he came back...that is why those 4 receptions last week are so intriguing...if that becomes the norm he could turn into a legit fantasy starter going forward...LordHusker said:
Totally agree. Seems like it would make a lot of sense to start mixing him into passing plays also to throw opposing Ds off balance. Last few weeks it’s beed pretty obvious what NE is planning on doing. Lewis in, Run play. Burk or white in, pass play.
I honestly think it's the play calls for when the Pats "RB1" is in the game. The Pats top back is rarely involved in the passing game. People just assumed it was because Ridley/Maroney/Blount/Gilislee were not good pass catchers but maybe it's more a function of what plays are called when the top back is in there.
