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Dropping Peyton hillis? (1 Viewer)
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
I dropped him. I'm assuming Draughn's role will grow in his absence as coaches get to take a longer look at him.
Captain Hook
Footballguy
Seems awfully early to drop Hillis - what if he is back next week?
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
I feel like there's just too much working against him.
[*]He's looked slow
[*]JC has looked fast
[*]Draughn has looked good
The league I dropped him in, we have small-ish benches. I'm also not going to lose any sleep over it either. He's a handcuff in the sense that it will truly take an injury for him to be relevant.
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DoubleG
Footballguy
He's not even necessarily a true handcuff because of the bolded. Honestly, if Charles tweaked his knee in week 4, I could see Draughn getting more touches than Hillis based on how each has looked.
Sea Duck
Footballguy
Lots of 3rd string RBs have tasty matchups. That doesn't mean I should have them on my roster.Hillis has had 21 rushing attempts this season -- less than no-name backups like Jonathan Dwyer and Curtis Brinkley. Do you see multiple threads dedicated to Dwyer and Brinkley??There are half a dozen RBs that I'd rather have on my roster than Hillis.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Had to let him go but was able to finagle LeShoure after week1 the owner dropped him, then was able to snare Ryan Williams after a couple bad weeks. Short rosters and they are fixed, can only carry 5 RBs max.
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
Last season i dropped both M.Bush and W.McGahee...we all know what they ended up doing last year...sometimes it pays to have some patience
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
Depends on how large your bench is. In leagues with very small benches or 8 to 10 team leagues where there is a lot more on the waiver wire, I'd drop him. In your traditional 12 team league or larger, I'd keep him awhile longer. It's still early and he could easily be the guy down the stretch if something happens to Charles.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
Paid $11 to keep him in one league. Dropped him for Joique Bell yesterday.
soonerspace
Footballguy
Dropped him for J. Stewart.
footballnerd
Footballguy
JC owners 
Interesting thread. I dropped him for Draughn in a deep bench league. Guys at the end of the bench that I kept over him include jared cook, royston, powell, a.jeffrey.
What struck me is that they run the same types of plays for Draughn as they do for JC. Seems to me that if JC misses time, Draughn will be a better start than Hillis.
What struck me is that they run the same types of plays for Draughn as they do for JC. Seems to me that if JC misses time, Draughn will be a better start than Hillis.
DoubleG
Footballguy
DING! DING! DING!
Ketamine Dreams
Footballguy
Anyone dropping him in dynasty?
x260bm
Footballguy
His dynasty value is hard to judge because he is on a one year contract and it looks like he won't be back. There are teams out there he could start for.
Sea Duck
Footballguy
If that was true then he probably would have signed with one of those teams instead of Kansas City.
footballnerd
Footballguy
The "Rudy" of Walmart. great story, see if he can put up a full season.
This has all the makings of a classic overreaction. The guy has gotten injured 2 out of 3 weeks. If you want to drop him because you think he's injury prone, that might have a little merit (not much, but a little) but in his only healthy week he went for over 5 ypc. Dropping him for the Arizona Powell is pretty questionable. I mean, there's probably a 1 out of 100 chance that's a good move, but it's not the smart play. Akin to hitting on 18 when the dealer is showing a 6. Sometimes you get a 3 but everyone at the table knows...
Sea Duck
Footballguy
There are a dozen RBs that fit this description, yet none of them are getting the love that Hillis is getting. Do you think Jackie Battle and Tashard Choice are worthy of being rostered right now?
Ketamine Dreams
Footballguy
So Hillis or Draughn the rest of the season?
zamboni
Footballguy
I think people are burying Hillis too early.
It's certainly JC's show right now, but if he goes down or wears down, there will be another needed option and it may still be Hillis.
While the desired 500+ carries by the team for the season may be a pipe dream, this is a team that's going to run and run - espeially with Cassel struggling.
As a Charles owner who also picked up Draughn, I am going to try to get Hillis as well (we have large rosters). This is a backfield I want to have.
It's certainly JC's show right now, but if he goes down or wears down, there will be another needed option and it may still be Hillis.
While the desired 500+ carries by the team for the season may be a pipe dream, this is a team that's going to run and run - espeially with Cassel struggling.
As a Charles owner who also picked up Draughn, I am going to try to get Hillis as well (we have large rosters). This is a backfield I want to have.
pizzatyme
Footballguy
How could you possibly drop the #7 RB on your board?
Sea Duck
Footballguy
You could say the exact same thing about literally hundreds of other backup RBs. Very few of them deserve to be on fantasy football rosters.
cracKer
Shawn Culcasi
In the NFL?
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Hold in dynasty but not worth rostering in a redraft unless you are a Charles owner.
Philogelos
Footballguy
i bolded and underlined the part that doesn't make it a logical fallacy. hth.
zamboni
Footballguy
True, but this guy has proven himself in the past with the current OC (Daboll).I agree that Hillis is looking more like the 2011 version than the 2010 one, but like I said, I think it's too soon to bury him in the fantasy community.
DoubleG
Footballguy
greggorymac
Footballguy
Update from Adam Caplan with Rotoworld's opinion...
Peyton Hillis (ankle) remained out of Chiefs practice Wednesday.
Hillis was listed as doubtful before sitting out Sunday's loss, and there's been nothing to suggest he'll be ready to return for Week 5. We expect Shaun Draughn to back-up Jamaal Charles against the Ravens. Increasingly plodding and prone to injury, Hillis is an extremely low-upside own in fantasy leagues.
Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter
Does anybody have any insight to what and how severe the injury is? I'm a Charles owner and drafted Hillis to a) back-up Charles in case his knee wasn't fully recovered (doesn't look like I need him for that now) and b) his TD vulturing potential at the end of the season when the schedule gets easier.
Do you think Hillis will ever be the TD vulture this season or is he a lost cause at this point?
Peyton Hillis (ankle) remained out of Chiefs practice Wednesday.
Hillis was listed as doubtful before sitting out Sunday's loss, and there's been nothing to suggest he'll be ready to return for Week 5. We expect Shaun Draughn to back-up Jamaal Charles against the Ravens. Increasingly plodding and prone to injury, Hillis is an extremely low-upside own in fantasy leagues.
Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter
Does anybody have any insight to what and how severe the injury is? I'm a Charles owner and drafted Hillis to a) back-up Charles in case his knee wasn't fully recovered (doesn't look like I need him for that now) and b) his TD vulturing potential at the end of the season when the schedule gets easier.
Do you think Hillis will ever be the TD vulture this season or is he a lost cause at this point?
DoubleG
Footballguy
I think if anyone can be helpful in that backfield besides Charles at any point during this season, it's Draughn not Hillis.
MacAvery
Footballguy
I have seen him dropped in a few leagues and likely to see a few more in the coming weeks if he doesn't return soon. There is no doubt, it doesn't look good for Hillis right now. It looks a bit like last year.But...it's a long season. Things change. KC's run schedule is beautiful in the second half.
Last year he was injured all year and came back at the end as a serviceable flex against a brutal schedule. He ran for 100+ in each of weeks 15 and 16 playing for the Browns.
I'm hesitant to drop him even though I could use the space to pick up someone line Jerome Simpson, Vincent Brown, or one of new RB's making some noise lately. Even moreso, I could use the space to pick up a bye week fill-in for a few of my IDP spots. I just hate the thought of him blowing up in the second half of the season on someone else's roster.
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ProBowler88
Footballguy
I wouldn't drop him just yet. Charles may still have a nagging soreness as the season goes on. He still has value.
HurryUpSundays
Footballguy
Fyi - Dropped him in a competitive 10 team, ppr $$ league, he cleared waivers.
