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I would be absolutely shocked if this happened. Moore is being brought in primarily as a return man and to compete for the 3rd down back and occassionally spell Parker. People that have this impression that Parker doesn't have any power are absolutely wrong. Parker's had to fight for most of his yardage the past two seasons.The only way Parker loses his starting job will be by injury.
I don't know why, but I tend to think less of people's posts about players when they spell their names wrong. Tends to make me think they really don't know much about them.By the way, how does Moore's great receiving fit what the Steelers O looked like? In the Steelers thread I agreed with a homer that we couldn't figure out why FWP didn't get more screens and receptions in open space to take advantage of his speed. Last year they didn't throw at all to FWP, so Moore's receiving abilities don't mean squat. Personally, I think FWP is a decent receiver and way underutilized for what I think he could do with screen passes.I also agree with Godsbrother on Moore's potential roles and why he was signed.By the way, to the OP, I dropped FWP when he got hurt last year even though he could have been 1 of my 3 keepers in a PPR league as a 12th or 13th round pick. That tells you what I think of him in a PPR league 4pt passing TD league where I would rather keep Colston with a 9th round pick or Brady with a 3rd. My other keeper is Braylon for a 14th, so no brainer there). FWP's lack of receptions completely kill his PPR value when he doesn't make up for it with TDs. I think the combination of Roethlisberger TDs and Dookie's short yardage carries round out my consideration. If Cowher were still coach, I would think that the 1 TD was a fluke, but with a new HC, I tend to think it could be closer to the truth than the 16TDs in 2006.Blackjacks said:
Not really. FWP has never been much of a PPR threat. FWP already had a lot of 3rds taken away by Davenpoop. This is not much different at all. His value is essentially equal in my eyes, but add in 5 more TDs at worse.
FWP was the #8 RB in ppr formats in 2006 (as far as fppg). He dropped to #24 in that format last year.
Mewelde Moore couldn't seize the undisputed starting job from Michael Bennett and Onterrio Smith in 2004 and 2005. The new coaching staff didn't believe in him so they signed Chester Taylor in 2006 and drafted ADP in 2007. If the Steelers want a big-play offense -- FWP is the better answer since he's 27 and only one year removed from 1716 yards and 16 total TDs. Moore's best season was 1001 total yards or 3 rushing TDs in a season -- and that was four seasons ago.Moore is not taking FWP's job in Pittsburgh.
MeMo never got a fair shot in Minny. He always looked good when he was in the game but the Tice didn't like him and neither did Chili. I don't think MeMo will be taking the starting gig from FWP, but I wouldn't use his lack of playing time as proof that he's no good. He's a legitimate talent and while he'll just be asked to play a 3rd down role, he could definitely be productive if FWP gets injured.
And his dropping from 8 to 24 had little to do with a change in catches, unless 8 points make that big of a difference to you. It had everything to do with the lack of TDs. I am well-aware of his 'down' year, but the fact remains that he has never been a PPR threat, which was my comment, bolded for you in the first post. Radiohead said Moore could hurt him, and mentioned it would hurt him in PPR, and 3rd downs. Well, it isn't like FWP caught too many balls last year, so it can't hurt him more than this year, and Davenport got a lot of third down work in 2007, so how would Moore getting that very same work hurt FWP even more? That 8 points a significant drop off in your eyes?
