Is a RB in New England going to separate himself? (1 Viewer)

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I frequently like to go to message boards and was quite surprised a few days ago when I went to the Pats board and saw a bunch of negative posts regarding Maroney. Not alot of love for him in New England.

I haven't seen much discussion on Lamont Jordan, but I'm wondering if he might not win the starting job pretty soon. He looked really good this past week, while Sammy Morris and Maroney did NOT look good.

With the Patriots seemingly headed in the direction of a ball control offense, could Lamont Jordan sneak his way into a starters role and into a number 2 RB role in fantasy football, or am I dreaming?

 

[Uncle Leo]

I picked up Jordan after the draft. Then someone dropped Sammy Morris. I picked up sammy Morris on waiver wire after week one. I had to drop a RB because we have a max RB limit. I dropped Jordan. I just picked up Jordan on week 2 waiver wire and dropped Kevin Jones.

I don't know why I'm wasting my time and money on this rbbc hell.

 

[ROCKET]

The sooner people realize Belichik is not going to feature one rb enough to make him a viable rb2 the better off they'll be. I'm sure there will be a week or two during the season where one of them puts up some decent #'s but you'll never know which rb or what week it will happen. If you are thin enough at rb to be starting a NE rb then you are in serious trouble.

 

[David Yudkin]

If they have 5 guys healthy every week, then no.

It remains to be seen who is actually hurt THIS week, but we can revisit this week come the weekend.

 

[shader]

So you guys don't think that if Jordan continually separates himself with superior performances, that he won't get the ball more?

 

[David Yudkin]

So you guys don't think that if Jordan continually separates himself with superior performances, that he won't get the ball more?

Define more. If more = more than he did the first week, then yes.If more = more than anyone else, then the answer is maybe.If more = enough to make him fantasy worthy, then no.All the Pats RBs have assigned roles and play in certain sets and situations.I don't really see any of them having a chance to take a huge chunk of the workload and leaving all 4 other guys pretty much on the bench.This should be RBBC all year long and I would expect there will be varied distribution patterns from week to week based on the opponent and the game plan.The fact that it's only been 2 games and we've already seen weekly threads that Maroney could be the guy . . . followed by Morris could be the guy . . . followed by Jordan could be the guy . . . even to the point where ALL THREE have been pimped on the front page of the Shark Pool in different threads all at the same time is indictive of a situation that won't result in much fantasy production from a single player.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

So you guys don't think that if Jordan continually separates himself with superior performances, that he won't get the ball more?

BB and Shanahan have fallen in love with situational RBBC.Stay as far away from this as possible.If you are forced to take an NE back, take Sammy Morris.

 

[Boston]

So you guys don't think that if Jordan continually separates himself with superior performances, that he won't get the ball more?

If he plays like he did last week he will get the ball more...and he should.That being said non-Patriot fans need to realize something...BB loves Faulk and Morris and they are going to get their share no matter what. So, as long as those two are healthy it will be virtually impossible for any of these RBs to become viable week-to-week fantasy contributors without injuries being a factor.

 

[Serenity Now]

Each one of them have a skill set that works in certain situations. Kevin Faulk has become the ultimate 3rd down guy. Lamont Jordan didn't play for the first 3 quarters, and then became the 'pound out the yardage' type guy. I guess Maroney is supposed to be the guy with the homerun potential. Meh. Of them all, I think Morris is the one who will get the highest workload. He was working out to be that guy last year until his injury.

 

[shader]

I just don't agree. I think BB does RBBC because he doesn't like his RB's. He had no problem feeding Dillon the ball. I think if Jordan comes in and clearly outplays the other RB's, he'll get more and more carries and become a viable starter.

 

[David Yudkin]

I just don't agree. I think BB does RBBC because he doesn't like his RB's. He had no problem feeding Dillon the ball. I think if Jordan comes in and clearly outplays the other RB's, he'll get more and more carries and become a viable starter.

You certainly are entitled to your opinion. Dillon was one example of an 8 year situation that in the past now 4 years has spelled RBBC. Feel free to conclude whatever you want . . .

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

I just don't agree. I think BB does RBBC because he doesn't like his RB's. He had no problem feeding Dillon the ball. I think if Jordan comes in and clearly outplays the other RB's, he'll get more and more carries and become a viable starter.

The next few weeks may solidify this mistaken impression in your brain, if Maroney's shoulder gives him a time-out. I saw where the Pats re-signed Eckel today, which hints at some downtime for Maroney, but look for Yudkin to explain reality later this week.I was under the Jordan mirage before the season started, and took Jordan in the 15th round of my draft. Then the season started, and it went 50/50 Maroney/Morris on 1st and 2nd down, Faulk on 3rd down, random number generator at goalline, etc. (i.e. just like last year).It looks to me like Jordan is RB4, and will fill in for any of the big 3 when they get injured. IMO, it would take a season-ending injury to one of the other 3 for Jordan to become anything like a meaningful fantasy performer.The only way Jordan gets >50% of the touches, like in your fantasy, is when he goes in for an IR'd Maroney and the Patriots suddenly become elite at run blocking.NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

 

[Serenity Now]

I just don't agree. I think BB does RBBC because he doesn't like his RB's. He had no problem feeding Dillon the ball. I think if Jordan comes in and clearly outplays the other RB's, he'll get more and more carries and become a viable starter.

You asked, you got some opinions.

 

[Boston]

I just don't agree. I think BB does RBBC because he doesn't like his RB's. He had no problem feeding Dillon the ball. I think if Jordan comes in and clearly outplays the other RB's, he'll get more and more carries and become a viable starter.

You certainly are entitled to your opinion. Dillon was one example of an 8 year situation that in the past now 4 years has spelled RBBC. Feel free to conclude whatever you want . . .

Not only that but can anyone name an RB on that team other than Dillon and Faulk? Dillon was a stud that year but the gap between him and the other RBs was beyond huge and helped contribute to his big numbers.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

I just don't agree. I think BB does RBBC because he doesn't like his RB's. He had no problem feeding Dillon the ball. I think if Jordan comes in and clearly outplays the other RB's, he'll get more and more carries and become a viable starter.

You certainly are entitled to your opinion. Dillon was one example of an 8 year situation that in the past now 4 years has spelled RBBC. Feel free to conclude whatever you want . . .

Not only that but can anyone name an RB on that team other than Dillon and Faulk? Dillon was a stud that year but the gap between him and the other RBs was beyond huge and helped contribute to his big numbers.

Joe Klecko Jr. takes offense at that.

 

[David Yudkin]

I just don't agree. I think BB does RBBC because he doesn't like his RB's. He had no problem feeding Dillon the ball. I think if Jordan comes in and clearly outplays the other RB's, he'll get more and more carries and become a viable starter.

You certainly are entitled to your opinion. Dillon was one example of an 8 year situation that in the past now 4 years has spelled RBBC. Feel free to conclude whatever you want . . .

Not only that but can anyone name an RB on that team other than Dillon and Faulk? Dillon was a stud that year but the gap between him and the other RBs was beyond huge and helped contribute to his big numbers.

I remembered Patrick Pass and Cedric Cobbs. Forgot about Rabih Abdullah though.Another factor in that particular season was that Faulk got hurt and missed the first month and the last couple games of the season. That certainly played into Dillon getting a ton of carries.