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Jalen Parmele Over Stevan Ridley This Week (1 Viewer)

Brownie87

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Last time the Patriots played the New York Jets, Ridley got 17 carries for 65 yards and did not even sniff the end zone. This week the Pats are in New York on a short week without their best weapon in the passing game. I was thinking of replacing Ridley for this game and after reading the blog below, I am going to go with Jalen Parmele. Is that too crazy?

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Sorry about that. I really am not asking at this point. My mind is made up. Parmele over Ridley. I will direct any questions to the assistant coach forum though. Thanks so much!

 
That is a ballsy call. I see the logic, but don't know if I could pull that trigger. I don't think Parmele has that high of a ceiling to consider this move. Doubt he gets 24 carries again, and even with that many carries, he didn't break any long runs (that I am aware of)

 
I wouldn't worry about the post in here. I've seen quite a few "I'm starting so and so over this guy" posts and if you worded the original post a little differently it would sound pretty similar IMO...

but I agree with Isotopes. You have some logic behind your decision but not sure if I'd do it - think alot of it would depend on what my matchup is like this week and what not.

 
I think it's a dumb move. The Patriots have 16 rushing TD's this year and the Jaguars have two. Even without Gronk, the Patriots should still be able to move the ball on the Jets defense. The Jets don't boast a good run defense either.

 
'Brownie87 said:
Sorry about that. I really am not asking at this point. My mind is made up. Parmele over Ridley. I will direct any questions to the assistant coach forum though. Thanks so much!
Wow. Wish I was playing against you! A top 10 RB vs a horrible run D and you're starting a Jaguars RB over him???
 
'Brownie87 said:
Sorry about that. I really am not asking at this point. My mind is made up. Parmele over Ridley. I will direct any questions to the assistant coach forum though. Thanks so much!
Wow. Wish I was playing against you! A top 10 RB vs a horrible run D and you're starting a Jaguars RB over him???
Ding Ding Ding!!! Parmelee showed us nothing last week that Jennings hasn't shown the previous weeks. At one point he had like 18 carries for 50 yards adn than broke off like a 27 yard run to make his day look productive.
 
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Even MJD only had 1 productive game for the Jags this year. If you include Pamele's game last week, then that's 2 decentgames all year by a Jags' RB.

Parmele is a poor man's Vick Ballard, nothing more. Sure, pick him up for depth, but you better have major injury woes to even think about starting him.

 
'Brownie87 said:
Sorry about that. I really am not asking at this point. My mind is made up. Parmele over Ridley. I will direct any questions to the assistant coach forum though. Thanks so much!
Wow. Wish I was playing against you! A top 10 RB vs a horrible run D and you're starting a Jaguars RB over him???
Ding Ding Ding!!! Parmelee showed us nothing last week that Jennings hasn't shown the previous weeks. At one point he had like 18 carries for 50 yards adn than broke off like a 27 yard run to make his day look productive.
You obviously have not watched Jennings - for even 1 play
 
PPR:

Reece should be starting in every single fantasy league if McFadden's unavailable. Last 3 weeks = RB3 overall. (Only trailing Peterson and Doug Martin's historic game)

 
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Thanks for the response guys! It is not my blog that I linked to and I won't make the mistake of posting another link to it. I followed the author when he was on wordpress and his sleeper picks have been good. As far as Parmele goes, make sure to revisit this thread when Parmele out scores Ridley which is my call and not some bloggers! He will get 25 carries and Ridley will be lucky to see 15. Also if you want a TD out of Ridley, you had better get it on first down inside the 5 or they will throw the ball. Fact not fiction. Ridley will score 10-15 while Parmele will get at least 20!

 
Thanks for the response guys! It is not my blog that I linked to and I won't make the mistake of posting another link to it. I followed the author when he was on wordpress and his sleeper picks have been good. As far as Parmele goes, make sure to revisit this thread when Parmele out scores Ridley which is my call and not some bloggers! He will get 25 carries and Ridley will be lucky to see 15. Also if you want a TD out of Ridley, you had better get it on first down inside the 5 or they will throw the ball. Fact not fiction. Ridley will score 10-15 while Parmele will get at least 20!
Good luck with that. Never bench your studs.Ridley can do far more damage with 15 carries than Parmele would do with 30. There's a reason the guy was 3rd string.
 
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I don't even know the guy and he plays for the Jags, so know. Is he related to the old Miami rb?
Not knowing who a player plays for and saying "know" in place of "No," if that does not get you ripped on this site, what does?And he is the same guy from Miami, are you "knew" here?
 
I just put Parmele in over Richardson, but took him back out.

Here's my awesome RB story: Richardson, Reece, FJax (no), Ballard, Parmele, Mendenhall.

Rolling with Richardson and Reece plus Ballard in the flex, unless Harvin's prognosis improves.

 
Had a Parmele football dream last night. Yeah, dream about Parmele. He scored a TD. Must start now. The good news is that when I have football dreams, I destroy my opponent that week. Now I need to bid high enough to get this guy. I'm obviously going to win anyway but if I get Parmele, he will score.

 
I don't even know the guy and he plays for the Jags, so know. Is he related to the old Miami rb?
Not knowing who a player plays for and saying "know" in place of "No," if that does not get you ripped on this site, what does?And he is the same guy from Miami, are you "knew" here?
I think he was referring to Bernie Parmalee who played for the Dolphins and the Jets in the 90s.
 
Also if you want a TD out of Ridley, you had better get it on first down inside the 5 or they will throw the ball. Fact not fiction. Ridley will score 10-15 while Parmele will get at least 20!
You realize that Ridley has scored 7 TDs in 10 games, right? Without Gronk, the Pats could rely on the run game even more in the redzone. If the Pats score 28+, there's always a chance that Ridley has a two touchdown day. The Jags have scored just two rush TDs all year...
 
This is good stuff in here :lmao:

Parmele, if he see's 20 carries again (doubtful) will go for about 50-65 yards with ZERO TD's.

 
You realize that Ridley has scored 7 TDs in 10 games, right? Without Gronk, the Pats could rely on the run game even more in the redzone. If the Pats score 28+, there's always a chance that Ridley has a two touchdown day. The Jags have scored just two rush TDs all year...
Okay, but just because they might rely on the run more doesn't mean it will work. The Jets usually do a pretty good job of disrupting NE's offense, and Ridley only had 17-65-0 against them last month, so I am not optimistic about his chances this week (I own him in four leagues). Granted, I would certainly start him over any Jacksonville RB not named MJD, but I am keeping my expectations for Ridley this week in check.
 
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Teams stacked the line without a passing attack. Now that Henne is the starter, does this have any impact to the Jax run game?

 
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Teams stacked the line without a passing attack. Now that Henne is the starter, does this have any impact to the Jax run game?
To extrapolate a bit on that point/query ...This team might actually be primed to be a fantasy goldmine ....and fun to watch ... why not open it up, and let these guys make some plays out there? Nothing to lose, no?Henne/Blackmon could be this year's Volek/Bennet ... toss in Cecil, LRob, Lewis, Parmale ... nice sched upcoming ...Whodathunkit, but definitely possible.
 
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I don't even know the guy and he plays for the Jags, so know. Is he related to the old Miami rb?
Not knowing who a player plays for and saying "know" in place of "No," if that does not get you ripped on this site, what does?And he is the same guy from Miami, are you "knew" here?
I think he was referring to Bernie Parmalee who played for the Dolphins and the Jets in the 90s.
... and Jalen Parmele (notice the different spelling) never played for Miami either. He was on Balt roster 2010 & 2011. Before that Toledo
 
What are the chances jonesdrew is just sat for the rest of the season to save him for next season?

Does your answer change if Parmele is an effective starter?

 
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I cringe every time I see the title to this thread. Unless this is your first year playing fantasy..I don't know how you could even fathom starting this guy over a proven top 10 RB.

 
I cringe every time I see the title to this thread. Unless this is your first year playing fantasy..I don't know how you could even fathom starting this guy over a proven top 10 RB.
Because the rb position is part talent and part opportunity. The same cannot be said about the TE position. You didn't see everyone using a waiver spot to pick up the backup to Graham when he was hurt. No one was running to grab the backup to Gronkowski (yes, I know Hernandez will play, but both Gronk and Hernandez put up numbers when playing together)That has to mean something right? ;)

If you think Ridley's production has come mostly from touchdowns, and you think he has less of a chance to score a td, and Parmele has more of a chance AND will get the same amount of touches as Ridley, then maybe starting Parmele is not "cringe" worthy. And to boot, Ridley didn't do that well the first time around against the jets.

Again, the above does take a lot of "ifs" and "ands" but if a fantasy coach believes in the previous sentences, then maybe it's not so bad, and the more "cringe" worthy play is in NOT considering it ;) .

 
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I cringe every time I see the title to this thread. Unless this is your first year playing fantasy..I don't know how you could even fathom starting this guy over a proven top 10 RB.
Proven Top 10 Back? Is this your first year playing fantasy? Since when is he "proven"? If I didn't live in New England, I would think he was a rookie! He has been having a decent year but he is far from proven!
 
I am a Houston Texans fan. Texans middle defense is soft. Everybody runs inside on them when they can. That is when they can. Usually opponents are behind. Jag's got a nice lead for awhile. I expect New England to be pass happy initially. They may run a bit in the second half when they have a big lead. Ridley may do okay but he does share carries. Titans defense obviously is not great, however, they will have had time to game plan. I think their defense will have a better statistical day than the Texans. I just don't see Parmalee having the same amount of opportunities as last week.

Dilemna is that I have Parmele and Ridley and giving the slight edge to Parmalee. I know it is stupid but I have two other Pat's and I don't want to start three on a Thursday night! I think the two are too close to call and could have the same points. Parmele can catch whereas Ridley does not. I am in a PPR league. The comment about Parmele being a third stringer is funny. Wasn't Arian Foster undrafted and on the practice squad???

 
I cringe every time I see the title to this thread. Unless this is your first year playing fantasy..I don't know how you could even fathom starting this guy over a proven top 10 RB.
Proven Top 10 Back? Is this your first year playing fantasy? Since when is he "proven"? If I didn't live in New England, I would think he was a rookie! He has been having a decent year but he is far from proven!
He's had a TD in 3 straight games, 4 100 yard games, almost a 5th but had 98yds. A top 10 RB, on one of the best scoring offenses in football. That's enough for me to warrant an every week start and close enough to consistent.
 
Where are all of the Ridley guys now? He is stinking up the joint on my bench! Hope you all don't lose because you "had to start your stud"!

 
Where are all of the Ridley guys now? He is stinking up the joint on my bench! Hope you all don't lose because you "had to start your stud"!
Ridley has 8 points and plenty of garbage rush time left. MJD/Jennings have only bested 8 points thrice this year so I wouldn't call it a "stinker" but a solid gameETA: :lmao: Does everyone here speak too soon?
 
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