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Curtis Brinkley, Alex Henry, and other trash.
That's some solid trash. This guy has potential but as long as Frank Gore is still suiting up for the 49ers, he has no value. Best bet for this guy is end of 2013, start of 2014.
this.
It would be dropping Jordan Todman for him...I'm stumped. Thinking the ceiling might be higher on this guy though, as Todman's just a scatback
I don't know about that. Dropping a kicker for a guy that has similar attributes to a soon-to-be 30 year old RB....I mean, I get it. And I agree, its pipe-dreams at best, but every once in a while, its these little gambits that play big. Again, I know...unlikley, but look back at teams like the Redskins and Texans the past few years. You have a stable of RBs that are older and/or have injury concerns and/or have players that fit specialty roles, yet don't seem to have that every-down player. Then the team puts a guy on the team and most people are completely ignoring him. Next thing you know, he is THE guy. We talk all the time about how interchangeable RB is in the NFL. If it runs true one way, it is true the other way. They don't all have to be Adrian Peterson to be useful to an NFL team. The NFL team might give a guy some looks down the stretch and say "I think I'll use that draft pick somewhere else instead of drafting a RB". Its worked for a few teams.Unless the player is a blue-chipper prospect, a guy already IN the league on a roster is always more valuable to me than a guy not in the league yet, sowhen I see a RB making an active roster late in the season, I know that is at least an opportunity and I think those opportunities are slightly more valuable than the ones in training camp. I think a training camp opportunity is sometimes just a camp arm or camp body but for a team with playoff aspirations to say "we need you" I have to at least be inclined to think he has something to offer.
I disagree. Grab him now if you're in a deep league. Gore is ancient. Hunter is out for a long time. James is a scat back. There is a decent opportunity here, and from what few highlights I've seen he looks like a pretty solid prospect.
I definitely like him more than Todman. IMO Todman has no real shot of ever being a starter in the NFL. Not saying Hampton is any kind of a lock for success, but he's got the frame and looks to have some decent agility/power.
It all depends on what kind of trash you are disposing of.Curtis Brinkley / Lance Ball / Brandon Saine type of trash, yes,but I would hesitate before dropping solid future prospects to pick up the Jewell.
Going to drop Matt Flynn for him if my low FAAB bid is enough
Yea, I mean I'm not dropping Rueben Randle or Bernard Pierce for him.But guys like Mohamed Massaquoi, Clyde Gates, and backup kickers/defenses? Sure. He is well worth the add. He has been a "sleeper" name for quite a while and now they have activated him to the 53 man roster in order to avoid losing his rights. They wouldn't do that if they didn't think he could play, and with Hunter out and James looking like more of a change-of-pace option long term, he suddenly becomes a viable contender for the title of Gore's successor. At least for now.I agree with Shutout that these are the kind of gambles that are worth taking.
Mistake, imo. There was no one else you could have dropped ?
I have to assume it's redraft.
I don't think they would have automatically lost his rights had they not activated him.Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Nice to see he's finally getting a shot.
Yer nutz
Is it just me or does Jewel show little to no lateral agility? Didn't keep his head up looking to make people miss, he ran straight and hard until he got knocked down thanks to some good blocking. Based on these highlights, I see nothing of value... That being said, guys can improve with more coaching at the pro level- is that the case?
Dion Lewis is a diminutive scat-back whose long term upside is a poor man's Darren Sproles (if that) and may never be anything more than a change of pace, 3rd down back. However Hampton has the build to be a featured back and people consider that worth rolling-the-dice on even though his emerging in that role for the 49ers at some future point seems unlikely. Based on that speculation, I picked him up in a two leagues, but passed in a third because I had other developmental players I liked better on my roster.
Dunno about lateral agility but definitely shows little movement in those clips. At 1:06 is the only time he really shifts direction, and that's a nifty little jump at 2:01.
Looks like he can get to the outside quickly, also has decent vision in traffic.I picked him up in all leagues. Worth the risk.
It's funny, I echo your thoughts reading most of the threads here, which seem to be mostly relevant to small league shallow rosters, redraft. Much of it doesn't at all apply to my leagues. Dynasty is a blast, I could never play redraft again personally. Preferably large league, big roster IDP.On the topic, I grabbed him in a 16 team large roster league (50 in season, 60 off season). I'll very likely end up cutting him but there is absolutely nothing available on the WW, and RB's are gold, so it's worth an end of the bench stash to cross your fingers and look for any glimmer of hope. I've seen enough players grabbed-or drafted late in rookie drafts as flyers-that it's worth the chance you see something before others can get him.At least for a little while until a better shot in the dark comes along.I would like to be in a deep dynasty league where this news would be relevant to my interests.Dynasty League. Next year for me.
Dixon is an amazing Special Teamer. And actually a pretty decent short yardage back. Unless Hampton can play special teams as well, I don't see him taking Dixon's spot.
Gore turns 30 in about six weeks. It might not happen next season, but at some point the wheels are going to fall off. I'm not convinced that James or Hunter is the guy to take his place. Hampton might not be either, but maybe there's a chance. The small probability of a big payoff could be worth holding him in certain leagues.
Agree completely with all of that. I was simply talking about this upcoming season though, because it's going to be tough to make that roster.
