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Yeah. Really can't ask for a more ideal situation. He is not great, but even if he can just be good that is enough for him to beat out the competition and be the featured back. Nobody gets 100 percent of the work. I see him getting 15 carries a week and 2-3 catches on what still can be a better than average offense.
Not sure why you don't see it. Until he got DJ, Arians has used RBBC pretty much all the time he was OC or HC. 2010 with Mendenhall (in Pitt) & 2007 with Fast Willie Parker (Pitt) were the only exceptions. So, 3/11 years Arians has been a 1-RB guy. The rest of the time, he mixes & matches.
, M Thomas, Cooks, Gronk. Since I went so stud-heavy (& b/c Luck is out) though, my back-up RBs suck. Gore is the best I have, and I have a bunch of #2 guys who COULD pan out if a starter goes down. The WW is picked clean; the best RB available is D Washington from Det.
except Arians isn't known to do that, right ?Football Jones said:
Actually, he is. He has used RBBC in all but 3 years he has been OC or HC. 07 with Willie Parker in Pitt, '10 with Mendenhall in Pitt, and last year with David Johnson
I'd pass. You'll be fine and while Williams could show decent production he isn't worth trading for - upside just isn't there with Ellington and CJ hanging around.Okay; I'm a DJ owner who drafted before the cuts were made; have C Johnson as the backup. We can't make moves until after week 1, so I couldn't grab Williams & I was beat out on waiver priority by another owner. He just sent me a trade offer: K Williams for Gronk. Obviously, it's a ridiculous offer, and an auto-reject. Is Williams even worth trying to counter-offer, or do I just ignore the trade because it is such an obvious example of attempted trade rape?
ETA-I have a strong lineup (although they pooped the bed in week 1): Brees, Bell, DJ
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I think you're stretching the definition of RBBC just a bit. Arians likes to use 2 RBs, but the lead back almost always gets 15-20 carries per game:
Im not stretching anything; perhaps we have a different definition of RBBC? IMO, if the RB workload is split 60/40 (or in that area), that's a RBBC. And, IMO that, at best, is what Ari is heading for (although, Is expect more like 50/35/15, or in that area).
Mouse in my pocket? Holy crap, that was the funniest thing I've ever heard! Did you come up with that all by yourself?
Oh.Bayhawks said:
Maybe because he has 6 catches in 5 years? Maybe because on those 6 catches, he has averaged less than 6 yards? Maybe because he has a 54% catch rate? Maybe because his HC has said "Williams has been a runner for us," while describing Ellington as a "dynamic" receiver? Maybe because all Ari bear writers report that Ellington will handle the RB passing work?
Stashed him on my two teams that are still alive. Probably won't start him but I don't want my opponents having a starting rb option.
