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Personally I think you'd be making a mistake. I think they are close as they are both in pass first offenses, but Lacy has looked worse so far this year (granted vs tougher competition) and I am more worried about Lacy's durability than Ball's.
Agreed. Ball looks less talented than Z Stacy, and that is saying something. It is only a matter of time before Ball gets replaced.
Well I think Ball owners were hoping his skill level would equal the opportunity and he'd be a legit top-5 candidate. That was a popular belief in the preseason. We didn't see enough of him last year to really get a good gauge of just how good he is. Frankly, he looks pretty ordinary. Doesn't have much burst , his speed looks average and doesn't elude tackles, but yes he fights thru them nicely....He does have good hands and will take whats given to him as I said above. But you're right, he's perfectly fine for this Denver offense, provided he protects Peyton and doesn't fumble. He does those 2 things, he'll be a top-15 fantasy back, no doubt about it. Now if he had the skills of say a Leveon Bell, he'd be a top-3 overall rb candidate.
Because people see that a guy isn't lightning fast and doesn't average 4.5 yards a carry, so he's going to be replaced.
Don't think anyone is panicking , at least I'm not. But clearly he looks pretty ordinary out there. You don't need more then 2 games to see the difference in skill level between him and upper echelon rb's either. He's a middling talent on a superb offense. That's all.
I wouldn't say that Moreno had no problem running behind that line last year. He barely topped 1,000 rushing yards (even with a 200+ yard game thrown in boosting his totals) despite facing more defensive backs per carry than any other RB in the league. So far this season, Ball's putting up nearly identical YPG averages (though his per-carry stats are obviously worse).
Exactly. I'm not implying that Ball is a stiff, just stating that I honestly don;t believe he was worth a 1-2 round pick. Now you put someone like L.Bell, Gore, my god even Ingram in this backfield, you have a top 10 fantasy player. Ball just seem ordinary.
Who is panicking? Ball looks mediocre through 2 games. This is what some of us expected......not a shock. I get the folks in here who are assuming that Ball will remain the starter as long as Manning stays upright. Perhaps. But if CJ Anderson keeps up production in limited touches, there is a real chance he gets more touches. These things have a way of snowballing.
Denver definitely has below average run blocking.
Yes. Against the same defense that gave up 4.7 ypc against S Greene and let Jake Locker have a 111 QB rating in week 1.
Were his 120 carries prior to this season against that defense too?
I'm not that worried about Montee Ball but I plan to start Ahmad Bradshaw over him - just like the matchup vs. Jax better than Ball vs. SEA. Hopefully not making a big mistake.
This would seem pretty obvious to me. Ball vs the toughest D in football , or Bradshaw who's looked stellar vs the worst Defense in football? Hmm.
FWIW, my other RB's are Foster (starting) and Lacy (starting). Push comes to shove, I'll almost certainly start Ball this week. But I am entertaining the idea of going with Asiataunckeyherb said:
I'd start Ball over Ellington.
Wait, what? You think he's going to have a big game @ Seattle??
Small sample size, but Seattle has given up the 15th most fantasy points to RBs this season... And they faced the packers who lost Lacy with a concussion and SD who lost Matthews. They haven't faced anyone good (for an entire game), and still 15th most
Never considered this as I haven't watched any Broncos games, but it is a legitimate point.
Yeah Lacy tried to run over Kam and instead Kam was just a brick wall, that's what happened there.
So the real shark move is to start CJ Anderson.Yeah Lacy tried to run over Kam and instead Kam was just a brick wall, that's what happened there.
The idea would be to buy on the assumption that he'll have a down game in this bad matchup. His "value" may go up if he just has a halfway decent game this week.
