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Gary was the unquestioned starter for the 2000 season and blew out his knee during a 13 carry for 80 yard performance in week 1. That pretty much ended his career (2-3 years later).
Its the risk that you literally get nothing from him. It is possible - albeit not likely - that he never starts another game and isn't even the backup rb in Denver. Its more likely that he's the starter for the foreseeable future, but the risk of getting Zac stacyed is still very real. And even if he starts the season, you have to worry about him getting Bernard pierced.
Plus the knowledge that undrafted RBs rarely have extended periods (i.e., years) of great success. Very rare for Arian Foster to turn out as he has, for most UDFAs have a year or two then fade and are replaced. And then there's that nagging sense that, although CJ is feeling fit now, he has a tendency to get fat and lose stamina during games. What's to say that won't recur down the line a year or two from now. I think dynasty owners' risk is a lot higher than most of them think as they go all in on this guy based on one great half-season.
Right. I have no desire to go after Ball. He's entrenched in Denver for now with maybe the best QB of all time. If he loses his job to CJ Anderson in Denver, I don't see him taking over for someone else in another system. And lots and lots of guys that were drafted high have spent entire careers as backups or even less...
Would like to see Dallas. He could possibly beat out The Underwear Thief and definitely beat out McFadden. Plus (most importantly), I could gain a starting RB for my wasted CJA handcuff picks.
I don't think you hold him hoping for a Moreno miracle situation. That scenario was unique because it came at a time whenJFS171 said:
Right. If you are the Titans or Falcons or Panthers maybe, why not give him a shot for a 7th rounder?
While the headline says "expects", the story says, "was expecting", speaking about the 3rd preseason game. He was rb4.
Wonder where that may be. Who was rumored to like him back in the draft?
Actually BOB just expressed frustration with his running game as well... good call out.
Judging by your avatar, I'm assuming you'd welcome him in Charlotte? He certainly doesn't have a lot of miles on the tires, just unsure if he has the 'it' factor to be the man.
Looking how well CJ played last year and how bad the o line is, they really should be kicking themselves for not taking Warford.
I think it's quite the opposite. I hope they have learned that you can invest too much in the running back position.
It is weird that they somehow have invested too much and not enough at the same time.
At this point, if you've held this long, you might as well wait to see what the rest of this week holds. If Montee entered the Dallas backfield, for example, his value goes up.
Didn't the Jets just trade for Zac Stacy who had fallen down the Rams depth chart to 3rd or 4th?
He isn't elite. But he's pretty good at almost everything. The main knock on him is his high end speed, and without that he'll never create yards the way the true studs do. But he's plenty good enough to start in this league. So are about 60 or 70 other guys. He might even be better than a lot of those 70, but he's not a better fit than hillman or Anderson in Denver and that's all that matters to them. Now look at a guy like forsett, or Rashad Jennings, or joique bell, or Zac Stacy, or Chris ivory, or legarrette Blount, or Dan Herron, or Matt asiata, and on and on - and all those guys have been successful when called upon. I think ball is more talented than a lot of those guys, and in the right situation he could flourish. Ask a Christine Michael owner how much they'd like to hear that has being shopped by his NFL team.
I agree with this. Trent and Montee are two separate situations to me. Trent has had his chance(s) and shown he's not worth much. Montee was the most hyped RB last offseason until his appendix decided it would rather be deleted from his body. If Montee goes elsewhere and we're back in this boat, then I would fall into agreement with Holy Schneikes.
