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I see so "good trade" comments on twitter. How do they know? What did the Saints get for him?
7th rounder
I was told he would easily beat out Mattison. Hmmm...
Can we insert some Jonathan Taylor hysteria here?
Seems like Robby/Robbie/Chosen thinks that constantly changing his name will help him hide and slip onto a roster. No dice.
Very surprising considering they just drafted him. Guess they figure they can stash him on the practice squad.
For leagues that have bonus pts for 50+ yard FG - worth a very long look
Vikings want pass catching backs most IMO.
Its wild how much some people hate Mattison. The Vikings have basically indicated all offseason that he's their guy, and that they like him every bit as much or more than they liked Dalvin Cook.
I don't hate him. I hate his career 4.1 yards everytime he rushes the football. Could that change given more touches? Maybe. My gut says it goes lower. We gonna find out what's he's got though.
I mean more that people are in denial of what the Vikings think of him. They clearly love him, they signed him to a 2nd contract, and basically ignored bringing in any competition. People see the YPC and want to dismiss what the team itself is telling us with their actions.
That isn't all the low - everyone loves Dameon Pierce who ran for 4.3, Mixon ran 3.9, Kamara 4.0, AJ Dillon 4.1, Rachaad White 3.8, Najeeh Harris 3.8.....
I think coaches don't tend to focus as much on YPC as we do in fantasy - as long as they're mostly generating positive yardage and not leaving too many yards on the field. Plus there's the non-rushing activities like pass protection that will provide more opportunities.
Seriously! He was an auto play.
IDK. 8 seasons over 6400 yards rushing and 55 TDs is a decent journeyman career. Was relevant for awhile. Never anything special.
Yep. But he was a first-round pick, those are supposed to be more than "decent journeymen".
He was an RB1 from 2016-2018, and an RB2 from 2019-2021. I think people who took in their dynasty drafts in 2015 have to be pretty ok with their investment.
Maybe the tires are balder than we thought since he's staying on the PUP list.
that's fair
Surprising indeed. Malik Cunningham in dynasty leagues?
yea unfortunately this is what I think is true. but here is where my poker mind comes into play. mostly because I just don't understand the mechanics of how holdouts/contracts/PUP/etc works in these cases (or any cases). so here is my question - if Taylor is truly healthy, doesn't his camp come out super duper uber strongly publicly right now or very soon that all this is BS and he is ready to go. and here is the poker read. if his camp doesn't come out very strong very soon, that means he really is hurt. bad reads?
Never mind - Cunningham cut as well.
Nothing wrong with 4.1 average per rush
I gottta know what Bill is up to?
He can figure out the playbook--it's not rocket science (which is what his degree is in).
Except 4.1 is the career number. He was 3.8 last year, 3.7 the year before. On the same team that Dalvin was 4.4 and 4.7. And they let him go. Mattison's longest carry was 15 yards. Even leadfoot Kirk Cousins had one longer. The comp of Dameon Pierce at 4.2 is even more irrelevant. His team was terrible, all his backups were under 3. I don't understand what MIN is doing handing the backfield over to Mattison. And I would not be at all surprised if someone else leads the team year end. In fact I expect it.
I know what you're saying but isn't it a team decision not a player decision?
Well said. Agreed
