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Official Arian Foster - All Foster news, all the time (2 Viewers)

Let's be real, unless you're just absurdly stacked at the RB position and have another top 5-10 option, no one is going to bench Foster in the championship. How would you feel if you lost the championship, knowing that had you started Arian ####### Foster, you would have won? I'm either riding Foster to the promised land or off the cliff, and I'm wearing a blindfold. Trust in Arian.

 
tdhartis said:
Let's be real, unless you're just absurdly stacked at the RB position and have another top 5-10 option, no one is going to bench Foster in the championship. How would you feel if you lost the championship, knowing that had you started Arian ####### Foster, you would have won? I'm either riding Foster to the promised land or off the cliff, and I'm wearing a blindfold. Trust in Arian.
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Exactly. No way Foster doesn't start for me if he is active

 
Squintz82 said:
So does Foster continue his huge game streak against the Colts in Indy this week?
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Sure as heck hope so. Two things I can see being a factor: IND rush D is solid if not spectacular, and as a unit seem to play better at home. Also, if Luck gets hot as he's apt to do, may skew HOU's run/pass play ratio towards passing to keep up.

 
Indy is a mediocre D with an offense that can score in bunches. It should be the type of game where the Texans have to keep their foot on the gas and that means lots of Foster running & receiving. I see no reason he won't continue, short of aggravating (or being stricken with a new) injury(s).

 
Here was my post before Foster played IND the first time this season..

Divisional games are also pretty awesome because it gives us extra historical data to work with. In his career, this is what Foster has done vs. IND..

33/231/1 - 1/7/0

15/102/1 - 9/65/0

23/158/1 - 3/16/0

27/165/0 - 2/4/0

16/96/1 - 2/23/0

Over the past half decade, IND has essentially been Foster's #####. He's never scored less than 15 points in standard vs. them.
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Yeah..

 
SameSongNDance said:
Here was my post before Foster played IND the first time this season..



Divisional games are also pretty awesome because it gives us extra historical data to work with. In his career, this is what Foster has done vs. IND..



33/231/1 - 1/7/0



15/102/1 - 9/65/0



23/158/1 - 3/16/0



27/165/0 - 2/4/0



16/96/1 - 2/23/0



Over the past half decade, IND has essentially been Foster's #####. He's never scored less than 15 points in standard vs. them.
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Yeah..
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Never say never

 
Thad Lewis or/and Case Keenum will be under center against the tough Ravens defense week 16. Doesn't sound good for us Foster owners who are still playing for something.

 
That holding penalty cost me a championship. I hate how that doesn't get called unless the defender flails his arms in the air & flops. Very basketbally.

 
Bills_Fan11 said:
That holding penalty cost me a championship. I hate how that doesn't get called unless the defender flails his arms in the air & flops. Very basketbally.
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ANd to add to it, the penalty was on Devier Posey, who was active for the first time all season and contributes absolutely nothing and who had another penalty yesterday. That guy cost the Texans big and cost the Texans fantasy owners too.

 
Shutout said:
unckeyherb said:
Bayhawks said:
Shutout said:
The Man With No Name said:
He should do fine in ppr leagues week 16 against Baltimore. They have given up a bunch of receptions to running backs. 10 in week 12, 6 in weeks 8, 9 and 10, 9 in week 7 etc.
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I'm as big a Foster supporter as there is but I wouldn't start him in that game. Against Kubiak who I am sure will have an idea or two about his opponent and, frankly, because Foster kind of has a history of coming up small against good defenses late in the season (with the exception of the year nobody owned him, of course). DNP last year of course but :

2012 week 16 vs. Vikes=3 points

2010 week 14 vs. Titans=4 points

I'm sure that is coincidence but in all seriousness, vs. the best run defense against RBs in fantasy against your old coach concerns me a bit.
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Unless you have a top RB to replace him with, I can't see benching him, especially now with Ngata out.In a 2-RB league, who are you going to bench him for? RBs with good matchups that week include:

Steven Jackson

Fred Jackson

DeMarco Murray

Trent Richardson/Boom Herron

Denard Robinson

Le'Veon Bell

Bishop Sankey

CJ Anderson/Montee Ball/Ronnie Hillman

Other than Murray, Bell, and Anderson (assuming Hillman and Ball aren't clouding the Denver RB situation), who would you bench him for? And 2 of those 3 should be starting that week, regardless of whether Foster has a poor matchup or not (perhaps Anderson was a WW pickup & is a bench RB).
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My other options are Lacy and Ingram. Obviously Lacy is a go but I can't rock Ingram over foster. Arian, when healthy is an auto start. The new of Haloti being out only makes it more easy to start him
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Yeah, it's a tough spot. Would be hard to sit him unless you have an embarrassment of riches for other options. I guess I'm just saying if I find myself in this boat, I'm going to be nervous a bit on this one. *crosses fingers*.
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Even more nervous now. Came up small in the fantasy playoffs yet again and I Didn't like what I saw at all once Fitz went out (hard to imagine myself saying that).

 
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Love that Foster helped lead me to a championship this season, but I'm not too confident in the situation next week. We can call hope he breaks one of his not-too-uncommon long runs for a TD. Otherwise, it's going to be tough sledding with all the 8 man front he's going to be seeing.

 
He still got me 13.2 points :shrug:

I benched Lacy this week for Ingram and I was losing sleep over it. This is Arian Foster. Barring someone shooting him on the way to the stadium, if he plays, he plays. He's not had a ton of success against Baltimore, but there's no way I have the stones to NOT play Foster in the Super Bowl this week.

 
packer_junkie said:
It didn't help that the QB struggled to hand the ball off... what happened on the posier penally?
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Holding on the first one and then on the foster td he committed an illegal block that wasn't necessary and he did poorly. Enough to get called a foul and bring back the foster td.

 
If foster has two working legs and arms, he's in my lineup

Hell I'm even starting Gordon. He got that x factor where he can break out for 50+ yard td.

 
What are some realistic projections for him at this point? I'm not expecting much on the ground-maybe 50-60 yards-but I think he could catch 7+ passes for another 50-60. That would be about 13.5-15 points in my .5ppr. Gotta believe if anyone scores a TD on this offense its him, I just don't know if its gonna happen. 20+ points is what I've come to rely on from Foster and think it's possible.

 
unckeyherb said:
What are some realistic projections for him at this point? I'm not expecting much on the ground-maybe 50-60 yards-but I think he could catch 7+ passes for another 50-60. That would be about 13.5-15 points in my .5ppr. Gotta believe if anyone scores a TD on this offense its him, I just don't know if its gonna happen. 20+ points is what I've come to rely on from Foster and think it's possible.
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I would expect enough volume to support 70 yards on the ground and , of course, there is always the possibility with him of breaking one here or there and perhaps having a nicer day.

THe interior of the defense is vulnerable to the lanes the Texans can open up but the lack of a QB threat offsets that as the Ravens shouldn't be afraid of what the Texans can do. Hopkins status up in the air so I imagine the Ravens will pack in in close and Kubiak obviously knows that team's weaknesses inside and out.

I can envision 4-5 catches for Foster and a coin flip's chance he breaks one but the Ravens Lbers, in general, have the range to keep them minimum.

The Texans are going to have to keep TEs in to help against the pass rush. That, I think, leave Aj on the short crossing stuff.

Overall, if you have Foster, yeah, you start him. You can justify a FOster type day but I'm nervous about this one. I can see this going sideways quick and end up being a 5-7 point day out of Foster.

Best case scenario is they lean on him heavily and he delivers, gashes them a couple of times as the Ravens aren't too disciplined (as they try to tee off on the QB) and Foster ends up with a couple of those big 30-40 yard runs that open up an entire side of the line, like he is known to do. He seems to have much better production running to the right which I think is the Dumerville side, so I can see that happening. If he can do those things and capitalize with a Td or two, that's about the most you could hope for.

 
I think if Hopkins plays-- Keenum will be alright. The ravens know their corners are #### and while they will focus on Foster 1st, its not gonna be 9 in the box and man to man vs AJ & Hopkins.

I am predicting 26-115 TD, 4-52 TD

Maybe cause I need it?? lol but Im still predicting it.

 
The Man With No Name said:
mr roboto said:
He's untradable in my dynasty. Contenders are saying they might give a 2nd round pick. 'Injury prone'. It's a ####### joke.

I'm rebuilding and probably won't really capitalize on Foster's production in the next 2 years. If his name was LT. and he was 28 and putting up these numbers he'd go for a first plus.
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I bought him on July 11th.

Got Foster and a 2015 2nd round pick for Christine Michael.

Loving it
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Won the title against the guy I traded with (Lynch owner), so that makes it even better.

Chance Lynch is not there next season and Michael will take over as lead back. If he does, oh well.

CHAMPIONSHIP!!

 
THat was awesome. Was watching with the guy I eventually beat. Thought he was going to put his head through the wall when that happened. Haha

 
The Man With No Name said:
The Man With No Name said:
mr roboto said:
He's untradable in my dynasty. Contenders are saying they might give a 2nd round pick. 'Injury prone'. It's a ####### joke.

I'm rebuilding and probably won't really capitalize on Foster's production in the next 2 years. If his name was LT. and he was 28 and putting up these numbers he'd go for a first plus.
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I bought him on July 11th.Got Foster and a 2015 2nd round pick for Christine Michael.

Loving it
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Won the title against the guy I traded with (Lynch owner), so that makes it even better.

Chance Lynch is not there next season and Michael will take over as lead back. If he does, oh well.

CHAMPIONSHIP!!
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Congrats. I finally traded him for a 1st and 4th. Took like 9 stud games to get that for him.
 
I view Foster a lot like Gronk, pre 2014. Both come with the baggage of injury prone so their value is depressed. Knowing that I have resigned myself to not even trying to trade either player. I will ride them until they retire, which is really not a bad problem to have. :yes:

 
Rotoworld:

Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster exited Week 17 against the Jaguars with a knee injury and is questionable to return.

The Texans also announced a hamstring issue for Foster. He was injured near the end of the first quarter and missed the final series of the opening quarter before heading to the locker room after the break. Alfred Blue and Jonathan Grimes are handling backfield duties. Foster gingerly paced the sidelines.

Dec 28 - 1:52 PM
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Rotoworld:

When asked about Arian Foster's workload, coach Bill O'Brien said, "You've got to manage him."
Foster will turn 29 in August and has missed 11 games over the last two seasons. When he's played during that span, he's averaged a hefty 21.0 touches per game. Trying to keep Foster fresher is a nice thought, but the Texans are better off riding him into the ground until his contract is up (following the 2016 season). Expect another serious workload in 2015, even if the Texans use a draft pick at running back.

Source: Drew Dougherty on Twitter
Feb 19 - 12:14 PM
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Rotoworld:

Arian Foster has been a full participant at Texans OTAs.

Foster is quietly enjoying one of the healthiest offseasons of his career after battling repeated hamstring and groin injuries since entering the NFL. Per Fantasy Football Calculator, Foster's current Average Draft Position is pick No. 1.10. Foster missed three games last season, but finished as the overall RB3 in per-game PPR scoring, behind only DeMarco Murray and Le'Veon Bell.

Source: Tania Ganguli on Twitter
Jun 8 - 3:42 PM
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Can keep 3 of ODB, Antonio Brown, Lacy and Arian. Seriously considering trading Lacy for as mich as I can get and holding onto Foster. Guy wins games for ff teams when he plays. When he doesn't, you sub him out

 
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