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[White Lightning]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

As my wife would say, "eeeewww, you don't have to be all pissy about it."

 

[mquinnjr]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

Excellent posting, actually. Go big or go home, like you did when you drafted Foster in redraft in 2015. I mean, if your team has decent depth, he's probably going into a flex spot this week. I'm hard pressed to really think of any players with more upside in a roster spot that is generally speaking an upside player starting roster slot.

 

[VaTerp]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

 

[Shutout]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

Pretty simple is understanding that there are probably about ten players in the entire league that has the upside of points per touch as foster. Unless you have a team of some very good depth, this isn't a conversation about other options. This is a conversation about people having the guts to plug the guy in that they drafted. I mean, come on..people talking about "I don't know...I'm going to use John brown or tre mason and wait one more week". We all know what's going on here. Marbles, men. Marbles..

 

[Shutout]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

As my wife would say, "eeeewww, you don't have to be all pissy about it."

Not being prissy. Just saving everyone coming in here to see 10-15 straight posts of waffling and second guessing. Real life player. Real life protocols. If he's healthy enough to outweigh the risks in real life, he's good to go and then subject of the same risks as any other player that plays.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

id like to see him warming up on the field and making cuts ...awaiting tweets

 

[sho nuff]

Put him in...3 leagues.

One lineups are now locked...TD only and put him in over CJ Anderson. Figured limited carries from Foster > probably limited carries from CJ.

The others...flexed him over Moncrief with Luck out. Can still move things around there.

 

[newbie_bewbie]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

 

[LionOfGosforth]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Same need to pick 2 from Foster, Ingram and K.Williams. Genuinely tough decision.

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Same need to pick 2 from Foster, Ingram and K.Williams. Genuinely tough decision.

Wow--I actually envy the position you guys are in. I'm almost forced to start Arian because my alternatives are so bad. I put Arian in over Lamar in one league--and over Stevie Johnson in a non ppr. I think Karlos is probably a top 10-12 rb play--as is Ingram. I don't want to come across as giving advice--but I would personally have a hard time sitting guys like Karlos and Ingram for Foster today. Ingram and Karlos have no question marks around them today--while Foster has a few. Tough call though.

 

[Ilov80s]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Karlos is a no brainer IMO.

 

[LionOfGosforth]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Same need to pick 2 from Foster, Ingram and K.Williams. Genuinely tough decision.

Wow--I actually envy the position you guys are in. I'm almost forced to start Arian because my alternatives are so bad. I put Arian in over Lamar in one league--and over Stevie Johnson in a non ppr. I think Karlos is probably a top 10-12 rb play--as is Ingram. I don't want to come across as giving advice--but I would personally have a hard time sitting guys like Karlos and Ingram for Foster today. Ingram and Karlos have no question marks around them today--while Foster has a few. Tough call though.

Thanks for the input, it is a "good" dilemma to have and i'm probably going to stay with what I have in right now, Ingram and Williams. If we could only know how many snaps/touches, it would be an easier decision to make. For all we know, he may only touch the ball 5-10 times, or he could get 15-20 touches.

 

[Meatwad Reloaded]

I am playing him over Gore.

The coach would have to be an idiot not to ride him if he is ready to play. He is their best offensive player and their division is there for the taking despite a poor start.

 

[White Lightning]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Agree with the others. I am going with Karlos over Foster. My decision between Gore/Foster may be a little closer. I'm leaning towards the latter because with Hassleback in, the defense may just have 8 in the box. If any one gets some tweets and/or sideline reporting about his role and how he looks in warmups, please share.

Edit: I'm going with Foster. Jax was stout against the run when they played Car/Miami (they got lit up by NE), and with Hassleback in, I think they do the same against IND.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

just please don't rush this guy too soon lol

They aren't gonna put him out there if he's not healthy. Relax everyone

Yea no one in the NFL has ever been rushed back from a groin or hamstring injury and hurt it worse before.

Still angling to buy low?

What? I own Foster.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Starting him over either CJ Anderson or Crowell this week. Haven't decided which one yet.

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Agree with the others. I am going with Karlos over Foster. My decision between Gore/Foster may be a little closer. I'm leaning towards the latter because with Hassleback in, the defense may just have 8 in the box. If any one gets some tweets and/or sideline reporting about his role and how he looks in warmups, please share.

Edit: I'm going with Foster. Jax was stout against the run when they played Car/Miami (they got lit up by NE), and with Hassleback in, I think they do the same against IND.

That's a bold move. I hope you are right as I'll have Arian going in a few leagues today. Gore has been quietly solid this season. Had he not fumbled that TD on the 1 foot line--he'd be in the running for being one of the better rb's in fantasy so far this season. I think Gore should get a ton of work today--so he could be a solid volume play even if it is against stacked boxes. Again--I wish I was in a position like you and the others where my "Arian" alternative was a guy like Gore, Karlos, or Ingram. If I could sit Arian for a guy like those--I probably would lean towards a "wait and see" today--but I'm not much of a gambler. I do admire the gusto and the boldness to put him in over Gore. Let's go Arian!!!

 

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Keeping him on the bench in 2 leagues behind Karlos Williams... Not an easy decision. Pitch count comment was the deciding factor.

 

[pantherclub]

Put him in...3 leagues.

One lineups are now locked...TD only and put him in over CJ Anderson. Figured limited carries from Foster > probably limited carries from CJ.

The others...flexed him over Moncrief with Luck out. Can still move things around there.

side note: thats incredibly silly

 

[Kenny Powers]

Got Gore or Foster in 1 league (after Jamaal and Latavius). I think Im going with Gore.

Other league Im tentatively leaving Doug Martin in and putting Foster as 1 of my flexes with Cooks over Abdullah, Moncrief, Stevie, Woodhead, Marvin Jones, Mathews.

 

[Quasimoto]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

Pretty simple is understanding that there are probably about ten players in the entire league that has the upside of points per touch as foster. Unless you have a team of some very good depth, this isn't a conversation about other options. This is a conversation about people having the guts to plug the guy in that they drafted.I mean, come on..people talking about "I don't know...I'm going to use John brown or tre mason and wait one more week". We all know what's going on here. Marbles, men. Marbles..

If you want to start him, then start him. Nobody is ridiculing your decision, but cosidering the credible talk of him being on a snap count the decision to start other quality options is valid. Personally, I'll probably go with DeAndre Hopkins over Foster.

 

[pantherclub]

im gonna look at this like the coaching staff is looking at it...he`s ok but out of football shape ...lets treat it like a preseason game ...and evaluate ...then THursday night let him do what he can ...so hes out today but in Thurs

I dont buy the "he's out of football shape" angle, and if he is so in 4 days he'll be in football shape for thursday night??? You cant treat a week 4 game like a preseason game. Texans are going to need all their horses vs ATL. I think Foster is getting 15 touches.

I dont think there is any way he is getting 15 touches if the supposed "pitch count" is true.

 

[stbugs]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Agree with the others. I am going with Karlos over Foster. My decision between Gore/Foster may be a little closer. I'm leaning towards the latter because with Hassleback in, the defense may just have 8 in the box. If any one gets some tweets and/or sideline reporting about his role and how he looks in warmups, please share.

Edit: I'm going with Foster. Jax was stout against the run when they played Car/Miami (they got lit up by NE), and with Hassleback in, I think they do the same against IND.

That's a bold move. I hope you are right as I'll have Arian going in a few leagues today. Gore has been quietly solid this season. Had he not fumbled that TD on the 1 foot line--he'd be in the running for being one of the better rb's in fantasy so far this season. I think Gore should get a ton of work today--so he could be a solid volume play even if it is against stacked boxes. Again--I wish I was in a position like you and the others where my "Arian" alternative was a guy like Gore, Karlos, or Ingram. If I could sit Arian for a guy like those--I probably would lean towards a "wait and see" today--but I'm not much of a gambler. I do admire the gusto and the boldness to put him in over Gore. Let's go Arian!!!

Yeah, funny thing is that it seems like Gore might be a better play with Luck out. With Luck in, he's capped at 14/15 carries the past two weeks. I think he's likely to get closer to 20 and also maybe get some real receptions. I thought Luck might turn Gore around reception wise whereas Kaep had really taken that away from his game.

I am still torn on Foster. I have Dunbar/Gore in right now in PPR and I'm more worried over an Ivory active game like last week. I don't need Foster to have a huge game to win, but a donut could lose me the game I should win.

 

[Loipz]

Starting him over either CJ Anderson or Crowell this week. Haven't decided which one yet.

I'd do it over both.

 

[Kenny Powers]

im gonna look at this like the coaching staff is looking at it...he`s ok but out of football shape ...lets treat it like a preseason game ...and evaluate ...then THursday night let him do what he can ...so hes out today but in Thurs

I dont buy the "he's out of football shape" angle, and if he is so in 4 days he'll be in football shape for thursday night??? You cant treat a week 4 game like a preseason game. Texans are going to need all their horses vs ATL. I think Foster is getting 15 touches.

I dont think there is any way he is getting 15 touches if the supposed "pitch count" is true.

Yeah Im buying the"pitch count" only in the loosest of terms. Like I said, they're playing a 3-0 team with a high scoring offense and need a win. If Foster is active like all sources are saying, I think he's getting 15 touches including GL looks.

 

[stbugs]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

Pretty simple is understanding that there are probably about ten players in the entire league that has the upside of points per touch as foster. Unless you have a team of some very good depth, this isn't a conversation about other options. This is a conversation about people having the guts to plug the guy in that they drafted.I mean, come on..people talking about "I don't know...I'm going to use John brown or tre mason and wait one more week". We all know what's going on here. Marbles, men. Marbles..

If you want to start him, then start him. Nobody is ridiculing your decision, but cosidering the credible talk of him being on a snap count the decision to start other quality options is valid. Personally, I'll probably go with DeAndre Hopkins over Foster.

If that is PPR, I'd be thinking about Hopkins over Foster regardless. We haven't seen Foster yet this year and Hopkins in PPR is averaging more through 3 weeks than Foster averaged per game last year.

Now that I think about it, who else do you have that you would think about benching Hopkins? In my PPR league, he is the 11th ranked player at any position other than QB.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

im gonna look at this like the coaching staff is looking at it...he`s ok but out of football shape ...lets treat it like a preseason game ...and evaluate ...then THursday night let him do what he can ...so hes out today but in Thurs

I dont buy the "he's out of football shape" angle, and if he is so in 4 days he'll be in football shape for thursday night??? You cant treat a week 4 game like a preseason game. Texans are going to need all their horses vs ATL. I think Foster is getting 15 touches.

I dont think there is any way he is getting 15 touches if the supposed "pitch count" is true.

Yeah Im buying the"pitch count" only in the loosest of terms. Like I said, they're playing a 3-0 team with a high scoring offense and need a win. If Foster is active like all sources are saying, I think he's getting 15 touches including GL looks.

also saying ''situational use ''

 

[White Lightning]

Debating between Foster and Karos Williams... I want to put Foster in my line up so bad, but I really need a win as I'm 0-3

Agree with the others. I am going with Karlos over Foster. My decision between Gore/Foster may be a little closer. I'm leaning towards the latter because with Hassleback in, the defense may just have 8 in the box. If any one gets some tweets and/or sideline reporting about his role and how he looks in warmups, please share.

Edit: I'm going with Foster. Jax was stout against the run when they played Car/Miami (they got lit up by NE), and with Hassleback in, I think they do the same against IND.

That's a bold move. I hope you are right as I'll have Arian going in a few leagues today. Gore has been quietly solid this season. Had he not fumbled that TD on the 1 foot line--he'd be in the running for being one of the better rb's in fantasy so far this season. I think Gore should get a ton of work today--so he could be a solid volume play even if it is against stacked boxes. Again--I wish I was in a position like you and the others where my "Arian" alternative was a guy like Gore, Karlos, or Ingram. If I could sit Arian for a guy like those--I probably would lean towards a "wait and see" today--but I'm not much of a gambler. I do admire the gusto and the boldness to put him in over Gore. Let's go Arian!!!

Yeah, funny thing is that it seems like Gore might be a better play with Luck out. With Luck in, he's capped at 14/15 carries the past two weeks. I think he's likely to get closer to 20 and also maybe get some real receptions. I thought Luck might turn Gore around reception wise whereas Kaep had really taken that away from his game.

I am still torn on Foster. I have Dunbar/Gore in right now in PPR and I'm more worried over an Ivory active game like last week. I don't need Foster to have a huge game to win, but a donut could lose me the game I should win

Crap, now you've got me on the fence. I'm actually projected to win by 10pts, so I may go with the safe play!!! OHHH THE SELF DOUBT IS CRIPPLING!!!

 

[pantherclub]

I think I am going to sit this one out and play Rawls.

 

[Quasimoto]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

Pretty simple is understanding that there are probably about ten players in the entire league that has the upside of points per touch as foster. Unless you have a team of some very good depth, this isn't a conversation about other options. This is a conversation about people having the guts to plug the guy in that they drafted.I mean, come on..people talking about "I don't know...I'm going to use John brown or tre mason and wait one more week". We all know what's going on here. Marbles, men. Marbles..

If you want to start him, then start him. Nobody is ridiculing your decision, but cosidering the credible talk of him being on a snap count the decision to start other quality options is valid. Personally, I'll probably go with DeAndre Hopkins over Foster.

If that is PPR, I'd be thinking about Hopkins over Foster regardless. We haven't seen Foster yet this year and Hopkins in PPR is averaging more through 3 weeks than Foster averaged per game last year.

Now that I think about it, who else do you have that you would think about benching Hopkins? In my PPR league, he is the 11th ranked player at any position other than QB.

Foster

 

[dschuler]

Arian Da Barbarian!!

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Greg BaileyVerified account ‏@GregBailey13 26m26 minutes ago
#Texans Arian Foster out with the running backs. Jogging and looks good.

 

[Ilov80s]

La Confora says he expects a normal workload, not under any limitations.

 

[sho nuff]

Giddy up

 

[Quasimoto]

La Confora says he expects a normal workload, not under any limitations.

The same La Confora of said Foster would play in week 2?

 

[shady inc]

Greg BaileyVerified account ‏@GregBailey13 26m26 minutes ago
#Texans Arian Foster out with the running backs. Jogging and looks good.

he looks good jogging, got it

 

[stbugs]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

Pretty simple is understanding that there are probably about ten players in the entire league that has the upside of points per touch as foster. Unless you have a team of some very good depth, this isn't a conversation about other options. This is a conversation about people having the guts to plug the guy in that they drafted.I mean, come on..people talking about "I don't know...I'm going to use John brown or tre mason and wait one more week". We all know what's going on here. Marbles, men. Marbles..

If you want to start him, then start him. Nobody is ridiculing your decision, but cosidering the credible talk of him being on a snap count the decision to start other quality options is valid. Personally, I'll probably go with DeAndre Hopkins over Foster.

If that is PPR, I'd be thinking about Hopkins over Foster regardless. We haven't seen Foster yet this year and Hopkins in PPR is averaging more through 3 weeks than Foster averaged per game last year.

Now that I think about it, who else do you have that you would think about benching Hopkins? In my PPR league, he is the 11th ranked player at any position other than QB.

Foster

LOL, I mean the rest of the team. Unless you are in a 5 teamer with 1 RB/1WR starting lineup, who else besides Foster that you wouldn't start Hopkins unless Foster is hurt. Hopkins is the #11 non-QB in my PPR league. He should be starting on literally every team, especially if you have a flex spot.

 

[SigEp316]

I"m starting him over Hyde...I just think San Fran is going to get blown out of the building....probably making the wrong call

 

[Kenny Powers]

#### it. In over Gore.

 

[stbugs]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

Pretty simple is understanding that there are probably about ten players in the entire league that has the upside of points per touch as foster. Unless you have a team of some very good depth, this isn't a conversation about other options. This is a conversation about people having the guts to plug the guy in that they drafted.I mean, come on..people talking about "I don't know...I'm going to use John brown or tre mason and wait one more week". We all know what's going on here. Marbles, men. Marbles..

If you want to start him, then start him. Nobody is ridiculing your decision, but cosidering the credible talk of him being on a snap count the decision to start other quality options is valid. Personally, I'll probably go with DeAndre Hopkins over Foster.

If that is PPR, I'd be thinking about Hopkins over Foster regardless. We haven't seen Foster yet this year and Hopkins in PPR is averaging more through 3 weeks than Foster averaged per game last year.

Now that I think about it, who else do you have that you would think about benching Hopkins? In my PPR league, he is the 11th ranked player at any position other than QB.

Foster

Note that I was an idiot and didn't get my Ivory lineup switch done before the 5 minute deadline on sportline, so listening to me isn't always good. I did start Smith over Matthews last week thought, so YMMV.

 

[Ilov80s]

La Confora says he expects a normal workload, not under any limitations.

The same La Confora of said Foster would play in week 2?

Everyone has been guessing a bit this whole time.

 

[White Lightning]

La Confora says he expects a normal workload, not under any limitations.

The same La Confora of said Foster would play in week 2?

LOL. I googled La Confora and Texans and the first hit was his statement that the Houston GM will be gone December 2014.... The one that's still there in October 2015

 

[dmac37]

It has been said all along that he will not play unless he is 100%. After going back and forth I'm going to start him and hope he gets close to a full load.

 

[GregR]

Greg BaileyVerified account ‏@GregBailey13 26m26 minutes ago
#Texans Arian Foster out with the running backs. Jogging and looks good.

he looks good jogging, got it

"championship"

I'm keeping him on my bench. It's all going to come down to each of our situations. I feel good enough about my game that avoiding a near-zero is probably more important than catching a big score from him.

But whatever anyone's decision, it hopefully has nothing to do with guts. Hopefully you drafted him with intelligence because when active he'd be worth it where you took him. Show the same intelligence in coming to whatever decision you make, and don't worry about chest thumping.

 

[Andrew74]

In for me over Martin...not really sticking my neck out or anything.

 

[elbowrm]

Let's do it! Good luck y'all!

 

[Quasimoto]

I don't understand all these "wait and see...one more week" reasonings.

If you are a big Ben owner, are you going to wait "one more week" when they announce he is back? No. You are going to stick him in because he's a star player and the real life people in this world say he is ready to play.

Foster is a star player in the league too. He's extremely valuable to the Texans. They are not playing him because they have a ff game to win. The have a LOT MORE riding on it than any of us. Play him and stop over thinking.

And if he has a bad day or gets hurt, don't come back in here and say "I knew it" as if your decision factored in to what happened. It's football. Guys get hurt every week and lots of star players have down weeks.

For me its not about "wait and see." Its about whether or not I think there are other options to put in my lineup who have a greater chance to score more points. Pretty simple. The concern here is that if he's on a snap/touch count then his chances of scoring FF pts is obviously reduced.

If Big Ben came back and was going to be splitting snaps then I'm sure people would be a lot less confident having him in their lineups. But since teams don't really do that with QBs its an apples and oranges situation.

That said, I'm probably starting him based on my other options. But I definitely understand leaving him on your bench this week if you have other strong options.

Pretty simple is understanding that there are probably about ten players in the entire league that has the upside of points per touch as foster. Unless you have a team of some very good depth, this isn't a conversation about other options. This is a conversation about people having the guts to plug the guy in that they drafted.I mean, come on..people talking about "I don't know...I'm going to use John brown or tre mason and wait one more week". We all know what's going on here. Marbles, men. Marbles..

If you want to start him, then start him. Nobody is ridiculing your decision, but cosidering the credible talk of him being on a snap count the decision to start other quality options is valid. Personally, I'll probably go with DeAndre Hopkins over Foster.

If that is PPR, I'd be thinking about Hopkins over Foster regardless. We haven't seen Foster yet this year and Hopkins in PPR is averaging more through 3 weeks than Foster averaged per game last year.

Now that I think about it, who else do you have that you would think about benching Hopkins? In my PPR league, he is the 11th ranked player at any position other than QB.

Foster

LOL, I mean the rest of the team. Unless you are in a 5 teamer with 1 RB/1WR starting lineup, who else besides Foster that you wouldn't start Hopkins unless Foster is hurt. Hopkins is the #11 non-QB in my PPR league. He should be starting on literally every team, especially if you have a flex spot.

I know, but for the sake of anonymity I don't want to post my whole team. Suffice it to say that I am loaded at WR (Hopkins is my WR3) in a 10 team PPR 1rb/2wr/1flex. I'll probably look to trade away one of my WRs for help at QB.

 

[mphtrilogy]

In, what the heck..

 

[Pietaster2]

Very confidently starting him over Gore and Woodhead.

Go Foster go!

 

[VaTerp]

It has been said all along that he will not play unless he is 100%. After going back and forth I'm going to start him and hope he gets close to a full load.

Multiple credible reports are that he will not get close to a full load. Take that FWIW but I'd put the over/under on his touches at 10-12.