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The 27 carry performance the week before must have been heavy burden for him. Looked like he could have played, the reason he was dressed for game, but most likely was the emergency plan. If McGahee is healthy enough to start a game...he should be fine. Problem now is that we've seen his coach dress him and give no indication that he wasn't going to play beforehand, but not use him. Maybe it's all the years of dealing with Skeletor, but that could be a bad sign in getting a feel for what to expect.
Not only DID it happen in the NFL, but it happened twice on Sunday. Paging Edgerrin James...
Then why not say so right before the game. It won't affect preparation at all.
'Cuz I think that Harbaugh doesn't really decide most games until they actually start. I know that sounds crazy but I think if Rice and/or McClain had gotten off to a rocky start yesterday, then Willis would have been given a chance. Maybe sometimes they wanna see the defensive package before deciding. I just think he's making the call on the fly from game to game.Then why not say so right before the game. It won't affect preparation at all.
I don't see it that way. In games Willis was healthy McClain got very limited touches and had pretty much been supplanted by Rice as the change of pace back. But even Rice was not more than a third down/change of pace back in games Willis was healthy. Basically up until this week it was Willis job and looked nothing like a 3 headed monster. Now, I'd say a healthy Willis will make this a two headed monster with Rice. Mclain if all but fazed out when Willis is healthy going back to his FB role and getting just a few carries a game.Going forward I'd say McClain has no fantasy value in games Willis is healthy. In games Willis is hurt McClain has limited fantasy value because he has obviously taken a back seat to Rice. My guess is it's the Rice and Mcghaee show from this point forward. I'd rather have Rice due to better health and he in PPR leagues he is catching more passes than Willis but I expect Willis to get the bulk of the goal line work. So in my opinion it's not a two headed monster, not a 3 headed monster.
I went back and checked the boxscores. Except for weeks 3 and 4, where McClain got more carries, Willis has been getting about 60% of the load when he's ready to play. I think I'd agree that he's the main guy when he's 100%. But I watch every one of their games and I swear that I have no idea from week to week who to expect to line up in the backfield, or how often. And I still believe that Harbaugh is making a lot of his playing decisions on ingame instincts.
I think what's happening is what the Ravens wanted to happen all along. As a Rice owner in dynasty and a McGahee owner in redraft - even though it's been incredibly frustrating - I applaud the way Harbaugh has handled this. They aren't handing Rice anything. Character building and all that there stuff... 
You beat me to it. People just looking at stats were thinking McClain was the man for the first 3/4 weeks. If you watched the games, you'd see that McGahee was the man anytime he was healthy. He's been very unlucky this year or he's just a *uss, but whenever he's "healthy" he is the feature back.box scores are misleading, as is "healthy".....He was healthy going in to the game where he got gouged in the eye twice at the goal line. That week it was ALL willis, then he got gouged, came out, tried to come back, couldn't, came back later, got gouged again. Could have easily had 100 and 3tds with no eye problems that game. Instead, McClain looked to be the man.
I'm pretty sure he did not see the field. I don't know if you can trust the gamebook completely, that's put together for the media.I find it hard to believe that All 53 guys minus the Backup QB play every week.
I mean Harbaugh said this
So I don't see how he came in for a couple plays to block
I may be wrong, but I thought I remember something about 7yr, 40M he signed last year.
SO HOW IN THE WORLD DOES CHRIS MORTENSON COME ON AND SAY MCGAHEE WILL BE STARTING? This guy is officially a hack.BTW, I am a Rice owner, but wtf?I'm pretty sure he did not see the field. I don't know if you can trust the gamebook completely, that's put together for the media.I find it hard to believe that All 53 guys minus the Backup QB play every week.I mean Harbaugh said this
So I don't see how he came in for a couple plays to block
I've read he's been limited but is he not practicing at all?
McGahee practiced today and yesterday, but was limited as was McClain and Rice. McGahee and McClain are nursing ankle injuries, and Rice has a hurt chest.
That logic doesn't make sense, because Rice > McGhaee, and I always say play your best players.
Funny, Cleveland beat two of those tough teams.
The Ravens owner recently said they have been talking to Lewis about extending his contract, and if he becomes a free agent they would actively pursue him.
I don't buy this at all. Willis has pretty much got all the goal line looks when he's been healthy. For instance in the Cleveland game earlier this year Willis pulled himself twice due to his eye and both times McClain punched it in. Before this past weeks game Willis was pretty much getting all the goal line looks. I've said it mulitiple times on here but in goal line formations when Willis is healthy he lines up at RB while McClain lines up at FB. I do think McClain will get some looks but not enough to make him starter worthy. I think, so long as Willis stays healthy, it's a two headed monster with him and Rice but McClain is all but out of the picture and pretty had been for awhile until Willis did not play last week.(unwelcomed)GUEST said:
menobrown and I have both been arguing this for weeks. Willis has been treated as the feature back each and every time he's been healthy. Problem is, that hasn't happened very often so it's misleading.
good question. I am going to try and avoid that combo until I see McGahee finish a game. Starting Charles over R Rice and McGahee.
I'm using Rice as my flex. Wouldn't feel comfortable with him as my #2.
Great performance last week + young guy + new regime doesn't seem to love McGahee = hard to take him off the field. At worst he'll split time, but I don't see him taking a back seat to Willis unless the guy really underperforms and McGahee shines in the early going.
I'm not sure I agree with this - seems it's a full blown RBBC when all are healthy.
agingravnzfan:He should have a little more insight here.
Me too....
This is some nice solid info that skims down the speculation a bit.
