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For redrafts owners trying to find the late lightening in a bottle, which of these guys (or others that I didn't think of) are waiver that have the best shot to do something?
** Updating based on comments. **
1. Ron Dayne - Latest: Very good production! Ahman's status?
Positives: Has exploded 2nd half before.
Issues: Echemendu and Green. Has shown his limits many times. Boom or bust type.
2. Mo Morris - Latest: Performed relatively well Monday night. Should be solid with S-Alex out.
Positives: Should be the starter now on a somewhat potent offense. Good schedule.
Issues: We saw how this (didn't) work last year. Bad Oline. Alexander could return.
3. Chris Brown - Latest: LenDale got dinged and Brown may have been dropped.
Positives: Has proven serious upside on a VERY strong running team.
Issues: Chris Henry, LenDale will compete. He gets injured as quick as anyone.
4. Aaron Stecker - Latest: A TD and more with Bush hurting.
Positives: Should get improved play if Bush's injury is recurrent/worse than sounds. Great offense.
Issues: Bush gets the lion's share when healthy, but could do much worse.
5. Ricky "Puff Puff" Williams - Reinstated by the NFL, was once of course a top 8 RB.
Positives: Uber-upside, though it's been years... a known high talent. They may want to find out what they have in him with nothing to play for.
Issues: Seemingly hasn't earned much; team isn't playing for anything, so they may not rewards year of flakiness.
6. Rueben Droughns - Latest: Got TD and 4 touches with Ward out...
Positives: Goalline time and reps if either of the other oft-nicked up RBs go down.
Issues: Lots of competition that is better than he is. Seems to be 3rd on the list, though the offense likes to use two.
7. Greg Jones - Latest: 2 TDs - 1 rec and 1 run.
Positives: Big time goal line threat. That's worth something with the scraps on the wire.
Issues: Nothing but occasional goal line...
8. Michael Pittman - Latest: BYE week - we'll find out in week 11...
Positives: Run oriented attack. Was successful in it before getting hurt.
Issues - Lots of competition with seemingly higher upsides. Limited usage is most likely.
9. A-Train (or potentially Wright) - Latest: With Lynch missing Wednesday's practice with a "severe" ankle sprain, it's looking good (at least short term) for the train...
Positives: Has been a serviceable start before with good production. The Bills are playing decent with Loserman back.
Issues: Lynch will be back, and could be sooner than later. Train would compete with Wright for time.
10. T.J. Duckett - Latest: Healthy Kevin Jones leaves little left over...
Positives: Could be the man in a good running game if Jones goes down (which he often has).
Issues: Low upside with Jones healthy.
11. Michael Bush - Not activated, but with only Fargas playing he has upside.
Positives: A higher upside as the unknown high talent.
Issues: LaMont still around, Fargas should be locking up time. Unknown. Injury lingering. Untested/Unproven.
12. Joe Echemendu - Update: Barely got action in the week 10 Dayne show.
Positives: Unknown, looked good in limited action. Unlike Dayne, they may want to find out what they have in him for the future.
Issues: Unknown. Competition in the offense.
13. Kolby Smith - Extremely sparse action; didn't do anything great.
Positives: Upside young guy. Will share, but should be promised some action against some bad run Ds.
Issues: Priest. Wouldn't he have gotten time if he was good?! Then again, would they have let Bennett go if they had no hope?! Totally unknown. Oline and offense suck.
14. Brandon Jackson - Update: Sparse action behind effective Grant.
Positives: Could become the starter *if*Grant gets hurt.
Issues: Grant, Morency, Not a great running team, didn't show much to start off.
15. Vernand Morency - Latest: Looking like 3rd down back AT BEST.
Positives: Has been a pretty decent runner at times. Hasn't gotten a real shot yet due to injuries.
Issues - May just be the 3rd down back (limited upside). Injuries (aplenty). Competition. Limited upside running offense.
16. Samkon Gado - Latest: Didn't get a single play week 10.
Positives: Like Dayne, he's done it before. Great running offense. Limited competition - Chatman far from proven.
Issues - Not starter. Lets face it: Houston dropped him for a reason (and kept Dayne). Team may be behind a lot and throwing. Passing game much, much weaker.
17. Musa Smith - Latest: Nothing; McGahee back to healthy...
Positives: The best backup to own in a backfield that has brought McGahee solid production.
Issues: Splits backup time with Anderson. Healthy McGahee means not much for either. OLine/Offense has had problems.
* Pierre Thomas - Loooong shot.
Just looking to start a discussion since I know a lot of us are looking for some RB depth with all of the casualties this year.
** Updating based on comments. **
1. Ron Dayne - Latest: Very good production! Ahman's status?
Positives: Has exploded 2nd half before.
Issues: Echemendu and Green. Has shown his limits many times. Boom or bust type.
2. Mo Morris - Latest: Performed relatively well Monday night. Should be solid with S-Alex out.
Positives: Should be the starter now on a somewhat potent offense. Good schedule.
Issues: We saw how this (didn't) work last year. Bad Oline. Alexander could return.
3. Chris Brown - Latest: LenDale got dinged and Brown may have been dropped.
Positives: Has proven serious upside on a VERY strong running team.
Issues: Chris Henry, LenDale will compete. He gets injured as quick as anyone.
4. Aaron Stecker - Latest: A TD and more with Bush hurting.
Positives: Should get improved play if Bush's injury is recurrent/worse than sounds. Great offense.
Issues: Bush gets the lion's share when healthy, but could do much worse.
5. Ricky "Puff Puff" Williams - Reinstated by the NFL, was once of course a top 8 RB.
Positives: Uber-upside, though it's been years... a known high talent. They may want to find out what they have in him with nothing to play for.
Issues: Seemingly hasn't earned much; team isn't playing for anything, so they may not rewards year of flakiness.
6. Rueben Droughns - Latest: Got TD and 4 touches with Ward out...
Positives: Goalline time and reps if either of the other oft-nicked up RBs go down.
Issues: Lots of competition that is better than he is. Seems to be 3rd on the list, though the offense likes to use two.
7. Greg Jones - Latest: 2 TDs - 1 rec and 1 run.
Positives: Big time goal line threat. That's worth something with the scraps on the wire.
Issues: Nothing but occasional goal line...
8. Michael Pittman - Latest: BYE week - we'll find out in week 11...
Positives: Run oriented attack. Was successful in it before getting hurt.
Issues - Lots of competition with seemingly higher upsides. Limited usage is most likely.
9. A-Train (or potentially Wright) - Latest: With Lynch missing Wednesday's practice with a "severe" ankle sprain, it's looking good (at least short term) for the train...
Positives: Has been a serviceable start before with good production. The Bills are playing decent with Loserman back.
Issues: Lynch will be back, and could be sooner than later. Train would compete with Wright for time.
10. T.J. Duckett - Latest: Healthy Kevin Jones leaves little left over...
Positives: Could be the man in a good running game if Jones goes down (which he often has).
Issues: Low upside with Jones healthy.
11. Michael Bush - Not activated, but with only Fargas playing he has upside.
Positives: A higher upside as the unknown high talent.
Issues: LaMont still around, Fargas should be locking up time. Unknown. Injury lingering. Untested/Unproven.
12. Joe Echemendu - Update: Barely got action in the week 10 Dayne show.
Positives: Unknown, looked good in limited action. Unlike Dayne, they may want to find out what they have in him for the future.
Issues: Unknown. Competition in the offense.
13. Kolby Smith - Extremely sparse action; didn't do anything great.
Positives: Upside young guy. Will share, but should be promised some action against some bad run Ds.
Issues: Priest. Wouldn't he have gotten time if he was good?! Then again, would they have let Bennett go if they had no hope?! Totally unknown. Oline and offense suck.
14. Brandon Jackson - Update: Sparse action behind effective Grant.
Positives: Could become the starter *if*Grant gets hurt.
Issues: Grant, Morency, Not a great running team, didn't show much to start off.
15. Vernand Morency - Latest: Looking like 3rd down back AT BEST.
Positives: Has been a pretty decent runner at times. Hasn't gotten a real shot yet due to injuries.
Issues - May just be the 3rd down back (limited upside). Injuries (aplenty). Competition. Limited upside running offense.
16. Samkon Gado - Latest: Didn't get a single play week 10.
Positives: Like Dayne, he's done it before. Great running offense. Limited competition - Chatman far from proven.
Issues - Not starter. Lets face it: Houston dropped him for a reason (and kept Dayne). Team may be behind a lot and throwing. Passing game much, much weaker.
17. Musa Smith - Latest: Nothing; McGahee back to healthy...
Positives: The best backup to own in a backfield that has brought McGahee solid production.
Issues: Splits backup time with Anderson. Healthy McGahee means not much for either. OLine/Offense has had problems.
* Pierre Thomas - Loooong shot.
Just looking to start a discussion since I know a lot of us are looking for some RB depth with all of the casualties this year.
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Granted this prediction didn't work out but it wasn't a bad prediction by any means. Most, if not all, thought the same thing before the game was played.
No reason for anyone to rip on other's predictions. Ask what they based it on, point out faults in the logic, but rubbing things in is pretty weak. All that said, Grant could be Gado of two years ago, or he couldn't be... BUT, he's not on any waiver wires so lets not discuss it here!!
