Rashad Jennings (1 Viewer)

[fantasycurse42]

:YAYYYYYYYY:

 

[I Am the Stig]

I think people who are higher on Williams than others are too focused on the matchup and forgetting just how lackluster Williams was when Jennings was out the first time around. In those 4 games, Williams never hit 60 rushing yards. He had rushing totals of 22, 33, 51 and 59. He also had 2 games with no catches and had 1 and 2 in the others. He did get 2 TDs but those came in games where he had less than 50 yards total. Ultimately through 4 starts, he averaged 8.6 points in PPR. That's incredibly pedestrian. If you think he will overachieve this week because of matchup, I get that but the Titans rank as low as they do because they've been destroyed by the likes of Shady, Bell, Forsett, Foster and Murray, which totally inflate their yards allowed total. They held Morris to 54 yards. They held TRich and Gio to 47. They held Storm Johson to 21 in the week where he started. They can contain mediocre RBs and Andre Williams is that. We are still talking about a guy with a 2.9ypc this season who is pretty much nonexistent in the passing game. This game was a dream matchup for Jennings. For Williams.... eh. I'd flex him with moderate expectations but any talk of him being a viable RB2 is the same overrating he got when he took over for Jennings the first time.

Of course this could be the rantings of a bitter Jennings owner in two leagues who has Andre Williams in neither.

Of course they are focused on matchup. It is win or go home time. Nobody is picking Williams up for week 15, there may not be a week 15 to worry about."They held TRich and Gio to 47. They held Storm Johson to 21 in the week where he started"

LOL!!!!!!!!

Glad I could make you laugh by ignoring my basic point that they've done well against non-elite running backs.

LOL!!

Now I'm just laughing about his 131/1 stat line today.

Don't ever again extrapolate T-Rich's level of suck onto another back again. T-Rich is a special kind of suck.

 

[theothervcruz]

Fair enough. I'm man enough to admit I was wrong (and not childish enough to do what you just did but that isn't important)

 

[I Am the Stig]

Fair enough. I'm man enough to admit I was wrong (and not childish enough to do what you just did but that isn't important)

Let's get this straight, because I don't think you have grasped the point.

You were not wrong for questioning Williams as a start. You were wrong in thinking that the Tenn D had anything to do with stopping T-Rich and Storm Johnson to a total of 68 yards between them.

The fact that those to RBs could not run on Tenn is more an indictment of the backs themselves than an endorsement of the defense

 

[theothervcruz]

I actually have grasped the point. I was wrong about underplaying the matchup. That is what I was referring to when I said I was man enough to admit I was wrong on since I am well aware that was what you were harping me on.

 

[NajehHejan]

Rotoworld saying per Coughlin that Jennings should carry more of a full load this week. He's not even on the injury report. Anyone trusting him? After Williams' great game against the hapless Titans does that earn him more of a 50/50 timeshare or do we think Jennings goes back to 60/70 % of the touches?

 

[acjohnson83]

Rotoworld saying per Coughlin that Jennings should carry more of a full load this week. He's not even on the injury report. Anyone trusting him? After Williams' great game against the hapless Titans does that earn him more of a 50/50 timeshare or do we think Jennings goes back to 60/70 % of the touches?

debating between him and tre mason this week. i honestly was planning on mason because I assumed they would continue to give more carries to williams, seeing what they have in him and if he's turned the corner or was just torching a crappy titans d. the washington D scares me more than arizona's run d. but if rashad does carry close to a full load, i'm back to square one.

 

[lod01]

Way to leery of Big #### Jennings to give him a start in the playoffs. He's such a wuss that I'll wait to actually see him play a game at this point in the season. The Crow gets the start.

 

[Deamon]

Don't trust him this week. What if he plays very limited snaps again? No way he goes back to 70%... could see best case scenario, a 60-40 split vs a great run D. Avoid either of them.

 

[Ladsud]

Giants coach Tom Coughlin hinted the team may take a hot-hand approach at running back in Week 15 against the Redskins.
Keep in mind the Redskins consistently play strong run defense, so it's entirely possible neither Andre Williams nor Rashad Jennings establishes a hot hand on Sunday. Still, this is a big concern for Jennings' fantasy outlook and an indication Williams may have earned more of the carry share after his Week 14 breakout game. Coughlin called the starting running back "not important," and said the Giants will "see how things go after the first 15 plays" when determining which running back will get more work. Jennings is a dicey RB2/flex play in fantasy semifinals week.

 

[NajehHejan]

Fantasy football nation thanks you, Tom Coughlin. I was tempted to flex him but now I know not to

 

[I Am the Stig]

Giants coach Tom Coughlin hinted the team may take a hot-hand approach at running back in Week 15 against the Redskins.
Keep in mind the Redskins consistently play strong run defense, so it's entirely possible neither Andre Williams nor Rashad Jennings establishes a hot hand on Sunday. Still, this is a big concern for Jennings' fantasy outlook and an indication Williams may have earned more of the carry share after his Week 14 breakout game. Coughlin called the starting running back "not important," and said the Giants will "see how things go after the first 15 plays" when determining which running back will get more work. Jennings is a dicey RB2/flex play in fantasy semifinals week.

Clearly Beckham is going to have a huge game then at least.

 

[lod01]

Giants coach Tom Coughlin hinted the team may take a hot-hand approach at running back in Week 15 against the Redskins.
Keep in mind the Redskins consistently play strong run defense, so it's entirely possible neither Andre Williams nor Rashad Jennings establishes a hot hand on Sunday. Still, this is a big concern for Jennings' fantasy outlook and an indication Williams may have earned more of the carry share after his Week 14 breakout game. Coughlin called the starting running back "not important," and said the Giants will "see how things go after the first 15 plays" when determining which running back will get more work. Jennings is a dicey RB2/flex play in fantasy semifinals week.

Clearly Beckham is going to have a huge game then at least.

They were throwing the ball last week up 33-7 late in the 3rd Q last week.

1-10-TEN35 (14:11) (Shotgun) E.Manning pass short right to H.Hynoski to TEN 33 for 2 yards (A.Williamson). PENALTY on NYG-W.Beatty, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 35 - No Play. 1-20-TEN45 (13:41) (No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Williams up the middle to TEN 39 for 6 yards (G.Wilson). 2-14-TEN39 (13:06) (Shotgun) E.Manning pass incomplete short right to A.Williams. Penalty on NYG-W.Richburg, Ineligible Downfield Pass, declined. 3-14-TEN39 (12:59) (Shotgun) E.Manning pass short right to R.Jennings to TEN 22 for 17 yards (M.Griffin). 1-10-TEN22 (12:14) (Shotgun) E.Manning pass short left to P.Parker pushed ob at TEN 19 for 3 yards (B.Harris). 2-7-TEN19 (11:37) (Shotgun) E.Manning pass incomplete short right to A.Williams. 3-7-TEN19 (11:33) (Shotgun) E.Manning pass incomplete short middle to L.Donnell.

Yeah, I was a Williams owner screaming at the TV. 4 TDs last time vs the Redskins, yeah, I would think Beckham will get a double helping on Gomer.

 

[harryhood]

Jennings plays and plays well this week. I'm confident about this. Williams against a better rush D is going to be his typical underwhelming self.

 

[SteelerMurf]

Jennings plays and plays well this week. I'm confident about this. Williams against a better rush D is going to be his typical underwhelming self.

Why so sure? I have both and feel safer with Williams for a TD and no injury to aggravate

 

[Jack White]

Jennings plays and plays well this week. I'm confident about this. Williams against a better rush D is going to be his typical underwhelming self.

Why so sure? I have both and feel safer with Williams for a TD and no injury to aggravate

I'm going with Latavius and Herron so I don't have to sweat this.

 

[mbuehner]

Jennings plays and plays well this week. I'm confident about this. Williams against a better rush D is going to be his typical underwhelming self.

Why so sure? I have both and feel safer with Williams for a TD and no injury to aggravate

I'm going with Latavius and Herron so I don't have to sweat this.

Keep us posted.

 

[Deamon]

Can't trust him this week. Going Crowell over him.

 

[Tau837]

Starting Crowell over Jennings in one league.

Also starting Andre Williams in another deeper league.

 

[Tanner9919]

hate to use the term sneaky,but the Redskins defense is a sneaky good defense against the run..I wouldnt bet the ranch that the Giants will win the game on Jennings/Williams' legs.

 

[SteelerMurf]

Would you guys start Jennings or Williams if you HAD to start one HAD to

 

[GrantK]

Would you guys start Jennings or Williams if you HAD to start one HAD to

Williams, probably has the best chance of finding the end zone.

 

[Tool]

Would you guys start Jennings or Williams if you HAD to start one HAD to

From what i've read up to this point, Jennings.

 

[harryhood]

Jennings is ready to handle ppr work. Coughlin has never f'ed with the injury report to provide false statuses. If Jennings is listed as probable I dont see any change in their workload from when both backs were healthy. Jennings to start and get his share of looks in the passing game and Williams rotating in every other series. If Jennings was not healthy, he would not have a probable ddesignation.

I acknowledge the hot hand reports too but there has yet to be a game where both backs started and Williams has looked better than Jennings, other than last week where Jennings was still banged up and Williams exploited a terrible run D.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Would you guys start Jennings or Williams if you HAD to start one HAD to

Williams, probably has the best chance of finding the end zone.

Don't really agree with this. Williams has the bulldozer reputation so it's east to say this, but if they've got their best RB on some type of snap count, they're going to make some of those carries happen in the redzone. Which they'll see a lot of against the Redskins.

 

[Ladsud]

Its a close call about who is the most annoying china doll RB this year. This guy or Mathews.

 

[oddsbodkins]

Rashad is 110% woman. Reinjures his ankle on the first play. #### you!

 

[Faust]

Giants could be 'back to Square 1' with Rashad Jennings injury:

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/41055/giants-could-be-back-to-square-one-with-rashad-jennings-injury

 

[Tool]

disappointing season overall. if he had stayed healthy would've put up good #'s. hard to trust him in dynasty leagues for next year.

 

[dickey moe]

Killed me this week.

 

[I Am the Stig]

Rashad is 110% woman. Reinjures his ankle on the first play. #### you!

He is the Kevin Smith for a new generation.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

The Giants are fully expected to keep Rashad Jennings despite the signing of Shane Vereen.

The Giants now have a crowded backfield with Andre Williams in addition to Vereen, Jennings and Chris Ogbonnaya. But cutting Jennings would barely save any money and he's still a quality all-around back. Expect a full-blown timeshare, capping Jennings' fantasy upside. He's not going to come close to the 17.9 touches per game he averaged last year.

Source: Jordan Raanan on Twitter
Mar 10 - 2:44 PM

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

NJ.com's Nick Powell expects Rashad Jennings to remain the Giants' starting tailback this season.
There were whispers the Giants might cut Jennings after signing Shane Vereen, but Powell refers to Jennings as the "starter" and to Vereen as a "complement." Vereen is best suited for a passing-down and change-of-pace role. Jennings will lose some PPR value to Vereen, but should come at a big discount in 2015 drafts. He regularly went in the fourth and fifth rounds last year. This offseason, Jennings often lasts until rounds eight and ten in MFL10 best-ball drafts.

Related: Shane Vereen

Source: NJ.com
Apr 20 - 4:10 PM

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Rashad Jennings - RB - Giants

NJ.com's Jordan Raanan suggests Rashad Jennings, Shane Vereen, and Andre Williams could be utilized in a "45-40-15" split this season.
Raanan concedes this is a "complete guess." Jennings remains the lead runner, and the Giants' best all-around back. Vereen has generated the most offseason buzz, which could result in him being overdrafted. He is a career role player. Williams was ineffective as a rookie and is a limited, two-down back. Jennings makes for the best fantasy target at his current sixth-round Average Draft Slot.

Related: Shane Vereen, Andre Williams

Source: Jordan Raanan on Twitter
Jun 12 - 3:10 PM

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

ESPN Giants reporter Dan Graziano expects Rashad Jennings to lead the Giants in running back touches.

Shane Vereen has generated a considerable amount of buzz this offseason, but Graziano believes the Giants still want Jennings to handle the early-down work "as long as he can stay healthy." The healthy part is a concern as Jennings has missed time with injuries in four of the last five seasons, but Vereen and Andre Williams could help to limit Jennings' touches and keep him healthy. Even with Vereen in town, Jennings is a good bet for 200 touches.

Related: Andre Williams, Shane Vereen

Source: ESPN.com

Jun 13 - 12:59 PM

 

[bostonfred]

Rotoworld:

ESPN Giants reporter Dan Graziano expects Rashad Jennings to lead the Giants in running back touches.

Shane Vereen has generated a considerable amount of buzz this offseason, but Graziano believes the Giants still want Jennings to handle the early-down work "as long as he can stay healthy." The healthy part is a concern as Jennings has missed time with injuries in four of the last five seasons, but Vereen and Andre Williams could help to limit Jennings' touches and keep him healthy. Even with Vereen in town, Jennings is a good bet for 200 touches.

Related: Andre Williams, Shane Vereen

Source: ESPN.com

Jun 13 - 12:59 PM

Early down work is a bit of a misnomer.

Rotoworld:

NJ.com expects the Giants to utilize Shane Vereen as more than a third-down back.

The Giants were fond of three-receiver sets last season, using them 65 percent of the time on 1st-and-10. Speaking Wednesday, coach Tom Coughlin praised Vereen's effectiveness out of three-receiver sets. "Quite frankly, it's something from an attack standpoint we've had some success with, but not to the extent that he has," Coughlin said. "First down, if it was zone coverage, (the Patriots) were dropping the ball down and he would scoot." It's wise of the G-Men to avoid pigeonholing their new back, but he's still third on the early-down totem pole behind Rashad Jennings and Andre Williams.

Source: NJ.com

Mar 26 - 5:17 PM

Rotoworld:

ESPN Giants reporter Dan Graziano gets the idea Shane Vereen "might be more important than initially thought."

Vereen's main role will be as a third-down back, catching passes and helping protect Eli Manning. But Rashad Jennings is 30 years old and couldn't stay healthy last year, and Andre Williams was brutally ineffective. It's very possible Vereen, who is getting plenty of inside reps at OTAs, will earn more playing time as the year moves along. That will especially be true if the Giants use as much no-huddle as they did last year.

Related: Rashad Jennings, Andre Williams

Source: ESPN New York

Jun 2 - 10:31 AM

Rotoworld:

NJ.com's Jordan Raanan says Shane Vereen is "going to be a big part of the offense."

This is the second beat reporter in the last seven days to single out Vereen as someone standing out during OTAs. He will handle the passing back work, be featured in a no-huddle look the Giants use a ton of and will spell 30-year-old Rashad Jennings. Per Raanan, Vereen "caught pass after pass out of the backfield, in particular in the red zone" during Monday's work.

Source: NJ.com

Jun 9 - 9:45 AM

Vereen is going to be on the field in any down and distance, and will usually run against favorable looks in three wide sets and the no huddle. He's the main guy on third down and should get plenty of receptions, but he should also get more carries than he did with the Patriots and have a better than normal rush average. And they're already using him heavily in the red area.

I don't expect 200 carries out double digit touchdowns, but I think 200 total touches for 1400+ with a half dozen tds is very possible.

 

[Faust]

Rashad Jennings Is a Big Fantasy Football Bargain

 

[Shutout]

Rashad Jennings Is a Big Fantasy Football Bargain

I'm not sure I buy all the angles in the article but I Do think he is an overlooked bargain. Classic case of an older guy that has shown he can do things but gets too old, not trendy. Just not sexy and buzz-worthy. He's entered the Reggie Wayne/Q Boldin-type club of the last few years; guys nobody ever wants to rank high but always got it done.

 

[Pots]

Rashad Jennings Is a Big Fantasy Football Bargain

I'm not sure I buy all the angles in the article but I Do think he is an overlooked bargain. Classic case of an older guy that has shown he can do things but gets too old, not trendy. Just not sexy and buzz-worthy. He's entered the Reggie Wayne/Q Boldin-type club of the last few years; guys nobody ever wants to rank high but always got it done.

I don't think many question his ability, they question how many touches he'll get due to Vareen/Williams/Injury.

 

[Poncho]

Rashad Jennings Is a Big Fantasy Football Bargain

I'm not sure I buy all the angles in the article but I Do think he is an overlooked bargain. Classic case of an older guy that has shown he can do things but gets too old, not trendy. Just not sexy and buzz-worthy. He's entered the Reggie Wayne/Q Boldin-type club of the last few years; guys nobody ever wants to rank high but always got it done.

He never has been very durable, add that to his age and ill pass in a dynasty draft, redraft I might get him late as my 4th or 5th rb

 

[Tool]

Rashad Jennings Is a Big Fantasy Football Bargain

I'm not sure I buy all the angles in the article but I Do think he is an overlooked bargain. Classic case of an older guy that has shown he can do things but gets too old, not trendy. Just not sexy and buzz-worthy. He's entered the Reggie Wayne/Q Boldin-type club of the last few years; guys nobody ever wants to rank high but always got it done.

I don't think many question his ability, they question how many touches he'll get due to Vareen/Williams/Injury.

i think this is why he may be overlooked. He may be available cheap in which case i will be buying.

 

[humpback]

Rashad Jennings Is a Big Fantasy Football Bargain

I'm not sure I buy all the angles in the article but I Do think he is an overlooked bargain. Classic case of an older guy that has shown he can do things but gets too old, not trendy. Just not sexy and buzz-worthy. He's entered the Reggie Wayne/Q Boldin-type club of the last few years; guys nobody ever wants to rank high but always got it done.

I don't think many question his ability, they question how many touches he'll get due to Vareen/Williams/Injury.

i think this is why he may be overlooked. He may be available cheap in which case i will be buying.

If he's really cheap, sure, but what has he ever done to warrant being in the same conversation as Wayne and Boldin?

 

[bostonfred]

If he's really cheap, sure, but what has he ever done to warrant being in the same conversation as Wayne and Boldin?

1450 yards and 10 tds in 16 games

 

[humpback]

If he's really cheap, sure, but what has he ever done to warrant being in the same conversation as Wayne and Boldin?

1450 yards and 10 tds in 16 games

Lol. Even if that was one of his seasons, it still wouldn't put him in the conversation with those two.

 

[dansav]

Do owners think Jennings is going to keep lean mean Shane Vereen off the field.

I don't think so. Vereen is more explosive and will have a field day in this offense. Ask David Wilson and tiki barber. Those dump offs out of the backfield are going to be huge. The sleeper play this year is Eli.

 

[bostonfred]

If he's really cheap, sure, but what has he ever done to warrant being in the same conversation as Wayne and Boldin?

1450 yards and 10 tds in 16 games

Lol. Even if that was one of his seasons, it still wouldn't put him in the conversation with those two.

2nd half of 2013 when he tool over the job he was a strong rb1 the rest of the way. He was also a rb1 to start 2014 with the Giants. I'm on record as thinking that vereen is going to get a lot more work than people expect. I turned down a trade to acquire Jennings in dynasty because his days are numbered and he wouldn't start for my team without injury. But he's a decent short term play at rb2. Probably on par with Frank gore who sends to be getting much more love these days.

 

[humpback]

If he's really cheap, sure, but what has he ever done to warrant being in the same conversation as Wayne and Boldin?

1450 yards and 10 tds in 16 games

Lol. Even if that was one of his seasons, it still wouldn't put him in the conversation with those two.

2nd half of 2013 when he tool over the job he was a strong rb1 the rest of the way. He was also a rb1 to start 2014 with the Giants.I'm on record as thinking that vereen is going to get a lot more work than people expect. I turned down a trade to acquire Jennings in dynasty because his days are numbered and he wouldn't start for my team without injury. But he's a decent short term play at rb2. Probably on par with Frank gore who sends to be getting much more love these days.

Now compare that to Wayne and Boldin...

I'm not saying he's a terrible option, I just don't get the comparison at all. Those guys were much better fantasy options for much longer than Jennings.

 

[bostonfred]

Waynes career year was 1510/10. Boldin 1384/7. Jennings 16 game stretch as a mostly healthy starter (he missed time in games) was 1450/10. Comparable.

 

[humpback]

Waynes career year was 1510/10. Boldin 1384/7. Jennings 16 game stretch as a mostly healthy starter (he missed time in games) was 1450/10. Comparable.

When you add in receptions for a ppr, it isn't comparable. When you compare apples to apples (actual seasons or cherry pick best parts of seasons for all 3 guys instead of just 1), the gap widens drastically. When you look at their 2nd, 3rd, etc. best seasons (or cherry picked parts of seasons), it isn't on the same planet.

 

[Tool]

Why are we talking about Reggie Wayne and Boldin in this thread?