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RB Cam Akers, MIN (1 Viewer)
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crushedspirit
Footballguy
There was absolutely zero blocking except for maybe 2 of his runs. They kept running him on first down most of the time. I think 15 of his 22 carries were on first down, and the rest of his carries came late to ice the game.
Kyren had 7 of his carries on first down for I think maybe 18 yds. One was on a first and 17, and another was on a 1st and 30. Overall, he faced way more passing down defenses.
Akers barely played the entire 1st half
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
He got 22 touches in 28 snaps overall so they were running him when he was in the game. He was definitely in on some of the first half series as I checked the game log after your comment. Maybe some of this is just about game situations and packages. They were using him to run at the end of the game and kill the clock. A single football game is a small sample to extrapolate out over a whole season.
Chemical X
Footballguy
inactive - please trade him
-jb-
Footballguy
Bananas
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
A healthy inactive doesn’t look to be a good sign for his value the rest of the year.
Sunday Gravy
Footballguy
Ha what a dumb organization. Let's carry a guy we clearly don't like and don't want all off-season.
zamboni
Footballguy
Something could have happened this week for all we know
styleride85
Footballguy
Damn, back to this. Akers wants out because he's not being used enough again and then made inactive?
styleride85
Footballguy
I'm assuming he's again mad about playing time.
zamboni
Footballguy
I was thinking the same
Runkle
Footballguy
Same place he ended up when this happened last year.
Lansdowne
Footballguy
Likely Royce Freeman, but Zach Evans would be the upside play.
styleride85
Footballguy
I'm not sure... I don't think it will be reconcilable this year. Don't think coach will put up with this TWICE.
Runkle
Footballguy
I mean on his couch on Sunday waiting for the phone to ring
styleride85
Footballguy
Do the Rams seriously consider Taylor now? If they're 2-2?
Ironically enough, they play Indy in Taylors final week on the PUP
Jayded
Footballguy
Looking at his week 1 stat line of 22 rushes for 29 yards with 12 as a long (21 rushes for 17 yards other than the one run), if he spoke up about opportunity do you blame the Rams?
He’s absolutely fire and ice, but curious which side this one’s on as chirping for more playing time at 1.3 ypc isn’t gonna win you many battles.
He’s absolutely fire and ice, but curious which side this one’s on as chirping for more playing time at 1.3 ypc isn’t gonna win you many battles.
styleride85
Footballguy
oh lol. Thought you meant staying on the Rams again.
styleride85
Footballguy
Right, but there HAS to be something else going on here right? He has a history of this, and even if he sucked last week, they wouldn't just randomly make him totally inactive on game day.
Jayded
Footballguy
Agreed. Feels like something is up and my gut says if the Rams truly thought he was the 100+ ypg guy who ended the year, they’d deal with the chirping.
What probably hurts him most is he feels like he landed in McVay’s doghouse again while Kyren put up stats and options like Hunter and Fournette are still out there too if not for other trades.
I traded him in the off-season to get off the roller coaster finally and so
thing tells me the Rams see the same thing.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
I think there is a decent chance he just gets placed on waivers/cut.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Anything to get away from that coach. Glad just one share and have Williams too.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Sunday Gravy
Footballguy
Any reports that he did mouth off? I haven't seen any...
Jayded
Footballguy
Not specifically and he’s not hurt, so something happened between him being talked up as a big part of the offense in the off-season and the deactivation today and speculation now of a trade.
styleride85
Footballguy
For sure. My guess is that all week (or right before today), McVay was making it clear that Kyren was going to get the start or the bulk of the carries (either by practice reps, or by telling them), and that pissed Akers off and he snapped on him.
massraider
Footballguy
styleride85
Footballguy
wtf???
styleride85
Footballguy
is this a real account? Not verified and only 60k followers. Also can't find that tweet.
styleride85
Footballguy
Why not at least keep Akers as a backup? Why the morning of the game make him a surprise inactive and say he's on the block?
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Sounds to me like both are sick of each other. This goes back to early last year. Multiple doghouse visits has to take its toll.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Anywhere from about RB20-RB25 off the board in most Redrafts
That's gotta be a 5th or 6th Rd pick at the latest
Complete whiff for most folks unless a trade happens, even if he lands somewhere like Baltimore, might never learn the playbook rest of year
This is a tough call but you might think about flat cutting him in Redrafts where you have 15 man rosters, can't afford to carry him and see where he lands
That's gotta be a 5th or 6th Rd pick at the latest
Complete whiff for most folks unless a trade happens, even if he lands somewhere like Baltimore, might never learn the playbook rest of year
This is a tough call but you might think about flat cutting him in Redrafts where you have 15 man rosters, can't afford to carry him and see where he lands
Yeah, I think if a player is inactive, he won’t score points for your fantasy team.
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
He played last week. He’s inactive without injury this week. I’m much more concerned with the rest of the year than today…
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
That’s an interesting idea.
heckmanm
Footballguy
Akers to Indy
?
Chemical X
Footballguy
is he better than moss?Akers to Indy
