heckmanm
Footballguy
Idk. But he clearly needs a change of sceneryis he better than moss?Akers to Indy?
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RB Cam Akers, MIN (1 Viewer)
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He may need an occupation changeIdk. But he clearly needs a change of sceneryis he better than moss?Akers to Indy
Rookiefever
Footballguy
Wish I would’ve accepted some of them off season offers I got for him. All I know is kyren friggin Williams looked a whole lot better than Akers last week and this one. I’ll still be rooting for this guy but I don’t want any part of him in ff.
hamsterdam
Footballguy
Not even sure a change of scenery could turn his season around. Where are his ideal landing spots - Miami, Baltimore, KC?
styleride85
Footballguy
maybe, maybe not. But if the Rams were to trade for Taylor then it would make sense to send Akers back in that deal.is he better than moss?Akers to Indy
Stat Correction
Footballguy
I've seen this movie before, and I liked the ending.
Ray Barboni
Footballguy
I think this might be a thing …
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Are we holding? Perhaps store on IR spot? Seems like a speculative thing. It’s like the guys attitude stinks but he’s good enough to play, but not bad enough to cut. Basically stuck in Mcvay spiteful hell. Teams are waiting until he’s released?
goose_egged
Footballguy
I'm leaning toward cutting. For teams in search of RB help there are viable alternatives on the market to Cam Akers who don't come with the label of being hard to coach. It's not like he could be counted on as a viable fantasy player even if he was traded. The situation could take weeks to resolve. If I had picked Akers up late in the draft I'd probably drop him without a second thought but because I'm an idiot I spend a 7th on him so it hurts to let go.
Only problem is I'm already thin at RB and while there are a half-dozen viable WR options on the wire and some TEs, the pickings at RB are already extremely thin. Still probably better off rostering another startable WR though.
zamboni
Footballguy
I can't imagine that they'll keep him around this time if it's anything like last year - the team is improving and doesn't need the distraction. Plus it's not like Akers is some superstar. Maybe once they're comfortable with Evans, they'll pull the plug on Akers.
Banger
Footballguy
Who would even want him unless it’s essentially for free? He’s never been very good….his value is that he was a starter in a good offense but the problem is that McVay will change his mind on a dime. Have zero Akers shares for this reason.
Also a healthy scratch today.
zamboni
Footballguy
Yes, that could change though of course. They can't put it all on Kyren.
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
I’m holding and taking a wait and see approach. That said, he’s competing for a Flex spot in my lineup with JWilliams and JTaylor.
massraider
Footballguy
He got beat out. He lost his job. And the new guy has been playing well.
I might hold for a few days to see if he gets released or traded but if not it sounds like hes a definite drop. What a waste of a draft pick.
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
Sounds like McVay is sending a message to Akers by inactivating him and the ball is now in Akers court to shape up or ship out. I’m still holding.
Banger
Footballguy
This whole Akers episode over the last year doesn't make sense to me. Is he complainer/bad apple? I just don't understand how a guy can go from nearly being traded/cut last year, then getting the role back. Then he was expected/anticipated to be the starter this year, starts week 1, has a bad performance, is then inactive week 2 and on the block. I just can't recall a situation like this where things are so feast or famine with no real explanation.
He only started in principal last week. He got first snap and Kyren came in right after and played almost entire 1st half. Beat writers really missed this too.
TartanLion
Footballguy
One of McVey and Akers is in my severe bad books and I can’t work out which one. Classic case of trading away RBs for Josh Allen in a superFlex dynasty whilst leaving myself Dobbins/Akers/and a collection of darts throws and backups like Allgeier etc. couldn’t write it that both starters would be screwed before week 2 even starts 
Banger
Footballguy
Akers had 22 carries to Williams 15. There was ZERO talk that I heard about Williams or anyone else. Not from the media, fantasy football podcasts, message boards, nowhere. I did not like Akers and drafted him nowhere but if I would've read/heard rumblings I certainly would've added a late round flier on the backup.
Banger
Footballguy
ooffaa...that's tough...good luck. Time to trade Allen for RBsOne of McVey and Akers is in my severe bad books and I can’t work out which one. Classic case of trading away RBs for Josh Allen in a superFlex dynasty whilst leaving myself Dobbins/Akers/and a collection of darts throws and backups like Allgeier etc. couldn’t write it that both starters would be screwed before week 2 even starts
7 of those carriees came on last two drives. Akers only played 4 snaps in 1st half last week.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
While I agree there wasnt a lot of talk about Williams that I saw leading up to the season and McVey did straight out endorse Akers as being a center piece of their offense, there was a couple of posts in the Williams thread in June and also in August that Williams was splitting time with Akers in camp.
So there was some information there it just didnt get much exposure.
Most dismissed the Rams offensive line and the team in general as reasons to not be interested in Williams.
I didnt explore this further either I just did not believe in Akers or what McVey said about him at all. Been there done that and I was never really a fan of Akers to begin with.
In retrospect I wish I had explored Williams potential more than I did. I still dont know very much about him.
Anyhow the information was there if one was willing to dig into it further.
Birdie048
Footballguy
It's rather funny from my perspective ... Tried to trade for Ackers (offered McLaurin) and was told Ackers is RB1 value and I needed to add a high draft pick (no lower than 1.07 range). So I went a different route... traded Higgins for Kupp/Mattison/Kyren... then turned Mattison to Kamara/ElijahMoore...
Ackers owner is not hurting for RB... but he is thin at WR (start 3 + 2 Flex)
I liked the reports I read on Kyren and felt he was a nice add to the Higgins deal
You never know with McVay who will be RB value each week ... almost like BB in NEP!
Ackers owner is not hurting for RB... but he is thin at WR (start 3 + 2 Flex)
I liked the reports I read on Kyren and felt he was a nice add to the Higgins deal
You never know with McVay who will be RB value each week ... almost like BB in NEP!
not quite the same. BB actually benched a guy after he had an absolutely huge game(I think it was over 200 yards) because he was late to practice over the weekend. I dont think Mcvay would do that.
McVay is all about production and if you produce, he likes you.
crushedspirit
Footballguy
Weird that all off season not even a peep. Why wait until after week 1?
Valid question.
No idea but if someone told me this resulted from Akers displeasure of his week one role, and possible idea of his week two role, that would make sense to me.
Birdie048
Footballguy
Wanted to prove he gave him a chance to show he was a "Team Player" and do what was asked of him?
I don't know what his salary/financials are to gauge the impact to team or what they are expecting in return, but I think he was told to give him a chance....
It looked like they had mended the fence but apparently someone kicked it back down again.
my thought is that things were never fully resolved after the last benching so it happened again.
then Kyren showed signs of being a player and cut into Akers carries and field time and Akers got angry and.... well the rest is history.
Gold Fox
Footballguy
My guess is that Akers was on double-secret probation from last year’s antics and “one more slip-up” was all it took.
Another possible situation is that McVay made a decision a while back that Akers is not his guy and he tried to use Week 1 to showcase Akers talent soley for trade purposes.
crushedspirit
Footballguy
Some good points being made by you guys to describe it. A "last chance" scenario looks like it makes the most sense. One of those in-house conflicts that blew up more than they usually do. Thing is, he showed some game towards the end of last season on a bad team, so it could get interesting to see where he lands.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
What is your definition of interesting?
Seems pretty clear to me Akers is done. Maybe he came back too soon from that achilles injury awhile back and that hurt him long term. Who knows?
But the leash fantasy managers are willing to give him based on a small sample of games seems way longer than he deserves.
People have been making excuses for him since he was a draft prospect. I just dont get that.
if you are gonna showcase someones talent, you actually have to give them meaningful carries.
garbage time carries dont mean much
crushedspirit
Footballguy
He showed game towards the end of last season which is undeniable. If he re-injured himself it was never mentioned during the offseason.
He's not a starter in the one league I have a share, so I can be patient and see.
If he's a #2 on a fantasy roster, then things change and he can be cut loose for sure.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
Well thats my point is that he had 4 good games at the end of his rookie season and McVey was saying he would be the man going forward.
Then he had the achilles injury which derailed his whole 2021 season. He miraculously came back for the playoffs that year but did not play well at all.
Then 2022 he didnt do much of note until the last 3 games of the season and again McVey chirping about he is their guy again.
Deja Vu.
Akers hasnt even done enough to make a one year wonders list because he hasnt been able to sustain good performance for more than a few games.
I dont have stathead right now but Im sure we can find a pretty extensive list of RB who have managed to have a few good games in their career then dissapear from our collective memories.
Jonas Grey is one who was alluded to upthread. One massive 200 yard game then never heard from again. Replaced by Blount.
At least Steve Slayton, Peyton Hillis and others have been able to put up more than 4 good games in their careers before dissapearing into obscurity.
Even Zac Stacy has 8 good games with the Rams before they replaced him.
Yet people keep hoping Akers is going to be a starter for them at some point based on these small samples of good games and you are hoping he is going to catch on with another team?
At what point are you just going to accept its not happening and move on?
So much draft capital invested into this player it just boggles my mind.
well, in terms of moving on, people will still give him a shot because he is young and he was an early round pick.
thats ok. if you dont believe in him its better that others do. makes it easier for you to do your job at the draft (or auction) table.
in this case, I do think he will legitimately get another shot with a different team.
he performed late last year. and has not had a lot of time to make people sour on his talent. so if bailing on him, the team did the right thing in not waiting. They will get more for him now than if he sits on the bench for 8-10 games doing nothing.
crushedspirit
Footballguy
It was a 6 game stretch to close out the season, and he was a top-4 fantasy back. The next time we see him the coach has him running 20 times into a brick wall, so again, we don't have much to tell us if the talent is not there anymore. Now, like Gray, maybe he fell asleep or the coach has had enough of his antics behind closed doors, so they move on. Nobody knows if the past injury is playing a part in anything.
Sunday Gravy
Footballguy
Man he looked good at the end of last season. He's not useless.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
Off to Cleveland soon?
dipandglide
Footballguy
What is there to showcase? Teams know what Akers is.
skol asylum
Footballguy
My guess is Minnesota
