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RB Cam Akers, NO (2 Viewers)
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Biabreakable
Footballguy
I'm having Deja Vu as far as the coaches comments about Akers and Akers having a strong finish to the end of the season. Same thing happened in 2020.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Rams are more likely going to lose 12-13 games this year, terrible defense that will need to go thru more than 1 season of growing pains.
How often will the Rams be running out the clock this year or in a position where they can load up on a single RB?
8 carries for 19 yds, Rams down double digits, just don't see the silver lining for him in 2023. They can't all go 256-1,200-10TDs, this is one I will gladly watch land on someone else's team
Shhhhhhhh
How often will the Rams be running out the clock this year or in a position where they can load up on a single RB?
8 carries for 19 yds, Rams down double digits, just don't see the silver lining for him in 2023. They can't all go 256-1,200-10TDs, this is one I will gladly watch land on someone else's team
Shhhhhhhh
As a ram fan, I agree and 2 of the wins vs cards. If Stafford can stay upright, big if, he might crack top 12 along with Kupp having bounce back year.
Maybe if Akers doesn't get me a big fat ZERO in week 1 last year, I win that game, make the playoffs (fell one game short), and finish with a championship (had the high score every week).
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I finally have one share, so he will go 256/1200/10.
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
Wasn’t this the expectation halfway through the season last year? Everyone hurt Oline sucked…?
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Same.
Can’t see how a dude goes from sent home with a bad attitude, to on the trade block, to FF RB1 on a team with a subpar OL, a QB with neck / elbow issues, and a team that drafted a big back.
Then there’s the whole “do we trust that he’s 100%” based on the limited touches we saw last year.
Just doesn’t add up. I’ll also pass at ADP.
Wise Old Owl
Footballguy
One think that I don't think is brought up enough is that the Rams switched RB coaches mid season. Ra'Shaad Samples, 27 year old first time running back coach left the beginning of December 2022. Akers snap counts on returning to the roster when they tried to trade him or whatever was going on compared to the snap counts once Samples left below.
Wk 9 19%
Wk 10 17%
Wk 11 39%
Wk 12 30%
Samples left sometime around this date, I see a few conflicting dates but PFT reported it on Dec 6th. Snap counts after Samples leaves:
Wk 13 72% (Dec 4th)
Wk 14 42%
Wk 15 76%
Wk 16 75%
Wk 17 78%
Wk 18 100%(!)
The dates don't exactly line up but it seems like something changed around the time Samples left and a new RB coach (Thomas Brown) was in place. Snap percentages are from Sleeper. Maybe the issue was primarily with the inexperienced RB coach that is no longer with the team. Brown is also no longer with the team.
massraider
Footballguy
An owner in our league just paid a 1st rounder for Cam, and some spare parts.
He's getting mocked, but I guess that's a decent price? The 1st rounder will be middle of the pack, not a top 3 pick, he's not trading Harrison Jr or anything here.
But I am not sold on Akers in dynasty,and this guy has Kupp as well. Kind of caps his upside week to week.
He's getting mocked, but I guess that's a decent price? The 1st rounder will be middle of the pack, not a top 3 pick, he's not trading Harrison Jr or anything here.
But I am not sold on Akers in dynasty,and this guy has Kupp as well. Kind of caps his upside week to week.
eighsse2
Footballguy
I have #8 and #9 picks and I would trade one of them in a heartbeat for Akers. We're a RB-forward league though.
Tanner9919
Footballguy
I would wager the farm that the Lambs go sign one of the F/A RBs like Cook if they're not over the cap that is, or trade for Quadzilla, or sign a guy like Zeke Elliott. Haven't seen anything spectacular with Akers to even consider him in fantasy drafts. Team is bad , QB is brittle, probably a 4-5 win team.
the old saying is still true - good RBs don't typically come from bad teams. Barry Sanders and a slim list of others are the exception. Nick Chubb for instance. but Cam Akers is nothing special, he's a place holder for the start of the Lambs rebuilding process.
the old saying is still true - good RBs don't typically come from bad teams. Barry Sanders and a slim list of others are the exception. Nick Chubb for instance. but Cam Akers is nothing special, he's a place holder for the start of the Lambs rebuilding process.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
He looked pretty good down the stretch last year. The problem with Rams RBs is you never know when one will land in his doghouse or when he will do the surprising replacement.
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
Had heard that the biggest issue besides getting over his injury was with the RB coach. Didn’t seem that everyone was keen on reporting That.
Kinda looks as though, once McVay figured out what was going on, he was back onboard the Akers train
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
That doesn’t account for sending him home because of his crappy attitude & then trying to trade him though.
I’m not saying the RB coach wasn’t a factor, I’m just saying there’s some bad juju getting whitewashed with this summary.
crushedspirit
Footballguy
It could mean none of the other backs behind Cam have shown much so far, so they go back to what they know as a backup.
Rookiefever
Footballguy
Love this signing.
-Akers owner
-Akers owner
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I don’t have Akers anywhere. If I did Sony Michel wouldn’t scare me.
rockaction
Footballguy
Rookiefever has it right. Akers GMs must love this.
But I still don't trust McVay for fantasy football purposes. He's never been forthright about who he'll deploy at RB, nor their health, nor really anything. He's been Lucy pulling the football away since Gurley's arthritis.
But I still don't trust McVay for fantasy football purposes. He's never been forthright about who he'll deploy at RB, nor their health, nor really anything. He's been Lucy pulling the football away since Gurley's arthritis.
massraider
Footballguy
Considering the talent available as free agents?? This was a HUGE win for Akers owners.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Maybe missing punctuation. "Akers isn't the guy. They signed Sony Michel [to be the guy]."
If that's the case, Jeff Mans, whoever that is, seems a bit dim.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
That's what I thought he meant. Yes, that Mans guy is an idiot.
Winning IS Everything
Footballguy
Yeah, he took over Fantasy Guru from John Hanson, and Guru has never been the same.
rockaction
Footballguy
Mans oh mans.
efactor
Footballguy
Have listened to Mans on Sirius. Entertaining enough, but a lot of his takes are definitely designed to be "outside the box" but many times end up just being foolish. Definitely says some stupid shiot.
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
How much did Thomas Brown impact Cam Akers' resurgence late last year?
Cam Akers caught fire late last season, and it may not be a coincidence that it happened when Thomas Brown began coaching the RBs again.
theramswire.usatoday.com
jtd13
Footballguy
On that note, Spotrac claims he will be an RFA next offseason. Basically since he played less than 6 games due to an injury away from the team he doesn't accrue the necessary year toward urfa. So he's likely under Rams control for 2 years.
I like Akers this year. He's probably going to get all the work he can handle on an offense that should be better. He hasn't proven to be durable though, and it's probably his last chance to try and show he can carry a load.
jerzeydevilz
Footballguy
What’s to think of RBs in contract years anymore. If anything maybe they start playing with lower competitiveness, and sitting out with even minor injuries since it really doesn’t seem to matter if they ball out or not. From a team perspective there’s incentive to get their moneys worth, but we are seeing so many RBs get shafted that they may not be willing to put it on the line for their team.
That said, I think he’s McVay’s workhorse
TripItUp
Footballguy
Kyren in PPR only, otherwise not worth handcuffing IMHO...use that roster space for something else.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Kyren Williams or Ty Chandler?
FarFromHome
Footballguy
One of the handful of rbs slated to get a majority of the carries. Closed season out with three 100 yards rushing games.
I was concerned with the Achilles and Z Evans was one of the prospects I liked predraft, but he appears to be back.
Amazing to see what can be done with these Achilles injuries nowadays. A decade ago it would have been a death sentence.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Yep. Im old enough to remember when torn acl was the dreaded death sentence. Now it's the Achilles. Hopefully the infamous Achilles won't make people cringe in the near future. We ain't there yet though..
Sunday Gravy
Footballguy
Looks like this experiment is over. This had to have caught everyone off guard.
The Frankman
Footballguy
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
There was a comment in that tweet about Akers was constantly facing eight men in the box and Kelley was in on passing downs.
Did anyone else see this…? Is this a legit observation that explains Akers mediocre yardage?
Would we be talking about Akers performing poorly if he had also broke a TD run for 50 yards and had double the FF points?
