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Chase and Jeanty are the only two rb's averaging negative yards before first contact. Predictable play calling isn't helping either- if it's first down then they're probably running it, and going nowhere fast, putting their backup QB in position to do something bad on 3rd & long cause he's not Joe Burrow.
It’s still bad if the total rushing yards would’ve been 10 carries for 25 yards. He just hit rock bottom today with all of the metrics it seems.
This is great advice for those who play in PFBABC leagues.
My question is honestly is Brown actually a dynamic RB, or is he just a guy who was the RB on a team with the best QB/WR/WR set in football at the end of last year? I'm just worried this is a case of a guy who ran against teams willing to give up on the run to try and stop Burrow/Chase/Higgins, and now without Burrow, the focus on Brown is highlighting what he's always been...
Yep. He's going to my bench for now.
Dude's YPC is less than half of what it was in 2024. Also he caught 54 balls while really only taking over like halfway.
Ah, the Ashton Jeanty treatment. I know it well.
Is he?
I keep hearing this. Not sure the evidence backs that up.
He had 40 catches in the second half of the season last year.
I know. Does that make him "great" or "high-end"? He averaged 6.7 y/r, that doesn't seem particularly high-end or great.
I think the barrier for entry for a rb is opportunity and the ability to do it.
I guess if you confine the answer to opportunity his numbers as a starter last season prorate to 82 targets at 7.3 y/r. Which is great, if it happens over a full season.
It all went to hell with burrow, all priori numbers and expectations are gone but that was the thought process in taking him. I didn’t think he was elite but I thought he had an elite situation. Which he did for a game and a half.
I would never bet against Jim Brown and, certainly not against zombie Jim Brown.
Pretty sure there’s easily 16-17 guys I’d feel more comfortable starting over him right now, maybe more if I really sat down and thought about it. Top 12 seems really optimistic. Cool, he’s playing a lot of snaps. He hasn’t broken 9 PPR points the last two weeks.
Holding as well. It can't be this bad.
I don't think anyone would do well behind that OL, why the confidence Brooks would produce better?
I didn’t express any confidence that Brooks will produce better results than Brown, though he certainly could. Hard to be much worse.
Agreed. Feels like wishcasting.
I’m rostering Brown and Brooks. I’d prefer Brown perform like we expected him to, which would make Brooks an afterthought. However, Brown’s 2.0 ypc is unsustainable, and his upcoming schedule is brutal, which means we shouldn’t expect a sudden uptick in production. I think it’s more likely he gets hurt than he starts producing for fantasy or real life.
Handcuffing with Brooks makes sense IMO.
He was pretty bad in the first 2 weeks with Burrow, albeit a small sample size. The O line seems to be the biggest factor in his ineffectiveness. But we knew their o line would be bad, and it was bad last year when Brown played well. And Mixon before him ran pretty well behind their terrible lines.
Poppycock!
This feels like a good time to point out the Bengals are currently in 1st place in their division. I don't see packing it in happening anytime soon.
Brown
I may be looking for some copium but week 1 Cincy played the Browns. Since then, the Browns have shut down Henry and Jacobs. No one is running on the Browns.
