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RB De’Von Achane, MIA (2 Viewers)

Big Nate said:
Bri said:
I wouldn't play him.
Long season and they seem to love Wright. Gets Achane time off before next game
His whole game is speed and how fast will he be?

ETA and I think both teams backs were meh last year in these matchups
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"They love Wright"? Odd statement but yeah they drafted him and probably have plan for him but week 1 he was 4th on the depth chart. I myself really like Wright but I'm in a wait and see mode to see if they trust a rookie in a big division game vs BUF.

"Both backs" meh.... are you talking about Achane? He had 100+ yards rushing vs BUF in the first game and 2 TDs. He had 50 yards and a TD in his second game vs BUF. 26 and 13pts in those games. 3 TDS total. Pretty good.

Not saying anything about the game tonight just saying he put up 160 yards and 3 TDs total last year in the 2 games vs BUF.
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I've read quotes of praise for him all summer. Today on Sirius, a Dolphins broadcaster literally said word for word "they love Wright."
 
I think McDaniels lost his mind. Plus, did Wilson get hurt? Wright doesnt know the playbook/blocking, so Achane likely HAD to sta in there.
 
De’Von Achane rushed 22 times for 96 yards in the Dolphins’ Week 2 loss to the Bills, adding seven receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown.

With Raheem Mostert (chest) out and Tua Tagovailoa struggling mightily before departing with a concussion, Achane set a new career high for touches by seven. Supposedly “questionable” with an ankle injury, Achane was the Dolphins’ offensive focal point from the opening whistle. That included playing deep into a game that was essentially over minutes into the second half. Achane ceded just seven combined handles to backups Jeff Wilson and Jaylen Wright. The mammoth workload on short rest with injury is obviously extremely bullish for Achane’s going-forward usage, even if Mostert’s absence is limited to one game. Achane will be an upside RB1 for Week 3 against the Seahawks.
- Rotoworld
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A guy on DK won $1M with Achane as his Cpt. I had Wilson as my Cpt and faded Achane. Not surprisingly I finished out of the $. :ROFLMAO:
 
Insane amount of volume that likely can’t continue, Tua or not. But the big positives are that McDaniel trusted him in that role, he played through - and extremely well - his ankle, and he seemed to have made it through the game healthy with 10 days to rest.
 
zamboni said:
Insane amount of volume that likely can’t continue, Tua or not. But the big positives are that McDaniel trusted him in that role, he played through - and extremely well - his ankle, and he seemed to have made it through the game healthy with 10 days to rest.
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If the carries keep up certainly the formula for Achane changes.
 
This is why we start him
pinkstapler said:
"He got most of his points when his team was way ahead, it was game script related, blow out points, won't happen in negative game scripts"
"If Mostert misses time it won't benefit Achane at all"

.... how many more weeks we need?
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There will be people that will die with take lock on players. They’ll have it etched in their gravestones.
 
Yeah there definitely seems to be a number of people, not necessarily all on here but in general social media, that seem determined to spin negatives with this guy, no matter what. The need to be right about something.

First it was "too fragile, can't stay healthy", then "not drafting him early, he'll split with Mostert and not get enough touches", then when that turned out false and in fact it was Mostert getting hurt instead and then Achane just shouldered the entire load on a short week with a dinged ankle as well, "well now he's going to get too many touches, he'll break down".

Sheesh. I share some concerns about staying healthy over the season, for any RB playing 16 games is tough, and especially under an ever-increasing workload but the narrative flip-flopping is tiresome.
 
Granted Buffalo's plan was to sell out Hill and Waddle and make others beat them. Play deep. Almost a prevent D at the end. So some easy runs were there all night. Still was impressive, and he's so so fast. Passing game usage is awesome. Wish he was on my team, though I'd be nervous of volume adjustments and the QB change for sure.
 
LionOfGosforth said:
Yeah there definitely seems to be a number of people, not necessarily all on here but in general social media, that seem determined to spin negatives with this guy, no matter what. The need to be right about something.

First it was "too fragile, can't stay healthy", then "not drafting him early, he'll split with Mostert and not get enough touches", then when that turned out false and in fact it was Mostert getting hurt instead and then Achane just shouldered the entire load on a short week with a dinged ankle as well, "well now he's going to get too many touches, he'll break down".

Sheesh. I share some concerns about staying healthy over the season, for any RB playing 16 games is tough, and especially under an ever-increasing workload but the narrative flip-flopping is tiresome.
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But ask yourself where you drafted him. That WAS because of the injury concerns because as a player, he goes top 3 in a fantasy draft.

One season doesn't write him off as injury prone but one game doesn't establish him as some Curtis Martin workhorse
 
LionOfGosforth said:
Yeah there definitely seems to be a number of people, not necessarily all on here but in general social media, that seem determined to spin negatives with this guy, no matter what. The need to be right about something.

First it was "too fragile, can't stay healthy", then "not drafting him early, he'll split with Mostert and not get enough touches", then when that turned out false and in fact it was Mostert getting hurt instead and then Achane just shouldered the entire load on a short week with a dinged ankle as well, "well now he's going to get too many touches, he'll break down".

Sheesh. I share some concerns about staying healthy over the season, for any RB playing 16 games is tough, and especially under an ever-increasing workload but the narrative flip-flopping is tiresome.
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I’ve never seen a player so polarizing. I think it’s because there were so many “options” in the Miami backfield for people to invest in, they couldn’t help but root against Achane in hopes that their shares would hit. They couldn’t cope with the idea that there was a clear leader in the backfield, and rooted against the only thing standing in the way of their cheap lotto tickets hitting. The worst of it was before last night’s game when people were urging Achan owners to sit him, even though he was warming up and active. They were searching for any scrap of confirmation bias, in spite of the facts unfolding in clear sight.

I tuned out all of the preseason detractors’ noise and drafted Achane with the third pick of the second round in my 12 team PPR redraft because it seemed pretty clear to me that in spite of the risk, this player is special. If the draft happened now, I’d probably have taken him at 1.10, even with the Tua situation. This is CJ2K reincarnated.
 
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Smack Tripper said:
LionOfGosforth said:
Yeah there definitely seems to be a number of people, not necessarily all on here but in general social media, that seem determined to spin negatives with this guy, no matter what. The need to be right about something.

First it was "too fragile, can't stay healthy", then "not drafting him early, he'll split with Mostert and not get enough touches", then when that turned out false and in fact it was Mostert getting hurt instead and then Achane just shouldered the entire load on a short week with a dinged ankle as well, "well now he's going to get too many touches, he'll break down".

Sheesh. I share some concerns about staying healthy over the season, for any RB playing 16 games is tough, and especially under an ever-increasing workload but the narrative flip-flopping is tiresome.
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But ask yourself where you drafted him. That WAS because of the injury concerns because as a player, he goes top 3 in a fantasy draft.

One season doesn't write him off as injury prone but one game doesn't establish him as some Curtis Martin workhorse
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Don't disagree. I got him in the third round of my local, think he goes a lot higher today, and that was a product of not being totally sure about him. Wouldn't deny that. My issue is with the whole thing of largely the same people saying one thing, then when that is proven to not be the case, they switch to a different narrative like they were of that opinion all along.

It should be ok to say "hmmm, I guess I was wrong up to now, his workload is much higher than anticipated and he's doing well, we'll see how long it lasts". It's fantasy football, we get it wrong all the time. You just know the "told you so posts" are ready to go if he breaks down.
 
LionOfGosforth said:
Smack Tripper said:
LionOfGosforth said:
Yeah there definitely seems to be a number of people, not necessarily all on here but in general social media, that seem determined to spin negatives with this guy, no matter what. The need to be right about something.

First it was "too fragile, can't stay healthy", then "not drafting him early, he'll split with Mostert and not get enough touches", then when that turned out false and in fact it was Mostert getting hurt instead and then Achane just shouldered the entire load on a short week with a dinged ankle as well, "well now he's going to get too many touches, he'll break down".

Sheesh. I share some concerns about staying healthy over the season, for any RB playing 16 games is tough, and especially under an ever-increasing workload but the narrative flip-flopping is tiresome.
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But ask yourself where you drafted him. That WAS because of the injury concerns because as a player, he goes top 3 in a fantasy draft.

One season doesn't write him off as injury prone but one game doesn't establish him as some Curtis Martin workhorse
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Don't disagree. I got him in the third round of my local, think he goes a lot higher today, and that was a product of not being totally sure about him. Wouldn't deny that. My issue is with the whole thing of largely the same people saying one thing, then when that is proven to not be the case, they switch to a different narrative like they were of that opinion all along.

It should be ok to say "hmmm, I guess I was wrong up to now, his workload is much higher than anticipated and he's doing well, we'll see how long it lasts". It's fantasy football, we get it wrong all the time. You just know the "told you so posts" are ready to go if he breaks down.
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McDaniel got VERY lucky he didn't get hurt last night.

If he went down in a game you're losing 31-10 in a short week, Tua in oblivion and you've already waved a white flag with Tyreek and Waddle out

But I own Achane and I too loved to see the reps, but I"d like the full season of him too
 
How much weight did he gain in the offseason? He doesn't look small out there, and his short area lateral quickness while still moving downhill is still something to behold. There are going to be a lot of people that need to eat some crow here, not that I expect them to actually sit down at the table...
 
Smack Tripper said:
LionOfGosforth said:
Smack Tripper said:
LionOfGosforth said:
Yeah there definitely seems to be a number of people, not necessarily all on here but in general social media, that seem determined to spin negatives with this guy, no matter what. The need to be right about something.

First it was "too fragile, can't stay healthy", then "not drafting him early, he'll split with Mostert and not get enough touches", then when that turned out false and in fact it was Mostert getting hurt instead and then Achane just shouldered the entire load on a short week with a dinged ankle as well, "well now he's going to get too many touches, he'll break down".

Sheesh. I share some concerns about staying healthy over the season, for any RB playing 16 games is tough, and especially under an ever-increasing workload but the narrative flip-flopping is tiresome.
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But ask yourself where you drafted him. That WAS because of the injury concerns because as a player, he goes top 3 in a fantasy draft.

One season doesn't write him off as injury prone but one game doesn't establish him as some Curtis Martin workhorse
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Don't disagree. I got him in the third round of my local, think he goes a lot higher today, and that was a product of not being totally sure about him. Wouldn't deny that. My issue is with the whole thing of largely the same people saying one thing, then when that is proven to not be the case, they switch to a different narrative like they were of that opinion all along.

It should be ok to say "hmmm, I guess I was wrong up to now, his workload is much higher than anticipated and he's doing well, we'll see how long it lasts". It's fantasy football, we get it wrong all the time. You just know the "told you so posts" are ready to go if he breaks down.
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McDaniel got VERY lucky he didn't get hurt last night.

If he went down in a game you're losing 31-10 in a short week, Tua in oblivion and you've already waved a white flag with Tyreek and Waddle out

But I own Achane and I too loved to see the reps, but I"d like the full season of him too
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Possibly so but maybe, just maybe, he's a bit more durable than many believe? Glass half-full admittedly, I was watching through my metaphorical fingers in the second half. Maybe they looked at it like, 10 days of rest after this, he'll be ok. He's fun to watch and maybe he's a bit stronger and agile than we even realized.
 
Jacob's Ladder said:
How much weight did he gain in the offseason? He doesn't look small out there, and his short area lateral quickness while still moving downhill is still something to behold. There are going to be a lot of people that need to eat some crow here, not that I expect them to actually sit down at the table...
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Achane had a 38 carry 216 yard game vs LSU. He was tough between the tackles in college.

His hands and receiving skills are very good, near elite for a RB. He lined up as a WR many times in HS and college. I would like to see him run some wheel routes as a RB and WR routes other than screens.
 
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