rockaction
Footballguy
Wait a minute! After that breakdown the other day you started him? Argh.
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RB J.K. Dobbins, Free Agent (1 Viewer)
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Wait a minute! After that breakdown the other day you started him? Argh.
They are playing him on obvious run situations and he is running directly into the middle of a crowded line. So, not so good.
WaltonGoggins
Footballguy
TY Dobbins!!
dcgangstas
Footballguy
That will work.
KingPrawn
Footballguy
Not sure what breakdown you are referring to, but, yes, YES I DID!
TartanLion
Footballguy
I hope for his sake that a return and maybe being fit to the end of their playoff run will be good enough to get him another contract. 4 and a bit games missed is not too bad for a RB tbh, and not anything out of the norm. Has to be considered a successful return
JohnnyU
Footballguy
It's time to talk JK Dobbins. Where will he sign? I'd love to see the Broncos. Other potential spots would be Cleveland, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Chicago, and I suppose Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, but I'd rather he didn't go to those two.
Also, is he a good buy low? I sent the 2.12 rookie for him the other day in a 12 team dynasty league. What are your thoughts on him in redraft?
Also, is he a good buy low? I sent the 2.12 rookie for him the other day in a 12 team dynasty league. What are your thoughts on him in redraft?
Steelers, Chiefs, and Bengals all make sense.
I would think the other teams all aim higher as they need a #1. Dobbins, I think, is more suited to be a COP RB, and the 3 teams I listed offer a role for that.
Redraft will entirely depend on landing spot. Could be an RB2 in the right situation, could struggle for flex value in others.
MAC_32
Footballguy
I kicked the tires on selling him a month or so ago and based on the feedback I received quickly pivoted to a hold.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Broncos and Raiders makes sense too. Sure, they will both draft a RB at some point, but how early?
In the Raiders case, probably 6th overall. Broncos probably day 2.
I got NFNL on and just as I was reading this thread I saw JK Dobbins name on the TV and they were doing some segment were they have best fits for FA's. Their ideal suggestion for Dobbins was returning to Baltimore. Terrible, had to turn it off. Even if went back to Baltimore how is that ideal for him?
As for buying him, he's not my type. I was wrong about him last year but it's concerning the Chargers don't seem overly zesty about resigning him and imagine if they come around it's going to be cheap cheap. And that concern is of course over his medicals. They took a cheap/ league minimum type deal shot on him and it worked out for them, but whatever they know about his medicals is not giving off any kind of vibe they want to make a tangible financial commitment to him. He's not someone I'd be looking to buy right now.
As for buying him, he's not my type. I was wrong about him last year but it's concerning the Chargers don't seem overly zesty about resigning him and imagine if they come around it's going to be cheap cheap. And that concern is of course over his medicals. They took a cheap/ league minimum type deal shot on him and it worked out for them, but whatever they know about his medicals is not giving off any kind of vibe they want to make a tangible financial commitment to him. He's not someone I'd be looking to buy right now.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I think he's a good buy for a late 2nd round / early to mid 3rd round pick. He's probably better than what you wll draft at that point and if he doesn't work out you're not out much. Just my opinion of course.
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Ahh, i have had Dobbins on the block but so far no offers. Admittedly only a few days.
I was assuming he wouldn't be signed until after the draft. Signing anywhere in the near term would be great. I have a win now team and a destination like Denver probably means he is a hold.
I was assuming he wouldn't be signed until after the draft. Signing anywhere in the near term would be great. I have a win now team and a destination like Denver probably means he is a hold.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I'm reading Broncos are pursing Dobbins, but I'm not going to post anything from these suspect sources. I wouldn't be surprised however, and it would be a great landing spot for him even if they do draft a RB later in the draft. It may indicate that they wouldn't draft one early. Same goes for the signing of Engram. They may not draft a TE or RB in the first round.
why?
I'd like to have Dobbins! (Or Chubb) (plus a rookie in the first two rounds)
FYI, there's almost zero talk on Denver local radio about Dobbins, so I'm guessing that your sources are suspect.
Since he wasn't signed in the first few days, and really since the Chargers didn't seem to be prioritizing re-signing him, seems to indicate something. Maybe it's health, maybe he wants too much money, no way to know just yet. The key here is no one made him a priority.
Now we are in a world where if he signs before the draft its a team filling a need so they don't have to spend a draft pick, but with the rookie class as loaded at RB as it supposedly is, then it makes more sense to explore spending a draft pick on a RB. Then after the draft you look at the veteran RBs to fill a hole if you couldn't fill it in the draft.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Yep, waiting also gets him out of the comp pick formula, which may be a driving factor for some in his market.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
How does that work?
MAC_32
Footballguy
I don't know the exact timing, but it's around the draft - only unrestricted free agents signed up to that date are captured in the comp pick formula. Anyone signed after that date are exempt from the calculation.
I think it's always the Monday after the NFL draft.
how valuable is an experienced/veteran RB to a team? my Broncos don't have one. Does a veteran RB's experience help with the other RBs?
Pass protection is where the edge would likely lie. A vet typically would know the protections better than a rookie. Teams don't want their QBs getting killed obviously. I can't speak to how good Dobbins is in pass protection.
As for you second question, I'm not sure. Think that is highly dependent on the person, and really, that's what coaches are for.
Denver's calling, pick up the phone!
Hankmoody
Footballguy
I think it's the teams waiting. They'd rather a rookie on a cost-controlled contract than a $3M+ vet with a fractured wheel.
Can someone explain how this can happen at this point in the off season?
The Chargers applied the unrestricted free-agent tender to Dobbins on Tuesday, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports.
The Chargers applied the unrestricted free-agent tender to Dobbins on Tuesday, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports.
Wait, what?
Howard Balzer
Two players received UFA tenders by Monday's deadline: LAC RB J.K. Dobbins, CLV WR Elijah Moore. If each player remains unsigned as of July 22 or first scheduled day of first NFL training camp, whichever is later, LAC and CLV retain exclusive negotiating rights to those players.
10:41 AM · Apr 29, 2025
So They can sign with any team, without restrictions, up to July 22?
Howard Balzer
Two players received UFA tenders by Monday's deadline: LAC RB J.K. Dobbins, CLV WR Elijah Moore. If each player remains unsigned as of July 22 or first scheduled day of first NFL training camp, whichever is later, LAC and CLV retain exclusive negotiating rights to those players.
10:41 AM · Apr 29, 2025
So They can sign with any team, without restrictions, up to July 22?
Terpman22
Footballguy
Packers should propose a rule making this illegal
Riffraff
Footballguy
None.
Needs to play a (nearly?) full season before being reliable enough to be a 1. Closest he came is 4 years ago and he only started 1 of 15 games.
Unreliable depth piece until then. But a #2 or #3 back, sure.
pinkstapler
Footballguy
He averaged a 70+% snap share from weeks 3-11 till he got injured week 12 last season. I'd agree the odds aren't in his favor due to injury history; but until that injury he was a low end RB1 for fantasy. If he's healthy, I don't see any reason he couldn't be the 1A with a 60% share in a situation like Dallas or Chicago have currently. Again, I wouldn't be putting money on it happening, but I think it's well above a 0% chance and would argue the closest he came was just last season, not 4 years ago. He missed 5 full games, and barely played another, and still finished RB24 on the season.
joey
Footballguy
some of us drafted Dobbins on the cheap last year and happily road him to very solid RB numbers until the wheels fell off in week 12. I assume that if he signs with Dallas or Chicago (and maybe even Denver) we’d be in a similar situation where you draft him as your RB3 or 4 and ride him if/while he’s hot.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
The Los Angeles Chargers placed the unrestricted free-agent tender on running back J.K. Dobbins on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The veteran remains eligible to sign with any team, but the Chargers will retain his exclusive negotiating rights if he does not. If he doesn't sign with a new team, he would be due $3.428 million in 2025. After coming back from a torn Achilles last season, Dobbins rushed for 905 yards and nine touchdowns. Surely, the former Baltimore Ravens second-round pick would prefer to play somewhere else after the team added Najee Harris via free agency and former North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This is a situation worth monitoring for fantasy football purposes.--Jackson Sparks - RotoBaller
Grid71
Footballguy
Thanks for posting this. When the 4th round UDFA was tagged, got me thinking Dobbins might have another shot. Why tag if he is dust?
Picked him up in the 16/17 rounds in several Underdog BBM6 drafts. Thought he could shoot up the boards several rounds if signed by Dallas, Chicago….
Don’t want to get too overweight but seems like a high upside option for free.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Sad case for an ultra-talented back whose career would look wildly different if he had not had the injuries he did. What could have been…
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Perhaps, but he looked good last year IMO, so I wouldn't be nailing his coffin just yet and his only 26.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Certainly could be a different story had he stayed healthy. Rooting for him, but not a lot of margin for error at this point (financially speaking).
