RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt, WAS (16 Viewers)

[rockaction]

Don’t roster him anymore but wheels the **** up, my fellow droogs!

 

[WVU Alum]

Did yard work this morning, scrambled to get him into my lineups right before kick.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I didn’t start him anywhere but I’m rooting for him.

 

[WVU Alum]

Ekeler for 5 yards. Bill would have got 15 and killed a linebacker.

 

[Don Quixote]

I don’t think he’s been on the field yet. Looking like Ekeler’s backfield (today anyway).

 

[Dez]

Depth charts are fun.
Giddens was the 3 in Indy behind Goodson all preseason guess who is inactive Goodson.
Mostert was going to be LV 3rd down back and he is inactive.

 

[(HULK)]

I don’t think he’s been on the field yet. Looking like Ekeler’s backfield (today anyway).

Commanders granting mercy to the Giants and holding back the secret weapon

 

[need2know]

Droppable

 

[(HULK)]

Droppable

They've had 2 drives so far

 

[(HULK)]

2 yards down, 1998 to go for 2025

 

[need2know]

Droppable

They've had 2 drives so far

You may be right

 

[ZADO]

TOUCHDOWN

 

[rockaction]

BOOM!

 

[Deamon]

Droppable

what now?

 

[WVU Alum]

Bill!

 

[-OZ-]

 

[Truebluey]

WE HAVE LIFTOFF!!

 

[Pip's Invitation]

IT’S HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TLEF316]

We did it!!

 

[VaTerp]

Looked good to me on all 4 of his carries thus far.

 

[need2know]

Droppable

what now?

I was joking

 

[(HULK)]

Droppable

what now?

I was joking

Half the posts in here are jokes. Any take too hard either direction is a joke, FYI.

Still, his value will continue to climb. And fast if he visits the end zone again.

 

[need2know]

Droppable

what now?

I was joking

Half the posts in here are jokes. Any take too hard either direction is a joke, FYI.

Still, his value will continue to climb. And fast if he visits the end zone again.

Got him on 3 teams. Im.rooting for bill

 

[Dez]

Was going super late in redraft (Got him in rounds 21, 18, 15) then when Robinson news broke to be traded shot up as high as round 5/6 then when Rodriguez is goal line back came out I was now back in the game got some 9/10 round shares before drafts closed. Still will be up and down with Ekeler there.

 

[Dez]

My biggest bummer of the dynasty season was I was set to take him in a couple dynasty leagues in slow drafts waited for hours ready to take him and then boom goes 1 pick in front of me in round 6 and 2 picks in front in round 6. Only got 1 share in dynasty in round 4 of a 16 team league.
Should just picked him sooner in the others.
In my 2 late dynasty rookie drafts I was going to take him mid 2nd went 1 and 2 picks before me in both.

 

[dgreen]

Ekeler got three drives and had 7 touches. Bill will 2 drives and 4 touches. We’ll see who gets the first drive of the 2nd half.

 

[dgreen]

Bill starts second half.

 

[dgreen]

But looks like Ekeler getting a 3rd and long snap. In the first half, I don’t think they alternated within the same drive.

 

[(HULK)]

But looks like Ekeler getting a 3rd and long snap. In the first half, I don’t think they alternated within the same drive.

I think this is their usage beyond today. Ekeler may still get 1st series though.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Ekeler is never going away. He’s the 3rd down/receiving back as long as he’s healthy. He’s good in that role.

 

[barackdhouse]

Pants?

Off

 

[Ilov80s]

Yeah the hype got really crazy but keeping in mind he was a 7th round pick who played 1 game of college football last year, thiis is a beautiful start.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Internet breaks

 

[ffmail4me]

Chooo Mother Truckin Chooo

 

[Deamon]

Solid start. Looks like he's going to be their guy. Only 10 carries but that's more than all other RBs combined.

 

[-OZ-]

Solid start. Looks like he's going to be their guy. Only 10 carries but that's more than all other RBs combined.

Honestly this seems about what we can expect here. TDs won’t happen every week but He looks good

 

[Da Franchise]

Perfect start. Zero mistakes. Several very good runs. He must have had a good week of practice for them to make Rodriguez inactive. The coaches confidence in him will grow.

 

[The Frankman]

Jacory Croskey-Merritt rushed 10 times for 82 yards and a touchdown in the Commanders’ Week 1 win over the Giants.

Austin Ekeler saw nearly all of the work on the Commanders’ first two drives, but Croskey-Merritt made his presence known once he hit the field. The seventh-round rookie broke off an 11-yard run on the Commanders’ fourth possession and put the finishing touches on that drive when he broke outside for a six-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter. His longest run came on the Commanders’ final possession when he broke up field for a 42-yard run to help put the game on ice. Croskey-Merritt saw 12 second-half snaps to Austin Ekeler’s 10 and saw seven opportunities to Ekeler’s two over the final two quarters. There’s little reason to think Croskey-Merritt, whose 82 rushing yards led the Commanders in Week 1, won’t have a bigger role going forward. His lack of receiving upside will cap is weekly outlook, making him a boom-or-bust RB2 against the Packers.
- Rotoworld

as @Da Franchise said, no real mistakes or bad plays observed. Keep stacking those games with production and his role will grow.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Wish I started him in one league. He’ll be in 3 lineups next week.

 

[barackdhouse]

I haven't seen the big run he broke in the 2nd half yet (40+ yarder) but I caught that TD and a couple other carries and he actually made it look easy and was incredibly nimble IMHO. Watch the TD and tell me how easy he won the corner after bouncing it. I think most guys get tackled in the flat.

 

[Football Jones]

Bill looked electric. That 7 or 8 yard burst he showed just past the LOS on the long run was eye-popping.

 

[Ilov80s]

I haven't seen the big run he broke in the 2nd half yet (40+ yarder) but I caught that TD and a couple other carries and he actually made it look easy and was incredibly nimble IMHO. Watch the TD and tell me how easy he won the corner after bouncing it. I think most guys get tackled in the flat.

It's a shotgun handoff, he gets up to full speed very quickly when he finds a lane and was able make a guy miss in the open field.

 

[ffmail4me]

Ashton Jeanty 38 yards
Mr. Bill 82 yards

Just sayin, Bill should have been the 1.1 pick

 

[FarFromHome]

Fantasy football nerds are a fickle bunch. 4th on the depth chart? Absolute crickets in this thread. Decent game? Trending chest bumping. Ha ha

 

[ponchsox]

Can’t get him in my lineup yet but he’s looking real good as a plug and play RB2

 

[Banger]

Fantasy football nerds are a fickle bunch. 4th on the depth chart? Absolute crickets in this thread. Decent game? Trending chest bumping. Ha ha

agreed..basing arguments on draft position and then depth chart is silly . Every situation is unique. I do still worry about opportunity but he’s clearly the best rb on the roster.

 

[dgreen]

Just to try to temper expectations…

He only had 10 touches (and one target) in a game that Washington controlled from start to finish. He only had 50% of the RB carries. McNichols had snaps in important parts of the game. It will be interesting to see whether or not it grows into a larger role or if week one represented their ideal.

Unfortunately, I think the only way he consistently gets close to 20 touches is if Ekeler is injured.

But, he looks the part and passes the eye test. So smooth.

 

[dgreen]

Snap counts:

Ekeler - 33
Bill - 23
McNichols - 13

The team ran 70 plays. Last year they averaged 64.8 plays/game.

 

[kupcho1]

Don’t roster him anymore but wheels the **** up, my fellow droogs!

Expect a call from my attorneys.

 

[shadrap]

I don't see the love. Eckler on passing downs & Rodriguez on short yardage.

I was wrong. guy looked really good. wish I had him in anything.