RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt, WAS (4 Viewers)

[Football Jones]

There's zero doubt in my mind Bill will eventually be used as a receiving weapon. I like what I see so far as a pass-catcher. That said, it's likely to be the last part of his game to be developed.

The Commanders know what they have in Bill, but he's a fairly raw rookie. I do expect them to put more on his plate as we get deeper into the season, though.

 

[dgreen]

Not too worried. He got the volume. Deebo banged up, no Terry. This offense will improve as will Bill's opportunities.

Agreed. No better time to buy Bill. Unfortunate result last night in overall fantasy points, but Chicago played pretty solid run D. Good sign they went right back to him after the fumble. He has officially taken over this backfield, and I believe his 3rd down snap share will only increase as he grows. Kingsbury alluded to this last week. This offense gets healthy and things should take off.

Yep. Last night was a step in the right direction for his future. Season-high 18 touches and CRod only played one snap. The downside was his fumble and if that's a problem going forward then he won't last long.

 

[elbowrm]

Looked like a botched handoff on the 1 that led to the Daniels TD and not a Bill TD

 

[ffmail4me]

And why isn't Bill getting more carries. Again started out VERY well and they just don't keep going to him. So frustrating.

 

[BlackCrowes]

Run outside OnE TIME please

 

[NajehHejan]

They run Bill up the middle into a brick wall and refuse to throw to him or even put him on the field in obvious passing situations. I hope he scores so I can trade him to someone not watching the games.

 

[NajehHejan]

Cowboys up 34-15

All McNichols the rest of the wsy

Bill’s not getting back in the game for the last quarter and a half

 

[ponchsox]

Can’t trust this guy. He’s an RB3/flex type.

 

[FantasyGuru24]

Can’t trust this guy. He’s an RB3/flex type.

Talent is clear cut RB1 .. Situation screams low end RB2 right now.

 

[ponchsox]

Can’t trust this guy. He’s an RB3/flex type.

Talent is clear cut RB1 .. Situation screams low end RB2 right now.

RB2? They won’t even give him the goal line TD runs.

 

[msudaisy26]

Can’t trust this guy. He’s an RB3/flex type.

Talent is clear cut RB1 .. Situation screams low end RB2 right now.

Barkely
CMC
Taylor
Jeanty
Gibbs
Skattebo
Jacobs
Kamara
Bijan
Bucky
Kyren
Cook
Achane
Breece
Henry
Judkins
Etienne

This guy is no where near an rb1 talent wise and that doesn't take into account Hampton who is hurt and another 6ish backs that you could argue.

 

[Football Jones]

We got what we wanted (starting, without a RBBC)...earlier in the season than most thought. Patience, people.

Bill is going to be a big-time FF RB.

 

[GreenNGold]

I'm not sure what is going on with Washington's play calling, but it has seemed really off all season so far, I still think there are better times ahead for JCM.

 

[ponchsox]

Looks like it’s back to a full blown committee to me.

 

[King of the Jungle]

I'm not sure what is going on with Washington's play calling, but it has seemed really off all season so far, I still think there are better times ahead for JCM.

I think missing their top two WRs is the issue.

 

[TLEF316]

Never fails. I start him when he stinks and when I bench him he pops off. Very frustrating

 

[TennesseeJed]

Never fails. I start him when he stinks and when I bench him he pops off. Very frustrating

You could do us all a solid and let us know when you start him…

 

[ponchsox]

Like Woody Marks, I don’t trust him at all now moving forward.

 

[Payne]

It's not Bill. It's a banged-up JD and not having your top three WR's.
I don't think it's the player, I think it's the situation.

 

[TartanLion]

Can only speak to dynasty but I only had two 4th round picks in one league and grabbed Bill and Horton. Very happy with both. Major fluctuations right now but I believe things will eventually settle down and that might not even be till next season tbh

 

[ponchsox]

It's not Bill. It's a banged-up JD and not having your top three WR's.
I don't think it's the player, I think it's the situation.

Bill seems like a game script dependent RB. They play the Chiefs this week, so could be another down week.

 

[Gally]

This guy is no where near an rb1 talent wise

I disagree with this. What I will say he is nowhere near a RB1 usage level.

Eye test he has all the abilities. Makes great cuts, good vision, great lateral movement and burst. His problem for FF purposes is usage. He has all the skills.

 

[msudaisy26]

This guy is no where near an rb1 talent wise

I disagree with this. What I will say he is nowhere near a RB1 usage level.

Eye test he has all the abilities. Makes great cuts, good vision, great lateral movement and burst. His problem for FF purposes is usage. He has all the skills.

We will have to agree to disagree. There are lots of guys in worse spots that are getting better results. When real rb1 talents were getting 12 to touches a game they Gibbs, Kamara, Bijan,.Nick Chubb with the Browns. etc and they weren't killing it, but doing a lot more than Bill is.

 

[BearsFan4Life]

Lost Daniels and can trade Bill for Stafford ...tempting but its dynasty

 

[steelcityman]

This guy is no where near an rb1 talent wise

I disagree with this. What I will say he is nowhere near a RB1 usage level.

Eye test he has all the abilities. Makes great cuts, good vision, great lateral movement and burst. His problem for FF purposes is usage. He has all the skills.

We will have to agree to disagree. There are lots of guys in worse spots that are getting better results. When real rb1 talents were getting 12 to touches a game they Gibbs, Kamara, Bijan,.Nick Chubb with the Browns. etc and they weren't killing it, but doing a lot more than Bill is.

those are/were elite talents. I dont think anyone expected him to be in that range. Just a solid RB2 on a fantasy team. Maybe someday McLaurin will come back and Deebo too, and we can see what it looks like with their full offense going.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

It’s Dallas time!

 

[Gally]

This guy is no where near an rb1 talent wise

I disagree with this. What I will say he is nowhere near a RB1 usage level.

Eye test he has all the abilities. Makes great cuts, good vision, great lateral movement and burst. His problem for FF purposes is usage. He has all the skills.

We will have to agree to disagree. There are lots of guys in worse spots that are getting better results. When real rb1 talents were getting 12 to touches a game they Gibbs, Kamara, Bijan,.Nick Chubb with the Browns. etc and they weren't killing it, but doing a lot more than Bill is.

.JCM's usage is maddening. First two carries yesterday went for close to 20 yds. He had great vision and cuts and ran hard with burst. Elite skills shown. As the game went on he was getting blasted essentially right when he touched the ball. They went away from him for long periods of time. Nothing to the outside to use his quickness and burst.

Comparing him to the super elite guys you did doesn't take away that JCM has some elite skills. Those guys were also used in very different ways. They were given the ball in space not on dives to the middle of the line where they were getting tackled as soon as they touched the ball.

We can agree to disagree but it is quite clear that you have taken his 7th round draft capital and stopped there in your evaluation without seeing his actual talents on the field. You even alluded to it previously that you will never take late round RB's. Which is fine. By and large it's a correct way to go. They don't pan out too often. But not every late round RB is created equal.

 

[msudaisy26]

This guy is no where near an rb1 talent wise

I disagree with this. What I will say he is nowhere near a RB1 usage level.

Eye test he has all the abilities. Makes great cuts, good vision, great lateral movement and burst. His problem for FF purposes is usage. He has all the skills.

We will have to agree to disagree. There are lots of guys in worse spots that are getting better results. When real rb1 talents were getting 12 to touches a game they Gibbs, Kamara, Bijan,.Nick Chubb with the Browns. etc and they weren't killing it, but doing a lot more than Bill is.

those are/were elite talents. I dont think anyone expected him to be in that range. Just a solid RB2 on a fantasy team. Maybe someday McLaurin will come back and Deebo too, and we can see what it looks like with their full offense going.

I have been saying this the whole time, except I thought he was more of a flex than rb2. While people in here telling me he was going to average 15 to 20 points a game the rest of the way, or how there was still 15ish rookies I would take over him long term.

 

[fatness]

Rushing
13/33/0, 2.54 yard average

Receiving
1/-1/0

(McNichols and Rodriguez had 5 total carries. )

 

[Football Jones]

The good news for Bill is there'll be a lot better days ahead this season. Dallas was keying on him. That's what you'd expect them to do with Terry and Deebo out.

The NFL is tough. Look at Barkley...barely averaging 3 yards a carry after 7 games (Bill is averaging over 5). You think all of a sudden Barkley fell off a cliff or is situation rearing its ugly head? Maybe a little of both, but it doesn't take much to swing things one way or the other.

I haven't seen anyone say Bill is going to put up monster numbers right away. For one, the offense has had a lot of injury issues (including QB) and that will definitely curtail his production. It might even get uglier if Daniels misses time with his latest injury, but I think the vast majority of FFers realize Bill is mostly a long play. That said, he's locked down the job sooner than most people thought so another roadblock is out of the way. Nothing is certain in the NFL, but I believe Bill pretty much has everything he needs (talent/situation) to excel eventually.

If you aren't high on Bill by now, you never will be...and that's ok. We all gotta put our bets down and see what happens.

 

[Gally]

Rushing
13/33/0, 2.54 yard average

Receiving
1/-1/0

(McNichols and Rodriguez had 5 total carries. )

And he didn't fumble.

 

[Don Quixote]

It's not Bill. It's a banged-up JD and not having your top three WR's.
I don't think it's the player, I think it's the situation.

Bill seems like a game script dependent RB. They play the Chiefs this week, so could be another down week.

Agree with this. They trust McNichols more on passing downs. Commanders were down early and mostly had to abandon the run.

 

[Gally]

It's not Bill. It's a banged-up JD and not having your top three WR's.
I don't think it's the player, I think it's the situation.

Bill seems like a game script dependent RB. They play the Chiefs this week, so could be another down week.

Agree with this. They trust McNichols more on passing downs. Commanders were down early and mostly had to abandon the run.

They weren't down that much early. It really didn't get blown up until Mariota threw the pick 6. They could have kept with the run game longer. They just needed some creativity. JCM diving into the middle of the line every rush isn't going to work.

 

[Don Quixote]

It's not Bill. It's a banged-up JD and not having your top three WR's.
I don't think it's the player, I think it's the situation.

Bill seems like a game script dependent RB. They play the Chiefs this week, so could be another down week.

Agree with this. They trust McNichols more on passing downs. Commanders were down early and mostly had to abandon the run.

They weren't down that much early. It really didn't get blown up until Mariota threw the pick 6. They could have kept with the run game longer. They just needed some creativity. JCM diving into the middle of the line every rush isn't going to work.

I did not feel that way. They were down by basically a couple of touchdowns at the half, and were chasing the Cowboys all game.

 

[Nameath]

With JCM’s speed and burst you would think that Kingsbury would design running plays to the outside. The way the Commanders staff has used him so far has been infuriating.

 

[Football Jones]

With JCM’s speed and burst you would think that Kingsbury would design running plays to the outside. The way the Commanders staff has used him so far has been infuriating.

I could've missed it, but I didn't see Washington run a toss sweep once. They obviously thought they could gash the Cowboys inside, but the LBs were keying on Bill and Kenny Clark has made a big difference in their run defense.

I think the creativity will come. For one, Bill looks like he's got plus hands. They could do much more with him in the passing game. Bill is one of their best offensive weapons so I suspect they'll integrate him more into the gameplan as he gets more experience.

We may not get rolling like we want until they get everyone healthy, though. Without their other star players, the more the D will key on Bill. What about Judkins? He had a good game without a lot of help, right? Yeah, he had one long TD run, averaged less than 2 YPC on his other 24 touches, no catches, got setup for 2 short TDs against a miserable D...and everyone is ecstatic, lol.

That's FF for you. It's all about dem points. There's not much separation between stud and dud some weeks.

 

[Faust]

@SleeperNFL
Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, via @goldmctNFL:

"This No. 22 that has jumped onto the scene is really, really good."

The Chiefs are allowing the 7th-most fantasy points to RBs this season… Bounce-back spot for Bill?

https://x.com/sleepernfl/status/1981827627288781138?s=61

 

[King of the Jungle]

@SleeperNFL
Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, via @goldmctNFL:

"This No. 22 that has jumped onto the scene is really, really good."

The Chiefs are allowing the 7th-most fantasy points to RBs this season… Bounce-back spot for Bill?

https://x.com/sleepernfl/status/1981827627288781138?s=61

Not if they are chasing the Chiefs all game.

 

[BlackCrowes]

@SleeperNFL
Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, via @goldmctNFL:

"This No. 22 that has jumped onto the scene is really, really good."

The Chiefs are allowing the 7th-most fantasy points to RBs this season… Bounce-back spot for Bill?

https://x.com/sleepernfl/status/1981827627288781138?s=61

Not if they are chasing the Chiefs all game.

That does seem to be the key. If this stays a one-score game he should get touches. If not…

 

[efactor]

@SleeperNFL
Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, via @goldmctNFL:

"This No. 22 that has jumped onto the scene is really, really good."

The Chiefs are allowing the 7th-most fantasy points to RBs this season… Bounce-back spot for Bill?

https://x.com/sleepernfl/status/1981827627288781138?s=61

Not if they are chasing the Chiefs all game.

And they will be

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

He’s listed at 5’11”, 208 pounds. That means he’s 5’9”, sub 200 and looks it. He needs a full NFL off-season. He’s been very good, but I expect him to be even better next season.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

With JCM’s speed and burst you would think that Kingsbury would design running plays to the outside. The way the Commanders staff has used him so far has been infuriating.

Battering ram. 2 yards and a cloud of dust. Then ignore for 20 mins.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

@SleeperNFL
Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, via @goldmctNFL:

"This No. 22 that has jumped onto the scene is really, really good."

The Chiefs are allowing the 7th-most fantasy points to RBs this season… Bounce-back spot for Bill?

https://x.com/sleepernfl/status/1981827627288781138?s=61

Not if they are chasing the Chiefs all game.

With Mariota starting I expect them to be down 2 scores before the Chiefs offense has 2 possessions.

 

[JohnnyU]

@SleeperNFL
Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, via @goldmctNFL:

"This No. 22 that has jumped onto the scene is really, really good."

The Chiefs are allowing the 7th-most fantasy points to RBs this season… Bounce-back spot for Bill?

https://x.com/sleepernfl/status/1981827627288781138?s=61

Not if they are chasing the Chiefs all game.

With Mariota starting I expect them to be down 2 scores before the Chiefs offense has 2 possessions.

They could spot Washington 28 points and the Chiefs would cover.

 

[ponchsox]

Bill = Ty’Son Williams

 

[cockroach]

The bill is overdue and no one is paying up.

 

[Nameath]

JCM is not a between the tackles runner. He's not involved in the passing game and is not even getting goal line carries. He’s on my bench until the other Redskin RBs get hurt.

 

[efactor]

Is he still “Special”?

 

[dblock05]

Droppable in redraft

 

[Football Jones]

Is he still “Special”?

Counting your chickens before they hatch, eh? Haha.

Bill is a buy in dynasty. Now is the time to get him for a reasonable price. I don't think you'll get him cheap...but maybe much cheaper than he was.