RB Jerick McKinnon, KC (1 Viewer)

[Dizzy]

So the guy was afraid to tackle Peppers... doesn't mean he's not fit to back up Asiata.

Sorry, but that was a weak effort on that particular play. I was laughing because it almost looked to me like a guy that was trying to give the impression that he was giving it all he had and looking for someone to block him at the same time. Maybe it was the camera angle, but it sure looked like he could have dove into Peppers legs at any moment up until that "pancake" block.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Jerick McKinnon rushed 11 times for 40 yards and caught six passes for 42 yards against the Lions Week 6.

McKinnon out-touched Matt Asiata 17-3 and dominated the running back snaps all game. McKinnon made several nice blocks in blitz pickup, and stayed on the field even when the Vikings went into hurry up mode. It was only one game, but it appears McKinnon has become the starting running back in Minnesota. He is still just an RB3/FLEX, but has the talent to develop into a every-week starting option this season.

Oct 12 - 4:48 PM

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Jerick McKinnon started and out-snapped Matt Asiata 48-15 in Sunday's loss to the Lions.



We have a much-needed changing of the guard, as players were informed early in the week that McKinnon would be getting the nod. He ended up out-touching plodder Asiata 17-3, recording 82 total yards against an excellent Lions defensive front. "It's not up to me; it’s up to the coaches," Asiata said on playing time. "I'm a team player and I do whatever the coaches tell me to do." With the athletically freakish McKinnon now freed, he'll carry a ton of upside in fantasy leagues. A tough Week 7 matchup against Buffalo will be followed by four softer ones against Tampa, Washington, Chicago, and Green Bay. Fantasy owners can consider dropping Asiata for higher-ceiling waiver additions.

Related: Matt Asiata

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Oct 13 - 8:45 AM

 

[tandl71]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Wait until he goes up against some of the weaker defenses while getting the same amount of touches.

 

[ShaHBucks]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I'm heavily invested here, so I'm excited. Norv Turner just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I'm sure he'll find a way to fk this up for us. Here's to the Vikans new franchise RB :starts slow clap:

 

[LawFitz]

Much of this depends on Teddy playing better than he has recently. Slow the int's, bro.

After the Bills next week, Vikings get five weak defenses sandwiched around their bye, before finishing the season with three tough ones, including Det who just dominated them in Minnesota.

 

[cvnpoka]

i sure hope hes the new starter. i have im and asiata on a few teams but i would much prefer this guy getting touches. im terrified next week we will see the script flipped.

 

[FUBAR]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I like that his value is increasing but he sits on my taxi squad unless someone sells the farm for him.

It is nice to see him do well.

 

[TheFanatic]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I actually am in that same boat 2-4. But I lost three starting RB's and not just ADP (Ingram and Matthews). I need Oliver and McKinnon to go off for me to about 8-0 to make the playoffs...

 

[TheFanatic]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I'm heavily invested here, so I'm excited. Norv Turner just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I'm sure he'll find a way to fk this up for us. Here's to the Vikans new franchise RB :starts slow clap:

I want whatever RB Norv Turner is coaching. Period.

 

[SameSongNDance]

Will likely be starting him over A. Williams in the short-term as my RB2 in PPR. Long-term as well although MIN's run schedule is so-so. I think he's going to be an every week RB2 in PPR regardless of the match-up however.

 

[JFS171]

Frankly, seeing a small school RB-coversion (remember he played QB, RB, and a couple other spots for GA Southern) flash so early in his career is very promising to me. I loved the passing game involvement as we all know Norv expects his RBs to catch the ball. That gives a solid floor for his fantasy value. With the athletic profile, it's very hard to not be excited at this point. I own Jerick everywhere and have been a big fan all season. You could see the talent on his touches… but the timeline was forced by the Peterson situation.

I'm not ready to anoint him the next big thing, but I sure love owning him in dynasty, and I wouldn't be shocked if he's a roster cornerstone by the end of season. He's dripping with talent.

17-20 touches against anyone other than Detroit's D is going to make for some pretty nice weeks in fantasy.

 

[ShaHBucks]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I'm heavily invested here, so I'm excited. Norv Turner just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I'm sure he'll find a way to fk this up for us. Here's to the Vikans new franchise RB :starts slow clap:

I want whatever RB Norv Turner is coaching. Period.

He is a terrible coach. Whatever credit he receives from coaching SD belongs to Marty Schottenhiemer. Norv was busy not using Sproles while he was coach. Vjax was underutilized (see C. Patterson now). We all thought Rivers was finished while he was there. Turns out all he needed was a new coach so he possible win a MVP award!

He was 49-59-1 as the Skins coach then fired mid-season.

He almost ruined #1 overall pick A. Smith as the 9'ers O-C in 06. A. Smith is still a laughing stock because of it, despite winning a lot of games since he's played for a few decent coaches.

He was horrible as the Raiders coach and was fired.. 9-23 record

SD was loaded when he took over. He managed to toss them off a cliff.

Landed a gig with the Browns... fired in a year for pushing Brandon Weedon over Hoyer/Campbell. The Browns look fine to me now.

Now he's going to ruin Patterson, Bridgewater and whoever he can grab hold of. His resume is a joke. I don't want anything to do with his players if I can. It only took this many games of getting blown out while you're steady running screen passes to a slow Matt Asiata to get McKinnon majority of the touches. I own a ton of McKinnon based on his athleticism/potential. I actually had to stop myself from drafting him in so many leagues because I seen what happens to AP's backups. I would not consider owning any player because of Norv Turner. He's a fraud.

 

[ShaHBucks]

One other reason not to be excited http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/McKinnon-Looks-Back-On-His-First-NFL-Start/8c147c19-e0de-4056-b718-5d36ab63afb9?campaign=social_20141013_33555467

 

[SameSongNDance]

One other reason not to be excited http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/McKinnon-Looks-Back-On-His-First-NFL-Start/8c147c19-e0de-4056-b718-5d36ab63afb9?campaign=social_20141013_33555467

It doesn't get much worse than that game and they still left him in. I feel like they'll manufacture him touches regardless.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I'm heavily invested here, so I'm excited. Norv Turner just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I'm sure he'll find a way to fk this up for us. Here's to the Vikans new franchise RB :starts slow clap:

I want whatever RB Norv Turner is coaching. Period.

He is a terrible coach. Whatever credit he receives from coaching SD belongs to Marty Schottenhiemer. Norv was busy not using Sproles while he was coach. Vjax was underutilized (see C. Patterson now). We all thought Rivers was finished while he was there. Turns out all he needed was a new coach so he possible win a MVP award!

He was 49-59-1 as the Skins coach then fired mid-season.

He almost ruined #1 overall pick A. Smith as the 9'ers O-C in 06. A. Smith is still a laughing stock because of it, despite winning a lot of games since he's played for a few decent coaches.

He was horrible as the Raiders coach and was fired.. 9-23 record

SD was loaded when he took over. He managed to toss them off a cliff.

Landed a gig with the Browns... fired in a year for pushing Brandon Weedon over Hoyer/Campbell. The Browns look fine to me now.

Now he's going to ruin Patterson, Bridgewater and whoever he can grab hold of. His resume is a joke. I don't want anything to do with his players if I can. It only took this many games of getting blown out while you're steady running screen passes to a slow Matt Asiata to get McKinnon majority of the touches. I own a ton of McKinnon based on his athleticism/potential. I actually had to stop myself from drafting him in so many leagues because I seen what happens to AP's backups. I would not consider owning any player because of Norv Turner. He's a fraud.

He seems to get a ton of credit for Emmit Smith and Ladalian Tomlinson - maybe those guys were just good?

 

[ShaHBucks]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I'm heavily invested here, so I'm excited. Norv Turner just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I'm sure he'll find a way to fk this up for us. Here's to the Vikans new franchise RB :starts slow clap:

I want whatever RB Norv Turner is coaching. Period.

He is a terrible coach. Whatever credit he receives from coaching SD belongs to Marty Schottenhiemer. Norv was busy not using Sproles while he was coach. Vjax was underutilized (see C. Patterson now). We all thought Rivers was finished while he was there. Turns out all he needed was a new coach so he possible win a MVP award!He was 49-59-1 as the Skins coach then fired mid-season.

He almost ruined #1 overall pick A. Smith as the 9'ers O-C in 06. A. Smith is still a laughing stock because of it, despite winning a lot of games since he's played for a few decent coaches.

He was horrible as the Raiders coach and was fired.. 9-23 record

SD was loaded when he took over. He managed to toss them off a cliff.

Landed a gig with the Browns... fired in a year for pushing Brandon Weedon over Hoyer/Campbell. The Browns look fine to me now.

Now he's going to ruin Patterson, Bridgewater and whoever he can grab hold of. His resume is a joke. I don't want anything to do with his players if I can. It only took this many games of getting blown out while you're steady running screen passes to a slow Matt Asiata to get McKinnon majority of the touches. I own a ton of McKinnon based on his athleticism/potential. I actually had to stop myself from drafting him in so many leagues because I seen what happens to AP's backups. I would not consider owning any player because of Norv Turner. He's a fraud.

He seems to get a ton of credit for Emmit Smith and Ladalian Tomlinson - maybe those guys were just good?

You might be on to something...

 

[Ghost Rider]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I don't trust the Vikings coaches that they'll use the same RB as the featured guy from week to week, and with the report out about how Zimmer wants to punish players for being late to meetings, you can't help but wonder if that is what happened to Asiata yesterday; it's not like McKinnon drastically outplayed him the week before to steal the job from him. If McKinnon gets the bulk of the touches again next week, then, maybe, just maybe, I'll buy into him being the number 1 RB in Minnesota, but not after a single game in which the offense as a whole was putrid.

 

[TheFanatic]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

I'm heavily invested here, so I'm excited. Norv Turner just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I'm sure he'll find a way to fk this up for us. Here's to the Vikans new franchise RB :starts slow clap:

I want whatever RB Norv Turner is coaching. Period.

He is a terrible coach. Whatever credit he receives from coaching SD belongs to Marty Schottenhiemer. Norv was busy not using Sproles while he was coach. Vjax was underutilized (see C. Patterson now). We all thought Rivers was finished while he was there. Turns out all he needed was a new coach so he possible win a MVP award!

He was 49-59-1 as the Skins coach then fired mid-season.

He almost ruined #1 overall pick A. Smith as the 9'ers O-C in 06. A. Smith is still a laughing stock because of it, despite winning a lot of games since he's played for a few decent coaches.

He was horrible as the Raiders coach and was fired.. 9-23 record

SD was loaded when he took over. He managed to toss them off a cliff.

Landed a gig with the Browns... fired in a year for pushing Brandon Weedon over Hoyer/Campbell. The Browns look fine to me now.

Now he's going to ruin Patterson, Bridgewater and whoever he can grab hold of. His resume is a joke. I don't want anything to do with his players if I can. It only took this many games of getting blown out while you're steady running screen passes to a slow Matt Asiata to get McKinnon majority of the touches. I own a ton of McKinnon based on his athleticism/potential. I actually had to stop myself from drafting him in so many leagues because I seen what happens to AP's backups. I would not consider owning any player because of Norv Turner. He's a fraud.

He seems to get a ton of credit for Emmit Smith and Ladalian Tomlinson - maybe those guys were just good?

I don't know what he did to Alex Smith or whatever else he may or may not have screwed up, but he did a pretty good job with Running Backs. Maybe Emmit and LT were just good. But they have coaches there for a reason and don't just have the players show up on Sunday to run around in pads and play a game.

And don't forget Stephen Davis. Remember him? Fullback that was moved to RB and led the league in rushing twice. I suppose he was just good too?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

And don't forget Stephen Davis. Remember him? Fullback that was moved to RB and led the league in rushing twice. I suppose he was just good too?

Yes, he was.

1999* 25 WAS RB 48 14 14 290 1405 17 76 4.8 100.4 20.7 28 23 111 4.8 0 21 1.6 7.9 1516 17 4 13

2000* 26 WAS RB 48 15 15 332 1318 11 50 4.0 87.9 22.1 49 33 313 9.5 0 39 2.2 20.9 1631 11 4 11

2001 27 WAS RB 48 16 16 356 1432 5 32 4.0 89.5 22.3 37 28 205 7.3 0 29 1.8 12.8 1637 5 6 10

2002 28 WAS RB 48 12 12 207 820 7 33 4.0 68.3 17.3 33 23 142 6.2 1 14 1.9 11.8 962 8 4 5

2003* 29 CAR RB 48 14 14 318 1444 8 40 4.5 103.1 22.7 17 14 159 11.4 0 25 1.0 11.4 1603 8 3 11

Only 1999 and 2000 were with Norv. He had great seasons with Jimmy Raye and Dan Henning as his OC as well.

 

[SayWhat?]

One other reason not to be excited http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/McKinnon-Looks-Back-On-His-First-NFL-Start/8c147c19-e0de-4056-b718-5d36ab63afb9?campaign=social_20141013_33555467

What's the reason, that the press asked him why he lost a one on one blitz pickup?

 

[TheFanatic]

And don't forget Stephen Davis. Remember him? Fullback that was moved to RB and led the league in rushing twice. I suppose he was just good too?

Yes, he was.

1999* 25 WAS RB 48 14 14 290 1405 17 76 4.8 100.4 20.7 28 23 111 4.8 0 21 1.6 7.9 1516 17 4 13

2000* 26 WAS RB 48 15 15 332 1318 11 50 4.0 87.9 22.1 49 33 313 9.5 0 39 2.2 20.9 1631 11 4 11

2001 27 WAS RB 48 16 16 356 1432 5 32 4.0 89.5 22.3 37 28 205 7.3 0 29 1.8 12.8 1637 5 6 10

2002 28 WAS RB 48 12 12 207 820 7 33 4.0 68.3 17.3 33 23 142 6.2 1 14 1.9 11.8 962 8 4 5

2003* 29 CAR RB 48 14 14 318 1444 8 40 4.5 103.1 22.7 17 14 159 11.4 0 25 1.0 11.4 1603 8 3 11

Only 1999 and 2000 were with Norv. He had great seasons with Jimmy Raye and Dan Henning as his OC as well.

He came into the league in 1996 when Norv was the head coach. He was moved to RB under Norv from Fullback. He broke out because Norv started him and fed him the rock over and over and he went from Fullback/backup RB to stud.

But, I get it. In hindsight your vision is 20/20 and there's no way that Norv Turner could help those three RB's become who they were. They were good on their own. Had nothing to do with Norv. He just found lightning in a bottle... three times. Yeah, I can see how someone would assume he was just there to watch these guys and lucked into having them on his roster. He had all three of these guys on his team from either their rookie season or second season. I can see how someone would think that a head coach or an OC would have little or no impact that early on in a guy's career. That makes perfect sense. You have convinced me. Norv Turner really has nothing to do with a RB's success, particularly the LT's Emmitt Smith and Stephen Davis.

 

[ShaHBucks]

One other reason not to be excited http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/McKinnon-Looks-Back-On-His-First-NFL-Start/8c147c19-e0de-4056-b718-5d36ab63afb9?campaign=social_20141013_33555467

What's the reason, that the press asked him why he lost a one on one blitz pickup?

Apparently that is a cardinal sin for rookie RBs. He doesn't even know who's starting next is another.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

And don't forget Stephen Davis. Remember him? Fullback that was moved to RB and led the league in rushing twice. I suppose he was just good too?

Yes, he was.

1999* 25 WAS RB 48 14 14 290 1405 17 76 4.8 100.4 20.7 28 23 111 4.8 0 21 1.6 7.9 1516 17 4 13

2000* 26 WAS RB 48 15 15 332 1318 11 50 4.0 87.9 22.1 49 33 313 9.5 0 39 2.2 20.9 1631 11 4 11

2001 27 WAS RB 48 16 16 356 1432 5 32 4.0 89.5 22.3 37 28 205 7.3 0 29 1.8 12.8 1637 5 6 10

2002 28 WAS RB 48 12 12 207 820 7 33 4.0 68.3 17.3 33 23 142 6.2 1 14 1.9 11.8 962 8 4 5

2003* 29 CAR RB 48 14 14 318 1444 8 40 4.5 103.1 22.7 17 14 159 11.4 0 25 1.0 11.4 1603 8 3 11

Only 1999 and 2000 were with Norv. He had great seasons with Jimmy Raye and Dan Henning as his OC as well.

He came into the league in 1996 when Norv was the head coach. He was moved to RB under Norv from Fullback. He broke out because Norv started him and fed him the rock over and over and he went from Fullback/backup RB to stud.

But, I get it. In hindsight your vision is 20/20 and there's no way that Norv Turner could help those three RB's become who they were. They were good on their own. Had nothing to do with Norv. He just found lightning in a bottle... three times. Yeah, I can see how someone would assume he was just there to watch these guys and lucked into having them on his roster. He had all three of these guys on his team from either their rookie season or second season. I can see how someone would think that a head coach or an OC would have little or no impact that early on in a guy's career. That makes perfect sense. You have convinced me. Norv Turner really has nothing to do with a RB's success, particularly the LT's Emmitt Smith and Stephen Davis.

So your position is that Emmitt Smith and LT2 were the products of Norvell's play calling?

 

[mnmplayer]

Glad things are pointing to McKinnon taking over. Almost time to drop Asiata. I'll never forget the 3TD game Asiata gave me with Gio on bye.

 

[Slapdash]

The silence is deafening. No excitement from McKinnon owners like me? Are you all in a 2-4 hole like I am? GO JERRICK!

<sigh>

As a dynasty owner, I always thought this day would come. Floored it happened so quickly. Wish I would have grabbed him in my more redraft-esque leagues.

 

[ShaHBucks]

And don't forget Stephen Davis. Remember him? Fullback that was moved to RB and led the league in rushing twice. I suppose he was just good too?

Yes, he was.

1999* 25 WAS RB 48 14 14 290 1405 17 76 4.8 100.4 20.7 28 23 111 4.8 0 21 1.6 7.9 1516 17 4 13

2000* 26 WAS RB 48 15 15 332 1318 11 50 4.0 87.9 22.1 49 33 313 9.5 0 39 2.2 20.9 1631 11 4 11

2001 27 WAS RB 48 16 16 356 1432 5 32 4.0 89.5 22.3 37 28 205 7.3 0 29 1.8 12.8 1637 5 6 10

2002 28 WAS RB 48 12 12 207 820 7 33 4.0 68.3 17.3 33 23 142 6.2 1 14 1.9 11.8 962 8 4 5

2003* 29 CAR RB 48 14 14 318 1444 8 40 4.5 103.1 22.7 17 14 159 11.4 0 25 1.0 11.4 1603 8 3 11

Only 1999 and 2000 were with Norv. He had great seasons with Jimmy Raye and Dan Henning as his OC as well.

He came into the league in 1996 when Norv was the head coach. He was moved to RB under Norv from Fullback. He broke out because Norv started him and fed him the rock over and over and he went from Fullback/backup RB to stud.

But, I get it. In hindsight your vision is 20/20 and there's no way that Norv Turner could help those three RB's become who they were. They were good on their own. Had nothing to do with Norv. He just found lightning in a bottle... three times. Yeah, I can see how someone would assume he was just there to watch these guys and lucked into having them on his roster. He had all three of these guys on his team from either their rookie season or second season. I can see how someone would think that a head coach or an OC would have little or no impact that early on in a guy's career. That makes perfect sense. You have convinced me. Norv Turner really has nothing to do with a RB's success, particularly the LT's Emmitt Smith and Stephen Davis.

So your position is that Emmitt Smith and LT2 were the products of Norvell's play calling?

I have to find Emmitt's HoF speech online somewhere. I'm sure he dedicated much of it to Norv Turner. Really, Norv Turner should still pay tides to Jimmy Johnson and Troy Aikman for the continued respect/employment he gets in the league. He's a disaster waiting to happen.

Norv was responsible for LT? Really?! Just go look at the results. LT was in his absolute prime in Norv's absence. When Norv was HC it was downhill from there. The year prior to Turner becoming HC LT had a year for the history books. Post-Norv he still had a decent season for the Jets.

If you want to give Norv Turner credit for giving a few guys touches until the decided to retire (Rickey Williams) then go ahead, but chasing Ryan Matthews and Trent Richardson just because hasn't worked out lately. If McKinnon is going to be a thing, it will be on his own merit and not this joke of a coach.

 

[Tanner9919]

man, this is going to be an eventful waiver wire night..McKinnon or Mason..

Vereen? Crowell, if not already rostered..

didn't think Asiata would fall so fast.

 

[C-Bound]

McKinnon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mason

 

[ShaHBucks]

I think I'm looking to flip McKinnon this week. This offense stinks. He's a talent, but I wouldn't be afraid of trading up.

 

[groin pains]

What type of offers are you guys getting for McKinnon? Many in my 12 team league have inquired about him, and may consider moving him for a WR.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

pay tides?

 

[ShaHBucks]

What type of offers are you guys getting for McKinnon? Many in my 12 team league have inquired about him, and may consider moving him for a WR.

I'm getting pretty bad offers this week in my 12-team redraft league. One guy said he would have accepted McKinnon/K.Davis/J. Cook for J. Cameron/ A. Blue, in a league where I have J. Graham, but I pulled it off the table. He just traded for Ansiana recently. That was this Sunday. He still wants to do it.

When the AP news broke, I was able to move he and L. Murray for D. Marting and B. Rainey in a 12-team ppr dynasty league. This was from a really aggressive owner though.

I had a few other inquiries in other leagues, but no offers. If I get something done I will post it.

 

[Biabreakable]

pay tides?

It is the undertow that really gets you. Similarly to compounding interest.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Jerick McKinnon - RB - Vikings

According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, it "looks as if" Jerick McKinnon will remain the Vikings' starter for Week 7 despite coach Mike Zimmer's desire to get Matt Asiata more involved.

Zimmer, an old-school firebrand, said Wednesday that the Vikes must get the "dependable" Asiata more involved after he was limited to three touches in Week 6. However, reporter Matt Vensel believes McKinnon will still be "given an chance to settle in as the starter." McKinnon is a borderline RB2 for Sunday's game against the Bills, while Asiata is a desperation RB3.

Related: Matt Asiata

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Oct 16 - 2:26 PM

 

[One]

McKinnon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mason

I'll take Mason's talent over McKinnon. Only prefer McKinnon this week based on opportunity.

 

[mnmplayer]

If you look at McKinnon's career thus far, people would be doing backflips for this guy under different circumstances. A lot of the pre-season hype was not there because he was playing behind AP. If the AP news broke on say, Aug 1st, I think he would have been touted as a guy that would come on strong by the 2nd half of the season unseating Asiata as the starter. He would have been a draft darling like some other talented rookie RBs in the past which were headed for a good situation. Everyone would know his freakish combine numbers, etc. as they would be touted daily pre-draft. As far as rookie RBs go this season, the combination of talent/opportunity/situation is just not there with any other RB of this class. He has all three going for him in spades.

1. talent (freak; has shown good vision)

2. opportunity (starter now)

3. Minn run blocking rated A to start season.

It has potential to be a sweet ride weeks 8-16 provided he survives week7 by staying in the starter role.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

And don't forget Stephen Davis. Remember him? Fullback that was moved to RB and led the league in rushing twice. I suppose he was just good too?

Yes, he was.

1999* 25 WAS RB 48 14 14 290 1405 17 76 4.8 100.4 20.7 28 23 111 4.8 0 21 1.6 7.9 1516 17 4 13

2000* 26 WAS RB 48 15 15 332 1318 11 50 4.0 87.9 22.1 49 33 313 9.5 0 39 2.2 20.9 1631 11 4 11

2001 27 WAS RB 48 16 16 356 1432 5 32 4.0 89.5 22.3 37 28 205 7.3 0 29 1.8 12.8 1637 5 6 10

2002 28 WAS RB 48 12 12 207 820 7 33 4.0 68.3 17.3 33 23 142 6.2 1 14 1.9 11.8 962 8 4 5

2003* 29 CAR RB 48 14 14 318 1444 8 40 4.5 103.1 22.7 17 14 159 11.4 0 25 1.0 11.4 1603 8 3 11

Only 1999 and 2000 were with Norv. He had great seasons with Jimmy Raye and Dan Henning as his OC as well.

 

[TheFanatic]

And don't forget Stephen Davis. Remember him? Fullback that was moved to RB and led the league in rushing twice. I suppose he was just good too?

Yes, he was.

1999* 25 WAS RB 48 14 14 290 1405 17 76 4.8 100.4 20.7 28 23 111 4.8 0 21 1.6 7.9 1516 17 4 13

2000* 26 WAS RB 48 15 15 332 1318 11 50 4.0 87.9 22.1 49 33 313 9.5 0 39 2.2 20.9 1631 11 4 11

2001 27 WAS RB 48 16 16 356 1432 5 32 4.0 89.5 22.3 37 28 205 7.3 0 29 1.8 12.8 1637 5 6 10

2002 28 WAS RB 48 12 12 207 820 7 33 4.0 68.3 17.3 33 23 142 6.2 1 14 1.9 11.8 962 8 4 5

2003* 29 CAR RB 48 14 14 318 1444 8 40 4.5 103.1 22.7 17 14 159 11.4 0 25 1.0 11.4 1603 8 3 11

Only 1999 and 2000 were with Norv. He had great seasons with Jimmy Raye and Dan Henning as his OC as well.

So he got lucky with Emmitt Smith. I can see that. And then he caught lightning in the bottle again with LT. Seems to be a pattern. Then again with Stephen Davis who was drafted as a FB. Yeah, I'm sure he had no impact on those players whatsoever.

If a team loses, the coach gets all the blame. If they win, it's despite the coach. Nobody catches lightning in the bottle over and over and over again. But since it seems to happen around Norv with RB's, who's to say it can't happen with McKinnon under Norv. He may be terrible at winning games and taking the team deep into the playoffs other than in Dallas, but he develops RB's. To not give the guy any credit at all simply because he has a losing record is naive and stupid. That's the equivalent to assuming Troy Aikman was a great Fantasy QB because he won so much and is now in the HOF.

 

[Biabreakable]

Norv Turner has had bad luck the last couple of seasons with Trent Richardson being traded last season leading to career number of passing attempts with QB who were not good. Now he loses Adrian Peterson after the 1st game with the Vikings.

I think Turner wants a RB to be the focal point of his offense. Jerick McKinnon was drafted to play a complimentary role to Peterson this season then possibly an expanded role in up coming seasons. That time table has been moved forward without Peterson available.

I don't think any coach wants to be starting a rookie QB and a rookie RB at the same time. But Bridgewater and McKinnon give the Vikings the best chance to win right now. So trial by fire. The entire team is very young with a new coaching staff as well. There are going to be growing pains. What was perhaps the most unexpected is the poor offensive line play, as that area has been considered a strength in the past. Having a rookies at QB and RB will contribute some to that but not as much as Ponder Asiata will.

 

[Dondante]

Anyone starting this guy this week? Over who?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Anyone starting this guy this week? Over who?

I started him over S. Jackson.

 

[SameSongNDance]

I'm having a tough time inserting him into my line-up and that's even over guys like A Williams in my RB2 slot and even Witten/Cook in my flex (1.5 PPR for TEs). It has a lot to do with the match-up, as BUF is allowing the least points to RBs in standard, 3rd least in PPR. BUF also has 17 sacks on the season, so this talk about getting Asiata more touches might be necessary this week. I'm taking a wait and see approach. I'd feel more comfortable if I knew the volume would be there.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Got him going in a bunch of leagues again as a last flex starter mostly, but hate the matchup.

I believe the coaches have made the switch permanent, and recognize they need to get him playing time. i.e. Asiata may play bigger role than last week, but it's JK's show now. Time will tell.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

yes, but my choices are horrendous with McCoy on bye. CJ0K, Hyde, Storm,

 

[mnmplayer]

I dropped Asiata (which might have been too early) for a bye week QB filler, so I feel like McKinnon is the play going forward, however he is not starting for me this week either in a keep3 league. I have better options, but I have a feeling I will be keeping McKinnon next year. He's a strong RB3 for me at this point, but I have Demarco Murray so a little anxious to see how he holds up. I have a feeling I might be forced into using McKinnon a lot going forward, but not this week.

 

[cvnpoka]

struggling to decide between him and gore in ppr. proly go with mckinnon as his reception upside is much higher.

 

[FUBAR]

Anyone starting this guy this week? Over who?

tempting over Colston or K. Wright (flex) but he's on my taxi squad and I'll probably keep him there.

other league - tempted to start him as Rb2 over Alfred Morris, but AlMo has a good matchup.

 

[TheFanatic]

I'm starting him, but only because of byes. I finally have guys getting healthy at RB with Ingram but byes for my WR's have him in as my flex. Not at all confident.