RaidersAreOne
Footballguy
I hope Hampton misses more time.
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RB Kimani Vidal, LAC (2 Viewers)
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Dez
Footballguy
Sean Tucker had 2 carries this week with Bucky coming back. You never know.
RaidersAreOne
Footballguy
It was fun while it lasted.
Fool's gold perhaps
fatness
Footballguy
You might be right but I don't think so. Vidal's a genuinely good RB right now and I doubt he'll go away.
It's possible. I like him and don't think he's terrible or anything. Just considering his career so far it seems like it would be a massive outlier for him to be like an Eckler 2.0. A couple years as an RB2ish guy seems like his ceiling. He should be rostered for sure. Saying whatever happens he's "golden" is foolish to me, hence the reply.
InDitkaWeTrust
Footballguy
Right. You don't draft a 1st round RB if there's a guy already on the roster who can carry the load. Vidal will most likely move back into a backup role getting less than 10% of the weekly touches. It's on this staff to PROVE that Hampton is the guy.
joey
Footballguy
Agreed. All I can say to Vidal (who I roster across 5 leagues where I’ve been starting him) is:
thank you for your service.
sushinsky4tsar
Footballguy
I think there are also some Hampton owners that don't want to believe that Vidal will mix in and the spigot might not turn on fully for week 14 or even the opening round of the fantasy playoffs. That said, no plans to use Vidal in dynasty, though I think you could take a shot in week *14* if desperate. In re-draft, I'm not feeling great about firing up Hampton in the opening round of week 15 playoffs, but we'll see how week 14 goes. I don't think I'll have a better option.
For Vidal in dynasty, I'm most interested in where he ranks amongst the "next RB up" tier and whether he did enough to keep any significant additions out of the backfield. Scanning through KTC dynasty values, it appears he's about the 8th-10th highest valued backup.
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Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Sort of an odd take, given that they started the season intending to split carries between Hampton and Najee. I’d fully anticipate Vidal getting 30% of touches even if/when Hampton is fully healthy.
InDitkaWeTrust
Footballguy
They planned on splitting carries between a rookie and a season vet. No surprise there. Once the vet went down in game 3, Hampton was essentially the bell cow. Vidal didn't get touches until Hampton was injured. If Hampton is back, I would expect him to once again fall into the bell cow roll. Seems like a pretty logical take, no?
B Maverick
Footballguy
At the time Harris went down, Vidal had not done anything of note. He has now, he's shown he can carry the load. And a Harbaugh team will look to run, esp with a banged up Herbert. I would expect a fit Hampton to be the lead but Vidal will get carries. I do not think a 60/40 to 70/30 split range is out of the question now.
RaidersAreOne
Footballguy
You don't want to rush Hampton back do ya Harbs? You already have an RB1 afterall!
Give it a few more weeks....
VikingFrog
Footballguy
He warmed my cockles last Sunday pushing me into playoff contention on that long TD.
rockaction
Footballguy
Literary Harbaugh.
