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RB Leonard Fournette, FA (1 Viewer)

Benched him for Martavis Bryant because I was afraid of the Houston D and thought the Steelers would destroy the Browns. Oops. (Was starting Lev Bell and DJ in the RB slots, never thought they'd combine for like 12 pts)

 
Marc Sessler @MarcSesslerNFL

Against the Texans, Leonard Fournette saw 57.7% of his carries vs. 8+ defenders in the box, the most of any RB in Week 1, per #NextGenStats
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Faust said:
Marc Sessler @MarcSesslerNFL

Against the Texans, Leonard Fournette saw 57.7% of his carries vs. 8+ defenders in the box, the most of any RB in Week 1, per #NextGenStats
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After 3 years at LSU this is just another day at the office for Fournette.

 
I like Fournette as a player, but he is leading the league in 8 man fronts against him. Opponents simply don’t respect the Jags passing game. Is he a sell high candidate?

 
Saboo said:
I like Fournette as a player, but he is leading the league in 8 man fronts against him. Opponents simply don’t respect the Jags passing game. Is he a sell high candidate?
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Not sure about that. I honestly think his best games are ahead of him. He is going to rip off a long run soon.

 
Weebs210 said:
Not sure about that. I honestly think his best games are ahead of him. He is going to rip off a long run soon.
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Agree. That said, he's probably not going to destroy the Ravens D. He should have lots of opportunity this week, and if Brandon Williams is out he might have space to run. I have to decide between him and Martavis Bryant and it's going to be tough. 

 
Remember when he was supposed to be a complete zero in the passing game?

12 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD through 4 games.

Besides the stats, he just looks good catching it out of the backfield. Not Dalvin Cook good, but certainly competent.

 
Skoo said:
Remember when he was supposed to be a complete zero in the passing game?

12 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD through 4 games.

Besides the stats, he just looks good catching it out of the backfield. Not Dalvin Cook good, but certainly competent.
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Didn't he have another catch for a td in the fourth quarter as well, but it was called back on a penalty against the Jaguars? Anyway, I think Fournette would have even more success with better play calling.

 
simey said:
Didn't he have another catch for a td in the fourth quarter as well, but it was called back on a penalty against the Jaguars? Anyway, I think Fournette would have even more success with better play calling.
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If they could somehow improve the passing game threat that would help a ton since all he sees are 8 man fronts. But if he's averaging 5 ypc like he was against the Jets, why have Ivory in?

 
steelers1080 said:
If they could somehow improve the passing game threat that would help a ton since all he sees are 8 man fronts. But if he's averaging 5 ypc like he was against the Jets, why have Ivory in?
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I think it makes sense to watch Fournette's workload, especially considering that Ivory has looked good.  

 
Honestly called that long run before it happen. It was awesome to actually see that happen. Might be the #1 RB in dynasty by the end of the year......If they ever get a QB he's got 20 TD in a season upside. 

 
jmo87usc said:
Kudos.  That is amazing that you predicted a rookie RB's best games were ahead of him after 3 weeks into his career.  And he had a long run today like you predicted!  

Please give us the powerball numbers next!

:tebow: :P
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Playing Fournette this week? Sorry to hear buddy.

 
I know he’s been awesome so far. But Fournette is on pace for 350 carries. Anyone else concerned about that? He was injured a lot in college. Is Jax overusing him?

 
Gandalf said:
I know he’s been awesome so far. But Fournette is on pace for 350 carries. Anyone else concerned about that? He was injured a lot in college. Is Jax overusing him?
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He was not injured a lot in college, one year with nagging high ankle sprain and that's it. Jax may be overusing him however.

 
Honestly what RB would you rather have in Dynasty at this point? I know Hunt has outperformed him but Fournette is doing this with a below average QB starting. If they get a better QB it improves his upside......which is scary considering he is the #2 RB in FF right now.

 
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Leonard Fournette (ankle) remained sidelined at Friday's practice.

Fournette hasn't practiced at all this week. He did run on Thursday and said he expected to play Sunday, but players' words are rather meaningless, as they all always they're going to play. Chris Ivory needs to be added in all formats if Fournette ends up not going against the Colts. We should have Fournette's official injury designation shortly. We're expecting him to be questionable.

Source: Ryan O'Halloran on Twitter

Oct 20 - 11:13 AM

Womp womp....looks like I should've made Ivory more of a priority.

 
SameSongNDance said:
How often does a player in general play the following week in which they didn't even turn in a limited practice? I'm going to assume the answer is something like 1% of the time.
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Whether this has any bearing or not I dunno, but I just read that in week 2 Ramsey sat all week with an ankle injury and played on Sunday.

#holdingouthope

 
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TripleThreat said:
do we know if it's the same ankle as college?  
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Different. That was a chronic HAS that affected him all year. He missed 4 regular season games & decided on his own to skip the Citrus Bowl to be ready for the combine. He said yesterday he was doing straight ahead running on the side & would try doing cuts today on the side (e.g., DNP doesn’t mean he’s sitting in the whirlpool & hoping.) He thinks he’ll play but it’s a HC decision.

When he had an unrelated foot problem this summer they erred on the side of caution. The staff is well aware he tried playing through injury last year & never let it heal.

The Jags said the game plan will be the same regardless of who is the tailback.

 
thanks, I'd love to have a reason to play Ivory over Buck Allen... sounds like I'll be making a decision at 12:45P.  

BobbyLayne said:
Different. That was a chronic HAS that affected him all year. He missed 4 regular season games & decided on his own to skip the Citrus Bowl to be ready for the combine. He said yesterday he was doing straight ahead running on the side & would try doing cuts today on the side (e.g., DNP doesn’t mean he’s sitting in the whirlpool & hoping.) He thinks he’ll play but it’s a HC decision.

When he had an unrelated foot problem this summer they erred on the side of caution. The staff is well aware he tried playing through injury last year & never let it heal.

The Jags said the game plan will be the same regardless of who is the tailback.
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Have had Ivory on my bench all year (not the Fournette owner)...was surprised by his explosion in the passing game last week. Thought I was going to be stuck starting the low-upside (but good matchup) Gore, but Ivory might give me an intriguing alternative. 

 
rickyg said:
But...I thought he could have gone right back in that game last week? That’s what he and Doug moron said. Bottom line: can’t EVER trust what Marrone says about injuries.
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You can't trust any coach or player ever. All you can trust is the fact that if they don't practice on Friday you don't play them under any circumstance. 

 
Guess I’ll plug in Duke Johnson in my PPR and hope for the best. Get well soon Leonard (this guy needs a nickname BTW)  :sadbanana:

 
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ConnSKINS26 said:
Have had Ivory on my bench all year (not the Fournette owner)...was surprised by his explosion in the passing game last week. Thought I was going to be stuck starting the low-upside (but good matchup) Gore, but Ivory might give me an intriguing alternative. 
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I'm picking between the same two and going with Ivory. Gore has the higher floor IMO, but Jacksonville's offense revolves around the RB position. Indy's offense is just terrible all around.

 
rickyg said:
But...I thought he could have gone right back in that game last week?   That’s what he and Doug moron said.  Bottom line: can’t EVER trust what Marrone says about injuries.   
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When I saw the injury it screamed multiple week absence to me

 
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