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Well, today is Wednesday and no one knows how Covid affected Gaskin or not, or was it just protocol. Has he been staying in shape? Practice reports for Th and F may tell a more positive story on Gaskin. He could be primed for 100+ and a TD easily. I'd say 60 / 40 Gaskin / Ahmed or even lean 65 / 35.
Ahmed got blown up once while pass protecting Tua, but he's a little better as a runner than Gaskin IMO. His play speed is better. But I think the team trusts Gaskin more in the passing game, so I could see your projection of 60/40 for Gaskin. Or the hot hand - who knows.Team Smokin' said:
I wish I knew...having several of the "backups" as well as Gaskin...and not knowing if I can trust Gaskin (and can't trust Ahmed with Gaskin back)...not sure about Zeke (have Pollard).
Potential "ceiling" play, but also likely 65 total yards. He was good before, and I expect him to be good / solid this week. Close to 100 yards and a score with that slim chance he goes higher. Obviously choices, choices, choices. I'm in the same boat, but Gaskin sits for now. I need only 1 from these choices; Bell, Wilson, Pollard, Hilton or Gaskin in the Flex. I'm still open...
I don’t think we’ll get any definitive word and even if we do, it will be guesswork. It’s a major gamble trying to figure out how the load will be distributed.
True, although he was the lead guy before Ahmed was even active and resumed the role a few weeks ago when Ahmed was hurt. I don’t think they’ve both played together to date.
Meaning temper expectations, but one never knows how it will actually go. Depends upon choices... tough call with Gaskin. For our team it's Wilson, L Bell, then Gaskin for that last Flex spot. All three has similar chances to outscore any of them. At least Gaskin is in the mix if one must. I'd rather play Gaskin over Ahmed, right?
But his other blurb (on my yahoo roster updates) says that he expects a "near even split" in workload between them.
Yeah he posted that last tweet after the original one.
I agree that Gaskin will see the RB1 load, Ahmed about every 3rd drive or when Gaskin needs a breather.
It seemed like they were splitting early on. Perhaps the plan changed to riding the hot hand when Gaskin was running hot and Ahmed was struggling.
They weren’t splitting early. It was Ahmed on early downs & Gaskin on 3rd. It wasn’t until Ahmed was clearly ineffective & Gaskin was dominating that he started getting all the work.
Fair point. It wasn’t series by series, but the load was still being shared until they rode the hot hand.
It's amazing there was even a question who should get the majority of the work.
I wonder if this happens myself. If I was betting on this right now I would say they stick with Gaskin.
I would be surprised if Gaskin is their starter in 2021. They have the capital to draft a real difference maker, and even if they don’t they could always sign a FA like an Aaron Jones.
Everyone is fooled by his strong fantasy finish but I watched a couple of full Miami games as a Gaskin owner and the guy basically got what was blocked for him and nothing more. He has average speed and no power at all. He can not be a full time back for a team with playoff aspirations - he will be replaced one way or the other which is why I'm glad I moved him in the two leagues I had him rostered.
The best he can hope for is a Jamaal Williams type situation, about a third of the carries and runs. He has exceeded expectations, using good vision and making people miss. That was his college profile too. Most likely, the Dolphins draft someone in round 2 or 3. As we've seen this year, even good RBs can take weeks or months to take over, so Gaskins could still be a factor early in 2021.
