RB Najee Harris, LAC (1 Viewer)

[Jacob's Ladder]

I just wonder, even if healthy, what Najee will bring to the table. If you look beneath the numbers, last year was concerning. His per carry rushing stats were actually the worst of all the RBs on the team. And his usage was even more concerning. His percentage share of carries decreased in the red zone, and decreased even more inside the 5. His TD success rate was below league average. It seems to me that Tomlin thought he had better options. Was Najee already on the decline before the eye injury? Would Chargers have spent a #1 on a RB right after signing him if they were really confident in him?

You don’t think that decline has anything to do with play-calling, QB play and that offensive, offensive line? I mean, Najee was getting most of the short yardage stuff where teams sell out to stop the run and he still averaged 4.0/carry to Jaylen’s 4.3/carry. Jaylen averaged 5.3 the year before on more work after getting 4.9 his rookie year. Jaylen’s drop is a telling indicator this wasn’t about Najee.

ETA: Najee’s Y/A was a actually the second best of his career while Jaylen’s was his worst.

I believe Najee has plenty in the tank and is a lot more explosive than most people ever give him credit for. He’s also a great pass protector. I’m personally excited to watch him play in a real offense with above average play calling. He’s never had even a half decent play caller to help him.

 

[FBG Moderator]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

 

[Bronco Billy]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

You don’t think 5 pages of 2nd grade level “jokes” is enough? Especially given that as the thread is bumped that people are checking it looking for relevant information?

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

You don’t think 5 pages of 2nd grade level “jokes” is enough? Especially given that as the thread is bumped that people are checking it looking for relevant information?

We don’t have relevant info anyway. The Chargers are super tight lipped for some reason. I’d be fascinated to know what actually happened.

It would be one thing if juvenile comments were rare in the SP. Or if there were never tangents of any kind allowed. But this is just yet another example where hey, the world is rolling along and either the rules randomly change one day or someone spams the report button because their cousin got shot with a Red Rider bb gun way back and the jokes triggered them.

I don’t really care about any of it. It’s the lack of internal consistency that I find odd. But ultimately I appreciate that FBGs exists and will honor the requests of the mods.

In the meantime, supposedly Najee is playing this weekend and his injury was minor, probably just an eyelid burn that somehow kept him out for 8 weeks despite being so minor that we’re crazy for wondering how he can suit up this weekend.

Glad I can get back to that level of deep insight and reasoning.

 

[steelwind]

The injury did not happen during practice or OTA.
He was under NFI (non football injury).
What this means is any injury non football related is under HIPPA compliance confidentiality.
They can hide whatever they want as it relates to his eye.

Now if Najae has a good year playing on this 1 year deal, maybe his agent will divulge additional context to create a "overcame obstacles" narrative to land his next contract.

 

[Doubles]

Here’s the interview

I know it’s not funny and I feel bad; but the first second of the video hitting the microphone is hilarious. But you should watch the entire thing. They actually ask him about wearing the sunglasses and if he’s hiding something. I think this could’ve been a traumatic experience for him and/or they are hiding that his eye was severely injured and he isn’t playing week 1. Both can be true. Anything can be true b

He could have answered a lot of questions had he just taken the glasses off.

Right? He then goes on a rant about how he “can’t control what people think” or “doesn’t care what people think” which is infinitely more suspicious. Or he could just have an injury/trauma scar or something and he’s just not comfortable sharing it with the world yet.

 

[steelwind]

Here’s the interview

I know it’s not funny and I feel bad; but the first second of the video hitting the microphone is hilarious. But you should watch the entire thing. They actually ask him about wearing the sunglasses and if he’s hiding something. I think this could’ve been a traumatic experience for him and/or they are hiding that his eye was severely injured and he isn’t playing week 1. Both can be true. Anything can be true b

He could have answered a lot of questions had he just taken the glasses off.

Right? He then goes on a rant about how he “can’t control what people think” or “doesn’t care what people think” which is infinitely more suspicious. Or he could just have an injury/trauma scar or something and he’s just not comfortable sharing it with the world yet.

He is protected under HIPPA compliance since this is a non football injury.
It's his privacy and right to divulge what he wants.
He is probably tired of all the questions, since people don't fully understand that he doesn't have to say anything about his eye.

 

[Chardo1]

He can protect his hippas all he wants. We want to know about his eyes.

 

[VikingFrog]

Practiced in Full.

 

[steelwind]

Harris RB1
Hampton RB2

Official depth chart: https://www.chargers.com/team/depth-chart

 

[Chardo1]

Harris RB1
Hampton RB2

Official depth chart: https://www.chargers.com/team/depth-chart

Ridiculous gamesmanship. Hampton will out-touch Najee by at least 2 to 1 this week. I'll bet my house on it.

 

[VikingFrog]

Harris RB1
Hampton RB2

Official depth chart: https://www.chargers.com/team/depth-chart

My flex decision is between Bill and Harris. lol.

Week 1 is already tons of fun, and I always forget how exciting the circle of fantasy news is until it hits me.

 

[menobrown]

Got to give it to Najee. When it's time to play he's showing up. Always.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Harris RB1
Hampton RB2

Official depth chart: https://www.chargers.com/team/depth-chart

Good move by Harbaugh, nod to the vet, motivate the rook

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Harris RB1
Hampton RB2

Official depth chart: https://www.chargers.com/team/depth-chart

Good move by Harbaugh, nod to the vet, motivate the rook

Or perhaps they truly see Harris as the 1A this year

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

Harris RB1
Hampton RB2

Official depth chart: https://www.chargers.com/team/depth-chart

Ridiculous gamesmanship. Hampton will out-touch Najee by at least 2 to 1 this week. I'll bet my house on it.

bet

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money and negated any performance payouts. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

 

[FGITLOTR]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

Couldn’t agree more! We’re going to look back on this year and say that Harris was a tremendous value—Hampton will certainly contribute, and is talented, but Harris is no slouch and they paid him good $. Harbaugh wants to run the ball, and Harris, while not as explosive as OH, is competent in all areas, especially pass pro. At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

 

[FarFromHome]

At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

I actually agree with most of what you said except two words. You say "at worst" it's 50/50 for Najee. I say "at best" it's 50/50 for him.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

Couldn’t agree more! We’re going to look back on this year and say that Harris was a tremendous value—Hampton will certainly contribute, and is talented, but Harris is no slouch and they paid him good $. Harbaugh wants to run the ball, and Harris, while not as explosive as OH, is competent in all areas, especially pass pro. At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

Najee is a known commodity at this point. We’ve seen his floor, I don’t think we’ve seen his ceiling.

Hampton’s pre-draft valuations were all over the map. I don’t think he will be a bust, but at this point who knows. Things are different on Sundays.

 

[FarFromHome]

We’ve seen his floor, I don’t think we’ve seen his ceiling.

That first season sure seems like his ceiling. Four full seasons and hasn't really gotten better. Just stayed decent. Imo

 

[FBG Moderator]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

Correct.

We try to keep the Shark Pool mostly focused on NFL. If you want to add a ton of posts to a thread with jokes, there are tons of other places to do that. Thanks.

Most of the people in this thread are trying to win their leagues. Not make jokes about an injury.

 

[Chardo1]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

Couldn’t agree more! We’re going to look back on this year and say that Harris was a tremendous value—Hampton will certainly contribute, and is talented, but Harris is no slouch and they paid him good $. Harbaugh wants to run the ball, and Harris, while not as explosive as OH, is competent in all areas, especially pass pro. At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

Najee is a known commodity at this point. We’ve seen his floor, I don’t think we’ve seen his ceiling.

Hampton’s pre-draft valuations were all over the map. I don’t think he will be a bust, but at this point who knows. Things are different on Sundays.

His floor is his ceiling,

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

Couldn’t agree more! We’re going to look back on this year and say that Harris was a tremendous value—Hampton will certainly contribute, and is talented, but Harris is no slouch and they paid him good $. Harbaugh wants to run the ball, and Harris, while not as explosive as OH, is competent in all areas, especially pass pro. At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

Najee is a known commodity at this point. We’ve seen his floor, I don’t think we’ve seen his ceiling.

Hampton’s pre-draft valuations were all over the map. I don’t think he will be a bust, but at this point who knows. Things are different on Sundays.

His floor is his ceiling,

Lol probably about right.

 

[steelwind]

I think both backs will eat in this run first offense, who made the playoffs last year with the same formula.

2024 RBs had 373 rush attempts, most of that came in the 13 games when Dobbins was active. Average 22 RB rush attempts per game, again this was deflated when Dobbins was out wk 13-16. Herbert had 69 attempts outside that total.

2025 if we give them 28 RB rush attempts per game, totaling 476.
A common split I am reading in industry is 60% Hampton and 40% Harris.
Okay then, let’s say it’s 55% Hampton and 45% Harris-214 attempts. But there is Vidal. So 200 for Harris near his career average 4 ypc. That’s 800 yards in rushing alone.
Dobbins dominated targets with 38, rest RBs combined for 17. I’ll give Harris a safe floor of catching 35 recs at his career average 6.4 ypc for 224 yards.
He is currently the only goaline back with NFL experience. But I do expect Hampton to eventually take over that later in the year.

MY DUDES, why are we letting a 1000 total yards RB2/flex with PPR upside in a run first offense sitting out on the waivers???

Currently 45% owned in ESPN + Yahoo leagues. He went undrafted in all my leagues.
The “eye” narrative combined with Hampton now the bellcow hype train has produced a free pickup that will dramatically out produce ADP.

 

[rockaction]

Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

He gonna break off a 20+ yard run?

(Hopefully jokes about him being slow are still okay since thats football related. If not...meh...delete me, I guess )

You're gonna hate me getting all nerdy and Poindexter while you're trying to make a joke, but Najee had 40 runs for over ten yards out of 263 attempts and 11 of those were over twenty yards. For a big fella with a horrid line he was pretty good.

Source: FantasyPros: https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/advanced-stats-rb.php?signedin

 

[Chardo1]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

Couldn’t agree more! We’re going to look back on this year and say that Harris was a tremendous value—Hampton will certainly contribute, and is talented, but Harris is no slouch and they paid him good $. Harbaugh wants to run the ball, and Harris, while not as explosive as OH, is competent in all areas, especially pass pro. At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

He may get a 50/50 split, but he's not getting the GL carries. He's just not very good at it.

Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

He gonna break off a 20+ yard run?

(Hopefully jokes about him being slow are still okay since thats football related. If not...meh...delete me, I guess )

You're gonna hate me getting all nerdy and Poindexter while you're trying to make a joke, but Najee had 40 runs for over ten yards out of 263 attempts and 11 of those were over twenty yards. For a big fella with a horrid line he was pretty good.

Source: FantasyPros: https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/advanced-stats-rb.php?signedin

But other RBs would have taken some of those to the house. Najee is the only runner in the league with over 1000 carries to never have one over 40 yards.

 

[renesauz]

seems far more likely to me that they've made no moves because he's close. He IS working out on the field, so there's no real reason to expect GM is lying other then a misguided hope the rookie has it all to himself

I repeat from above: There is no indication that he has done any running or cutting at full speed, any receiving drills, any blocking drills, or even lifting as part of a normal workout routine. He certainly has not had pads on or had any contact.

How could he be "close"? They probably leave for Brazil in 9-10 calendar days.

You ever come back and say, "HUH, I guess Rene was right and I was wrong?"

Just wondering, haven't read back in the thread.

 

[rockaction]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

Couldn’t agree more! We’re going to look back on this year and say that Harris was a tremendous value—Hampton will certainly contribute, and is talented, but Harris is no slouch and they paid him good $. Harbaugh wants to run the ball, and Harris, while not as explosive as OH, is competent in all areas, especially pass pro. At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

He may get a 50/50 split, but he's not getting the GL carries. He's just not very good at it.

Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

He gonna break off a 20+ yard run?

(Hopefully jokes about him being slow are still okay since thats football related. If not...meh...delete me, I guess )

You're gonna hate me getting all nerdy and Poindexter while you're trying to make a joke, but Najee had 40 runs for over ten yards out of 263 attempts and 11 of those were over twenty yards. For a big fella with a horrid line he was pretty good.

Source: FantasyPros: https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/advanced-stats-rb.php?signedin

But other RBs would have taken some of those to the house. Najee is the only runner in the league with over 1000 carries to never have one over 40 yards.

I get what you're saying and I agree that he's never going to house a long one. He doesn't have breakaway speed. I'm not defending him. I don't care for Hampton or Najee. In fact, I think it's a testament (or evidence) that Harbaugh and Roman have no clue what kind of back they should be taking the ball out of Herbert's hands for. I mean, that's what you envision when you make him hand it off at least 5 out of 10 plays? That? That's your ceiling? I mean, think about who Harbaugh slammed around in San Francisco. Carlos Hyde and Frank Gore? Those guys weren't home run hitters, either. Harbaugh has the coach's kid mentality that never rebelled against his father. Four yards three times is a first down and if we just did that every time, we'd win!

I don't know. I'm exaggerating and it's hyperbole but it's deserved in its own way. He and Roman are gonna grab their headsets and watch the fellas either kick up dust or burn their knees on the turf. It's not my kind of ball, really. But Najee is better than people are giving him credit for and he does have some (what they define as) explosive runs. His rate actually isn't bad. Is he Kenneth Walker III or Breece Hall before the ACL? Heck no. That's just not him. I don't dig it. But let's not castrate the guy just because he'll never have an Irwin Shaw Eighty-Yard Run (It's a short story that you should read).

 

[Payne]

Don't care who starts. After Najee gets stuffed a few times and Hampton breaks a long run, this conversation will be over.

 

[rockaction]

Don't care who starts. After Najee gets stuffed a few times and Hampton breaks a long run, this conversation will be over.

Gotta tell you that if he doesn’t run like he’s blind Najee won’t be displaced for at least a month. It’s likely (almost certainly) going to take longer. The ole football coaches always take their sweet old time. You can rage against the dying of Najee’s light and it won’t matter a bit, me thinks.

 

[Payne]

Don't care who starts. After Najee gets stuffed a few times and Hampton breaks a long run, this conversation will be over.

Gotta tell you that if he doesn’t run like he’s blind Najee won’t be displaced for at least a month. It’s likely (almost certainly) going to take longer. The ole football coaches always take their sweet old time. You can rage against the dying of Najee’s light and it won’t matter a bit, me thinks.

I like Harris. But the truth is, he's not as good as Hampton. It's a tough division and they don't have time.
Not to mention Harris barely put pads on this off-season.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Don't care who starts. After Najee gets stuffed a few times and Hampton breaks a long run, this conversation will be over.

Gotta tell you that if he doesn’t run like he’s blind Najee won’t be displaced for at least a month. It’s likely (almost certainly) going to take longer. The ole football coaches always take their sweet old time. You can rage against the dying of Najee’s light and it won’t matter a bit, me thinks.

I like Harris. But the truth is, he's not as good as Hampton. It's a tough division and they don't have time.
Not to mention Harris barely put pads on this off-season.

I mean, maybe. But one guy has been in the league 4 years and has proven he can play. The other guy hasn’t played a single snap.

 

[Chardo1]

Don't care who starts. After Najee gets stuffed a few times and Hampton breaks a long run, this conversation will be over.

Gotta tell you that if he doesn’t run like he’s blind Najee won’t be displaced for at least a month. It’s likely (almost certainly) going to take longer. The ole football coaches always take their sweet old time. You can rage against the dying of Najee’s light and it won’t matter a bit, me thinks.

No matter what Harbaugh says today, this is Hampton's backfield for week 1. Najee will have breather duty only, if he's even active. Hampton has his chance to shine right off the bat. He has burst and elusiveness that Najee simply does not have. All he has to do is not screw up. He has had every first string rep in camp, so I would expect a proper job running the ball, reading the blocks, etc. Ball security and pass protection will be key. He never fumbled in college, not once, so that's unlikely to trip him up. As long as he doesn't blow a blocking assignment, he is very likely to keep Najee on the sideline for much of game 2.

 

[rockaction]

Don't care who starts. After Najee gets stuffed a few times and Hampton breaks a long run, this conversation will be over.

Gotta tell you that if he doesn’t run like he’s blind Najee won’t be displaced for at least a month. It’s likely (almost certainly) going to take longer. The ole football coaches always take their sweet old time. You can rage against the dying of Najee’s light and it won’t matter a bit, me thinks.

No matter what Harbaugh says today, this is Hampton's backfield for week 1. Najee will have breather duty only, if he's even active. Hampton has his chance to shine right off the bat. He has burst and elusiveness that Najee simply does not have. All he has to do is not screw up. He has had every first string rep in camp, so I would expect a proper job running the ball, reading the blocks, etc. Ball security and pass protection will be key. He never fumbled in college, not once, so that's unlikely to trip him up. As long as he doesn't blow a blocking assignment, he is very likely to keep Najee on the sideline for much of game 2.

You guys and your sweet, sweet hopium pipes.

 

[cdclopper]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

There was nothing about this thread that had anythimg to do with humor tho.

 

[BlackCrowes]

The thing about the NFI stuff and the nature of the injury, they probably could have just cut him and clawed back a lot of the guaranteed money. $5-$9 M is significant money.

They chose not to go that route.

You don’t go that route if Najee is 100% and looks good to great, or if Omarion doesn’t look like a 3 down back. If both look good to great you run the tires off Najee for a year while getting Hampton meaningful NFL experience.

The fact people are talking like Hampton’s skillset puts Najee’s to shame is just disrespectful and laughable TBH. Najee is going to surprise some folks this year.

Couldn’t agree more! We’re going to look back on this year and say that Harris was a tremendous value—Hampton will certainly contribute, and is talented, but Harris is no slouch and they paid him good $. Harbaugh wants to run the ball, and Harris, while not as explosive as OH, is competent in all areas, especially pass pro. At worst, Harris is in a 50/50 split and gets the short yardage/GL carrie’s…considering where people drafted him, he’s a great value

don't sell Harris short....he's a tremendous slouch.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

There was nothing about this thread that had anythimg to do with humor tho.

That was true for months. If anything, the “jokes” were far more frequent when Najee’s health was most in question…..crickets from the mods at that time…..but suddenly now when he’s back on the field and presumably in good health, now suddenly “we don’t make jokes about injured players.” And then it was extended to “we don’t make jokes in the Shark Pool at all because people are here to win their fantasy leagues.” Which actually might have been the funniest comment in this entire thread.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

There was nothing about this thread that had anythimg to do with humor tho.

That was true for months. If anything, the “jokes” were far more frequent when Najee’s health was most in question…..crickets from the mods at that time…..but suddenly now when he’s back on the field and presumably in good health, now suddenly “we don’t make jokes about injured players.” And then it was extended to “we don’t make jokes in the Shark Pool at all because people are here to win their fantasy leagues.” Which actually might have been the funniest comment in this entire thread.

Go cry about it somewhere else. Or start a website of your own.

 

[Stealthycat]

1 Hampton injury away from being studly

Harris is a very good later rounds investment

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

1 Hampton injury away from being studly

Harris is a very good later rounds investment

The thing about it is he might be a great investment even if Hampton isn't injured. People are acting like Hampton is the second coming when we haven't seen him play a single snap. The athleticism Hampton showed at the combine doesn't really show up on the field, not yet anyway. Besides that point, Harris is a great pass protector and a very good receiver. That alone will keep him on the field.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

1 Hampton injury away from being studly

Harris is a very good later rounds investment

The thing about it is he might be a great investment even if Hampton isn't injured. People are acting like Hampton is the second coming when we haven't seen him play a single snap. The athleticism Hampton showed at the combine doesn't really show up on the field, not yet anyway. Besides that point, Harris is a great pass protector and a very good receiver. That alone will keep him on the field.

Exactly. He hasn’t played a single meaningful snap yet

 

[Chardo1]

1 Hampton injury away from being studly

Harris is a very good later rounds investment

The thing about it is he might be a great investment even if Hampton isn't injured. People are acting like Hampton is the second coming when we haven't seen him play a single snap. The athleticism Hampton showed at the combine doesn't really show up on the field, not yet anyway. Besides that point, Harris is a great pass protector and a very good receiver. That alone will keep him on the field.

That athleticism showed up every week for two years as he tore through the ACC. He's not some scouting combine freak who never did anything great on the field.

The rookie stats of first round RBs are undeniable. They are rarely drafted in the first. The handful that were had fantasy seasons ranging from solid to outstanding.

 

[Doubles]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

There was nothing about this thread that had anythimg to do with humor tho.

That was true for months. If anything, the “jokes” were far more frequent when Najee’s health was most in question…..crickets from the mods at that time…..but suddenly now when he’s back on the field and presumably in good health, now suddenly “we don’t make jokes about injured players.” And then it was extended to “we don’t make jokes in the Shark Pool at all because people are here to win their fantasy leagues.” Which actually might have been the funniest comment in this entire thread.

Go cry about it somewhere else. Or start a website of your own.

We can’t joke here. Now we can’t cry here. Those are like my only two reactions to my fantasy teams.

 

[efactor]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

Correct.

We try to keep the Shark Pool mostly focused on NFL. If you want to add a ton of posts to a thread with jokes, there are tons of other places to do that. Thanks.

Most of the people in this thread are trying to win their leagues. Not make jokes about an injury.

When exactly did this stance change? Just curious

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

1 Hampton injury away from being studly

Harris is a very good later rounds investment

The thing about it is he might be a great investment even if Hampton isn't injured. People are acting like Hampton is the second coming when we haven't seen him play a single snap. The athleticism Hampton showed at the combine doesn't really show up on the field, not yet anyway. Besides that point, Harris is a great pass protector and a very good receiver. That alone will keep him on the field.

That athleticism showed up every week for two years as he tore through the ACC. He's not some scouting combine freak who never did anything great on the field.

The rookie stats of first round RBs are undeniable. They are rarely drafted in the first. The handful that were had fantasy seasons ranging from solid to outstanding.

"Tore through the ACC" File that one in the "so what?" category especially considering they didn't play Clemson, Miami, Syracuse, SMU or Louisville. So the best team on their schedule was Duke? This is football lol, and the best team they played was Duke? Hampton may be that dude, we'll see. His college stats are meaningless. His combine was impressive, his tape reminds me of Ollie Gordon.

 

[Tau837]

As is obvious from this thread, there is a spectrum of opinions on how Harris and Hampton will be used this season., so I want to put some predictions on the record.

I don't own either player on any fantasy team, so my opinion is not influenced by anything other than being a very serious Chargers fan.

Assumptions:

• Harris will have to build up to a potential full workload over the first 2-4 weeks of the regular season, even if he has no setbacks. Otherwise, I assume he will be healthy.
• I assume Hampton will remain healthy all season.
• I assume no major injuries to key players around them, like Herbert, McConkey, Alt, and Becton.

Predictions:

• Hampton will get at least 60% of the RB touches this season.
• Harris will get no more than 35% of the RB touches this season.
• I predict 450 RB touches. That means I am predicting 270+ touches for Hampton and no more than 160 touches for Harris.

If my predictions are reasonably close, there will be a lot of posters here who will be disappointed in Harris's fantasy performance.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

Please drop the jokes and keep this thread to Football.

Got it. No more jokes on FBGs. It was ok for a week or two in here, but humor (or an attempt at such) is no longer allowed.

There was nothing about this thread that had anythimg to do with humor tho.

That was true for months. If anything, the “jokes” were far more frequent when Najee’s health was most in question…..crickets from the mods at that time…..but suddenly now when he’s back on the field and presumably in good health, now suddenly “we don’t make jokes about injured players.” And then it was extended to “we don’t make jokes in the Shark Pool at all because people are here to win their fantasy leagues.” Which actually might have been the funniest comment in this entire thread.

Go cry about it somewhere else. Or start a website of your own.

We can’t joke here. Now we can’t cry here. Those are like my only two reactions to my fantasy teams.

I don't thinks it's the joking, it's the lazy repetitive jokes that were filling up an entire thread. I mean, after the first 1, 2, maybe 3, the next 20 got pretty tired and boring.

 

[wlwiles]

I'd love to see an accurate % (not the BS stats that Yahoo displays) of people that are confidently starting Hampton in Week 1.