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In TB's 2 wins, Barber had 19 and 16 carries. In TB's 2 losses, Barber had 8 and 7 carries. Perhaps TB returns with Winston in week 6 and attempts to establish some sort of run game. I'm willing to give it a week or two to find out. With the volume he has seen (50 carries/6 targets), the only RB's on waivers that even come close are Blount (35 carries/3 targets), and Gore (35 carries/4 targets). If I do drop him, I would probably just pick up a handcuff like Spencer Ware, and "hope" for injury.
You play in leagues without benches? I have no illusions that he will become a 5.0 ypc or double digit TD stud, but any RB5 who may see 15-20 touches is worth a roster spot. We can revisit this thread after week 7 to see if RoJo has taken over the main duties, or if Barber holds him off and starts to trend back towards 15-20 touch weeks.zoonation said:
I’m the points leader in both of my leagues.zoonation said:
I’d still like to see a balanced offense from The Bucs.Dr. Dan said:
Yeah, disagree.
Here's the thing - if I cut Barber, I would want to pick up another RB. And the current waiver RB's will all likely still be there in 2 or 3 weeks. Full disclosure - I am tops in waiver priority, so if any stud RB goes down, I would quickly snag the cuff, if he isn't already taken. All current performing backup RB's are taken. As I said, the current waiver RB's will remain for a few weeks, barring injury, in which case I will swoop in.
Barber was much better with Winston IIRC. Winston’s threat of using his legs opened things up a little.
Call it bold or dumb - I'm starting Barber this week against Atlanta - James Conner just made absolute fools of this defense and he did it by blocking in pass protection, catching the ball and breaking tackles - not sure that fit RoJo' mold, seems like Barber's strengths.
I think there is upside for Barber, but I would say limited at best. He seems to have opened the door for Jones to shake off his pre-season disaster and demonstrate why the team was so high on him at the draft table. As has been mentioned up thread, I think Barber is just who he is - a hardworking guy with limited explosiveness who can be effective as a situational back, but not feature back material.
I couldnt give this guy away all offseason. This is just coach speak but at the time he said it Barber was set to be a RFA. They didn't have to resign him. Hes a decent buy low IMO until the draft and once we see what this offense looks like.
This.
Even if he doesn't, you still get a steal. He finished RB26 in non-PPR, and RB31 in PPR. The pesky vet held off the rookie for a few reasons. First, Rojo simply sucked. But what may be more important, TB wanted to keep their QB upright. Every game seemed like a shootout, and only OAK gave up more pts. TB led the league in passing yardage, but were middle of the pack in sacks. You have to give alot of credit to Barber for that. IF he keeps the starting gig, you saw his floor last year. Don't be embarassed to say Peyton Barber is your RB4 - be happy.
Guys who performed like Barber did off 250 touches usually don't get the opportunity for another 250 touches the next season.
Let me point you to these stats...
good post. Rudi Johnson was another scrub who somehow kept getting touches.
Ronald Jones is not a good running back. If you watched him at all in college you knew the Bucs reached on him in the draft. I was in this forum warning everybody do not equate draft position with talent.
Here's my problem with it.
Ronald Jones played so bad it sounds made up.
you flip a coin a few times the statistical results aren't gonna be reliable.
You lose 6 hands of blackjack in a row, you get up and find another table.
Your assertion is that Barber is a scrub because his stats say so, and the sample size is enough, right?. Using your logic, David Johnson is even "scrubbier" than Barber. He had 24 more carries than Barber, and ended up with a lower YPC, so his sample size was even bigger, and therefore, more accurate. On the other end of the spectrum, Aaron Jones has 214 career carries. That seems to be a big enough sample size, right? If it is, he is the greatest RB who has ever lived, because no RB in history has a higher YPC with at least 200 carries.
You always buy-in for at least 10x your average bet so you can withstand a 6 hand run of bad luck
another example of too small of a sample sizeYou always buy-in for at least 10x your average bet so you can withstand a 6 hand run of bad luck
While I get the point you are making and I agree with your overall point. The more instances we have of something occurring the more likely it is that same action bearing similar results becomes.
