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RB Saquon Barkley, PHI (3 Viewers)
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BearsFan4Life
Footballguy
Agree .. have to hold but wishing I could sell in dynasty. Don't want to bench either when he busts out again.you have to hold at this point and look at his fantasy playoff schedule as reason for optimism (full disclosure i sold 3 days ago)
steelcityman
Footballguy
IDK what to do, my team is outside of the playoffs right now, and will likely lose this week, but I am one big week from being in playoffs. I have Saquon and Breece, frustration on high. Breece at least can move out of NY and have better days. Saquon might be in one of those quick declines. In a dynasty league, can you still get a 2026 1st for Saquon?
calcinorjones
Footballguy
Agree IDK what to do either. Blame game is over. Reality sinking in. Its basically keep plugging/praying, bench or trade. Trade is going to be difficult as the cat is out of the bag.
packer_junkie
Footballguy
Going to plug/pray---> maybe the downfield passing attack finally getting going will get him going.
Idk if its true or not but it feels like the tush push is on over-drive this year. 4 straight tush pushes inside the 5 last week? Seems crazy but whatever. Shouldn't have drafted this guy
Idk if its true or not but it feels like the tush push is on over-drive this year. 4 straight tush pushes inside the 5 last week? Seems crazy but whatever. Shouldn't have drafted this guy
Dr. No
Footballguy
FBG's had Barkley over Judkins this week.. and I went with it.. It's hard to finally make that decision to sit a dude with a record like his and who's mostly healthy on a team that's still good.. but the only way he can get his season back on track is if i bench him. So time to ride the Judkins train.. and i'm sure as soon as i commit to that switch that he'll have a high ankle sprain next week.
Dr. No
Footballguy
So i knew all the history behind the post 2000 yard rushing season. Heard about the use stuff. But many of those guys after their big season still at least had a successful season unless they got hurt. I was in the camp that said well.. he's still a few years under 30.. on a good team, exercise science keeps getting better.. and between him and McCaffrey who on the day i drafted was listed as not having practiced that day and things "weren't looking good" i went with Barks. I could not have anticipated that in lieu of injury and in lieu of a team implosion that he just "wouldn't be good".
Yep, I was leaning CMC but went the “safer” route with Barkley. And also took him above Bijan because ATL had three OL injured. Then had the chance to trade him for Chase straight up and didn’t take it.
Has completely sunk my team.
Mookie
Footballguy
I drafted CMC last year at #1 and Barkley this year at #3. Oof.Yep, I was leaning CMC but went the “safer” route with Barkley. And also took him above Bijan because ATL had three OL injured. Then had the chance to trade him for Chase straight up and didn’t take it.
Insein
Footballguy
Unfortunately with the bye, we probably won't get a straight answer until after week 9.
VikingFrog
Footballguy
In the packers game lead up I was just watching they were doing game recaps… groin injury… whoever was reporting said that saquon said in the locker room it wasn’t serious and could have played, and the training staff said he could have played if they needed him.
I don’t have a link because I was watching it live in a hot tub.
Erin Andrews reported during the game that it was a groin issue. He looked fine on the sidelines during the 4th quarter.
My thoughts: Slight groin pull. He'll be fine in 15 days when they play the Packers on Monday night.
My thoughts: Slight groin pull. He'll be fine in 15 days when they play the Packers on Monday night.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Yeah, I didn't get a vibe it was too serious seeing him shortly after on the sideline. He looked pretty upbeat, was standing on the sidelines laughing with teammates.
RaidersAreOne
Footballguy
Any word on Barkley? I have Bigsby but there are a lot of tempting guys on the WW which I could use. If Barkley were to play on MNF I would probably drop Bigsby.
He said he’s fine and would’ve gone back in the game if it weren’t a blowout. First practice for them is Thursday so we shall see.
zamboni
Footballguy
Suggest picking up Bigsby just in case. Can always drop if Saquon is ok.
Mookie
Footballguy
Agreed, especially with a MNF game. At this point in the season and with the bye week done, capable handcuffs become really valuable.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Well, he's obviously not repeating last year....who could do that back to back?
Still a solid do-it-all RB1 though.
Anybody drafting him at the tippy top of drafts to repeat last year was fooling themselves, and that's on them.
Still a solid do-it-all RB1 though.
Anybody drafting him at the tippy top of drafts to repeat last year was fooling themselves, and that's on them.
Insein
Footballguy
They seem to be saving him. Or he's a little nicked up. I had never seen so many Shipley and Tank carries while Saquon is healthy.
Looking at the box score, maybe that was the plan though. Saquon had 22 carries, Shipley 4, Tank 3.
He got over 100 total yards but the play calling has been really weak this year. Combined with an injured Oline, yea last year repeat was never going to happen. Maybe he can pick it up down the stretch though.
Looking at the box score, maybe that was the plan though. Saquon had 22 carries, Shipley 4, Tank 3.
He got over 100 total yards but the play calling has been really weak this year. Combined with an injured Oline, yea last year repeat was never going to happen. Maybe he can pick it up down the stretch though.
Kiddnets
Footballguy
I think Barkley still has it - maybe lost a small step - but the OL has been beat up and terrible play calling are the main culprits IMO. Definitely not worth of a top 5 pick but still a serviceable #1 RB with upside to break out any week.
zamboni
Footballguy
It’s clear now that last year was the outlier for Barkley and the team. And while we all expected some regression, it was hard to see such a drop off after the Super Bowl and the team largely intact to run it back.
