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RB Sony Michel (1 Viewer)
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Kiddnets
Footballguy
I think they just activated Cam to get him his pension - Id be shocked if he played....and if he did no chance he gets more than a token few carries....Michel is the workhouse back for the immediate future.
Truebluey
Footballguy
He ran so hard and angry. Saved the game for the Rams with Stafford out to lunch.
What's his contact situation next year?
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
For 3 years I couldn’t give this dude away in Dynasty, and now it seems I sold low when I moved Sony & a couple other scrubs for a 2023 3rd early this year to the Henderson owner.
Really starting to loathe Sony Michel. lol
Really starting to loathe Sony Michel. lol
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Indeed it is. You can thank us music nerds -- specifically, krista4 -- for that one.
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Biabreakable
Footballguy
Ah I was going to laugh at your comment and then post
but I couldn't find the laugh emoticon. Obviously you were kidding and its your decision and then circumstance that you are loathing not Michel.
Thanks rockaction for shedding light on the missing laugh emoji. Just can't have nice things around here.
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh no. That's a political subforum thing. They're to blame. Each side was constantly mock-liking the other with mock laughter, and Joe had had it.
I was talking about the cry emoji being the new laugh emoji. k4 started that in a music thread.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
Aha thanks for catching me up without the pain of having to actually be there.
I did notice the subset of emoticons that I think HSG was maybe referring to. There is a larger set of options still available through other means.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
Obviously some byes in there but RB3 over the past 4 weeks. 
Made himself some money this off-season. Has looked really good
Made himself some money this off-season. Has looked really good
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Scooby1974
Footballguy
Planning to start Sony this week. What I can't understand is why they'd risk throwing Akers in there so soon after injury.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Yes, I was referencing only the reaction emojis in the on-post shortcut.
You can still
- it's just not passive-aggressive enough for some folks, I guess. I dunno - I've posted like, one time in the politics forum. Your not a very opinionated person so you probably have nothing to addYes, I was referencing only the reaction emojis in the on-post shortcut.
You can still
The Kerminator
Footballguy
I'm sure they would like to get Akers some work before the playoffs. I'd be surprised if it is anything more than just a few touches this week. And then ramped up a little more next week. I wouldn't expect anything close to a full workload for Akers until the playoffs, at best. More likely Michel starts the rest of this season and Akers is there to relieve him.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I would not blink on Sony Michel, the biggest obstacle is down for 3-5 weeks, Cam Akers 5 months removed from achilles tear, you're fooling yourself if you read too many articles on this.
Ravens defense not good but you always worry about a team on a B2B road trip Coast to Coast, could be a sloppy game all the way around.
Ravens defense not good but you always worry about a team on a B2B road trip Coast to Coast, could be a sloppy game all the way around.
The Ravens have a statistically great run D this year but I gotta think a lot of that is there is no point for teams to really try to run. You'd think they also could not (would not) over commit to it and need all teh help they can trying to stop Stafford from killing them. It will be hard for Sony to bust though to the second level but if he can then I see a huge yardage week along with a couple goal line TD plunges.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I haven’t paid close enough attention. Is the Ravens run defense that good or is their passing defense that bad? They rank #1 in fewest rushing yards allowed but #32 in passing yardage allowed.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
It could. If the Rams get ahead and want to burn clock, I doubt they would do it by continually passing. The Pats mauled the Browns on the ground. Swift had a decent outing against them for the Lions. Cardinals RB combined for 175 YFS. I don’t think Michel will go nuts, but 80/1 seems attainable.
JamboTaylor
Footballguy
Him and Amon-Ra won me a championship.
I do wonder what his future role will be with Akers/Henderson
I do wonder what his future role will be with Akers/Henderson
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Seems like a 3 headed monster (like the one Godzilla used to fight) if they keep all 3 next year.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I doubt Michel would want to be part of a three headed hydra at RB. He's a free agent and likely would get more $$$ and more playing time elsewhere.
sushinsky4tsar
Footballguy
Can't say I have ever been a fan of this player and never had him when he was en vogue in NE. I took a flier after a week of going unclaimed on our dynasty waiver wire. He was definitely a godsend to my battered backfield.
Still feel like I should try to sell him this offseason. I'm thinking mid (possibly late) 2nd in this rookie draft or a 2nd in 2023 is the price in my Empire League. It will obviously depend on landing spot and role, but is anyone expecting him to repeat this productivity from the back half of the season in 2022? A repeat performance like this is definitely more valuable than a mid-2nd in Empire.
Still feel like I should try to sell him this offseason. I'm thinking mid (possibly late) 2nd in this rookie draft or a 2nd in 2023 is the price in my Empire League. It will obviously depend on landing spot and role, but is anyone expecting him to repeat this productivity from the back half of the season in 2022? A repeat performance like this is definitely more valuable than a mid-2nd in Empire.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
SF made him look pretty terrible, but I do think he did enough to earn at least a more traditional RBBC role somewhere as the early down back. At one point he was at 10 carries for 3 yards, which isn’t the best YPA I’ve seen, to say the least.
but yeah - if the Rams have a healthy Cam Akers & Henderson, I can’t see them spending on Sony this offseason. They have other holes to fill.
I’m not sure how much $ he’s realistically going to command & i’m struggling to think of a team that needs him enough to pay a significant amount, but I’m sure things will change over the next couple of months.
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Kiddnets
Footballguy
Id be shocked if he stayed in LA. His performance likely priced himself out and into a better situation. Dont think he'll be a bell cow but should have at least a cut of a decent 50/50 time share
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Think Melvin Gordon contract- 2Y / $16M or something like that, maybe an extra year.
Watch Denver sign him and ruin Javonte again lol
Watch Denver sign him and ruin Javonte again lol
The Frankman
Footballguy
Kiddnets
Footballguy
I know Akers looked good but Michel was carrying them down the stretch - based on their usage of both I cant see any chance of Michel getting an extension - not to mention the lack of faith/use probably dings his FA value a bit - see him in the lesser part of a committee at best.
The Frankman
Footballguy
Anarchy99
Footballguy
It worked out in the end for the Rams, but Akers returned and averaged 3.3 YPC with 1.6 YPC in the SB. Michel may not have been a better option, but he had a 4.3 YPC in the post season. I don’t expect any teams will go hog wild to sign him, but he should end up as a piece of a backfield committee or a reliable backup somewhere.
Truebluey
Footballguy
It was bizarre that they went away from a game plan that was carrying them to success, to jumping on an unproven player back from a serious injury. More than anything, without Michel running hard through the line, the Rams blocking turned ludicrously soft in the playoffs, even effecting pieces like Kupp.
It's amazing the Rams survived such a disaster. And they did it by running Kupp, doing his best Deebo.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
He looked terrible in the SB, but he did have a nice post-season run. None of the Rams RBs looked particularly good, so I'mma put that on the Bengals underrated DL.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Hard to look good when you get hit in the backfield the two times you touch the football. The Rams RBs crawled to 37 rushing yards on 20 carries.
The backs only went 23-64 against the Niners and 25-52 against the Bucs. I don't think it had anything to do with the Bengals DL. Cincy had allowed almost 750 yards rushing over the prior 5 games. Sure, the CIN run defense was solid, but IMO it was the LAR OL that was far from stellar in their run blocking.
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Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
Loved Roto sliding in that Sony Michel was replacement level in 2021 (which I'd disagree). Well I can promise you that if what he did was replacement level, that was a lot better than Akers was in 2021.
Thought Michel got to show off his pass game ability / pass pro skills a lot more in LA than he was asked in NE. And was the chain mover the Rams really needed during the year.
You can call Akers comeback a miracle.....you can also say he was just horrific in the return. Fortunately the Rams were able to win the SB with their D and pass games.
Michel will wind up a likely 2 down back somewhere. And LA really needs to finally maximize it's talent/backfield/keep guys on the field and put Akers in a 2-down role with Henderson as the COP/3rd down back.
Thought Michel got to show off his pass game ability / pass pro skills a lot more in LA than he was asked in NE. And was the chain mover the Rams really needed during the year.
You can call Akers comeback a miracle.....you can also say he was just horrific in the return. Fortunately the Rams were able to win the SB with their D and pass games.
Michel will wind up a likely 2 down back somewhere. And LA really needs to finally maximize it's talent/backfield/keep guys on the field and put Akers in a 2-down role with Henderson as the COP/3rd down back.
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Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Meh
I saw a guy who is still too much of a plodder, with little break-away speed, who ran through big holes when they were there but also had a propensity to run up the backs of his OL at times. He wasn’t much for yards after contact either.
Pass-pro was pretty good, but he wasn’t a very fluid receiver, usually turning around to catch the ball as opposed to letting the ball come to him in stride. IMO, he is not capable of what Henderson did on that wheel route yesterday.
I think “replacement level player“ is pretty fair. He was certainly better than I expected him to be, but he wasn’t really great either. He had opportunity & mostly didn't crap the bed. He helped the Rams win in Henderson’s absence, but he wasn’t why they were winning.
And when healthy, Henderson was a better, more explosive, more decisive RB, with better vision & better hands in the receiving game.
Michel came in with fresh legs and blew up against some bad defenses (Jax, Minn, and Sea.) He struggled against good defenses (2ypc against SF in week 18, and 1.6ypc against them again in the NFCC game.) Outside of maybe the Arizona wildcard game, Michel was not any better in the postseason than Akers. Even Henderson only managed 7 yards on 4 carries last night.
Bears_Man2
Footballguy
Yeah Akers was very poor. Laughable YPC and fumbler.
Michel was better and probably should have kept the load but they won the Super Bowl and Akers/Henderson are their future there. Michel will land on feet elsewhere.
Michel takes what the defense gives him which was the reason he overtook Henderson who was indecisive showing zero vision on everything but outside runs. 2021 slammed the door shut on Henderson being anything more than a change of pace type as he can't run inside consistently nor stay healthy. Imagine the Rams grab a vet/late pick as injury insurance for Akers and slot Henderson primarily as the 3rd down back.
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Anarchy99
Footballguy
Both Michael and Henderson were replacement level and Akers was effectively not playable according to PFF.
zamboni
Footballguy
I thought once he took over the job down the stretch and ran well that he might open some eyes for next year - thinking like a Houston might be interested. And teams like that still might, but probably just as JAG/depth with a chance to emerge if things break well.
Of course, the same can be said for most FA RBs - the position just isn't valued that highly any more. It's possible that Rashaad Penny of all people could get the most on the open market given that he seems to offer more explosiveness at the position than others.
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Should be a complementary piece in a backfield and paid as such. Think Chris Carson or a bit less of a contract.
