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I don't think its guys making themselves feel better.
I'd take 14 every week for my RB2/Flex position. If he scores a TD he goes into RB1 territory. Most RB2s don't score 14 unless they score a TD it seems
Yes you are right. And I also think his current 6.3 yards/catch will normalize to 7.0 which will inflate his receiving total. Based on his efficiency in week 2 catching 8 out of 9 balls if he continues to grow he will have 90 catches or more. PPR league his is already a high end RB2.
People who are disappointed very well may fall into a category of "missed out" or "just here to hate." I don't think there's a single owner, who started him, who is disappointed in that performance. For all the reasons you outlined above. I couldn't be happier for having the cojones to go "all in" on him. As I said in previous pages, I typically play conservative and my typical bid on someone like him would have lost out. At least now I can stomach TY Hilton putting up WW like numbers because Cohen can take his spot at flex
It's why I put the metrics in here. The Bears are using him all three downs. I don't think it has registered yet. I even broke down Howard's usage vs Cohen's.
I think they bring in Langford, who was just released by the Ravens. Not because of talent but because he knows the offense. I think Cohen will start since he's game ready but split early downs with Langford.
Makes logical sense.
On that note I have the McCaffery/Cohen pairing on a few FFPC teams and while I like McCaffery more in week 3, in my mind for ROS Cohen has passed him and I took McCaffery as high as round 2. This is more about being high on Cohen than down on McCaffery, but a little of that is for sure in play.
Totally agree with you. It's much better to have Howard in there with Cohen. I also don't want to see Cohen wear down. But looking up his college usage he was an every down back. In his 4 years at college he had a total of 868 carries. That's 217 average carries per year. I'm shocked by that given his size.
To be fair, Howard's injury certainly played a part in how usage broke down yesterday. If/when he's healthy, I would expect Howard to get a bigger share.
Sproles had a similar number of carries in college. The size argument is a little tiresome.
It remains to be seen how Cunningham factors into their game plan. Yes, this is an area of concern and it could mean that Cohen owners could have an opportunity to sell high (which I may see if I can package him for Antonio Brown). But, you say this as if it is a foregone conclusion; it's anything but. One could argue that Cohen has proven to be the only spark they have on offense, whereas Cunningham has proven nothing. Cunningham could see nothing and be backup to that role in case Cohen gets hurt.
I'm also learning that there can be a difference between the RB who gets the most carries or plays the most snaps versus a RB who is more of the feature RB on the team or centerpiece of the offensive game plan. In week one Howard got more snaps and touches but the offense seemed, to me anyway, to feature Cohen more or put another way he was more central to the entire makeup of the offensive game plan that day then Howard and any RB/WR or TE on the Bears. That was when Howard was healthy.
Seriously, if you're sitting there fretting over Bennie Cunningham, then fantasy football isn't the hobby for you.
It's as if some people would only be happy if the RB or WR they own were the only one rostered for their NFL team...anything else turns into "too many mouths to feed" to some...
Or to put it another way, if Cohen can't beat out a journeyman like BC for touches, he's not nearly as good as we all think.
Yeah this is what the forums have turned into.
Langford was released by Baltimore and knows the system - I can see him being brought back.
Can't speak for anyone else, but I own both in a non-PPR league, and I view them very similarly: high floor, low ceiling guys (Cohen's ceiling slightly higher because he has the ability to break off big plays).
They have improved - but depending on health of LB's (TJ Watt specifically and Bud Dupree), there could be some trouble there
The Steelers D is actually pretty good this year. I wouldn't count on the Bears offense having a good day. And if Shazier shadows Cohen this thread might be quiet next week, or hopping for the wrong reasons.
Sure but Duke Johnson didn't do much. I'm not saying bench Cohen, as was said further up it's automatic he gets passes right now. But TB was a buzzsaw and PIT may be too.
Oddly, Stephon Tuitt only played one series before getting hurt & Bud Dupree was inactive due to injury.
Good to know. Wasn't trying to be snarky, just pointing out that (from what I knew) the steelers had trouble against a worse team.
Yes, agree. I view the steelers as one of the top 3 defenses in the league. Maybe that's over-estimating, but they have done a great job so far this season. I see this being a blood bath for Chicago, but they will presumably have to throw a lot, which benefits Cohen.
No worries - while Steelers typically have a propensity to play to the level of their competition, I worry about CHI's running game since the defense is playing MUCH better than it has in past years. With the dearth of talent available at WR for CHI, Cohen could definitely be a beneficiary.
I'm having a hard time choosing between Cohen, Hyde and gillislee. I think Hyde can do well against the Rams and I like watching with something to cheer for, and the Texans don't really scare me in New England. Probably roll with Cohen over Gill but it's not an easy choice. Really wish I could start 3, over Decker ?
