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Remember the hot rookie RB last year who screwed (1 Viewer)

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Yes, I'm talking about 2005 FF villain JJ Arrington. He's fallen so far off the radar, but is he worth a flier at the end of your bench in a deep league, considering Edge, while not Fred Taylor, isn't exactly an iron man. For Edge owners, he's the handcuff, but is he worth a shot for non-Edge owners?

 
Yes, I'm talking about 2005 FF villain JJ Arrington. He's fallen so far off the radar, but is he worth a flier at the end of your bench in a deep league, considering Edge, while not Fred Taylor, isn't exactly an iron man. For Edge owners, he's the handcuff, but is he worth a shot for non-Edge owners?
No. Arrington sucks and even if Edge goes down he will not put up good numbers. Forget about him.
 
Yes, I'm talking about 2005 FF villain JJ Arrington. He's fallen so far off the radar, but is he worth a flier at the end of your bench in a deep league, considering Edge, while not Fred Taylor, isn't exactly an iron man. For Edge owners, he's the handcuff, but is he worth a shot for non-Edge owners?
I bet the search function would be the Magic 8-ball of answers for this subject.
 
I thought you were gonna post the Maurice Clarrett thread broke out of jail...
No Clarrett has yet to "get his Goose on" in jail.Back to JJ: I am only playing in 10 and 12 team leagues this year, but I can tell you that he has not gone in any of those drafts. I was just so unimpressed with him last year, that it is hard to warm up to him, even as a WW pickup unless Edge does go down.
 
H.K. said:
tick dog said:
Yes, I'm talking about 2005 FF villain JJ Arrington. He's fallen so far off the radar, but is he worth a flier at the end of your bench in a deep league, considering Edge, while not Fred Taylor, isn't exactly an iron man. For Edge owners, he's the handcuff, but is he worth a shot for non-Edge owners?
I bet the search function would be the Magic 8-ball of answers for this subject.
Since the infamous "purge", you're lucky to find anything before Jan 1. :sadbanana:
 
I believe one poster on here had it right when said handcuffing to JJ was akin to handcuffing yourself to a 50 lb. weight while on the Titanic.

 
JJ is not worth the roster space in any situation.

If you have Edge, you're better off handcuffing him with Kurt Warner/Matt Leinart/Boldin/Fitzgerald, because without EJ, the Cards will not run the ball more than 35 yards per game.

 
I believe one poster on here had it right when said handcuffing to JJ was akin to handcuffing yourself to a 50 lb. weight while on the Titanic.
Too many people try and be funny and their posts are not, but that was funny. Good job. :lmao:
 
JJ is not worth the roster space in any situation.If you have Edge, you're better off handcuffing him with Kurt Warner/Matt Leinart/Boldin/Fitzgerald, because without EJ, the Cards will not run the ball more than 35 yards per game.
yeup.....this guy's got it right. If Edge goes down...oh well damn...whoever picked Edge in the 1st round is pretty much screwed. Thinking that JJ will fill Edge's shoes if he goes down is ludicrous.....yes...I said ludicrous.
 
The blocking doesn't look much better this year either. This should be more about Edge and if he and Denny can force them to block better.

 
The guy that took Arrington in our auction last year paid almost the same amount for Joseph Addai this year. Just a word to the wise.

 
JJ Arrington has shown tremedous improvemnet from this to last. He is familar with the system and has played very well in the preseason. All you fools who think that a starting NFL runingback is not worth anything in fantasy value obviously have never had a star running back get injured on them. (Dominic Rhodes '01)

 
I was one of those that followed Fools Gold and took a flyer on JJ last season.

Avoid him at all costs. You're much better off drafting at another position or taking someone like Lundy or Morency, if they're available.

 
mr. furley said:
ahhh yes... JJ Arrington... the OBVIOUS starter at RB last year. the "shark move".
LOVE the "shark move". the ultimate conventional wisdom pick for all the fellas who follow FF closely.Who's the "shark move" this year?
 
mr. furley said:
ahhh yes... JJ Arrington... the OBVIOUS starter at RB last year. the "shark move".
LOVE the "shark move". the ultimate conventional wisdom pick for all the fellas who follow FF closely.Who's the "shark move" this year?
QB: Philip RiversRB: Droughns, Gore, MaroneyWR: Driver, Roy Williams, Terry Glenn, Matt Jones, Troy Williamson, Ernest WilfordTE: Ben WatsonDon't shoot the messenger....
 
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mr. furley said:
ahhh yes... JJ Arrington... the OBVIOUS starter at RB last year. the "shark move".
First Arrington wasnt a "shark" move as he was next in line. The only shark move about him is if you had someone take him before Benson. Which in all honestly less dynasty leagues did it even matter?Most drafts in rookie RBs wentWilliams, Brown, Arrington, Benson(or him 3rd), SheltonAlthough Benson still has considerable value in dynasty, all the backs behind Brown failed to succeed anything to date. As for pure rookie draft Edwards was the clear cut #3 or #4 choice(behind Benson) in hindsight, with Matt Jones being the #2 WR that should have been taken.However, the true shark moves were Willie Parker(this board got this one right, kudos to someone it what may be snag him early preseason, Frank Gore(dynasty, as a bigger factor this year) and Brandon Jacobs(dynasty, as a bigger factor this year).As for the question, no JJ arrington has no value.
 
tick dog said:
Yes, I'm talking about 2005 FF villain JJ Arrington. He's fallen so far off the radar, but is he worth a flier at the end of your bench in a deep league, considering Edge, while not Fred Taylor, isn't exactly an iron man. For Edge owners, he's the handcuff, but is he worth a shot for non-Edge owners?
E. James is a pretty tough guy. Other then the year he messed up his ACL he misses very little action EVER. In fact, he has not missed a start in the last 2 years while touching the ball 989 times between receptions and carries. So how is this guy not close to being an iron man?
 
mr. furley said:
ahhh yes... JJ Arrington... the OBVIOUS starter at RB last year. the "shark move".
First Arrington wasnt a "shark" move as he was next in line. The only shark move about him is if you had someone take him before Benson. Which in all honestly less dynasty leagues did it even matter?Most drafts in rookie RBs wentWilliams, Brown, Arrington, Benson(or him 3rd), SheltonAlthough Benson still has considerable value in dynasty, all the backs behind Brown failed to succeed anything to date. As for pure rookie draft Edwards was the clear cut #3 or #4 choice(behind Benson) in hindsight, with Matt Jones being the #2 WR that should have been taken.However, the true shark moves were Willie Parker(this board got this one right, kudos to someone it what may be snag him early preseason, Frank Gore(dynasty, as a bigger factor this year) and Brandon Jacobs(dynasty, as a bigger factor this year).As for the question, no JJ arrington has no value.
I'm pretty sure that the word shark was in quotes because it was sarcasm.
 
Arrington was one I avoided last year. I think the hype alone made me avoid him, as I felt he was being drafted way too high. Nice to see I'm right for once... :lmao:

 
Fate is a fickle mistress sometimes. I won our dynasty SB the year before so was drafting from the 10 spot - and had traded away my first rounder, so my first pick wasn't until 20. JJ Arrington went way earlier - as did Benson, Mike Anderson, countless others. So I just picked the handcuff for Jamal Lewis, one of my injury prone starting RBs, at 20. His handcuff was Chester Taylor. :thumbup: [/flashback]

JJ actually looked solid against the Bears in preseason - and yes (as much as it pains me to say it as a Bear's fan) it WAS their #1's for the most part. I remember hearing "Arrington off the right side for a gain of 7 and Urlacher brings him down." :mellow:

Hopefully that's a testament to the fact, as Fro was saying, that JJ is getting better - and not a reflection of what the Bears D is going to do this year.

 
mr. furley said:
ahhh yes... JJ Arrington... the OBVIOUS starter at RB last year. the "shark move".
LOVE the "shark move". the ultimate conventional wisdom pick for all the fellas who follow FF closely.Who's the "shark move" this year?
Joseph Addai.
:yes: And why I'm avoiding him a good bit this year, too. Has potential, just like any drafted runningback. But the hype is just too much for me. He's in a favorable offense, but I like other rookies better than him right now. Ask me in 3 or 4 years if I regret saying that... :D
 
I picked up Arrington in the 17th round of my draft as a cuff to Edge. There wasn't anything decent left, so I had nothing to lose. Yes, I did get burned by wasting a 6th rounder on JJ last year.

But last year, JJ never got to try & carry the load. Each game JJ & Shipp each would get 10-12 carries or so. I figure if Edge goes down & the Cards go with 1 back this time, maybe it'd be better. I wouldnt expect Edge #s, but maybe useable for a bye week. JJ has actually looked decent in preseason.

 
Yes, I'm talking about 2005 FF villain JJ Arrington. He's fallen so far off the radar, but is he worth a flier at the end of your bench in a deep league, considering Edge, while not Fred Taylor, isn't exactly an iron man. For Edge owners, he's the handcuff, but is he worth a shot for non-Edge owners?
Actually our league awards 3 points to every (offensive) player on the field when a pass is completed. Arrington helped me win the Championship last year.
 
JJ Arrington has shown tremedous improvemnet from this to last. He is familar with the system and has played very well in the preseason.
I was going to say the same thing.Sounds like a TON of guys around here were burned by him last year. In a deep league I'd definitely pick him up.He's not on any roster in my normal redrafts, but I'll be quick to snag him if I see edge get banged up at all...
 
Heading into the preaseason, I pretty much had filed Edge in the do not draft list on my cheat sheet and as far as I was concerned, Arrington did not exist.

But I had the occasion (through dumb luck and the NFL Network) to watch the Cards 3 times this preseason. While James only made cameos, it was Arrington who grabbed my attention. He looked like a different player than he did last season.

The 1st game I saw got me thinking that if Arrington can look this good against 1st team defenses, then perhaps I am making a mistake with my ranking of James.

The second game I saw solidified that notion.

By the 3rd game not only had I elevated James as a viable 1st rounder, I also flagged Arrington as a must handcuff to James.

In the leagues where I did draft James, Arrington went unselected. Knowing that the sentiment of my leaguemates would be the same as most of the posters in this thread, I just figured what's the rush, and left him on waivers. But as we get into the 2nd and 3rd week of the regular season, I'll be making a claim for Mr Arrington as roster space frees up through trades and what not.

 

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