- You can never predict beforehand who will get more usage (other than "the one on my bench")
- Usage is largely driven by game flow. Pats ahead = Ridley; Pats behind = Vereen
- Vereen has not been utilized in the passing game nearly as much as he was last year
- On the other hand, he has been fairly impressive in his limited number of running attempts (5.7 YPC)
- Regardless of how good you think he's been, Ridley has significantly outperformed his ADP (I drafted him in Rd. 8 of a 14-team 0.5 PPR)
- It's reasonable to look at the weekly sit-start dilemmas and mark this whole situation as a "stay away", but there is enough talent there that one or both of these guys could end up having season-long fantasy value.
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Ridley vs. Vereen: What have we learned so far? (1 Viewer)
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
You have a better chance of winning the lottery than accurately predicting this backfield on a week to week basis.
BigTex
Don't mess with Texas
I hate I have them both on my dynasty team! HATE IT!! THEY ARE A WASTE OF SPACE!!!
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
Ridley is a non-PPR flex. Vereen is a PPR flex. Rely on any more than that and you will shed tears.
Ted Mullins
Footballguy
Yep. This is a tired shtick but I have learned that I should have played Ridley every time I sit him and should have benched him when I play him - I am literally 0 for 5 so far. Would like to get 2-3 good Ridley games and see if I can get someone comparable but more stable for him.
Pats offense getting it together and scoring points should be big for Ridley, not sure if this past week was a turnaround or a mirage. It'd be nice if his bad games were 50-70 yards instead of below 30.
I still love Vereen as a ppr player. If things are going well for the Pats he is a great rb 2 or flex. I see him week to week as a 10 point floor, which is not bad at all. On some weeks he will score and he will give you something in the 20 range. That is good stuff. I would be leery of starting Ridley.
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
Ridley is going to put up RB1 numbers for the rest of the season. Ridley has 20+ touches in each of their 3 wins and only 7.5 touches in their 2 losses, pretty clear getting him going is a key to their success.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Ridley has had 56 carries with the Pats ahead, 9 when tied, and 19 when losing. He has 1 receiving target when ahead, 0 when tied, and 3 when losing.
Vereen has 18 carries when ahead, 1 when tied, and 18 when losing. In the passing game, he has 9 targets when ahead, 3 when tied, and 11 when behind.
Vereen has 18 carries when ahead, 1 when tied, and 18 when losing. In the passing game, he has 9 targets when ahead, 3 when tied, and 11 when behind.
Holy Schneikes
Footballguy
Ah, the old "questionable cause" fallacy. Is the team winning those games because Ridley is getting a lot of carries, or is Ridley getting a lot of carries in those games because the team is winning? Makes a big difference in what you think might happen going forward.
adam220891
Footballguy
ponchsox
Footballguy
It helps Vereen a little. Depends on the game plan. Bolden will get the ground and pound yards.
