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Brown's doing fine IMO. I didn't expect a whole lot out of him to begin with.Nothing wrong with Ronnie.
I agree, he is not a bust.... yet. Things look scary in MIa right now though. I drafted Brown in only 1 league this year nad got him at pick 9. I have to say, it's concerning that the Mia O is struggling as badly as it has vs some weak teams. Really, his rec yds are saving him right now.
His is the #10 RB in my .5 PPR league right now and might go up to 9 with this weeks stats.
I agree, after Alexander and LJ last year, people are expecting 1 player to ride them to the championship..okay he hasn't set the world on fire but to name him a bust is ridiculous...
I understand your worries, and you won't find a bigger Ronnie Brown hater on this board than myself, but you should honestly take the games versus the Titans and Texans as good signs.Ronnie is a much better receiver than he is a running back. As a back he's indecisive, stuck in between power and finesse, braces for impact, never falls forward, etc. But as a receiver, he's explosive out of the backfield. Something about the different way that the ball gets to him.The point of this being, that the Dolphins barely beat (and should have lost to) the Titans, and did lose to the Texans should show you that this team is really a bottom feeder, and that likely will mean a) more garbage time against real teams, and b) more passing in the 2nd half, which plays to his strengths.Yes, a 3.5ypc is dismal, and yes it is largely his fault (although the left side of the line is horrible), but more passing attempts per game means more receiving opportunities for RB, which means more games where you don't care that he can't break 50 rushing yards and the endzone line.
This would really be funny. I wish people offered me trades like this......
Plus, he only had 12 carries yesterday, 15 vs. Buffalo ..they haven't been running the ball effectively so far..the O-line and Cpepp are a big reason why Brown is off to a slow start..No it's not. Lamont Jordan averaged 3.8 last year.
Most of their drives are like this,1st and 10 - R.Brown up th middle for 3 yards.2nd and 7 - D.Culpepper incomplete to _____________3rd and 7 - D.Culpepper incomplete to _____________PuntHe usually gets sacked at least once per drive as well. Sometimes the fault of the line, but also sometimes due to the fact he likes to sit back there for 15 seconds trying to find somebody to throw to and then magically gets tackled.
You have obviously not watched the Dolphins play this year. If you have you are letting your bias taint what you see. Most times Saban has him trying to bang between the tackles, where no hole exists. This results in a zero or one yard gain. But every time I have seen him run and there was opportunity he has not come down at first contact. It takes at least two to bring him down and he always falls forward.3.5 ypc while his line is awful is actually pretty encouraging, it will only get better. And in a performance league he has put up enough points to keep a team compettitive.
Ronnie is the only bright spot on the entire Dolphin team. the guy catches the ball great, pass protects better than most of the linemen and has run with great power and some finesse as well. He doesn't cut at full speed like the best , but he has more power than any of the guys who can cut at full speed. He has been excellent, yes excellent. The team around him has been putrid and some of the coaching has been weak as well.If the Ol was doing their job people would be talking about how great he is. So far he has been better as a regular NFL guy rather than a fantasy guy, but in PPR leagues he is doing very well.
Agreed. To say he never falls forward is about as ignorant as you can be. The one thing that has been constant is his ability to move forward a yard or 4 and do so almost every single time. The comment made in the orginal post is obviously from someone who hasn't watched the Dolphin games.
When the Dolphins go from the hurry up they have been very successful. They need to come out and run the hurry up. Just a comment that C-Pep has completed over 60% of his passes so the above should show a complete short of the 1st down.
Say whatever you want, but back it up with facts, not ignorant statements.
And it starts. His rushing stats are terrible right now. Probably don't want to go there.
His overall stats rank him #7 and #10 respectively though. Just about where he was drafted. What say ye about that?
He is ranked #6 right now in my NON PPR performance league.
He's #12 in PPG in my non PPR league. Meh.He is ranked #6 right now in my NON PPR performance league.
Synthesizer has a vendetta - #12 back in a non-PPR league is, by definition, not a fantasy "bust" You have a RB1. The "worst" RB1, but an RB1. By DEFINITION, Ronnie Brown is not a bust for you.He's #12 in PPG in my non PPR league. Meh.He is ranked #6 right now in my NON PPR performance league.
I agree with you here.
Ricky would not fare much better. The Oline is horrible. It isn't giving Culpepper enough time for plays to develop downfield, which means the defense can key on the run. As has been noted, when in their "hurry up" offence things have happened. They drove 80 yards twice at the end of yesterdays game with every snap coming in a shotgun formation. But as of now the OLine can not maintain a pocket for Daunte, and Daunte is clearly not helping the issue. He isn't 100% yet. Aside from week one against Pittsburg Ronnie has totaled 100 combined yards every week. He hasn't found the endzone but he is currently the 6th ranked RB in my league. Where is he in yours?I disagree with all of this - just because the Dolphins are a bad team; just because they have pinned their hopes on CPep and thus lowered the contributions Brown (or anyone else) can make as the RB does not make Brown a bust either in FF terms or in the NFL. If this guy was on half a dozen other NFL teams this year he would be at the top of the RB scoring instead of 7th or 10th or 12th or wherever he is in your scoring system.
