Rudi Johnson (1 Viewer)

[malice]

see it as you want - the Bengals FOOLED the Panthers' D and got the go-ahead TD.They are not concerned with giving Rudi GL carries at that point of the game. They are not concerned with Rudi's fantasy nuimbers - he was running his #### off that drive. Maybe he was TIRED.And it is not indicative of any trend - believe me 1st and goal from the 1 is not a "clock burning" play - it is a "get a TD NOW" play.malice, you seem sold on Rudi stumbling from here on out and are looking for any reasons for him to stumble - go ahead, that's fine, sell now. I won't call it a mistake.But his FF numbers are not going to suddenly fall into the pooper - he's been the most consistent RB in football this side of SA for years now, and his schedule, or what they do in the game, does not seem to be changing that.

I don't think he was tired.

1-10-CIN14 (14:08) C.Palmer sacked at CIN 4 for -10 yards (C.Draft).2-20-CIN4 (13:39) C.Palmer pass short left to T.Stewart to CIN 23 for 19 yards (M.Kemoeatu).3-1-CIN23 (13:00) C.Palmer pass short right to T.Houshmandzadeh to CIN 33 for 10 yards (R.Marshall).1-10-CIN33 (12:28) C.Palmer pass short right to C.Johnson to CIN 44 for 11 yards (M.Minter; K.Lucas).1-10-CIN44 (12:00) C.Palmer pass short right to R.Johnson to CIN 48 for 4 yards (C.Gamble).2-6-CIN48 (11:33) R.Johnson left end to CIN 47 for -1 yards (J.Anderson).3-7-CIN47 (10:53) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short left to A.Chatman to CAR 44 for 9 yards (C.Morton).1-10-CAR44 (10:25) C.Palmer pass incomplete deep left to C.Johnson (R.Marshall).2-10-CAR44 (10:18) R.Johnson right end to CAR 42 for 2 yards (S.Williams).3-8-CAR42 (9:40) C.Palmer pass short right to T.Houshmandzadeh pushed ob at CAR 35 for 7 yards (R.Marshall).4-1-CAR35 (9:13) C.Palmer pass deep right to C.Johnson to CAR 3 for 32 yards (C.Gamble).1-3-CAR3 (8:25) R.Johnson right tackle to CAR 2 for 1 yard (N.Diggs; C.Gamble).PENALTY on CAR-A.Wallace, Illegal Use of Hands, 1 yard, enforced at CAR 2.1-1-CAR1 (8:12) C.Palmer pass short middle to T.Houshmandzadeh for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

3 carries for 2 yds, 1 catch for 4 yds.And I fully realize that Cincy could give a #### about his fantasy numbers- I'm not arguing that. It all depends on your league and your scoring system- in PPR leagues, leagues that give bonuses for TD length, or leagues with a heavy emphasis on scoring, Rudi may be consistent, but he's not going to be a gamebreaker for you. In those leagues, you should probably make a push to move him for another top 10-15 back if you can work it. In other leagues, I'd say if you're at a point where you can say you can comfortably make the playoffs, hold; but if you need to make a push, moving him for the likes of Willie Parker/Warrick Dunn/Tatum Bell might help.Rudi is currently the #15 back in my league, on pace with guys like Frank Gore, Julius Jones, and Tatum Bell.

 

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