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Well, Vereen has one TD, another that was a TD but called incorrectly, and he just dropped one in the endzone. He could easily have 3 TDs today.
This.Well, Vereen has one TD, another that was a TD but called incorrectly, and he just dropped one in the endzone. He could easily have 3 TDs today.
Yup, feeling very confident rest of season. Holding on to him is going to pay off.Stud. Having a nice game, and his score doesn't reflect (1) the time earlier in the game when he was just barely down at the 1/2 yard line and (2) the fact that he's getting crazy red zone looks, including the pass he just missed in the red zone.
He's going to be a great play the rest of the way here.
lol no worries. i went with AJ anyhow. Had to go with the more consistant play. But both had solid games!!Oops!!! My mistake!!lol...did you watch Keenum last week? I think it is pretty fair to say that Houston has mailed it in. Now, I will admit I cannot tell the future, but if I had to choose between a good, but older wr who is on a crappy team with a lame duck coach that may or may not have given up; and a young stub rb on an awesome team who catches passes and has just had the runway cleared for him, well I would be picking Vereen as my flex.i wish i could start him today. Id have to bench Charles, B Marsh or Andre Johnson.
I really thought he would be getting his 2 TD game there at Hou.Stud. Having a nice game, and his score doesn't reflect (1) the time earlier in the game when he was just barely down at the 1/2 yard line and (2) the fact that he's getting crazy red zone looks, including the pass he just missed in the red zone.
He's going to be a great play the rest of the way here.
Jeebus that's annoying.I couldn't agree more.Why does everyone have to copy everyone else's posts when they reply? It's almost like Twitter if people kept responding to each other and there wasn't 140 character limit or whatever it is. Very annoying to read these threads with this crap going on.![]()
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Shane Vereen led the Patriots backfield by playing on 41-of-70 snaps in Sunday's win at Houston.
With Stevan Ridley a healthy scratch, LeGarrette Blount played 20 snaps and Brandon Bolden saw nine. Vereen saw extra reps in traditional packages, not just the three-wide "passing back" reps he typically gets. The result was 15 touches for 75 yards and one touchdown -- as well as two near scores. Regardless of Ridley's status, Vereen is the lead back here and a PPR monster heading into a home game against the Browns in Week 14.
Related: LeGarrette Blount, Brandon Bolden
Source: ESPN Boston
Shane Vereen (wrist) is practicing in full for Week 14.
The only Patriots' running back who can be trusted for Week 14, Vereen is a mid-range RB2 in standard leagues, and borderline RB1 in PPR formats.
definitely a possibility when you hear the rumblings coming from the NE beat writers. If they are up big, it's likely due in part to Vereen.Any chance Ridley is a healthy scratch again? I could see the Pats go up big early and render Vereeen useless in the 2nd half as they Blount and Bolden
Murray/Brown definitely...the others not so much but to each his own.I value all my RB's above him.
Murray, A Brown, Gio, and Rainey...lastly Vereen.
Hes fools gold, and has a floor equal to his ceiling.
What? Fool's Gold? Every game he's played in PPR this year he's scored at least 15 points. His point totals for the 4 games he's played: 22.9, 15.2, 17.1, 18.5. Averaging 18.4/game. In my league that would be good enough for RB6 ahead of every one of those guys you have listed.I value all my RB's above him.
Murray, A Brown, Gio, and Rainey...lastly Vereen.
Hes fools gold, and has a floor equal to his ceiling.
Im fishing.What? Fool's Gold? Every game he's played in PPR this year he's scored at least 15 points. His point totals for the 4 games he's played: 22.9, 15.2, 17.1, 18.5. Averaging 18.4/game. In my league that would be good enough for RB6 ahead of every one of those guys you have listed.I value all my RB's above him.
Murray, A Brown, Gio, and Rainey...lastly Vereen.
Hes fools gold, and has a floor equal to his ceiling.
If it's PPR, I'm not sure why you wouldn't start Vereen over those 2. It's clear he's the only back the Pats trust right now.Im fishing.What? Fool's Gold? Every game he's played in PPR this year he's scored at least 15 points. His point totals for the 4 games he's played: 22.9, 15.2, 17.1, 18.5. Averaging 18.4/game. In my league that would be good enough for RB6 ahead of every one of those guys you have listed.I value all my RB's above him.
Murray, A Brown, Gio, and Rainey...lastly Vereen.
Hes fools gold, and has a floor equal to his ceiling.
Looking for reasons to Flex Vereen over Gio and Rainey... im torn here
that depends on what scoring you are using. If it's PPR than I disagree with most of what you posted.I value all my RB's above him.
Murray, A Brown, Gio, and Rainey...lastly Vereen.
Hes fools gold, and has a floor equal to his ceiling.
he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Ah OK, in that case. This makes much more sense.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Ah that makes sense then. Maybe Rainey just because he's going to see more carries than Gio or Vereen.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
Wish I had more chance to watch--Vereen's getting close then. I've got him in a Non-PPR league as well and have Rainey slated to start this week ahead of him. All else relatively equal, Buffalo has given up noticably more points to RB's over the past three weeks; otherwise both them and Cleveland are slightly better than middle of teh pack in my league format.he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
This is why I'm confidently starting Vereen in standard, over the Fred Jacksons of the world as an upside RB2 play. He's been so close to breakout with huge games in the past two weeks (the nearly 3TDs last week, and the big wheel route that could have added another 30 yards and possibly a TD against Denver, and the goal line carry that could have gone for a TD from the one yard line against Denver) that I can't dismiss him as simply a "PPR guy."he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
But he is not a "Running Back" - he is a tool/cog within a complex offense that preys on mismatches. If anything, he is playing a mesh of the Aaron Hernandez and Danny Woodhead roles. He's an outlet guy, a player they design a few pass plays to every game and gets a few handoffs to boot.My fear is the lack of effectiveness running. 10 carries in the last 2 games but only 38 and 31 yards. Yea he's getting the catches but he's a rb. Need to be able to run too.
That's another way of looking at it. A third way is that teams prepare for wheel routes every week because they are a common play. The success of football plays aren't about the defense preparing or not preparing for them it's about putting the d in a position where they have to choose which option in the progression they want to stop. If a play is executed and read correctly by the QB, there's usually an open option the D can't account for whether they are prepared or not.That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
Sproles 2.0. Get on the train and ride it for about a decade.But he is not a "Running Back" - he is a tool/cog within a complex offense that preys on mismatches. If anything, he is playing a mesh of the Aaron Hernandez and Danny Woodhead roles. He's an outlet guy, a player they design a few pass plays to every game and gets a few handoffs to boot.My fear is the lack of effectiveness running. 10 carries in the last 2 games but only 38 and 31 yards. Yea he's getting the catches but he's a rb. Need to be able to run too.
You can't look at him like a traditional RB. His typical line will be 5 carries for 20-30 yards and 5-8 catches for another 60, with upside. Maybe a 40-50% chance at a score, and a chance to break a short pass (or rare run) for 20-40 yards. So, his usual downside is about 10-12 points in .5ppr (to cut it in the middle) with an ok chance at 16-20 if he gets a TD and/or a few more yards. With the possibility of 10 carries or more every now and then (cause ya know, it's the pats and with Ridley in the doghouse carries are there) and more upside.
In a full PPR, he is really consistent WITH upside. In a non ppr its more sketchy, but even so he has a very defined, albeit flex, role in a good offense with a great QB - and regardless how he gets his touches, he is (as of now) the most trusted back they have.
You're right. However, I believe that the more a team sees a formation/play on tape, the more prepared they can/will be when they see it in a game.That's another way of looking at it. A third way is that teams prepare for wheel routes every week because they are a common play. The success of football plays aren't about the defense preparing or not preparing for them it's about putting the d in a position where they have to choose which option in the progression they want to stop. If a play is executed and read correctly by the QB, there's usually an open option the D can't account for whether they are prepared or not.That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
If teams "sell out" to stop a wheel route, then you open up a crossing pattern, a deeper sideline pass and/or a seem. And now you can't double Gronk or put as much linebacker help on him.You're right. However, I believe that the more a team sees a formation/play on tape, the more prepared they can/will be when they see it in a game.That's another way of looking at it. A third way is that teams prepare for wheel routes every week because they are a common play. The success of football plays aren't about the defense preparing or not preparing for them it's about putting the d in a position where they have to choose which option in the progression they want to stop. If a play is executed and read correctly by the QB, there's usually an open option the D can't account for whether they are prepared or not.That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
Maybe the reason Vereen was so wide open is that they were covering an underneath route. Maybe future opponents will think "that wheel route is going to be a big gainer, but we should be able to stop the underneath rout for a shorter gain; we'll pay more attention to the wheel route."
Anyway, my point is it's not a given that the wheel route that he has "just missed" on is automatically going to be a big play for him at some point.
it's worked every time and bounced off his hands...it hasn't been due to the play of the defense on any of the plays. Brady is smart and waits for the mismatch.Bayhawks said:That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.Banger said:he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.fbelange said:Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
And to that end, I don't think Brady has lost faith as Vereen's been playing with a soft cast. Any word on when that will be off? He doesnt have that and he catches those more often than not.it's worked every time and bounced off his hands...it hasn't been due to the play of the defense on any of the plays. Brady is smart and waits for the mismatch.Bayhawks said:That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.Banger said:he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.fbelange said:Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
I'm debating on starting Stacy over him this week, but I'll probably not pull the trigger on that, especially due to Stacy's difficult matchup.At this point in any league, what RBs would you play over this guy? PPR or not.
PPR? Even after Brown's 14 for 35 performance?Tough not to play this guy every week but I have AP, Andre Brown and LeVeon Bell in front of him.
Didn't realize that it's good news a guy who only catches the football can't catch the football. All aboard, the guy is gold.it's worked every time and bounced off his hands...it hasn't been due to the play of the defense on any of the plays. Brady is smart and waits for the mismatch.Bayhawks said:That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.Banger said:he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.fbelange said:Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
You recognize he was wearing a soft cast, yes? And on a team where mistakes are not tolerated, they kept going back to him, and he caught a good bunch of receptions - and they did this over the stretch of multiple games...Didn't realize that it's good news a guy who only catches the football can't catch the football. All aboard, the guy is gold.it's worked every time and bounced off his hands...it hasn't been due to the play of the defense on any of the plays. Brady is smart and waits for the mismatch.Bayhawks said:That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.Banger said:he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call. Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.fbelange said:Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Feel the same way in my 0.5 PPR league. I'm starting Brown one more week, but there's a good chance Vereen vaults ahead the next two weeks, when Brown gets SEA/DET. Also started him last week for Moreno because I was concerned about the ankle and viewed Vereen as safer (as it turned out, Moreno outscored him by a point).Tough not to play this guy every week but I have AP, Andre Brown and LeVeon Bell in front of him.
You're starting Bell over him? I like Vereen a bit more, especially given Bell's concussion last weekFeel the same way in my 0.5 PPR league. I'm starting Brown one more week, but there's a good chance Vereen vaults ahead the next two weeks, when Brown gets SEA/DET. Also started him last week for Moreno because I was concerned about the ankle and viewed Vereen as safer (as it turned out, Moreno outscored him by a point).Tough not to play this guy every week but I have AP, Andre Brown and LeVeon Bell in front of him.
As I see it, he's this year's Sproles, and a rich man's Gio Bernard (for the time being -- I think Gio's ceiling is ultimately higher).
You clearly do not understand the game of fantasy football.Didn't realize that it's good news a guy who only catches the football can't catch the football. All aboard, the guy is gold.it's worked every time and bounced off his hands...it hasn't been due to the play of the defense on any of the plays. Brady is smart and waits for the mismatch.Bayhawks said:That's one way of looking at it. Another is that when watching film, teams are going to be more prepared for that play, because they've tried it multiple times.Banger said:he was an eyelash from 3 tds last week and he's very involved with the offense. I'd definitely start him over Gio and likely over Rainey. NE is going to move the ball and score and Clev is a strong run D so he'll likely get a lot of dumpoffs. Rainey will also likely get a lot of touches so that's a close call.fbelange said:Non PPR. Not trying to turn this into a WDIS thread.
Vereen (since coming back from injury) has 6pts, 9pts, and 12 pts. Pedestrain numbers for a top 20ish back, where I see everyone ranking him.
Vereen's also been targetted and wide open on that wheel route 3 weeks in a row...when he finally catches it he's taking it to the house.
To be honest Vereen looks to be your #2 behind Lacy out of that Group this week.It's a pick 'em matchup wise for me with Lacy, Stacy, Vereen and SJax. Been benching SJax and going with the others but he's been looking better recently