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Didn't Moats fumble a few weeks ago - the same issue that gave him the opportunity while Slaton was benched.
The week after his big game, he started against the Colts and went 16 carries for 38 yds (& 3 catches for 15 yds) with a fumble lost and he hasn't gotten a carry since.
Fumbled, hasn't played since.
Chris Brown is a big brown bag of meh. He could luck into a goal line TD or two but I don't expect much out of him this weekend. Slaton is far more explosive and easily the best receiving back on the team, which is where I've been getting most of my production from him in my ppr league.Oscar said:
Player X has gone for 131-437-3 (3.3 ypc)Player Y has gone for 65-234-2 (3.6 ypc)Player X = Slaton, Player Y Brown. Slaton's explosiveness is overblown. Yes, in space he's quick and he's a good receiver but he's a RB and as a RB he's not more explosive.
As a receiver no doubt he's better. Brown is not a good Rb and neither is Slaton.
Was the one blank line in between supposed to be the "suspense"?
LOL, drama is not my thingWas the one blank line in between supposed to be the "suspense"?
Speaking of injuries and Texan RBs, is Chris Brown ever far from being injured? As for Slaton, what a rotten season its been for him. I can't believe how he's regressed.
I agree..numbness in your limbs is no big deal.
you're starting Burleson/Brown over Austin? not sure i would be doing that ... although claiming him so your opponent doesn't get him is excellent waiver wire defenseWell, you grab the guy just to prevent somebody else from using him at the very least. Especially if this week's opponent is the one with Steve Slaton which is my case!
Wk 13 Matchup
If Slaton is inactive, it certainly is possible he sees a carry or two but I wouldn't call him fantasy relevant for this season...especially since it would be expected that if Slaton misses this game that he would likely be back the following week.
No question Moats plays, but good luck trying to predict how many carries he will get since after his big game a month ago he only played the following week and hasn't seen any action in subsequent weeks (possibly being benched for his fumble lost in that game?). He'll see action this week if Slaton is out, but he probably won't see nearly as much action as Brown I would expect.
HOU will be knockin on the door of JAX endzone all day. Brown will get his chances at TDs.
Don't forget Slaton's receiver numbers where he brings most of his fantasy production.
Fumbled in the redzone against Indy in a game they lost by 3. Very costly fumble and may have been the difference in the game...
Brown probably had the most costly fumble of all of them this year. He fumbled on the goal line with 2 minutes left and HOU lost to JAC by a TD
I don't get it exactly. Slaton has numbness in the tip of his thumb and I'm unclear on how the tip of the thumb would affect his performance. Kubiak has been critical of Slaton all season for ball security reasons. Is Kubiak just getting on Slaton for the 20th time about ball security, or is there some worry about the shoulder (and not the thumb)?Lobary said:
I imagine they are more concerned about the cause of the numbness in his thumb, not the actual numb thumb itself.
Kubiak and Slaton both said that his nagging shoulder injury worsened this week. From what I've read it seems that Slaton suffered a stinger earlier this season and the numbness he's experiencing now could be an indication of a more significant injury. They aren't sitting him out to punish him but to protect his health. He needs some rest to let the nerve injury heal.
All the following in my opinion, speculative and based on personal experience.I think Slaton may be suffering from a pinched nerve in his neck, which often is associated with shoulder pain and finger numbness. Probably the C5, C6, C7 vertebrae. The nerve from the neck extending down to the fingers is probably inflamed at the exit point between the vertbrae, which is painful. Very painful. There is very little that can be done to make the pain go away outside of pain medication (pretty heavy stuff) and/or a cortizone shot right into the spine (I have yet to do this but will the next time I tweak my neck). The recovery time for this injury is at least 4 weeks and in my case, has been more like 6 to 8 weeks. I injured my neck slipping on some stairs more than two years ago. Now I just live with it and am careful dong anything strenuous. For those of us that live with the inconvenience, the options to "cure" the problem are very limited, unattractive and often unsuccessful.I have permanent numbness in my pointing finger on my right (dominant) hand and minor numbness in middle finger. But I write, type, dribble a basketball, throw a football, etc. without any problem, but the tingling sensation inmy fingers was odd at first. I don't use this finger on my touchscreen iPhone. Feels too strange. But I'm fine with it. Of course I'm not a runningback in the NFL. Now that I think of it, I recently dropped my laptop (broke it) when I was carrying it with my right hand. I didn't feel a good grip and then the laptop was out of my hand. Wonder if Slaton's drops relate to similar grip-type issues.Take it for what it's worth. Would like to know original injury date.
I am not a chiropractor. I have had a pinched nerve in the neck. You basically have two choices: go to a doctor who will give you drugs to temporarily mask the pain but not solve the problem. The other choice is an adjustment. For pinched nerves, I'll take tha adjustment anyday. I'm guessing you've never had an adjustment, making you a real authority on the subject.
I'm just messin' with you a bit. But yes, I have. Bad experience. Felt like a total sham, similar to buying a used car. Maybe there are better but I had enough doctors look at my MRI and tell me it won't make a difference and to save my money (chiropractors are bank and not covered by most health plans).
They don't just shut a starting running back down for a "pinched nerve". There has to some evidence of nerve damage that is going to limit his career path. Dynasty Slaton owners have to be nervous with good reason. Same deal happened to Priest Holmes before he finally listened to the docs and shut it down for his career.
An MRI can expose a lot of things, including a narrow spinal canal or a degenerative disc, both of which I'd imagine could be trouble for any football player. Do we know if he got an MRI?
Thank you.
There is alot more mention here of Ryan Moats than I would like to see. It sounds pretty clear - "If he can't go, Ryan picks up his load" and "If he can't do his job, Ryan will do fine". I don't see how we can safely start him and assume he gets more carries than normal.Lobary said:
