Start Mikel Leshoure for Week 3? (1 Viewer)

[SameSongNDance]

He was limited again today. This is not what I wanted to hear.

Leshoure limited for 2nd consecutive day

Word is K.Smith repeatedly kicked him in the groin following the week 3 loss. Dude wants his job back, can't fault him for that.

So he's out with a sprained ankle then?

 

[gradin123]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:Mikel Leshoure, RB, DETNews: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

 

[plymkr]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:Mikel Leshoure, RB, DETNews: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

U are ooozing bitterness!

 

[GManiac]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:Mikel Leshoure, RB, DETNews: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

U are ooozing bitterness!

Wow. Not only Oozing bitterness. But straight out making things up based on a negative perspective. Leshoure is injury PRONE? Because he had one real injury? At least that I know about. He did look good in the game. He's a bruising runner. He keeps moving. I see very little weakness in his general run game. Not so sure how he'd be in the passing game. He did get warn down. He has been out for well over a year. It was a terrible decision by the Lions coaching staff not to ease him in and get him in better physical condition. There is absolutely no reason Kevin Smith shouldn't have gotten 10 more carries last week. And he should get about 10 carries in week 4. But he probably won't unless Leshoure is actually dinged up or warn out now. Terrible coaching decision. There was nothing I could blame Leshoure for. If he fails its the coaches fault.

 

[Bayhawks]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

U are ooozing bitterness!

Wow. Not only Oozing bitterness. But straight out making things up based on a negative perspective. Leshoure is injury PRONE? Because he had one real injury? At least that I know about. He did look good in the game. He's a bruising runner. He keeps moving. I see very little weakness in his general run game. Not so sure how he'd be in the passing game. He did get warn down. He has been out for well over a year. It was a terrible decision by the Lions coaching staff not to ease him in and get him in better physical condition. There is absolutely no reason Kevin Smith shouldn't have gotten 10 more carries last week. And he should get about 10 carries in week 4. But he probably won't unless Leshoure is actually dinged up or warn out now. Terrible coaching decision. There was nothing I could blame Leshoure for. If he fails its the coaches fault.

I agree that gradin123 is over-reacting, but if I'm not mistaken (perhaps someone else can find something to back this up) Leshoure battled injuries during college, as well. From what I can recall, he only was able to carry the load 1 year in college. If that's true, we're talking about a 3-5 year history of being unable to stay healthy. Again, anyone who can shed more light on this, please do so. (Not that anyone cares, but I have a few trades offered to me for Leshoure), and maybe selling high would make sense, if he is actually "injury prone."

 

[gradin123]

I probably am bitter. But everyone seems to agree the Lions overused last week. The lions are still a poorly run team

 

[Grand Poobah]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

U are ooozing bitterness!

Wow. Not only Oozing bitterness. But straight out making things up based on a negative perspective. Leshoure is injury PRONE? Because he had one real injury? At least that I know about. He did look good in the game. He's a bruising runner. He keeps moving. I see very little weakness in his general run game. Not so sure how he'd be in the passing game. He did get warn down. He has been out for well over a year. It was a terrible decision by the Lions coaching staff not to ease him in and get him in better physical condition. There is absolutely no reason Kevin Smith shouldn't have gotten 10 more carries last week. And he should get about 10 carries in week 4. But he probably won't unless Leshoure is actually dinged up or warn out now. Terrible coaching decision. There was nothing I could blame Leshoure for. If he fails its the coaches fault.

I agree that gradin123 is over-reacting, but if I'm not mistaken (perhaps someone else can find something to back this up) Leshoure battled injuries during college, as well. From what I can recall, he only was able to carry the load 1 year in college. If that's true, we're talking about a 3-5 year history of being unable to stay healthy. Again, anyone who can shed more light on this, please do so. (Not that anyone cares, but I have a few trades offered to me for Leshoure), and maybe selling high would make sense, if he is actually "injury prone."

Freshman: Played in 9 games, started 1

Soph: Played in 11 games started 3

Junior: Played in 13 started 13

No injury concerns.

His Sophmore year the QB Juice Williams led Illinois in carries Rbs Dufrane and Ford also had a lot of carries.

 

[Bayhawks]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

U are ooozing bitterness!

Wow. Not only Oozing bitterness. But straight out making things up based on a negative perspective. Leshoure is injury PRONE? Because he had one real injury? At least that I know about. He did look good in the game. He's a bruising runner. He keeps moving. I see very little weakness in his general run game. Not so sure how he'd be in the passing game. He did get warn down. He has been out for well over a year. It was a terrible decision by the Lions coaching staff not to ease him in and get him in better physical condition. There is absolutely no reason Kevin Smith shouldn't have gotten 10 more carries last week. And he should get about 10 carries in week 4. But he probably won't unless Leshoure is actually dinged up or warn out now. Terrible coaching decision. There was nothing I could blame Leshoure for. If he fails its the coaches fault.

I agree that gradin123 is over-reacting, but if I'm not mistaken (perhaps someone else can find something to back this up) Leshoure battled injuries during college, as well. From what I can recall, he only was able to carry the load 1 year in college. If that's true, we're talking about a 3-5 year history of being unable to stay healthy. Again, anyone who can shed more light on this, please do so. (Not that anyone cares, but I have a few trades offered to me for Leshoure), and maybe selling high would make sense, if he is actually "injury prone."

Freshman: Played in 9 games, started 1

Soph: Played in 11 games started 3

Junior: Played in 13 started 13

No injury concerns.

His Sophmore year the QB Juice Williams led Illinois in carries Rbs Dufrane and Ford also had a lot of carries.

OK, good to know it wasn't injuries that kept his touches down in college. Thanks.

 

[plymkr]

Questionable this week ? Crap

 

[GManiac]

I probably am bitter. But everyone seems to agree the Lions overused last week. The lions are still a poorly run team

Definitely overused. On that front I totally agree. Leshoure though, used properly, I think can be a top ten RB in fantasy and a very effective to possibly Pro Bowl RB by NFL standards.

 

[Billy Bats]

So what is everyone doing with Mikel today?? I'm still undecided if I should start him. Is he expected to get a full load today?

 

[HurryUpSundays]

Starting him. My only other option is ..... Kevin Smith.

 

[SYMPHONY X]

Starting him over Mcgahee and Muuray..don't like Murray's matchup. Not expecting a ton of yards from him, but I am hoping for at least one goal line TD from Leshoure, and 4-5 dump offs underneath..maybe he can break a long one off!

 

[Tree Shaker]

I might sit him for Ryan Williams. I'm just concerned that the groin injury flares up after a quarter or two, and LeShoure is "rested" for Bell/Kevin Smith combo for the rest of the way. At least Williams should get a ton of carries with Beanie out and LaRod Stephens-Howling very doubtful for the game.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Deciding between Leshoure and Spiller for my last spot. Had Leshoure in all week, put in Spiller after hearing itll be a 50/50 split with FJax, but newer reports of Spiller looking iffy in warmups has me thinking Ill roll with Mikel

 

[gradin123]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

 

[Ace zero1]

They played minnesota

 

[fightingillini]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

You do understand that MIN has a pretty good run D?You do understand that every RB has some dud games every now and then?

You do understand that nobody believes that Leshoure is going to be a top 10 RB going forward? He did score almost 9 points for me in a PPR league and he had really bad game. You're going to need a few weeks to get a better look at Leshoure's future propects really are.

 

[Bayhawks]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

You do understand that MIN has a pretty good run D?You do understand that every RB has some dud games every now and then?

You do understand that nobody believes that Leshoure is going to be a top 10 RB going forward? He did score almost 9 points for me in a PPR league and he had really bad game. You're going to need a few weeks to get a better look at Leshoure's future propects really are.

small hijack-I don't play in any PPR, but if players get a point for EVERY reception, is 9 points a good score? Without running the stats, it would seem than that would be a poor game. end hijack/

 

[Bayhawks]

They played minnesota

Well, to be fair, the week before he played Tenn (who sucks), and people were using that game as "evidence" of his stud (or stud in waiting) status. If you are going to cite a players' stats against poor defenses as support for your argument, then you have to accept a players' stats against good defenses as support for the opposition argument.

 

[Wadsworth]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

Arian Foster: 24 carries for 86 yards versus Tenn

Ben Tate: 5 carries for 11 yards

No, I do not see.

 

[Nucker101]

Leshoure has a rough schedule coming up, the time to sell high was last week(especially in ppr where his value is not as high). Who knows if Smith/Bell get more involved and this turns into a 3 headed monster. At this point you have to hold onto him unless someone is willing to pay RB2 value for him.

 

[gradin123]

Arian Foster: 24 carries for 86 yards versus TennBen Tate: 5 carries for 11 yardsNo, I do not see.

LeShoure now has 39 carries and still doesn't have a run longer than 14 yards and he fumbled on his 14 yarder. That is despite the fact the lions have a highly potent passing game and teams can't focus on stopping the run against them. LeShoure is Shonn Greene like if you ask me. LeShoure Sure Sucks! The lions are going to start to realize it and stop giving him the ball all the time.

 

[hines]

Leshoure has a rough schedule coming up, the time to sell high was last week(especially in ppr where his value is not as high). Who knows if Smith/Bell get more involved and this turns into a 3 headed monster. At this point you have to hold onto him unless someone is willing to pay RB2 value for him.

his value is much higher in PPR, he has caught 4 passes in each game. RB2 value is what he has right now. a guy who is the bellcow on a great offense, goalline back, plus catches lots of passes.

 

[ShaHBucks]

Just something on Kevin Smith, I would have traded him after week-1. The schedule goes SF, MIN (Wk-4), PHI-CHI-SEA wk 6-8. That's brutal and Leshoure is coming back. There's the possibility that injuries could have turned Leshoure into the next Monterio Hardesty, from what I know pre-injury he's the best back on the team, only time will tell. Even with that said I'm trying to ship Leshoure to the K-Smith owner or whoever wants him before the workload is even figured out.

I would still try and trade Leshoure. We all got a little ahead of ourselves.

 

[SameSongNDance]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

You do understand that MIN has a pretty good run D?You do understand that every RB has some dud games every now and then?

You do understand that nobody believes that Leshoure is going to be a top 10 RB going forward? He did score almost 9 points for me in a PPR league and he had really bad game. You're going to need a few weeks to get a better look at Leshoure's future propects really are.

MIN isn't the last good run defense he's going to face. Here's Leshoure's schedule. In bold are the bottom 10 match ups in FF points allowed to RBs..PHI, CHI, SEA, JAC, MIN, GB, HOU, IND, GB, ARI, ATL, CHI

After CJ put 141 on HOU, they aren't top 10 anymore, but we all know how stout they are. GB(17th) is a mid-range match up.

So I see a plodder on a pass first team who averaged sub 4 YPC in a "plus match-up" with only three more plus match-ups for the rest of the season. I don't see too much upside here. Leshoure seems like a RB who can slash up soft middles yet won't be seeing many this year. He was a prime sell high candidate after his first game back.

 

[Joe Summer]

This guy worth owning anymore?

 

[MCguidance]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

You do understand that MIN has a pretty good run D?You do understand that every RB has some dud games every now and then?

You do understand that nobody believes that Leshoure is going to be a top 10 RB going forward? He did score almost 9 points for me in a PPR league and he had really bad game. You're going to need a few weeks to get a better look at Leshoure's future propects really are.

MIN isn't the last good run defense he's going to face. Here's Leshoure's schedule. In bold are the bottom 10 match ups in FF points allowed to RBs..PHI, CHI, SEA, JAC, MIN, GB, HOU, IND, GB, ARI, ATL, CHI

After CJ put 141 on HOU, they aren't top 10 anymore, but we all know how stout they are. GB(17th) is a mid-range match up.

So I see a plodder on a pass first team who averaged sub 4 YPC in a "plus match-up" with only three more plus match-ups for the rest of the season. I don't see too much upside here. Leshoure seems like a RB who can slash up soft middles yet won't be seeing many this year. He was a prime sell high candidate after his first game back.

I thought I read that Atlanta isn't very stout either? With that there seem to be a lot of pretty good matchps

 

[SameSongNDance]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

You do understand that MIN has a pretty good run D?You do understand that every RB has some dud games every now and then?

You do understand that nobody believes that Leshoure is going to be a top 10 RB going forward? He did score almost 9 points for me in a PPR league and he had really bad game. You're going to need a few weeks to get a better look at Leshoure's future propects really are.

MIN isn't the last good run defense he's going to face. Here's Leshoure's schedule. In bold are the bottom 10 match ups in FF points allowed to RBs..PHI, CHI, SEA, JAC, MIN, GB, HOU, IND, GB, ARI, ATL, CHI

After CJ put 141 on HOU, they aren't top 10 anymore, but we all know how stout they are. GB(17th) is a mid-range match up.

So I see a plodder on a pass first team who averaged sub 4 YPC in a "plus match-up" with only three more plus match-ups for the rest of the season. I don't see too much upside here. Leshoure seems like a RB who can slash up soft middles yet won't be seeing many this year. He was a prime sell high candidate after his first game back.

I thought I read that Atlanta isn't very stout either? With that there seem to be a lot of pretty good matchps

ATL isn't stout and they are apart of the only three plus match ups he has left that I mentioned (IND, ATL, JAC). That's only 3 of 12, I don't see how that's "a lot of pretty good match ups".We also now might have to factor in Best.

 

[Wadsworth]

The schedule is tough, but to me that just limits his upside. I see Leshoure's potential this season as mid-low RB2. He should get the goal line work and if he can average a 65-70 yards from scrimmage per game that should put him in RB2 territory with an occasional TD from not goal line work. Best, Bell and Kevin Smith might battle it out for the 3rd down work and win some other touches, but Leshoure offers a skill set none of the other DET backs can bring. Sure there is some risk, but there is always risk.

 

[We Tigers]

Different sounding report here from CBS fantasy feed:

Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET

News: Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said running back Mikel Leshoure recovered well from his extensive workload Week 3 and "got a lot of work in" Thursday. Leshoure is on the injury report with a groin injury, but he continues to practice leading up to Week 4 against the Vikings.

He was overused in his first game. First of all, why would you give a guy that much work in his first regular season NFL game? He really wasn't that good but his overall numbers look good because of the volume of carries he was given against a bad run defense. 26 carries for 100 yards really isn't good against Tennessee.But my really problem with how he was used is that it seemed the Lions changed their whole offense to focus around him. Calvin Johnson was an afterthought through 3 quarters while the Lions focused on LaShoure and had a uninspired 16 points through 3 quarters. It seemed like the Lions tried to change their whole identity on offense to accomodate LeShoure who only produced mediocre results. The lions almost got away with it vs a bad Titans team but they won't be in a position against most teams to run so much. LeShoure also got severely worn down from the massive workload he got. It really made no sense why he got so much work in his first week back.

Am I a bitter Kevin Smith owner who didn't have LeShoure? Yes I am. But honestly I think Leshoure has little chance to a good RB in the longterm. He is injury prone and the Lions aren't the best pure running team. I think Leshoure's pass protection leaves something to be desired and that combined with injuries will mean his first game this season will ultimately be his best game this season. if he has a good week this week vs the good Vikings run defense then I would be surprised.

Now do people see what I was talking about?

You do understand that MIN has a pretty good run D?You do understand that every RB has some dud games every now and then?

You do understand that nobody believes that Leshoure is going to be a top 10 RB going forward? He did score almost 9 points for me in a PPR league and he had really bad game. You're going to need a few weeks to get a better look at Leshoure's future propects really are.

MIN isn't the last good run defense he's going to face. Here's Leshoure's schedule. In bold are the bottom 10 match ups in FF points allowed to RBs..PHI, CHI, SEA, JAC, MIN, GB, HOU, IND, GB, ARI, ATL, CHI

After CJ put 141 on HOU, they aren't top 10 anymore, but we all know how stout they are. GB(17th) is a mid-range match up.

So I see a plodder on a pass first team who averaged sub 4 YPC in a "plus match-up" with only three more plus match-ups for the rest of the season. I don't see too much upside here. Leshoure seems like a RB who can slash up soft middles yet won't be seeing many this year. He was a prime sell high candidate after his first game back.

I thought I read that Atlanta isn't very stout either? With that there seem to be a lot of pretty good matchps

ATL isn't stout and they are apart of the only three plus match ups he has left that I mentioned (IND, ATL, JAC). That's only 3 of 12, I don't see how that's "a lot of pretty good match ups".We also now might have to factor in Best.

Looking at fantasy points allowed to RBs, I'm seeing a challenging schedule, but not a brutal one. I really only see four that are awful (CHI, SEA, MIN, and HOU). I'm not buying that Arizona keeps up their rush defense by the end of the year, and Mendenhall handled Philly with ease last week.Best is a different issue. I'm not really a believer in him, and certainly not as a runner; the biggest concern would be him limiting LeShoure to 20-30 snaps and just clear running downs.

 

[Banger]

nice effort today vs. a tough defense on the road.

 

[We Tigers]

Hard to quibble with 95 yards. Lions ran Stafford on a sneak from the 1, which I doubt they'll do all that often. LeShoure looks like a nice RB2/flex, unless Best returns and really takes over the backfield.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Hard to quibble with 95 yards. Lions ran Stafford on a sneak from the 1, which I doubt they'll do all that often. LeShoure looks like a nice RB2/flex, unless Best returns and really takes over the backfield.

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