Warrior
Footballguy
When viewing the rankings of this site along with many others, I'm coming across the same situation over and over. In my opinion, people are treating Tom Brady's suspension and LeVeon Bell's suspension completely differently.
In standard scoring, re-draft leagues, I'm constantly seeing Bell barely devalued at all for missing the first three games of 2015, while Brady's ranking is hammered by his four (likely to be reduced it seems). The commentary often goes something like this:
-Bell: "It's only 3 games. Even with the suspension, I'm not lowering him in my rankings"
-Brady: "He's missing up to 4 games, which is one quarter of a season. Because of that, I've lowered him 3-5 spots in my rankings"
I understand that Bell has a bit of a wide margin above RB#2 in many rankings, and that's why we don't see him dropping below RB2 for many. But judging by the commentary, it seems like the suspension is merely an afterthought for Bell but a serious issue for Brady in the minds of rankers.
This is all despite the fact that Brady's suspension can be (and likely will be) reduced. It's also ignoring the fact that replacing QB for 4 weeks will seemingly be a lot easier than replacing your RB1 for 3 weeks. Garoppolo or Carson Palmer seem like fine fill-ins for $1 while you'd be hard pressed to find as good of a replacement for Bell for 4 weeks without spending a pretty penny.
This isn't even taking into account that Brady's suspension doesn't really put him at any higher risk for further suspension. You could make the case that Bell's may.
Assume standard scoring, 1QB, a flex spot or two, etc. Am I the only one that thinks either Bell should be knocked down a peg or two, or Brady shouldn't be dropped so far by rankers?
In standard scoring, re-draft leagues, I'm constantly seeing Bell barely devalued at all for missing the first three games of 2015, while Brady's ranking is hammered by his four (likely to be reduced it seems). The commentary often goes something like this:
-Bell: "It's only 3 games. Even with the suspension, I'm not lowering him in my rankings"
-Brady: "He's missing up to 4 games, which is one quarter of a season. Because of that, I've lowered him 3-5 spots in my rankings"
I understand that Bell has a bit of a wide margin above RB#2 in many rankings, and that's why we don't see him dropping below RB2 for many. But judging by the commentary, it seems like the suspension is merely an afterthought for Bell but a serious issue for Brady in the minds of rankers.
This is all despite the fact that Brady's suspension can be (and likely will be) reduced. It's also ignoring the fact that replacing QB for 4 weeks will seemingly be a lot easier than replacing your RB1 for 3 weeks. Garoppolo or Carson Palmer seem like fine fill-ins for $1 while you'd be hard pressed to find as good of a replacement for Bell for 4 weeks without spending a pretty penny.
This isn't even taking into account that Brady's suspension doesn't really put him at any higher risk for further suspension. You could make the case that Bell's may.
Assume standard scoring, 1QB, a flex spot or two, etc. Am I the only one that thinks either Bell should be knocked down a peg or two, or Brady shouldn't be dropped so far by rankers?
