Tashard Choice a no. 1 back? (1 Viewer)

[fuball]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

 

[baconisgood]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

Hes not going to be a FA next year so why worry about him? The Cowboys know that Barber and JOnes have issues staying healthy why would they trade their #3 unless it was for something substantial?

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

It really is unfortunate that Tashard is in the situation he is in. He is a very good all around back and easily the best # 3 RB in the league. The problem with Choice is his situation. Barber is and has been an effective goaline back and extremely good running against worn down defenses (better than Choice at this stage). Felix is more explosive and will be the better option out of screen plays and catching those underneath stuff and turning them into big plays, in fact Felix is as good as Tashard at running between the tackles as well.

For this reason alone Tashard is in a terrible situation, but is still good enough that he will get the odd series and any injury to one of these guys really allows him to showcase his skills. It will be interesting to see what is going to transpire in the very near future for this RB trio. I think Felix will be with the Cowboys for sometime, but who knows about the roles and the future for Barber/Choice.

 

[Todem]

He will get his shot either through injury in Dallas or moving on to a different team when he becomes a restricted free agent or unrestricted. It is a matter of time.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

He will get his shot either through injury in Dallas or moving on to a different team when he becomes a restricted free agent or unrestricted. It is a matter of time.

been trading for him in every one of my dynasty leagues. patience will be rewarded.

 

[switz]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

Baltimore, Pittsburgh, NY Giants defenses didnt look tired to me late in the year.

 

[Bankerguy]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

Baltimore, Pittsburgh, NY Giants defenses didnt look tired to me late in the year.

Agreed. He looked very solid against top caliber competition. He's just in a bad spot right now.

 

[Todem]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

I have to disagree with you on that one. Tashard is a classic downhill runner. He will not wow you with his speed but he has great vision and very good hands. He was a stud at Ga Tech. I watched him gash The U (Miami) for hundreads of yards.He is a starting RB in this league.

 

[switz]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

I have to disagree with you on that one. Tashard is a classic downhill runner. He will not wow you with his speed but he has great vision and very good hands. He was a stud at Ga Tech. I watched him gash The U (Miami) for hundreds of yards.He is a starting RB in this league.

He may be a starting RB at some point... in my dynasty leagues, I basically have one spot that I can sit on a player for a year or two... do you really think Choice, given the starting gig somewhere would turn into an RB1 for FF purposes? Frankly, I don't ever see him turning into a STUD RB, and would rather take a shot on a player that will turn into a STUD.Now in a deeper league, he's probably worth it, like I said. But unless you think he's Michael Turner part deux, I don't think he's worth rostering. But that's based on my dynasty experience, someone else might have deeper rosters.

 

[Todem]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

I have to disagree with you on that one. Tashard is a classic downhill runner. He will not wow you with his speed but he has great vision and very good hands. He was a stud at Ga Tech. I watched him gash The U (Miami) for hundreds of yards.He is a starting RB in this league.

He may be a starting RB at some point... in my dynasty leagues, I basically have one spot that I can sit on a player for a year or two... do you really think Choice, given the starting gig somewhere would turn into an RB1 for FF purposes? Frankly, I don't ever see him turning into a STUD RB, and would rather take a shot on a player that will turn into a STUD.Now in a deeper league, he's probably worth it, like I said. But unless you think he's Michael Turner part deux, I don't think he's worth rostering. But that's based on my dynasty experience, someone else might have deeper rosters.

All my dynasty leagues (12 teamers of course) have 22 roster slots (one has 24). So he is worth keeping around. If it were 20 roster spots or less...I think that is very debatable.I project him as super solid RB2 in the future...with high PPR potential.

 

[Moonlight_Graham]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

I have to disagree with you on that one. Tashard is a classic downhill runner. He will not wow you with his speed but he has great vision and very good hands. He was a stud at Ga Tech. I watched him gash The U (Miami) for hundreds of yards.He is a starting RB in this league.

He may be a starting RB at some point... in my dynasty leagues, I basically have one spot that I can sit on a player for a year or two... do you really think Choice, given the starting gig somewhere would turn into an RB1 for FF purposes? Frankly, I don't ever see him turning into a STUD RB, and would rather take a shot on a player that will turn into a STUD.Now in a deeper league, he's probably worth it, like I said. But unless you think he's Michael Turner part deux, I don't think he's worth rostering. But that's based on my dynasty experience, someone else might have deeper rosters.

I can see him being a stud RB if given the chance. I think you're wrong on that, but you're entitled.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Anyonelse think Tashard gets a shot somewherelse next year? Looked good last year against some tough defences and would be a better starter than some backs out there now. I dont see him getting much out at dallas

In DEEP dynasty leagues he's worth holding on to... but he's buried there, and will be for at least a year or two. And frankly, he ran with fresh legs against tired defenses at the end of the season, and hasn't looked that great this preseason, except against SF's scrubs. He may have the skills, but he could also be fool's gold. I don' think he's someone worth stashing.

I have to disagree with you on that one. Tashard is a classic downhill runner. He will not wow you with his speed but he has great vision and very good hands. He was a stud at Ga Tech. I watched him gash The U (Miami) for hundreds of yards.He is a starting RB in this league.

He may be a starting RB at some point... in my dynasty leagues, I basically have one spot that I can sit on a player for a year or two... do you really think Choice, given the starting gig somewhere would turn into an RB1 for FF purposes? Frankly, I don't ever see him turning into a STUD RB, and would rather take a shot on a player that will turn into a STUD.Now in a deeper league, he's probably worth it, like I said. But unless you think he's Michael Turner part deux, I don't think he's worth rostering. But that's based on my dynasty experience, someone else might have deeper rosters.

Choice already was a STUD against three of the toughest defenses in the NFL last year, in important games for every team involved.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Choice could easily be in the Michael Turner / stuck behind the starters mold right now.

I agree with Bloom and I've been holding / acquiring him as well.

 

[Andy Herron]

I can tell you right now that the vision in Dallas right now is that Jones and Choice represent the future backfield.

Barber would be considered a tradable commodity at some point should Jones and especially Choice continue to excel.

I've gotten some pretty good word on that.

 

[Balco]

He will get his shot either through injury in Dallas or moving on to a different team when he becomes a restricted free agent or unrestricted. It is a matter of time.

been trading for him in every one of my dynasty leagues. patience will be rewarded.

Same here. The guy can be a workhorse. When he got in last year, he tore up some very good defenses. He has a bright future.

 

[timschochet]

I was really sold on him watching him against the Steelers last year. Pittsburgh does not give up many yards on the ground, and Choice was very impressive. Also, nearly all the yards he got in that game were tough, between the tackles yards. He is a really good RB, IMO.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Have acquired him in all 3 dynasties. The guy is cheap. Be patient.

 

[SproutDaddy]

I can tell you right now that the vision in Dallas right now is that Jones and Choice represent the future backfield.Barber would be considered a tradable commodity at some point should Jones and especially Choice continue to excel.I've gotten some pretty good word on that.

Not that I don't believe you, but why did they pay Barber all that money then? He's not going to sit on the bench, and I would think that it wouldn't be smart to cut him. Would he be traded at some point?

 

[Bankerguy]

I can tell you right now that the vision in Dallas right now is that Jones and Choice represent the future backfield.Barber would be considered a tradable commodity at some point should Jones and especially Choice continue to excel.I've gotten some pretty good word on that.

Not that I don't believe you, but why did they pay Barber all that money then? He's not going to sit on the bench, and I would think that it wouldn't be smart to cut him. Would he be traded at some point?

The cap hit is punitive and there is no rush for at least one more full year after this one-just a guess. I'll have to re-check on Barber's contract.

 

[switz]

I can tell you right now that the vision in Dallas right now is that Jones and Choice represent the future backfield.

Barber would be considered a tradable commodity at some point should Jones and especially Choice continue to excel.

I've gotten some pretty good word on that.

Funny how when I was already saying that earlier in the offseason, everyone was jumping on me. Dallas made a huge mistake in giving Barber the money they did, but at the time they had no one except him, they didn't know what they had in Jones and Choice. But it was a short-sighted move, they should have let him play out the season.

The cap hit will hurt a little, but he will be gone at some point this coming offseason, if not earlier. I could see them trading Barber for WR help if another team gets RB desperate. Yes, it would be difficult with the cap, but there are ways around it.

 

[Andy Herron]

I can tell you right now that the vision in Dallas right now is that Jones and Choice represent the future backfield.

Barber would be considered a tradable commodity at some point should Jones and especially Choice continue to excel.

I've gotten some pretty good word on that.

Not that I don't believe you, but why did they pay Barber all that money then? He's not going to sit on the bench, and I would think that it wouldn't be smart to cut him. Would he be traded at some point?

Barber received his contract extension one month after the draft from which they grabbed up Jones and Choice, so at that point they really didn't know what they had.Barber's contract reads like this: Seven years, $45 million. The deal contains $16 million guaranteed, including a $12 million signing bonus. 2009: $620,000, 2010: $3.86 million, 2011: $4.25 million, 2012: $5.75 million, 2013: $6.25 million, 2014: $7 million, 2015.

As are most any contracts, especially long-term, it is heavily backloaded which almost always indicates that said player never sees the tail end of it.

Barber is currently 26 and going into his 5th year. By NFL standards, RB average career spans are not all that long, and Barber's running style is certainly not condusive to a long one.

So anybody can do the math. In a year or two Barber could very well be suiting up for somebody else.

 

[puckalicious]

I can tell you right now that the vision in Dallas right now is that Jones and Choice represent the future backfield.

Barber would be considered a tradable commodity at some point should Jones and especially Choice continue to excel.

I've gotten some pretty good word on that.

Not that I don't believe you, but why did they pay Barber all that money then? He's not going to sit on the bench, and I would think that it wouldn't be smart to cut him. Would he be traded at some point?

Barber received his contract extension one month after the draft from which they grabbed up Jones and Choice, so at that point they really didn't know what they had.Barber's contract reads like this: Seven years, $45 million. The deal contains $16 million guaranteed, including a $12 million signing bonus. 2009: $620,000, 2010: $3.86 million, 2011: $4.25 million, 2012: $5.75 million, 2013: $6.25 million, 2014: $7 million, 2015.

As are most any contracts, especially long-term, it is heavily backloaded which almost always indicates that said player never sees the tail end of it.

Barber is currently 26 and going into his 5th year. By NFL standards, RB average career spans are not all that long, and Barber's running style is certainly not condusive to a long one.

So anybody can do the math. In a year or two Barber could very well be suiting up for somebody else.

Assuming Felix and Choice are the real deal, Barber is an injury away from saying bye-bye to the 'boys next season. But if he stays healthy and blows it up he'll be worth the coin for another 2 years. Am I wrong?

 

[Andy Herron]

I can tell you right now that the vision in Dallas right now is that Jones and Choice represent the future backfield.

Barber would be considered a tradable commodity at some point should Jones and especially Choice continue to excel.

I've gotten some pretty good word on that.

Not that I don't believe you, but why did they pay Barber all that money then? He's not going to sit on the bench, and I would think that it wouldn't be smart to cut him. Would he be traded at some point?

Barber received his contract extension one month after the draft from which they grabbed up Jones and Choice, so at that point they really didn't know what they had.Barber's contract reads like this: Seven years, $45 million. The deal contains $16 million guaranteed, including a $12 million signing bonus. 2009: $620,000, 2010: $3.86 million, 2011: $4.25 million, 2012: $5.75 million, 2013: $6.25 million, 2014: $7 million, 2015.

As are most any contracts, especially long-term, it is heavily backloaded which almost always indicates that said player never sees the tail end of it.

Barber is currently 26 and going into his 5th year. By NFL standards, RB average career spans are not all that long, and Barber's running style is certainly not condusive to a long one.

So anybody can do the math. In a year or two Barber could very well be suiting up for somebody else.

Assuming Felix and Choice are the real deal, Barber is an injury away from saying bye-bye to the 'boys next season. But if he stays healthy and blows it up he'll be worth the coin for another 2 years. Am I wrong?

I said "in a year or two."

 

[Shawnky]

Assuming Felix and Choice are the real deal, Barber is an injury away from saying bye-bye to the 'boys next season. But if he stays healthy and blows it up he'll be worth the coin for another 2 years. Am I wrong?

I don't recall Barber being an injury prone player. He had the rib thing last year followed by the foot at the end of the year. I don't see him being an injury away from saying bye-bye. Hell, Felix was hurt before midseason.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

I definitely think Barber will be out in a year or two. Thought Choice looked like the superior back.