The Ideal RB2 is... (1 Viewer)

[Vector]

Im also going to say Donald Brown, considering the lower ADP he can be had for in comparison to the kind of production he should provide stepping in as the primary ball carrier in Indy. Gerhart could be a nice #2, for a little while anyway.

Donald Brown is a good choice. You should be able to wait on your RB2 with him and get a few good WR's then get this guy who should be one of the few non-RBBC guys this year. No brainer.

 

[Grahamburn]

The quote was 500 TOUCHES, not 500 carries for Charles and Hillis. In 2010, Charles and Jones combined for 534 touches, so 500 for Charles and Hillis does not seem like a crazy number.

Peyton Hillis "took turns" with Jamaal Charles as the featured running back as the Chiefs opened training camp on Friday.Tony Moeaki and Eric Berry started at tight end and strong safety respectively, so it's not like the ACL trio was being eased in.

The Chiefs' plan is for Hillis and Charles to split 500 carries, leaving enough fantasy value for both backs. It's worth noting that Thomas Jones had 245 carries and roughly 900 rushing yards in Charles' best season two years ago. Hillis has sleeper appeal as a RB2/flex option behind one of the NFL's top offensive lines.

It could be a misprint, but it definitely says carries.

 

[David Yudkin]

The quote was 500 TOUCHES, not 500 carries for Charles and Hillis. In 2010, Charles and Jones combined for 534 touches, so 500 for Charles and Hillis does not seem like a crazy number.

Peyton Hillis "took turns" with Jamaal Charles as the featured running back as the Chiefs opened training camp on Friday.Tony Moeaki and Eric Berry started at tight end and strong safety respectively, so it's not like the ACL trio was being eased in.

The Chiefs' plan is for Hillis and Charles to split 500 carries, leaving enough fantasy value for both backs. It's worth noting that Thomas Jones had 245 carries and roughly 900 rushing yards in Charles' best season two years ago. Hillis has sleeper appeal as a RB2/flex option behind one of the NFL's top offensive lines.

It could be a misprint, but it definitely says carries.

Weird. One site I saw it at it said carries. The one you mentioned does say carries.

 

[Grahamburn]

The 2010 season had Jones at 245 carries and Charles at 230. A carry and a half more per game would get Hillis and Charles to the 500 mark.

I can see Hillis with a few more than Jones had, and Charles a bit under 230. Throw in the reception projections and these guys are looking at 570 or so touches between them. That number just seems extremely high to me.

KC's defense should be good, and I think their offensive line is really good, so maybe it's possible to get both Hillis and Charles that many touches?

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

Hillis because of the information listed below... guy can be had at incredible value and has the potential to be one of the best #2 RB's in the draft... the value alone is incredible.... this gives you the opportunity to draft other players to make your team stronger in other areas, and pick up Hillis in the 5th - 6th round realistically... just like the value Thomas Jones use to give you in drafts... which is what makes him my ideal candidate

saw on rotoworld or something that KC has talked about 500 rushing attempts this year....if they approach that number Hillis should be very involved...I am a huge KC fan....and I know this may seem crazy...but I think Hillis could end up with more touches (piece of the rushing attempts pie + receptions) than Charles...factor in the possibility that he may get some goal line love and while

Charles still may have good numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if Hillis is the more productive back week in and week out and ends up being the one you want to own of the two....especially at their ADP....

Don't think you're crazy at all. That's exactly my take on it. 500 team RB carries is reasonable assuming the backfield doesn't fall apart. 250 Hillis (including goal-line), 200 Charles (10 / game early, his pre-injury 15 / game late), 50 McCluster / other.IMO Hillis is at least even money to outscore Charles straight up over the year as whole; when you factor in the huge difference in ADP Hillis is a slam dunk value-wise.

I worry more about players' effectiveness in the year immediately after a big injury than most. Charles and Peterson are still going in the borderline RB1 / RB2 range, which seems risky to me.

high risk high reward for sure, the hillis-jcharles combo is definitely intriguing this year. i would venture to guess one of these guys have a realistic chance to put up rb1 number if and when one of them goes down to injury again, but the risk comes with sharing all year long if both are healthy. in that case i'd say it's like nyg when bradshaw and jacobs are both healthy and sharing (2008 or 2009?) and both were viable rb2/rb3 guys week to week. not a bad floor imo.