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Thomas Rawls, RB, CMU/Seahawks (1 Viewer)
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JIMGET
Footballguy
A healthy Thomas Rawls>Chris Carson. And right now, Rawls is healthy. The coaching staff loves the guy as Beast 2.0. Look up the tecent Tom Cable quote about "violence"
I think the the people banging the drum for Chris Carson are just really wishful and still in preseason August dreaming mode.
Now if Rawls gets hurt again, sure, diff story. But for now the cowching staff is dying to feed Rawls and establish the run. Maybe Carson mixes in from time to time.
I think the the people banging the drum for Chris Carson are just really wishful and still in preseason August dreaming mode.
Now if Rawls gets hurt again, sure, diff story. But for now the cowching staff is dying to feed Rawls and establish the run. Maybe Carson mixes in from time to time.
Tau837
Footballguy
IMO Rawls is a legit NFL and fantasy RB1 when fully healthy. I realize people will immediately post that he is never healthy, but IMO that is a limited perspective. He has had a few injuries that have obviously limited his productivity at times, but IMO it is more about bad luck than anything that is systemic or predictive.
tombonneau
Footballguy
Brain fart. I meant their DC Saleh.The General said:
(You'll have to excuse me - I turned 40 last year.)
JAMES!
Footballguy
Sounds like wishful thinking from a rawls owner. He's in a committee no matter what happens and on top of that he can't stay healthy. I have him in one league and I'm hoping he has a good day so i can sell him for something. Carson will be the guy at some point, it's just a matter of when.
DropKick
Footballguy
I've heard so much inconsistent info from Seattle in the last couple years that I don't know what we can believe.
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
I also have Carson and Rawls was dropped in my league. I'm bidding 15% but I don't need help at the moment.
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This is a great point actually.
Carroll can be so positive sometimes it's hard to know what he's actually thinking.
Team Smokin'
Footballguy
I will be monitoring this game to see how much Pete utilizes Carson per his quotes and how much of a #1 RB Rawls appears to be when healthy. Will Rawls be eased in or heavy workload? Or will the SEA offense stall again and kick a bunch of FG's? Their D is so strong that they don't need to score a bunch of points. That scares me more than anything.
And to think I am a CMU Chippewas
And to think I am a CMU Chippewas
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thatguythere
Footballguy
Well said. Using past injuries to predict future injuries is dicey.
IMO Rawls is a legit NFL and fantasy RB1 when fully healthy. I realize people will immediately post that he is never healthy, but IMO that is a limited perspective. He has had a few injuries that have obviously limited his productivity at times, but IMO it is more about bad luck than anything that is systemic or predictive.
JAMES!
Footballguy
Carson is the preferred play for me this week. If Seattle gets out to a nice lead there's no way they're going to feed Rawls a ton to salt the game away and risk re-injury. Maybe rawls has some nice touches early but if Seattle does what Vegas thinks they will do, the 2nd half is a perfect spot to see if Carson can handle a bigger load. If Carson looks great then it's off to the races in terms of his value. After saying that now watch Prosise have a monster game.
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
No one but me bid on Rawls.
I Am the Stig
Footballguy
I think if you're in a bind (i.e. you owned DJ and Woodhead or Martin etc etc etc) I'd roll the dice on Rawls this week before several of the others listed in the rankings in his range.
Pete Carroll is a notorious liar/exaggerator....I don't buy the Carson hype until I see him out carry Rawls in a game where Rawls is healthy. Lacy is going to end up getting waived or put on ice, and Procise is basically a specialist.
I've read through this entire thread and I just don't follow some of the logic in here. To me, this is clearly Rawls gig and he's a startable play this week. I'm starting him in a league where I had David Johnson, Woodhead, and Martin....but I also have Carson and Buck Allen on the bench.
Pete Carroll is a notorious liar/exaggerator....I don't buy the Carson hype until I see him out carry Rawls in a game where Rawls is healthy. Lacy is going to end up getting waived or put on ice, and Procise is basically a specialist.
I've read through this entire thread and I just don't follow some of the logic in here. To me, this is clearly Rawls gig and he's a startable play this week. I'm starting him in a league where I had David Johnson, Woodhead, and Martin....but I also have Carson and Buck Allen on the bench.
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Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Eh, yeah, most have been playing for ~decade. It's not ffpc level competition but it's a big money league.
No one wants anything to do with SEA RBs in that league apparently. I had extra incentive to go after Rawls since I already owned Carson but I expected someone else to at least bid.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Yeah I would've expected some bids too. WeirdEh, yeah, most have been playing for ~decade. It's not ffpc level competition but it's a big money league.
No one wants anything to do with SEA RBs in that league apparently. I had extra incentive to go after Rawls since I already owned Carson but I expected someone else to at least bid.
Hope it works out for you
You might regret that one lol. I think Marvin jones is being undervalued. Tough matchup last week and this week probably. He's being shadowed by opposing teams too corners. But what does that tell you?
I think he's in for a high end wr2 season if he stays healthy. Golladay isn't catching a td every week.
Moonshine
Footballguy
This is what I'm banking on. Rawls should be healthy, so if he turns in a great game and takes hold of the starting job, great for me.
If he doesn't, and Rawls really struggles even with great opportunity, my hope is MJJ has a tough game shadowed by the tough Giants secondary, and I can drop Rawls back for Marvin Jones next week, with no one in my league giving him a second look. Win, win, win.
I'm also a believer in Marvin Jones, but I like the Rawls lottery ticket more than the Marvin Jones one. Should be a pretty quick turnaround to see if it pays out.
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Good thinking. I'd be shocked if jones goes off this week. Giants secondary is good. He might have janoris Jenkins on him all game.
Team Smokin'
Footballguy
Thunder Dan was my friend and classmate in PE at CMU. I recruited him to play on our intramural volleyball team. I used to walk to his place and walk over to Finch Fieldhouse with him. We won the intramural league and had one of the largest crowds watching us. Dan was from Traverse City and I was from Petoskey. We were scheduled to play in a 2-person beach volleyball in the summer until he got a look at being a member of the US Olympic Basketball Team. Then he made all the cuts. So much for volleyball. The rest is history. We both graduated in 1987. Well I graduated in December of 87 and not exactly sure of Dan's date, but it was right around there somewhere. We used to joke about if he went pro I want box seats. Then I ran into him at a Celebrity Golf Tournament that I was working and asked him about my box seats. He said, "You never called." Lol
groin pains
Footballguy
What are you guys, who are starting him, expecting out of T. Rawls this week? Do you think he gets the majority of the 1st and 2nd down work?
I'm starting him today. I have a hodgepodge of part time rbs though so it's not like I'm starting him with a ton of confidence. I have a good feeling though.
groin pains
Footballguy
Im leaning towards doing the same. I once again went zero RB and after the first week it did not work out as I anticipated. Rawls it may be for me as well.
I'm debating starting him over C. Hyde. I don't know what the 49ers will do with him once they fall behind.
bigmarc27
Footballguy
Same. After David Johnson went down, I don't have much choice. It's him or Kamara, so I guess Rawls until I know for sure Kamara will get consistent touches.
Longshot88
Footballguy
I'm Concidering Carson over TRiddick , personally i see a unknown rookie as a better option as we know Rawls to be
Tanner9919
Footballguy
LOVE Rawls today..he hasn't worked in a while , and today they're going to give him everything he can handle, and then some.they're not going to go easy on him and handle him with kid gloves, that's nonsense..if EVER there was a game that the coaching staff was going to use to allow a player to get his mojo back, it would be this game, a 14 pt favorite, at home against the 26th ranked defense ( they were dead last in 2016 and haven't improved THAT much)
if you own Rawls,your're all-in on this game..it's a welcome home party, and he's the guest of honor..
if you own Rawls,your're all-in on this game..it's a welcome home party, and he's the guest of honor..
Kwai Chang Caine
Footballguy
I'm thinking of him over Gurley who I've come to believe flat out sucks. Not sure I can pull the trigger though. I'm a heavy underdog this week.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Moonshine
Footballguy
Starting Corey Davis over Rawls and Diggs, with the Bradford news, but not feeling great about benching Rawls.
xrayveggin
Footballguy
There is a strong historical precedent bringing players back from injury under this Seattle FO. Typically, they will work back up to their normal workload in a graded manner over several games. I expect the same with Rawls, with him seeing 1/4 to 1/3 of the snaps.
This is obviously a good matchup for the Seattle running game. My guess is that they'd love to use a big lead to get the OL, Rawls, and Lacy "on track". I expect Rawls to get the start and around 8-10 total touches, Carson to get the majority of snaps and red zone opportunities while the game is competitive, and Prosise to get 3rd down and 2minute drill work. I have a hard time seeing Lacy being relevant to the outcome of the game after last week, and maybe he's inactive, but I wouldn't be surprised if Lacy put up some quality garbage time points for fantasy.
This is obviously a good matchup for the Seattle running game. My guess is that they'd love to use a big lead to get the OL, Rawls, and Lacy "on track". I expect Rawls to get the start and around 8-10 total touches, Carson to get the majority of snaps and red zone opportunities while the game is competitive, and Prosise to get 3rd down and 2minute drill work. I have a hard time seeing Lacy being relevant to the outcome of the game after last week, and maybe he's inactive, but I wouldn't be surprised if Lacy put up some quality garbage time points for fantasy.
Gopher State
Footballguy
Big game on tap for him todaySaboo said:
