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It's clear as day the he's taken over the job. I'm just pointing out that Stacy gets LIT UP for averaging 3.9 ( which you've loved to point out ad nasum here) but Tre puts up 2.9 and he's the second coming of AP. Once again I'm rooting for Tre, I benefit as a fan and owner, but the hype/hate is outta control around here.
Exactly. Nobody's arguing whether Mason will lead the team in carries from here on out.
What's kind of interesting is that there's no real argument in here. No one that I recall is rooting against Mason in any way, but supposed arguments arise when someone who isnt a sycophant has the audacity to point out both a pro and a con of any issue surrounding Mason.RenegadeGM said:
it doesn't worry you thought that once they beat seattle at home and everyone touted him as the for sure starter, like we are now. it didn't happen the following week. can we be sure that fisher won't just divide everything up again?
After his comment the other day plus what he told the announcer before the game today, I think his mind is made.
Fisher is being interviewed on NFL Insiders right now. I'll copy what he says verbatim..
"As far as Tre's concerned, um, ya know, running backs have to learn how to play without the football as well as playing with the football and it often times takes running backs a few weeks or time to do that. By "that" I mean the pass protection and stuff and getting out in the routes where we can trust him. He's worked very hard over the last few weeks so were going to start increasing his carries whenever possible."
He smirked a bit after finishing that last sentence.
He looks great running the ball but he needs to get in the end zone to be really valuable in FF and it's not a good eniough offense that will allow him to do that reliably.
The offense/o-line and the schedule wasnt particularly better in 2013 and Zac Stacy was a difference maker for many of us when he emerged, so I cannot ride Mason off due to those factors. Stacy owned the snaps on all three downs, picked up the yards and got in the EZ enough to win me some key games.
I think just as - if not more important - will be him being involved in the passing game. Otherwise his use will be very game flow oriented and he won't get a lot of touches/yardage when the game isn't close or the Rams abandon the running game.
Jeff Fisher refuses to call RB Tre Mason the starter
If I'm not starting him it's because of the tough matchup and nothing to do with what Fisher is saying which is exactly similar to how I used Stacy last year, meaning I sat him in most tough division matchups. Which was usually the correct call and never a disastrous one considering in 4 division starts last year he maxed out at 13.9 points, and that's PPR scoring.
Thanks for the "history lesson"... seems more like a personal vendetta against Stacy though...
Yep, this is starting to look like a situation where you know where the talent lies, but Tre is not going to get used like a top back, commanding all touches. Thus, he's not going to win a FFC for redraft owners in 2014. As opposed to Stacy who was just force fed in 2013, regardless of YPC/talent/what have you.
Anyone picking him up in hopes he leads to a championship was sorely mistaken. He's a bye week injury player. Anything more than 8-10 points on weeks you need to start him is pure bonus.
The season is only half over and Mason has already gone from 3rd on the depth chart to starter. Way to early to draw this conclusion.
Sure, the seasons not over yet; heck the Cardinals game is not over yet. Mason could break one just as the tight end did. But when placing careful bets at the table, most are not starting him yet...while Stacy was already firmly in my lineup by this time in 2013.
Lol I wasn't but arz def and sanders showed up.hope you were smarter than me...
