UPGRADE ATL RB's (1 Viewer)

[Sylira21]

Sorry, I have to disagree with the upgrade camp. Harrington might be as good a passing QB as Vick, but he is nowhere near the threat as an overall player that Vick is.

You need some decent QB play to move down the field and put your guys in a position to score. The threat of Vick opened up a lot of things for the running game, and he ran for a LOT of first downs to extend drives, enabling the RBs to therefore get more touches and produce more.

The result of a switch to Harrington from Vick should be fewer plays overall, fewer scoring opportunities, and probably more passes, as the Falcons may well be a really bad team and have to play from behind a lot. Could be OK for Norwood, he will probably get more touches, and could get some interesting garbage time stats.

 

[KING]

I'm going to remember this thread ..... when Norwood and Dunn have tossed up 2500 yards between them

this is either one of the greatest fishing threads ever, or OP is a 13 year old guppie. the premise is too stupid to even argue with.

 

[Chairshot]

Sorry, I have to disagree with the upgrade camp. Harrington might be as good a passing QB as Vick, but he is nowhere near the threat as an overall player that Vick is.

This is true, of course. But my point is that defenses won't have to respect the pass any less then they ever did with Vick under center. In fact, they will probably have to respect the pass more because Harrington is a slightly better passer. Defenses will have to plan on covering recievers more then they have in the past. We really don't know how good/bad the WRs are on the Falcons because Vick is such a poor passer that they probably weren't given the types of opportunites to make plays the way other WRs around the league are. You could have a couple decent WRs on that team for Harrington to throw to.

Nothing is a lock, to be sure. Especially in fantasy football. But I don't think it's outrageous to think that ATL RBs will see a bump. The rushing yards have to come from somewhere and it's not as if Dunn and Norwood are scrubs back there.

Another thing to keep in mind is that it wasn't that long ago that Dunn was catching 45-65 passes a year. He has the ablity to catch the ball out of the backfield, which really hasn't been utilized in ATL the way it was in TB. So, you could see a lot of Vicks scrambling yards on broken pass plays converted into dump off yards to the outlet man. And that man could be Dunn in a lot of cases.

 

[bcr8f]

How will Petrino's offense work in Atlanta. Everyone was new to it and I really don't know a lot about his offense.

Found this-

http://www.falconreporter.com/category/bobby-petrino/

Petrino comes to Atlanta after spending the last four seasons at Louisville where he built the Cardinals into an offensive guru and respectable program, while posting a mark of 41-9 overall at the helm and a BCS victory in 2007. Although many college coaches do not make a successful transition from college to pros (Steve Spurrier, Pete Carroll, Butch Davis), Petrino has experience as an offensive coordinator in the NFL (2001 Jacksonville) and as a quarterbacks coach (1999-2000 Jacksonville) that should make his transition a bit smoother. He has also assembled a nice coaching staff to work along him. (Please see coaching breakdowns).

The “power spread” is a creative offense which utilizes both elements of its name. The power of the offense is evident as Petrino wants every lineman over 300 pounds to wear down opposing defensive lines. These big bruisers are also athletic and will be able to get to the second level and beat up on linebackers as well. Power is also evident by the signing of free agent fullback Ovie Mughelli (6-1, 255 lbs.) of the Baltimore Ravens to lead the way for running backs Jerious Noorwood and Warrick Dunn. The backs in Petrino’s offense are usually bigger, but these two will make due for the season as both are effective receivers out of the backfield.

Spread comes from using four and five-wide sets. To keep the offense creative, Petrino will spread out the field and let the receivers get into one-on-one matchups and attack open space on the field. Something that the former regime failed to do. The spacing of the field should benefit Vick greatly as he will have more passing options and will also have the option to go down field. Being able to audible won’t hurt either.

It will be interesting to see how Vick does with coaching this season and in an offense that focuses on vertical passing and allows him to think on the fly.

 

[KellysHeroes]

Their RBs really haven't moved in value IMO. I still going to take them where I normally have been; the difference is that they will be there more often than before.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Their RBs really haven't moved in value IMO. I still going to take them where I normally have been; the difference is that they will be there more often than before.

Agreed. Neither is the top 25 as of right now and havent budged. Losing Vick and going to Joey does not help. Doesnt mean a Norwood breakout isnt possible, but he isnt even the starter, in any capacity, as of yet.