Week 16 RB Savior (1 Viewer)

[Lavachebeadsman]

With multiple reports that Alex Green has a concussion, the running back who is going to get a majority of the touches is sitting on your wire. Last year, Evan Royster was in the same situation and put up 13 fantasy points. Every year, a running back will do this. As I predicted last week in this article http://sportswunderkind.com/dujuan-harris-fantasy-contributor/ DuJuan Harris could be a stellar flex option for those who lost Ryan Matthews, Fred Jackson or need to cover for a bad matchup. Against the terrible Titan's defense, you need to find a way to get him on your roster.

 

[devouredbychaos]

Good call. Just picked him up.

 

[Winning IS Everything]

My starters are set, but I may have to snag this guy just to keep my opponent from doing so.

Good information! Thanks!

 

[packersfan]

If Green sits out I think Harris is worth picking up and starting as a RB3. Guy runs like he's been shot out of a canon and the matchup is terrific. He'd likely need to break a run from outside the 10 to score but given his power and burst that's not out of the reach. I wouldn't view him as anything more than a RB3, especially since the Packers still don't really trust him in the passing game (or hadn't before this week) but if you're scrambling for an upside play and willing to gamble in a larger league I think he's worth a look.

 

[Raiderfan32904]

Thanks for the headsup! I won't be starting Harris anytime soon, but I tossed an end of the bench guy to wire to at least play keep-away. You are right in that it always seems that a last minute scratch RB from nowhere puts up crazy stats. It happened to me back in the playoffs in 05 when Jonathan Wells came out nowhere to sub in for Dom Williams and put up a 30 pt game, crushed my top seed team. You don't ever forget those kind of losses. Green Bay should steamroll the Titans at home. I'll be happy safeguarding him on my bench if he blows up.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

 

[need2know]

packers dont run the ball much anyway. I also read green is still expected to start?

 

[mad_dog]

I remember starting Khalil Bell and Evan Royster in last year's championship - helped me easily beat the other team.

Good nugget of info.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

Grant got his carries at the end of the game last week. I expect nothing from him.

 

[packersfan]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

Grant got his carries at the end of the game last week. I expect nothing from him.

I think that would be a mistake. If Green is out, Grant's workload will increase. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ended up with the most carries in the backfield. But Harris' upside would be much higher because he's more explosive.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

Grant got his carries at the end of the game last week. I expect nothing from him.

I think that would be a mistake. If Green is out, Grant's workload will increase. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ended up with the most carries in the backfield. But Harris' upside would be much higher because he's more explosive.

At this point, he has been on the team for 2 weeks. I get that he knows the system, but they won't feed an ineffective runner.

 

[packersfan]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

Grant got his carries at the end of the game last week. I expect nothing from him.

I think that would be a mistake. If Green is out, Grant's workload will increase. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ended up with the most carries in the backfield. But Harris' upside would be much higher because he's more explosive.

At this point, he has been on the team for 2 weeks. I get that he knows the system, but they won't feed an ineffective runner.

If Green is out and they're down to Grant, Harris and Kuhn, they absolutely will give Grant more carries. The fact he closed out the game last week and not Green was very interesting in my opinion. It wouldn't surprise me if we see that again Sunday since the Packers should have a lead late and be able to run out the clock. Again, I like Harris' upside more but if Green sits I could easily see Grant getting double-digit carries and perhaps 15-20 depending on how the game shakes out. He's a veteran, he knows the system and they trust him. The coaching staff is very intrigued by Harris but Aikman said several times last Sunday they don't quite trust him completely yet. Maybe that changes if he has a great week of practice but even if it does Grant's role will grow and perhaps significantly if Green doesn't play Sunday.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

Grant got his carries at the end of the game last week. I expect nothing from him.

I think that would be a mistake. If Green is out, Grant's workload will increase. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ended up with the most carries in the backfield. But Harris' upside would be much higher because he's more explosive.

At this point, he has been on the team for 2 weeks. I get that he knows the system, but they won't feed an ineffective runner.

I could see Harris getting 13 carries for 60ish yards and a touchdown. In the same situation, I could see Grant in addition having 15 carries for 50 yards.If Green is out and they're down to Grant, Harris and Kuhn, they absolutely will give Grant more carries. The fact he closed out the game last week and not Green was very interesting in my opinion. It wouldn't surprise me if we see that again Sunday since the Packers should have a lead late and be able to run out the clock. Again, I like Harris' upside more but if Green sits I could easily see Grant getting double-digit carries and perhaps 15-20 depending on how the game shakes out. He's a veteran, he knows the system and they trust him. The coaching staff is very intrigued by Harris but Aikman said several times last Sunday they don't quite trust him completely yet. Maybe that changes if he has a great week of practice but even if it does Grant's role will grow and perhaps significantly if Green doesn't play Sunday.

 

[Please See Mine]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

Grant got his carries at the end of the game last week. I expect nothing from him.

I think that would be a mistake. If Green is out, Grant's workload will increase. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ended up with the most carries in the backfield. But Harris' upside would be much higher because he's more explosive.

At this point, he has been on the team for 2 weeks. I get that he knows the system, but they won't feed an ineffective runner.

If Green is out and they're down to Grant, Harris and Kuhn, they absolutely will give Grant more carries. The fact he closed out the game last week and not Green was very interesting in my opinion. It wouldn't surprise me if we see that again Sunday since the Packers should have a lead late and be able to run out the clock. Again, I like Harris' upside more but if Green sits I could easily see Grant getting double-digit carries and perhaps 15-20 depending on how the game shakes out. He's a veteran, he knows the system and they trust him. The coaching staff is very intrigued by Harris but Aikman said several times last Sunday they don't quite trust him completely yet. Maybe that changes if he has a great week of practice but even if it does Grant's role will grow and perhaps significantly if Green doesn't play Sunday.

So will there be any point in starting Harris this week under any scenario?

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Sounds reasonable but couldn't Grant get most of the carries instead?

Grant got his carries at the end of the game last week. I expect nothing from him.

I think that would be a mistake. If Green is out, Grant's workload will increase. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ended up with the most carries in the backfield. But Harris' upside would be much higher because he's more explosive.

At this point, he has been on the team for 2 weeks. I get that he knows the system, but they won't feed an ineffective runner.

If Green is out and they're down to Grant, Harris and Kuhn, they absolutely will give Grant more carries. The fact he closed out the game last week and not Green was very interesting in my opinion. It wouldn't surprise me if we see that again Sunday since the Packers should have a lead late and be able to run out the clock. Again, I like Harris' upside more but if Green sits I could easily see Grant getting double-digit carries and perhaps 15-20 depending on how the game shakes out. He's a veteran, he knows the system and they trust him. The coaching staff is very intrigued by Harris but Aikman said several times last Sunday they don't quite trust him completely yet. Maybe that changes if he has a great week of practice but even if it does Grant's role will grow and perhaps significantly if Green doesn't play Sunday.

So will there be any point in starting Harris this week under any scenario?

Absolutely. Watch the practice reports and quotes from McCarthy. In the article in the original post, I included a quote where McCarthy spoke glowingly of Harris. I think that they give him a chance to get the Alex Green carries and I think he is better than Green.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

More positive press out of Green Bay about Harris. Think he is a real, viable option this week.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/U0/20121215/PKR0101/121214079/Harris-not-unusual-scrap-heap-pickup

 

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More positive press out of Green Bay about Harris. Think he is a real, viable option this week.http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/U0/20121215/PKR0101/121214079/Harris-not-unusual-scrap-heap-pickup

I'm hoping I don't have to use him tomorrow, but I grabbed him just in case. If Bradshaw doesn't practice tomorrow, Harris is going into my lineup... but if Green's cleared for the game, then I'll likely put Woodhead in there over him because I think Woodhead will have more touchdown opportunities. Yikes.

 

[Teezee]

Mike Goodson. Plenty of motivation to play big vs. his former team.

Ryan Grant. They are easing him in, trying to get him in shape for the playoffs. He will be the playoff RB. I think they double his workload from last week and give him 15 or so carries this week. Since this could get ugly quick, might get a TD too.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

More positive press out of Green Bay about Harris. Think he is a real, viable option this week.http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/U0/20121215/PKR0101/121214079/Harris-not-unusual-scrap-heap-pickup

I'm hoping I don't have to use him tomorrow, but I grabbed him just in case. If Bradshaw doesn't practice tomorrow, Harris is going into my lineup... but if Green's cleared for the game, then I'll likely put Woodhead in there over him because I think Woodhead will have more touchdown opportunities. Yikes.

Much rather Harris than Woodhead, don't think it's close.

 

[strong]

More positive press out of Green Bay about Harris. Think he is a real, viable option this week.http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/U0/20121215/PKR0101/121214079/Harris-not-unusual-scrap-heap-pickup

I'm hoping I don't have to use him tomorrow, but I grabbed him just in case. If Bradshaw doesn't practice tomorrow, Harris is going into my lineup... but if Green's cleared for the game, then I'll likely put Woodhead in there over him because I think Woodhead will have more touchdown opportunities. Yikes.

Much rather Harris than Woodhead, don't think it's close.

If Green doesn't play, I agree with you. I think without Green, Harris should receive twice the touches as Woodhead and I think he's the obvious choice between the two. But if Green is cleared, pulling the trigger on Harris is so difficult because he hasn't really done much while Green's active. With an active Green, yardage will probably be a toss up between Harris and Woodhead and will probably be decided by one or two big gainers. But so far Woodhead has more touchdowns on the season than the entire GB backfield. And he's not far behind the entire Packer backfield on red zone targets, either. I know touchdowns are somewhat unpredictable, but I'd rather put a guy in my lineup who's had about two red zone targets a week as a backup over another backup RB who has only 12 carries on the season. But... these are just my thoughts on Thursday... Still three days away from the big game!

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

More positive press out of Green Bay about Harris. Think he is a real, viable option this week.http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/U0/20121215/PKR0101/121214079/Harris-not-unusual-scrap-heap-pickup

I'm hoping I don't have to use him tomorrow, but I grabbed him just in case. If Bradshaw doesn't practice tomorrow, Harris is going into my lineup... but if Green's cleared for the game, then I'll likely put Woodhead in there over him because I think Woodhead will have more touchdown opportunities. Yikes.

Much rather Harris than Woodhead, don't think it's close.

If Green doesn't play, I agree with you. I think without Green, Harris should receive twice the touches as Woodhead and I think he's the obvious choice between the two. But if Green is cleared, pulling the trigger on Harris is so difficult because he hasn't really done much while Green's active. With an active Green, yardage will probably be a toss up between Harris and Woodhead and will probably be decided by one or two big gainers. But so far Woodhead has more touchdowns on the season than the entire GB backfield. And he's not far behind the entire Packer backfield on red zone targets, either. I know touchdowns are somewhat unpredictable, but I'd rather put a guy in my lineup who's had about two red zone targets a week as a backup over another backup RB who has only 12 carries on the season. But... these are just my thoughts on Thursday... Still three days away from the big game!

This might be me partly just sticking by a guy that I highlighted and therefore am having some bias. I do see your point, but I don't think Green plays. They have no real reason to push him along and it seems like to me the team is fine going in with Kuhn, grant and Harris. I just really liked what I saw out of Harris two weeks ago. He's a very efficient runner and hits the hole with power. His TD run was very impressive.

 

[packseasontix]

My rival in the championship game won't pick up Harris but I wish he did and started him. I am more than happy to give him an option that in the end could produce 5-10 carries for 20-40 yards and maybe a catch. I doubt he gets in the endzone and I doubt he gets more than 10 carries.

If they get to 1st and goal at the 1 or 2 they most likely will bring in Kuhn and let him get the TD as a friendly gesture to him.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

My rival in the championship game won't pick up Harris but I wish he did and started him. I am more than happy to give him an option that in the end could produce 5-10 carries for 20-40 yards and maybe a catch. I doubt he gets in the endzone and I doubt he gets more than 10 carries.If they get to 1st and goal at the 1 or 2 they most likely will bring in Kuhn and let him get the TD as a friendly gesture to him.

A friendly gesture? Kuhn has 3 touches inside the 20 all year. Harris had 2 in one game. I don't agree with that line of thinking at all.

 

[packersfan]

When the Packers get inside the 5, it's all Aaron Rodgers. It's a mistake to expect a short TD run from any Green Bay running back. Anything is possible of course but the odds of a rushing TD inside the 5 aren't very high with the Packers. If Harris is going to score on Sunday he'll need to break off a run from outside the 10 like he did against the Lions and like Starks did against Minnesota.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

When the Packers get inside the 5, it's all Aaron Rodgers. It's a mistake to expect a short TD run from any Green Bay running back. Anything is possible of course but the odds of a rushing TD inside the 5 aren't very high with the Packers. If Harris is going to score on Sunday he'll need to break off a run from outside the 10 like he did against the Lions and like Starks did against Minnesota.

I see that as being much more possible for Harris than any other Green Bay back, and also think Harris can do alot with the touches he will get. I did more of write up on Harris and after doing even more research, I feel even more confident inserting him as a flex play.

 

[packersfan]

When the Packers get inside the 5, it's all Aaron Rodgers. It's a mistake to expect a short TD run from any Green Bay running back. Anything is possible of course but the odds of a rushing TD inside the 5 aren't very high with the Packers. If Harris is going to score on Sunday he'll need to break off a run from outside the 10 like he did against the Lions and like Starks did against Minnesota.

I see that as being much more possible for Harris than any other Green Bay back, and also think Harris can do alot with the touches he will get. I did more of write up on Harris and after doing even more research, I feel even more confident inserting him as a flex play.

I think there's upside too given what we've seen so far from him and the matchup. But there's also massive downside. He could very easily put up a 10-40-0 type game with 0 receptions. It all comes down to whether you want to gamble or not. I'm giving serious thought to starting Harris this week as my RB3 and gambling on his upside. But whether I want to take the risk with him over some other options who I believe are much safer but may carry less upside (like Bilal Powell, for example) is the question I haven't answered yet.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

When the Packers get inside the 5, it's all Aaron Rodgers. It's a mistake to expect a short TD run from any Green Bay running back. Anything is possible of course but the odds of a rushing TD inside the 5 aren't very high with the Packers. If Harris is going to score on Sunday he'll need to break off a run from outside the 10 like he did against the Lions and like Starks did against Minnesota.

I see that as being much more possible for Harris than any other Green Bay back, and also think Harris can do alot with the touches he will get. I did more of write up on Harris and after doing even more research, I feel even more confident inserting him as a flex play.

I think there's upside too given what we've seen so far from him and the matchup. But there's also massive downside. He could very easily put up a 10-40-0 type game with 0 receptions. It all comes down to whether you want to gamble or not. I'm giving serious thought to starting Harris this week as my RB3 and gambling on his upside. But whether I want to take the risk with him over some other options who I believe are much safer but may carry less upside (like Bilal Powell, for example) is the question I haven't answered yet.

With McIlroy, I think Powell's downside is even lower than Harris'.

 

[packersfan]

When the Packers get inside the 5, it's all Aaron Rodgers. It's a mistake to expect a short TD run from any Green Bay running back. Anything is possible of course but the odds of a rushing TD inside the 5 aren't very high with the Packers. If Harris is going to score on Sunday he'll need to break off a run from outside the 10 like he did against the Lions and like Starks did against Minnesota.

I see that as being much more possible for Harris than any other Green Bay back, and also think Harris can do alot with the touches he will get. I did more of write up on Harris and after doing even more research, I feel even more confident inserting him as a flex play.

I think there's upside too given what we've seen so far from him and the matchup. But there's also massive downside. He could very easily put up a 10-40-0 type game with 0 receptions. It all comes down to whether you want to gamble or not. I'm giving serious thought to starting Harris this week as my RB3 and gambling on his upside. But whether I want to take the risk with him over some other options who I believe are much safer but may carry less upside (like Bilal Powell, for example) is the question I haven't answered yet.

With McIlroy, I think Powell's downside is even lower than Harris'.

It's possible. But the matchup is a good one and the Jets could run the ball a ton. Powell's TD potential is also much higher than Harris'. I think he's safer but I think Harris' upside is much higher if the Packers are willing to give him double-digit carries. I think Grant's locked in for that many if Green's out. Harris remains a bit of a wild card.

 

[packseasontix]

My rival in the championship game won't pick up Harris but I wish he did and started him. I am more than happy to give him an option that in the end could produce 5-10 carries for 20-40 yards and maybe a catch. I doubt he gets in the endzone and I doubt he gets more than 10 carries.If they get to 1st and goal at the 1 or 2 they most likely will bring in Kuhn and let him get the TD as a friendly gesture to him.

A friendly gesture? Kuhn has 3 touches inside the 20 all year. Harris had 2 in one game. I don't agree with that line of thinking at all.

Difference on what I just said.I said if they are on the 1 or 2 yard line, Harris' 2 runs were inside the 10-20 yard lines. Where as yes Kuhn only got 1 rush inside the 10 but thats still 1 more than Harris.Inside 10 yard lineKuhn - 1Harris - 0Starks - 0White - 0Saine - 0Green - 3Grant - 0Benson - 1Rodgers - 5 (0 TD, -1 Yrds)So Kuhn has had 10% of all the carries INSIDE THE 10. Thus with also only 5 rushing TDs and 0 TDs caught TDs by a RB its highly unlikely Harris is going to get a TD. IF they run inside the 5 it will be Kuhn most likely and then 2-3 passes.I don't know about you but I am not betting on Harris or Starks breaking a TD run of over 10 yards even against Tennessee.Also out of the 52 passes inside the redzone 1 went to Benson, 6 to Green, and 1 to Kuhn. Which is about a 15% chance they even pass to a RB which in most cases will come from needing an outlet as opposed to a designed play to that player. Not to mention if they are putting Harris in during designed pass plays to pass block which could then lead to a screen on sunday.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

When the Packers get inside the 5, it's all Aaron Rodgers. It's a mistake to expect a short TD run from any Green Bay running back. Anything is possible of course but the odds of a rushing TD inside the 5 aren't very high with the Packers. If Harris is going to score on Sunday he'll need to break off a run from outside the 10 like he did against the Lions and like Starks did against Minnesota.

I see that as being much more possible for Harris than any other Green Bay back, and also think Harris can do alot with the touches he will get. I did more of write up on Harris and after doing even more research, I feel even more confident inserting him as a flex play.

I think there's upside too given what we've seen so far from him and the matchup. But there's also massive downside. He could very easily put up a 10-40-0 type game with 0 receptions. It all comes down to whether you want to gamble or not. I'm giving serious thought to starting Harris this week as my RB3 and gambling on his upside. But whether I want to take the risk with him over some other options who I believe are much safer but may carry less upside (like Bilal Powell, for example) is the question I haven't answered yet.

With McIlroy, I think Powell's downside is even lower than Harris'.

It's possible. But the matchup is a good one and the Jets could run the ball a ton. Powell's TD potential is also much higher than Harris'. I think he's safer but I think Harris' upside is much higher if the Packers are willing to give him double-digit carries. I think Grant's locked in for that many if Green's out. Harris remains a bit of a wild card.

I think I'm just much, much lower on Grant. Once McCarthy and company sees how ineffective he is in comparison, I think Harris gets more touches.

 

[packersfan]

Grant hasn't been ineffective thus far other than the fumble against the Bears. Again, he's the guy the Packers know and trust. That they went with him as the closer last week over Green was pretty revealing in my opinion. The Packers are still trying to figure out what they have with Harris. Van Pelt said today they're still working with him to bring him up to speed with the system. Could this be the week he gets unleashed? Certainly possible given how easy of a matchup it is and that's why he's so tempting to gamble with from a fantasy perspective. But if Green's out, I fully expect Grant to get 10-12 carries at least with 15-20 very possible. Barring an injury to Grant, I'd be shocked if Harris dominated the touches on Sunday.

 

[smackdaddies]

FeS2

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Grant hasn't been ineffective thus far other than the fumble against the Bears. Again, he's the guy the Packers know and trust. That they went with him as the closer last week over Green was pretty revealing in my opinion. The Packers are still trying to figure out what they have with Harris. Van Pelt said today they're still working with him to bring him up to speed with the system. Could this be the week he gets unleashed? Certainly possible given how easy of a matchup it is and that's why he's so tempting to gamble with from a fantasy perspective. But if Green's out, I fully expect Grant to get 10-12 carries at least with 15-20 very possible. Barring an injury to Grant, I'd be shocked if Harris dominated the touches on Sunday.

Is it possible Grant got those carries because Green had already suffered the concussion?

 

[packersfan]

Grant hasn't been ineffective thus far other than the fumble against the Bears. Again, he's the guy the Packers know and trust. That they went with him as the closer last week over Green was pretty revealing in my opinion. The Packers are still trying to figure out what they have with Harris. Van Pelt said today they're still working with him to bring him up to speed with the system. Could this be the week he gets unleashed? Certainly possible given how easy of a matchup it is and that's why he's so tempting to gamble with from a fantasy perspective. But if Green's out, I fully expect Grant to get 10-12 carries at least with 15-20 very possible. Barring an injury to Grant, I'd be shocked if Harris dominated the touches on Sunday.

Is it possible Grant got those carries because Green had already suffered the concussion?

Definitely possible though McCarthy said they didn't find out that Green had a concussion until after the game. Coaches lie all the time and McCarthy has lied about his RB situation at least once before this season so yeah that's certainly possible. But they still went with Grant as the closer over Harris. So even if they knew Green had a concussion they trusted Grant to close out the game.

 

[packseasontix]

Grant hasn't been ineffective thus far other than the fumble against the Bears. Again, he's the guy the Packers know and trust. That they went with him as the closer last week over Green was pretty revealing in my opinion. The Packers are still trying to figure out what they have with Harris. Van Pelt said today they're still working with him to bring him up to speed with the system. Could this be the week he gets unleashed? Certainly possible given how easy of a matchup it is and that's why he's so tempting to gamble with from a fantasy perspective. But if Green's out, I fully expect Grant to get 10-12 carries at least with 15-20 very possible. Barring an injury to Grant, I'd be shocked if Harris dominated the touches on Sunday.

Is it possible Grant got those carries because Green had already suffered the concussion?

Still back to your point then why wasn't Harris getting the carries?Personally if the Packers think he is that big of a threat they will use him sparingly in very simple plays to not give any teams any tape on him. Then when they hit the playoffs they will unleash the full potential of what they have been building up in him since they picked him up.This week for the Packers:Grant 14 for 60 - 0TDHarris 10 for 40 - 0TDKuhn 3 for 7 - 0TD (highest possibility of rushing TD)Rodgers 3 for 18 - 0TDPossibly some junk time rushing yards/attempts that would go to Grant or Harris who ever is looking the best - 4 rushes for 13 yards

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Grant hasn't been ineffective thus far other than the fumble against the Bears. Again, he's the guy the Packers know and trust. That they went with him as the closer last week over Green was pretty revealing in my opinion. The Packers are still trying to figure out what they have with Harris. Van Pelt said today they're still working with him to bring him up to speed with the system. Could this be the week he gets unleashed? Certainly possible given how easy of a matchup it is and that's why he's so tempting to gamble with from a fantasy perspective. But if Green's out, I fully expect Grant to get 10-12 carries at least with 15-20 very possible. Barring an injury to Grant, I'd be shocked if Harris dominated the touches on Sunday.

Is it possible Grant got those carries because Green had already suffered the concussion?

Still back to your point then why wasn't Harris getting the carries?Personally if the Packers think he is that big of a threat they will use him sparingly in very simple plays to not give any teams any tape on him. Then when they hit the playoffs they will unleash the full potential of what they have been building up in him since they picked him up.This week for the Packers:Grant 14 for 60 - 0TDHarris 10 for 40 - 0TDKuhn 3 for 7 - 0TD (highest possibility of rushing TD)Rodgers 3 for 18 - 0TDPossibly some junk time rushing yards/attempts that would go to Grant or Harris who ever is looking the best - 4 rushes for 13 yards

If you believe Harris can find his way to 15 touches, he becomes an RB3.

 

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man... these crickets on Alex Green's concussion test are annoying.

I'm almost certainly playing a gimpy Bradshaw over A Green or DuJuan Harris at this point, but it'd be nice to know if Green is going to suit up sooner rather than later...

 

[az_prof]

man... these crickets on Alex Green's concussion test are annoying. I'm almost certainly playing a gimpy Bradshaw over A Green or DuJuan Harris at this point, but it'd be nice to know if Green is going to suit up sooner rather than later...

I am also likely to start Bradshaw over Harris (or Montel Owens; Powell;Woodhead). The thing about Harris is how much will Grant play? I could see Grant being the primary back and Harris being COP back.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

man... these crickets on Alex Green's concussion test are annoying. I'm almost certainly playing a gimpy Bradshaw over A Green or DuJuan Harris at this point, but it'd be nice to know if Green is going to suit up sooner rather than later...

I think you will regret playing Bradshaw over Harris.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Green officially out. Harris a high upside flex play.

 

[packseasontix]

Green officially out. Harris a high upside flex play.

Could come out wrong but gotta be a pretty deep league to go to Harris. Very likely 2 pointer with 40+ yards and nothing else.

 

[packseasontix]

Green officially out. Harris a high upside flex play.

Could come out wrong but gotta be a pretty deep league to go to Harris. Very likely 2 pointer with 40+ yards and nothing else.

Oh and my prediction is up top. If your in a TD league go Kuhn if you need points go Grant.

 

[packersfan]

Green officially out. Harris a high upside flex play.

Could come out wrong but gotta be a pretty deep league to go to Harris. Very likely 2 pointer with 40+ yards and nothing else.

Yeah massive downside as I've posted in this thread. I grabbed him to keep him away from the Green owner. Debating on whether to start him or Pierre Thomas as my RB3. Thomas doesn't have much upside but his floor is much higher than Harris' in my opinion.

 

[Gottabesweet]

My options are Harris, Owens, Pierre Thomas, Ronnie Brown. for RB2 because of Injuries...

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

My options are Harris, Owens, Pierre Thomas for RB2 because of Injuries...

Gotta go Harris. Jacksonville will be down right away, and I don't see Thomas doing anything.

 

[packersfan]

My options are Harris, Owens, Pierre Thomas, Ronnie Brown. for RB2 because of Injuries...

I'm in a similar spot as you can see above. I'm not big on Owens today but he likely has a higher floor than Harris does. So does Thomas (especially in PPR). If you want to swing for the fences and can stomach a 2-point game than go for Harris. If you want to play it safer I'd say go with Owens in standard leagues and Thomas in PPR. Harris is definitely a high-risk option. Grant is going to start and as I've posted in this thread I could see him getting 15-20 carries today and if last week is any indication he could be the closer again in the fourth quarter if the Packers are playing with a big lead (which seems likely). If you start Harris, hope for 10-12 carries and a catch or two but mainly hope he pops a long TD run. If he doesn't score, chances are he's going to have a miserable fantasy day. The problem with hoping for him to contribute in the passing game is that's the biggest area of concern the coaches have with him right now as the RBs coach said late last week. They're still trying to get him up to speed on how to handle pass protection and audibles so Rodgers will trust him.

 

[devouredbychaos]

Grant confirmed as the starter. Not sure I'd take the chance on Harris now..

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Grant confirmed as the starter. Not sure I'd take the chance on Harris now..

Do you think Grant will show anything? At all? My bet is that Grant is done and McCarthy realizes it.

 

[packersfan]

Grant confirmed as the starter. Not sure I'd take the chance on Harris now..

I wouldn't let that sway you since this should have been expected all along. Grant will likely start and I'd expect him to lead the RBs in touches today. But Harris will be involved. The question is how much will his role grow? Seems likely it will grow in some fashion with Green out but how much is the question. He clearly has more burst and speed than Grant does and the coaching staff wants to take advantage of it. But it's going to come down to how well he can handle all of his assignments. That's what they've been working hardest with him on.

 

[Lavachebeadsman]

Grant confirmed as the starter. Not sure I'd take the chance on Harris now..

I wouldn't let that sway you since this should have been expected all along. Grant will likely start and I'd expect him to lead the RBs in touches today. But Harris will be involved. The question is how much will his role grow? Seems likely it will grow in some fashion with Green out but how much is the question. He clearly has more burst and speed than Grant does and the coaching staff wants to take advantage of it. But it's going to come down to how well he can handle all of his assignments. That's what they've been working hardest with him on.

If he does well in pass pro at the beginning, it's my guess he is rewarded with the 2nd half, clock grinding touches.