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Where Do You Rank D Foster for 2006? (1 Viewer)
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Steelers4Life
Footballguy
He didn't miss time due to injury this year. He was the backup outperforming the starter for the first half of the year, and in his 7 starts including today he had 711 rushing yards and a little more than 100 receiving yards. In those 7 starts, he's averaged 4.77 yards per carry and around 23 total touches per game. He broke 80 yards of total offense in every game but the one against Tampa Bay when he only got 15 touches and was crushed by a huge hit to his shoulder. A lot of his inconsistencies are related to a struggling OL, but he looks awesome running the ball.
I rank him in the 16-20 range right now, but his value goes up if he's signed with little competition in Carolina.
Bears_Man2
Footballguy
16-20. If I was convinced Shelton wouldn't steal goalline carries, I might throw him in the 11-15 range. (Though he'd get snatched up before I took him) Foster still has to be resigned and we've got to see Shelton next preseason.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
Foster did miss a game this year (although he was far from going on IR again). I am not convinced he will be back in Carolina, so I can't answer.
Texasmouth
Footballguy
I have always been a supporter of D.Foster. I have always said if he could stay healthy for longer than five minutes, he would be a star, top 5 in my opinion. He reminds me of a stronger Marshall Faulk but he just never stays healthy.
Adrian Peterson
Footballguy
stronger marshall faulk.....i think weaker marshal faulk might be more like it. Marshall's leg power is great - a good short yardage back - Foster is not.
Texasmouth
Footballguy
I don't know, I dont agree. Almost every running back has unreal leg power. Foster can pound the ball too, he just didn't get that many opportunities because you can't pound the ball from IR.........not to mention the whole Steven Davis thing.....
Bob Magaw
Footballguy
i like foster, too...but i don't see the resemblance with faulk... he doesn't have the quickness, open field elusiveness & nose for goal line like faulk... & faulk might be best receiving RB in NFL history...
foster runs more upright than faulk & is more subject to kill shots...
he does have pretty nifty feet & some wiggle (see long TD 1-2 games ago where he reversed field & outran everybody)...
he does have deceptive speed...
i think he ran like a 10.6 as a prep... no way he is that fast now... but he is still pretty fast.
robert smith & fred taylor were "injury prone", too at one time until they weren't anymore... sometimes a checkered medical history is "just the breaks" (pun intended)...
he can crack the top 15 if re-signed with CAR & he stays healthy (admittedly that is a few ifs... with one of them potentially a big one)...
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David Yudkin
Footballguy
It makes sense, but earlier this season Foster turned down several offers from the Panthers. They may not want to pay him what he thinks he's worth. There are a lot of potential free agent RB this year, as well as guys in the draft to choose from. Of all 32 teams, Carolina seems like the most likely destination, but hwo knows at this point if they are still far apart in their negotiations.
Adrian Peterson
Footballguy
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
In a best case scenario (stays healthy all year on a good offensive team that runs the ball enough), I see him as a RB12 or so.Good enough to be FF productive, not good enough to not be replaced in the NFL.
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If my league awarded points for "number of spin moves made on a run" I'd be set. That said I'd take him 11-15 next year assuming he's the #1. Carolina RBs have produced recently (Davis, Goings, Foster, even Hoover last year) and Foster just may be the most talented of all of them
fridayfrenzy
Footballguy
And he leaves the game with an injury. Go figure...
Floyd The Barber
Footballguy
Boy, I would be thrilled if this poll is reflective of my leaguemates!Foster (like Tatum Bell and Michael Bennett) has too many holes in his game to finish as a Top 10-12 back. A perennial underachieving tease that will never be on my roster but will help ruin an opponent's season due to his unreasonably high draft status.Winning at FF is about avoiding busts and Foster's middle name should be bust.
Too injury prone for my tastes. I only select DeShaun Foster if he becomes an extreme value pick.Similar threads
