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Where has all of the love for Maurice Drew gone? (1 Viewer)
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satch
Footballguy
I think most people are still not convinced that MJD is as good as he appears to be. I'm not one of them. I think MJD will overtake Taylor sooner than later and will be a fantasy monster in that offense. With his receiving ability and big play potential he's fantasy football gold.
satch
Footballguy
How do you figure?
Maurice Jones-Drew has been a solid bye week or injury fill in so far this year on limited touches. I might even use him myself this week. Regardless, I will be keeping an eye on him all year. He will have the opportunity to claim the starting RB role at some point in the future and it could come as soon as this year. Fragile Fred anyone? Plus Greg Jones is on the shelf, and he is more of a FB than RB. I do not foresee G. Jones as the next starting RB for the Jags. Being injured, he won't be able to contest with Jones-Drew if the opportunity affords itself this season.
Englishteacher
Footballguy
He's performed very well and is a useful RB. However, if for some reason he became the starter I just don't see him being the kind of back who can carry a full load by himself. Ideally I'd want him to max out at 15 carries a game on average for the season. You guys really think he's big enough to sustain anything more than 240 carries in a year?
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Your assessment is dead on. The guy is tiny. I'm not one to predict injuries, but if he had more than 240 carries, I think his risk for injury goes through the roof.
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Football Jones
Footballguy
I really believe you would be well-served to forget about MJD's height. A RBs weight is the key factor in determing if he's big enough to survive a full workload (along with his genetic makeup, of course). If you think Bush is big enough to survive, then you have to think MJD is big enough because he outweighs Bush by 10 or 12 pounds (MJD is about 212 now). If you don't think Bush is big enough, then I might could see thinking the same about MJD.Anyway, I realize NFL defenders are bigger than they used to be, but there's no doubt a RB who weighs 212 & is built like a brick craphouse can't carry a full load, IMO. If MJD was 5'9" instead of 5'7", everyone would be all over his jock. I'm absolutely convinced those 2 inches will NOT be a factor when it comes to his durability.The other thing people seem to be concerned about with MJD's heigth is not being able to see the holes well. However, to me, being a little short would only HELP see the creases better. Even if it doesn't, I can't fathom thinking those 2 inches would actually HURT his ability to see creases & soft spots. In short, I believe the FFers who fail to get on the bandwagon simply because MJD is 5'7" will be making a big mistake.
Tiny? Are you kidding? The guy is built like a fire hydrant. He's 212 lbs! The guy has bigger legs then most NFL RBs. You take two of Norwoods legs, that's equal to one of Drews. Have you seen him play? He's MORE physical then Taylor. He's lowers his shoulder, he breaks tackles, he runs over DBs. I was shocked at how physical Drew was. He took, and gave some huge hits when I saw him. I'd be far more concerned about Bush/Norwood.I don't see why he can't carry the load. His height? Really? He's 5'7 212. He's built like a brick house. Explain to me how Dunn can do it at 32, but Drew at 23, 35 lbs heavier, won't be able to do it in the NFL.Basically people are shooting random statements out their ### who have not see him play, look at his height, and make wild and baseless assumptions. Go list the 5'7 210 RBs who were unable to carry the load. And show me how they were more fragile then any other set of height/weight.Predicting injuries for guys with a history is one thing (and a lot of people think thats a load of BS also) but predicting it based on height? *lol* Yeah. We need to save this kind of analysis for the offseason. It will fit right in.
The Football Freak
Footballguy
The Football Freak
Footballguy
Aside from being a tree stump with speed, he is also ranked 12 in my league and likely no lower than 14 in any league. After 4 weeks, it's time to start paying attention to this guy because he is getting points with limited touches, and doing it through the air as well as on the ground. If you saw his 51 yard touchdown catch last week, you would see the talent. He was basically corralled by 4 defenders and turned on the burners and managed to outrun them, it was very impressive.
djjosee
Footballguy
Positional ranking ... 33rd in my league!
The Football Freak
Footballguy
With all of the long TD's he's had? Well then, I will rectify it to most leagues.
djjosee
Footballguy
Much better
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Maybe folks are in "shhhhh" mode?I dunno.Anyway, in my league that rewards return yardage, I'm starting him in my RB2 spot.
I think that is the key for MJD right now. You can't count on 50yd TD catch/run each week, but throw in 100+ KR yards with that potential and you have a top 15 RB!!!
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Not true -FBGuys standard scoring league, he is 30/31st RB.PPR league, he is 27th.Even ditching his first week, where he was pretty much unused:FBGuys standard scoring, he's #17PPR he's #18Not sure where you get this "most" leagues thing.
djjosee
Footballguy
The calm before the storm? ... let's hope.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
I am in a very unusual league - for some reason, the commish has unilaterally changed the scoring every year for the last five year - usually pretty radically. This year, 1/10 for return yardage, with a 5 point bonus if you get more than 100 rush/rec/OR return.
M J-D is gold - he runs back all the kicks, is averaging over 25 YPR, and if an opponent scores 3 times on the jags, he's a virtual lock for 100 KR yards (when you add in the KR ath the beginning of one of the halves) plus the 5 point bonus = 15 automatic points before I add in anything he did on offense.
Anyway, M J-D is currently #4 in that league (PPR. too).
In "normal" return yardage leagues - where you reward something along the lines of 1/25 or 1/20 - especially when combined with PPR, M J-D is a top-15 RB/starting RB2.
Couch Potato
Footballguy
I don't think it surprising there's been less talk about Mojo-D this week. He came out the week before in style and it was big news on the board. There was a lot said about him, and he was debated pretty thoroughly. Then last week the 'Skins didn't run the ball very much at all and Mojo-D was a lot quieter, other than the TD reception. We can't jump up and down and holler about a guy every week, but it doesn't mean anyone has soured on him that believed in him before.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
:corrected:Incidentally, the skins-jags game is on
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Couch Potato
Footballguy
Need... more... coffee... now...
Judge Smails
Footballguy
I spent a lot of money for him in a FA biddin war, but not really counting on using him anytime soon. I thought he had the best chance to be a 2nd half stud if Taylor gets hurt or falters. So, just stashin' him for now..
The Football Freak
Footballguy
Ok, I'll rectify it again. He sucks.
He's 12 in mine but KR and PR yards count, so I underestimated the drop off to other leagues. I didn't put in enough effort, I'll watch that in the future. So he ranks around 30th, but is moving up, and should be watched carefully. I am on the verge myself of starting both him and Fred over Bush and Green. I have a nagging feeling that Bush does something special this week to remind people of his talent against this surprisingly turnstile defense, which is the only thing keeping both Jax RBs off of my first string team. MJD seems to be a special back in himself however, and may represent nice fantasy points alongside Fred.
pizzatyme
Footballguy
My wife has been saying that for years!!
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He put up numbers week 3 and 4... no one expected anything even after 4 weeks... he's a big upside guy... when fred gets dinged, drew will big a big plus... he has the tools.In ALL leagues he's been a pleasent surprise the last 2 weeks... don't hate cause he's not on your rosterMarc Levin said:
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Where's the hate in my post? I was correcting a statistical misrepresentation. 
I own him in three leagues, started him in two of them the last two weeks - a PPR and a PPR/return yardage league. Continue reading and you'll see me post about that. 
Kleck.
Footballguy
The Football Freak
Footballguy
This week should push him up a few notches. He scored early and ran with power, I like this kid. He practically burrowed under the pile like a mole for one of his TDs, they just ran roughshod over the Jets today.
