RalphMouth
Footballguy
I posted a similar question a month ago.
Curious if the results have significantly changed since then.
Curious if the results have significantly changed since then.
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Who Can Be A #1 RB Drafted In The 3rd Round ? (1 Viewer)
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Grigs Allmoon
Footballguy
I really like Ronnie Brown this year. I just took him in the third to go with Slaton at 2.2, and I'm more comfortable with Brown than Slaton.
MCguidance
Footballguy
I vote Brown, just really think he could be in for a big year.
Captain Hook
Footballguy
NO way that Brown goes in the third round unless its a 10 team PPR leagueALL the others are good candidates - I am in the minority and voted for Grant
Frank Black
Footballguy
Maybe the only RB left in the 3rd is Brown, who I think is a lower end #1. I rate the others above him.
TidesofWar
Footballguy
IN PPR mocks, Pierre Thomas is gone in the second most of the time
Anonymous Internet User
Footballguy
You should add Darren McFadden and Thomas Jones to the list, depending on your league scoring.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
4th round
Grigs Allmoon
Footballguy
The ADP I have shows Brown 3.5, Thomas 3.6, Grant 3.8
Scruff Mcgruff
Footballguy
I think Pierre Thomas and Ronnie Brown are one of the most contested tossups in Fantasy Football this year and this poll proves it.
I have them neck and neck myself and picking 3.7, at this point I think I'll take a completely healthy Ronnie over Pierre. But as soon as I make the pick I'll second guess myself.
I have them neck and neck myself and picking 3.7, at this point I think I'll take a completely healthy Ronnie over Pierre. But as soon as I make the pick I'll second guess myself.
Anonymous Internet User
Footballguy
I see McFadden go mid/late 3rd frequently. Jones does seem to go in the 4th frequently, but it's not a huge reach.
The Man with the Plan
Footballguy
Ronnie Brown shares carries with Ricky Williams.
Pierre Thomas shares carries and catches with Reggie Bush.
Ryan Grant is okay and gets his touchdowns stolen by Aaron Rodgers.
I go with Kevin Smith. He's the workhorse on his team. His only competition for rb touches is Maurice Morris. And the best part is you can draft him later than all these guys that he'll end up outperforming. Awesome.
Pierre Thomas shares carries and catches with Reggie Bush.
Ryan Grant is okay and gets his touchdowns stolen by Aaron Rodgers.
I go with Kevin Smith. He's the workhorse on his team. His only competition for rb touches is Maurice Morris. And the best part is you can draft him later than all these guys that he'll end up outperforming. Awesome.
meanjoegreen
Footballguy
If Aaron Brown keeps playing well, I could see him getting some touches.
AtomicDogg97
Footballguy
Would you guys draft McFadden before any of those four listed running backs?
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pollardsvision
Footballguy
I really like Smith and Pierre. I look guys that should get the majority of a team's carries with a shot a 10 TDs and 40 receptions (likely less for Pierre, but it could happen).
I like Grant the least of the 4, even though he should rebound a bit this season.
I like Grant the least of the 4, even though he should rebound a bit this season.
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Twilight
Footballguy
I'd draft Brown before McFadden, but he's above the rest for me (in PPR)The #1 not on the list, at least thanx to draft with a couple of posters from this thread, is Portis for me. Considering Thomas, Brown, and Smith were drafted ahead of him, he maybe deserves to be in the discussion
puckalicious
Footballguy
What what what? We're talking Clinton Portis here right? Am I missing something?
Twilight
Footballguy
I drafted him at 3.12 Here are the 3rd round RB's from the draft. Confused the hell out of me, personally.3.06 30. Money Moves Smith, Kevin DET RB 3.08 32. Ministry of Pain Thomas, Pierre NOS RB 3.09 33. Fly Igglz Fly Brown, Ronnie MIA RB 3.10 34. Team Legacy Barber, Marion DAL RB3.11 35. Jason Wood Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB 3.12 36. Twilight Portis, Clinton WAS RB But it's not isolated. Portis went 3.05 in the 16 team MBSL draft going on now in the Mock Draft forum. It's almost as weird as DeAngelo going mid-late 2nd.
puckalicious
Footballguy
In a 12 teamer, I've been noticing that the 3rd round is really the last chance to grab a RB that has a good shot at being a RB1. As much as people say there is RB value later and later from RBBC, I'm not planning to have less than 2 starting RB's after round 3. The falloff is too great IMO to count on a RBBC guy to be one of my starters.
Burning Sensation
Footballguy
Definitely over Thomas. Likely over Brown and Grant, probably not over Smith.
When I have players closely ranked, I look at the team they are on. If they are on a good team, I will place them higher. In this case, I would rank them Thomas, Brown, Grant, Smith, McFadden.
Franknbeans
Footballguy
In the survivor league I took him @2.3
Justloveit
Footballguy
I'm surprised how low Ronnie Brown is going considering how well he was going prior to last season. A year removed from his knee injury. Ricky Williams a year older. Ronnie could prove to be highly undervalued.
Englishteacher
Footballguy
I think Pierre Thomas has the highest upside of any of these guys. If Reggie Bush gets hurt 
he may be the #1 RB in FF; not just a #1 RB.
he may be the #1 RB in FF; not just a #1 RB.dundeeslugger
Footballguy
Yuck on Ronnie Brown.
He wasn't that good last year, his fantasy points were inflated and Ricky is going to steal more carries from him this year.
He wasn't that good last year, his fantasy points were inflated and Ricky is going to steal more carries from him this year.
Justloveit
Footballguy
players usually take a year to fully recover from the tpy eof knee injury that Ronnie suffered. why is ricky going to take MORE carries this yr? Isn't he like 33 yrs old?
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Link please.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play...wRo05_games.htm3 games over 100 yards. 1 phenomenal fantasy game. 1 good game. and 3 other ok games. he really did poorly at the end of the year.
the acl argument works the opposite way. why did he have more success early and mid year and then fall off?
i think grant is the best pick. he looks great preseason, plays on a sick offense, and has a good track record. pierre is next best. i would put ronnie a tier below. he belongs with lj, addai, parker.
glorifieda
Footballguy
I likke Ronnie this year and have a man crush on pierre...Though I couldn't get any of them in round 3 at my draft because B Jacobs was still there. Couldnt pass him up at 3.07. Gore went 3.06. Couldnt believe it. It's a no ppr league, but still.
Non-ppr and Jacobs was still there at 3.07. I think in a non-ppr, Jacobs is a borderline late 1st round pick.
Scruff Mcgruff
Footballguy
A non-PPR league is even more surprising that Jacobs would last that long. It's the PPR leagues that worry me with him.
Keith1
Footballguy
32 year old Ricky will NOT take more carries from Ronnie Brown. Brown is a beast who has done it before. And best of all, he is playing for a new contract.SHOW ME THE MONEY !!!
I'm more worried about Brown having a difficult schedule this year compared to last year than I am Ricky Williams. For me, the safest pick is Pierre Thomas. He is on the highest powered offense, has a great average YPC, shouldnt lose goalline carries to anyone, can be an effective part of the passing game, and Reggie Bush is probably not at 100%. Yes the Saints are a pass first team. That is the only downside. I call that fresher legs come the fantasy playoffs.
Itchy Amos
Footballguy
I am currently trying to trade some draft picks to give me two early 3rd round picks. I would love to have both Brown and Thomas as my starting running backs. It would be even better if I dont have to overpay to get one of them at the top of the second.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
FYI...I haven't seen TJones go before the 5th round in any draft I have been part of over the past month...in fact I think in the one I am in right now, he went in the 6th/7th but I'll have to check...the Washingotn hype has gotten out of control.Anonymous Internet User said:
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
puckalicious said:
We should post the FIX redraft either in the SP or Mock drafts...this board would have a field day and a heart attack at the same time.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Twi, let me ask you a question though. Do you think Portis is going later in FBG type leagues because we want to be ahead of the curve so badly that we are buying into Betts getting more touches and Portis startign to tail off?I really should have take Portis or MB III over Pierre Thomas but the problem is every time I try and get Thomas int he 4th he is gone so I really wanted him and was willing to overpsend some. I'm not sure if I blew it in the 3rd or not but I jumped all over DWill in the middle of the 2nd, not sure why I couldn't pull the trigger on Portis or MB III in the 3rd. But it should be noted that Jason Witten went in the 1st round, you sort of left out the TE= 2PPR form the rules in that league...I think that if it were just straight PPR and not best ball that Portis, MB III, and maybe even Ronnie Brown would have been gone and I believe my Thomas pick would have been about the right spot. I just have no faith in Reggie Bush anymore and when he has to shut it down during the season Thomas is a top5 potential back every week...you can't really say that about too many backs int hat 3rd round. Even with bush on the field, Thomas is a 1,000/10 TD candidate and still will chip in 35-45 catches...
Chicago Hooligan
Footballguy
Grant is the only guy among these that I've drafted as high as the 3rd round, so I voted for him. He's looking good in these preseason games, which doesn't surprise me since he just completed his first offseason in Green Bay (2007 wasn't with GB, 2008 held out then missed time w/ injury) and looks to be getting some better blocking (RT may provide more in the run game, Quinn Johnson at FB).
The guys who get the ball a ton of times are worth more than ever this year. Some of the other guys in this poll will surely be good fantasy starters but I don't see any getting the ball as much as Grant.
The guys who get the ball a ton of times are worth more than ever this year. Some of the other guys in this poll will surely be good fantasy starters but I don't see any getting the ball as much as Grant.
Twilight
Footballguy
1 I think Portis is dropping not because of Betts, but because of Campbell and the rest of the O. I don't think Betts is really in the equation at all that much2. Didn't bother with discussing TE's above because it's irrelevant. 3 of the 4 backs in this poll were selected before him in the FIX draft, and the TE situation probably wouldn't have changed that. And best ball shouldn't affect him that much relative to the other backs.I have no problem with Thomas. In fact I just picked him at 3.06 in the Omega draft (Portis at 3.04). But I do think that Portis will finish ahead of him, although not by much.
puckalicious
Footballguy
Ok, you can't just come in and say that it is 'normal' for all these #1 RB's to be around in the 3rd round when your league obviously has some serious geek to it that is far from a typical league. No way no how in a 'normal' FBG standard scoring (NON PPR) type league do you get Portis, MB, Jacobs, Gore, etc in the 3rd round. Or DeWill in the 2nd round.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I disagree...I got DWill 2nd round in the Ultimate Survivor 12th league...DWill is going in the 2nd quite a bit and the bunch of Portis, MB III, Ronnie Brown, and Pierre Thomas have been sliding lately. Guys are taking solid WRs over RBs this year. Non PPR you might be on to something but honestly I don't play in any league wher PPR is not uses...I'm not trying to sound snobbish but I don't compete in any league like that.PS: Love the "that league has some real geek to it"...hadn't heard that one.
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puckalicious
Footballguy
Haha, sure thing. I still can't wrap my brain around the previous season's #1 RB going in the 2nd round. I'm a little down on him too but there's no way he gets out of the 1st round in my 'non-geeky' leagues. I'll post my main redraft results after Labor Day so you can say told you so I guess.
Chili Cheese Burrito
Footballguy
Hey, I am in that league! I have lynch what you want for Fred Jackson!
