Who is riding the A-Train this weekend...? (1 Viewer)

[kensat30]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?

Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

 

[BigTex]

FWIS, I'm an owner of any player on either of these teams, I was lucky enough to trade WilMac before his injury. But WilMac struggled with this OL and now we want to believe that A-Train (eventhough it's a good matchup) is going to produce 100yds/TD.

I just don't think it's a slam dunk this week like many of you are thinking. When Manning a company play this week, before they ever hit the field, Buff will be behind by 14pts.

Considering who Indi has played, their D is not as bad as some are making it out to be. I'm not into making predictions, I NEVER have. But buyer beware.

Some in this thread are actually contenplating starting him over guys that have produced in starting rolls. LOL.

If you're thinking of playing him I'd like to know your record and other options.

How about in a PPR format instead of Larry Fitz at Flex??? Rationale being that Fitz will take a little time to work back into the flow of real games and he has not played at all with Leinert (think that this week that Boldin will outpoint Fitz)

Are you in the right thread?

 

[stbugs]

This reminds me a lot of last year when Wells stepped in for Dominick Davis. Wells was not nearly as effective per carry, but he got a ton of carries because Houston needed that in order to even be in a ball game. Wells produced nicely fantasy wise even though you could look at the stats and know he wasn't as good per carry/per reception.

I don't think it was last year, but 2004 when Houston lost to Indy by only 7 (which was quite an accomplishment for them). It was because they literally ran out the clock and kept Manning off the field. DD had a very nice game. I think the Bills are probably thinking the same thing, the only way this is close and we give ourselves a chance with some key turnovers is to run all day. Based on Indy's horrid run defense, that is possible.

 

[sdsjr3]

Now you're just spewing garbage since that's pretty much exactly what he did last week.

hahaha...what a loser.

Ed Cat probably has some useful things to say....Too bad, though, that he doesn't do it on this board.

 

[pantagrapher]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

I'm a big supporter of Maroney, but he hasn't touched the end zone since Week 4 and he's still getting fewer than 15 carries/game. He does have a nice home run factor going for him, but that home run factor hasn't done him a lot of good lately. I'm on the fence between Thomas and Maroney for my final flex spot this week, and right now I'm leaning toward Thomas.

 

[kensat30]

Can anyone explain to me what happened when Indy played Washington? If I recall correctly, Portis was #1 RB on the cheatsheet due to the "cake" matchup and he bombed. And in most of the situations where Indy has been getting beaten up, it has been a 1-2 punch between the RB1 and RB2. Who is the #2 RB in this situation?

I would feel much more confident starting Thomas this week @ Houston vs. @ Indy.

 

[Gopher State]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Very I also wonder when the Bills are down 24-7 will they still run? I would rather wait and see with Thomas.

 

[kensat30]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

I'm a big supporter of Maroney, but he hasn't touched the end zone since Week 4 and he's still getting fewer than 15 carries/game. He does have a nice home run factor going for him, but that home run factor hasn't done him a lot of good lately. I'm on the fence between Thomas and Maroney for my final flex spot this week, and right now I'm leaning toward Thomas.

I hear what you are saying here. If I didn't have Jamal to slot in ahead of these guys I would be in the same boat as you. My problem with Thomas is that I don't necessarily see the game conditions favoring the run for Buffalo @ Indy, like I do for NE vs. Jet's. Maroney may only be getting 15 carries a game, but those 15 carries could mean a lot. I see Thomas as more of an '05 Antowain Smith type that is only being valued due to his situation. And is the Buffalo situation that good in the first place? I mean Mcgahee wasn't lighting the world on fire.

 

[pantagrapher]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Very I also wonder when the Bills are down 24-7 will they still run? I would rather wait and see with Thomas.

As someone pointed out earlier, the Indy blow out factor is more mythology than fact. The Bills D has been a let down this season, but they showed well last weekend against what had been a resurgent Green Bay offense. Granted, Indy is much tougher, but abaondoning the run is a good way to dig a hole, not to stay out of one.

 

[stbugs]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Did you see what happened in Buffalo's win over GB? GB has a much better run defense and Thomas averaged 4.8 ypc and had a nice TD. He has as many TDs in 1 game as Willis had in 8. So far, the starting/playing Buffalo RB has average 20+ carries a game.As I posted above, Jonathan Wells was a nice pickup last year for DD and he sucked before then and as far as I know not even in the league this year.

 

[Banger]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Did you see what happened in Buffalo's win over GB? GB has a much better run defense and Thomas averaged 4.8 ypc and had a nice TD. He has as many TDs in 1 game as Willis had in 8. So far, the starting/playing Buffalo RB has average 20+ carries a game.As I posted above, Jonathan Wells was a nice pickup last year for DD and he sucked before then and as far as I know not even in the league this year.

I remember that game, the guy started Wells against me for 2 td's I believe.....

 

[TheDirtyWord]

One thing to consider as well about the direction of the Buffalo offense...

They are 1-3 in their last 4 games. Amidst those losses was a 40-7 loss and a 28-6 loss. In those 2 games, Losman still only averaged 26 pass attempts/game. In his last four he's averaged 25.3. In addition, he's getting sacked close to 4 times/game.

Listen...I'm not saying that A-Train should now move up the depth chart to be RB2. But given the match-up and given that you are talking about a veteran player who showed well last week, I think this is has to be considered strongly unless you simply have 2 rock solid RB options.

One last thing: Even if the Bills find themselves down by 14 or 21 points in the first half, why would **** Jauron hand the reins over to J.P. Losman to dig themselves out of such a hole? If anything, Losman is more prone to digging a bigger hole as evidenced by his 3/6 TD:INT ratio when the Bills are behind.

 

[kensat30]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Very I also wonder when the Bills are down 24-7 will they still run? I would rather wait and see with Thomas.

As someone pointed out earlier, the Indy blow out factor is more mythology than fact. The Bills D has been a let down this season, but they showed well last weekend against what had been a resurgent Green Bay offense. Granted, Indy is much tougher, but abaondoning the run is a good way to dig a hole, not to stay out of one.

Mcgahee = 20+ carries in 5/8 games, and 1 touchdown on the yearA-Train = 20+ carries @ indy, and # touchdowns?Personally, I wonder if Buffalo is even going to get to 20 carries. But even if Buffalo does pound the rock, are they going to have good field position? A Losman led offense reflects back onto everyone on the team, especially the RB in regards to his scoring opportunities.

 

[fornov]

Not really furthering the discussion, but answering the question of the topic...

In one league I'm starting him along with Kevin Jones, over Tatum Bell, Bush and Henry.

In another league, I'm sitting him behind Barber and Gore.

And to Dirty Word: great avatar. I have to get me one of those...

Edited for spelling

 

[Return of the Sheep]

I'm thinking about starting the A-train over Tiki this week.

Tiki might get me 140yds total and no td

Thomas may get 120yds total to go with a td

 

[Biabreakable]

One thing to consider as well about the direction of the Buffalo offense...They are 1-3 in their last 4 games. Amidst those losses was a 40-7 loss and a 28-6 loss. In those 2 games, Losman still only averaged 26 pass attempts/game. In his last four he's averaged 25.3. In addition, he's getting sacked close to 4 times/game.Listen...I'm not saying that A-Train should now move up the depth chart to be RB2. But given the match-up and given that you are talking about a veteran player who showed well last week, I think this is has to be considered strongly unless you simply have 2 rock solid RB options.One last thing: Even if the Bills find themselves down by 14 or 21 points in the first half, why would **** Jauron hand the reins over to J.P. Losman to dig themselves out of such a hole? If anything, Losman is more prone to digging a bigger hole as evidenced by his 3/6 TD:INT ratio when the Bills are behind.

Jauron is a defensive minded coach and coservative in play calling by nature.The Colts defense is based on speed with quicker smaller defenders better suited to stopping the passing game than the run. Game plan will likely dictate a advantage for running the ball against this defense as opposed to airing it out. Tom Brady just threw 4 interceptions against this defense in the last game. That is game film the Bills team will have been looking at all week. In connection to this the Pats running game was very effective. So much so that people have questioned why they did not run the ball more against the Colts defense.Any defense with a lead will focus thier game plan more on stopping the pass and big plays at expense of thier run defense. The opposing team eating up the clock with the running games serves them just as well as having thier own offense doing it when they have a lead.I am not seeing any evidence that would lead me to conclude that the Bills will just give up on the running game.

 

[Biabreakable]

Another thing.The Bills defense may be underestimated by some here. They have a very good defense. They are stronger against the pass than they are the run. They may give looks that causes Manning to opt for run audibles. And the score may not get out of hand early as the Bills defense could hold the Colts to Field Goals or even punts in the early going. Which the Colts should feel comfortable in taking as the Bills offense does not pose a great threat to them.Manning is the best Qb in the game no doubt and he can beat any defense. But the Bills defense is above average and won't be so easily blown out.ETA-

Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:51:07 -0800John Oehser, of Colts.com, reports with Indianapolis Colts LB Gary Brackett (hamstring) not expected to play in Week 10, LB Rob Morris is expected to make his first start of the season.

Morris the backup MLB is old and slow. Not as good against the run or pass as Gary Brackett is.

 

[Gopher State]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Very I also wonder when the Bills are down 24-7 will they still run? I would rather wait and see with Thomas.

As someone pointed out earlier, the Indy blow out factor is more mythology than fact. The Bills D has been a let down this season, but they showed well last weekend against what had been a resurgent Green Bay offense. Granted, Indy is much tougher, but abaondoning the run is a good way to dig a hole, not to stay out of one.

I don't know Indy has been averaging 28+ points per home game, the Bills average 14 points per game on the road. At Indy this sure looks like a over when it comes to being a blow out this Sunday, but anything can happen in the NFL.

 

[Banger]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Very I also wonder when the Bills are down 24-7 will they still run? I would rather wait and see with Thomas.

As someone pointed out earlier, the Indy blow out factor is more mythology than fact. The Bills D has been a let down this season, but they showed well last weekend against what had been a resurgent Green Bay offense. Granted, Indy is much tougher, but abaondoning the run is a good way to dig a hole, not to stay out of one.

Mcgahee = 20+ carries in 5/8 games, and 1 touchdown on the yearA-Train = 20+ carries @ indy, and # touchdowns?Personally, I wonder if Buffalo is even going to get to 20 carries. But even if Buffalo does pound the rock, are they going to have good field position? A Losman led offense reflects back onto everyone on the team, especially the RB in regards to his scoring opportunities.

Again, no team this year has had fewer than 20 carries against Indy all year, that includes the Jets, Titans, Texans,.....Of course it's possible that he has fewer than 20 but considering that Indy averages 31.5 carries against per week, I think it's more likely than not that he gets around 20. The Bills had 25 carries (Atrain had 20 for 95) last week against GB who avg's 26 carries against and is the #10 rush defense and averages 67 less yards per game than Indy.

 

[Banger]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Very I also wonder when the Bills are down 24-7 will they still run? I would rather wait and see with Thomas.

As someone pointed out earlier, the Indy blow out factor is more mythology than fact. The Bills D has been a let down this season, but they showed well last weekend against what had been a resurgent Green Bay offense. Granted, Indy is much tougher, but abaondoning the run is a good way to dig a hole, not to stay out of one.

I don't know Indy has been averaging 28+ points per home game, the Bills average 14 points per game on the road. At Indy this sure looks like a over when it comes to being a blow out this Sunday, but anything can happen in the NFL.

Just because they score 28 points doesn't mean it will be a blowout. The problem with Indy isn't their offense but it's their defense stopping people. Here are their scores to date...Giants 26-21Texans 43-24Jax 21-14Jets 21-14Titans 14-13Skins 36-22Den 34-31NE 27-20A reason for the Bills low point total on the road is that they've played NE (12), Mia (4), Chi (1) and Det (26). So 3 of the 4 are very good defenses compared to Indy who are ranked 20th. Besides, even in the two "blowout" games that Indy had against Houston and the Skins they gave up 20-98 and 22-95 to the RB's.

 

[Brother Mouzone]

as a Shaun Alexander owner i am very happy to start Thomas as my RB2.

excited about colts, texans, jets, titans down the stretch. - depending when those ribs heal that is.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Now you're just spewing garbage since that's pretty much exactly what he did last week.

hahaha...what a loser.

Ed Cat probably has some useful things to say....Too bad, though, that he doesn't do it on this board.

There's 980 posts that suggest otherwise

 

[taz]

as a Shaun Alexander owner i am very happy to start Thomas as my RB2.excited about colts, texans, jets, titans down the stretch. - depending when those ribs heal that is.

I'm playing for my playoff life, and will happily substitute A-Train over Bush in those matchups.

 

[Wilbur Wood]

FWIS, I'm an owner of any player on either of these teams, I was lucky enough to trade WilMac before his injury. But WilMac struggled with this OL and now we want to believe that A-Train (eventhough it's a good matchup) is going to produce 100yds/TD.

I just don't think it's a slam dunk this week like many of you are thinking. When Manning a company play this week, before they ever hit the field, Buff will be behind by 14pts.

Considering who Indi has played, their D is not as bad as some are making it out to be. I'm not into making predictions, I NEVER have. But buyer beware.

Some in this thread are actually contenplating starting him over guys that have produced in starting rolls. LOL.

If you're thinking of playing him I'd like to know your record and other options.

How about in a PPR format instead of Larry Fitz at Flex??? Rationale being that Fitz will take a little time to work back into the flow of real games and he has not played at all with Leinert (think that this week that Boldin will outpoint Fitz)

Are you in the right thread?

Yes. My choice at Flex this week is between A-Train or Larry Fitzgerald (in a PPR format). I am leaning towards A-Train b/c of Fitz' "rustiness"

 

[BigTex]

FWIS, I'm an owner of any player on either of these teams, I was lucky enough to trade WilMac before his injury. But WilMac struggled with this OL and now we want to believe that A-Train (eventhough it's a good matchup) is going to produce 100yds/TD.

I just don't think it's a slam dunk this week like many of you are thinking. When Manning a company play this week, before they ever hit the field, Buff will be behind by 14pts.

Considering who Indi has played, their D is not as bad as some are making it out to be. I'm not into making predictions, I NEVER have. But buyer beware.

Some in this thread are actually contenplating starting him over guys that have produced in starting rolls. LOL.

If you're thinking of playing him I'd like to know your record and other options.

How about in a PPR format instead of Larry Fitz at Flex??? Rationale being that Fitz will take a little time to work back into the flow of real games and he has not played at all with Leinert (think that this week that Boldin will outpoint Fitz)

Are you in the right thread?

Yes. My choice at Flex this week is between A-Train or Larry Fitzgerald (in a PPR format). I am leaning towards A-Train b/c of Fitz' "rustiness"

 

[Banger]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

Part of the problem was Willis got hurt at the wrong time. He's actually faced a really tough run schedule to date with NE (12), Mia (4), Jets (30), Vikes (1), Chi (7), Lions (20), NE (12), GB (10) (average rank was 12). In his one game against a bad defense (Jets) he ran for 26-150. His real appeal was in the 2nd half with teams like Indy (32), Hou (25), Jax (11), SD (4), Jets (30), Mia (4) and Tenn (31). In the 2nd half he still had 3 tough matchups but 4 of the worst rush defenses in the league.

 

[pghrob]

I am confidently starting A-Train over (cough-cough) er, umm, Travis Henry and ummmm, confidently over Reuben Droughns.

Go A-Train!

The Colts have been so porous v. the run. The probability is that should hold true v. the Bills with A-Train, and would have been so with McGahee. Even Travis Henry and the lowly Titans ran all over them.

If you have more solid options like a top 15 RB, you go with him. But this matchup is a GREAT one for the Bills and if you don't see that, then shame on you...it is as plain as day, start Anthony THomas with confidence.

ETA: Start Anthony THomas with confidence.

 

[jerseys finest]

One thing to consider as well about the direction of the Buffalo offense...They are 1-3 in their last 4 games. Amidst those losses was a 40-7 loss and a 28-6 loss. In those 2 games, Losman still only averaged 26 pass attempts/game. In his last four he's averaged 25.3. In addition, he's getting sacked close to 4 times/game.Listen...I'm not saying that A-Train should now move up the depth chart to be RB2. But given the match-up and given that you are talking about a veteran player who showed well last week, I think this is has to be considered strongly unless you simply have 2 rock solid RB options.One last thing: Even if the Bills find themselves down by 14 or 21 points in the first half, why would **** Jauron hand the reins over to J.P. Losman to dig themselves out of such a hole? If anything, Losman is more prone to digging a bigger hole as evidenced by his 3/6 TD:INT ratio when the Bills are behind.

i really dont understand why people think that a-train is going to get shut down against indy. they have been terrible against the run all season long, travis henry (the same travis henry who everyone wrote off and said would do nothing when he got the starting nod) went off against them earlier in the year with the titans, who by the way have a worse o-line, an equally bad qb (at this point) and an equally bad group of WRs.To think that the bills are going to completely abandon the run if they get behind by 2 or more scores is just stupid. Losman has done nothing to prove he can conjure a comback, let alone hold a lead with his horrendous QB play. As it was stated before, Thomas ran for 20/95/1 against GB's 10th ranked run defense and Losman got very few opportunities against their 32nd ranked pass defense and with the opportunities he did get, he was bad. If it weren't for Evans adjusting and breaking what should have been a sure tackle for a 4th quarter TD, Losmans statline would have been even that much worse. its obvious the coaching staff has no faith in Losman, not even letting him attempt to air it out against the worst pass defense in the league, there is no reason to think it will be the polar opposite against the colts.a-train should get somewhere between 20-30 carries against the worst(by quite a bit) run defense in the league, despite it being either a close game or a blowout (by indy). what he does with those carries is up in the air at this point, but his matchup couldn't get any better.

 

[sdsjr3]

Now you're just spewing garbage since that's pretty much exactly what he did last week.

hahaha...what a loser.

Ed Cat probably has some useful things to say....Too bad, though, that he doesn't do it on this board.

There's 980 posts that suggest otherwise

Right

 

[DWidmar]

I'm still debating, but I may actually start A-train over Chester this week The matchup is just too tempting and the higher risk/higher reward factor is definitely appealing considering Chester may be a bit limited.As for the rest of the garbage going on in this thread, It's obvious that too many people have the long term notion regarding what's going on here. We are talking THIS WEEK and maybe next here fellas. No need to speak about how A-train has been a failure in the past. It's worthless with regard to this topic.

I like A-trains chances this week. He may not get more yards than Chester Taylor (i think it will be close) but I think he is more probable to get a TD than Taylor. There has been some concern about the Bills o-line being able to open holes. Tennessee and Houston both have terrible lines and they had no problems opening holes for their backs. Henry looked like an all pro RB against Indy and because they stuck to the run they were able to stay in the game. I like the mactch up this week and I will start him over Taylor without reservations. If I am wrong, it wont be the first time but I think you have to go with what the probabilities tell you and IMHO this looks like the right match up for me.

 

[Wingnut]

Starting him over McAllister(vs PIT) and Foster(vs TB)

 

[TheAbeFroman]

Giving serious thought on starting him over Rudi.....yep, I said it.

 

[BigJilm]

RB1 - Portis

RB2 - A-Train

T Jones

Droughns

<burp> why not?!

 

[jon_mx]

RB1 - Portis

RB2 - A-Train

T Jones

Droughns

<burp> why not?!

Startin A. Thomas over Foster, which goes against the cheatsheets. I don't think the cheatsheets realize just how bad Indy's defense is.

 

[damageinc34]

this will most certainly be a fun thread to revisit on Monday! i don't think A-Train realizes how important it is that he goes out and tears it up! i, along with what it seems are a lot of others, picked him up and am starting him. (my only other option is edge. edge, meet the bench. bench, meet edge.)

i think he will do fine, he has a lot to prove and despite the score, the best way to keep indy's O off of the field is to run the ball. sanders is a gametime decision for Indy, and we all know what that means - he probably won't play, and even if he does, he's playing tentative.

alllll aboard the A-TRAIN!!!

 

[Chickenwang]

this will most certainly be a fun thread to revisit on Monday! i don't think A-Train realizes how important it is that he goes out and tears it up! i, along with what it seems are a lot of others, picked him up and am starting him. (my only other option is edge. edge, meet the bench. bench, meet edge.) i think he will do fine, he has a lot to prove and despite the score, the best way to keep indy's O off of the field is to run the ball. sanders is a gametime decision for Indy, and we all know what that means - he probably won't play, and even if he does, he's playing tentative.alllll aboard the A-TRAIN!!!

Sanders is starting... he didnt look very tentative last week.This game will be over in the 2nd quarter.... A-Train -- 17 carries 79yds 0td

 

[Franknbeans]

If Mcgahee wasn't getting it done, I don't see what A-Train is gonna do. Indy looks like a nice soft run D, but what happens when Buffalo gets down 2 TDs early?Looks like Mcgahee is out for awhile, but seems like people are succumbing to the "if I don't start him this week, when will I?" syndrome. I've picked him up, but I will wait and see. If I wasn't starting Jamal Lewis as my RB3, I would start Laurence Maroney before A-Train as well.

A-Train did his damage last week against a Top 10 run D. Indy is hardly that. I suspect if they get down by 2 Td's they'll still have to run the ball.

 

[Perry Van Hook]

I would have been glad to put him in the lineup this week and next - unfortunately outbid in the four leagues where he was available

 

[jerseys finest]

this will most certainly be a fun thread to revisit on Monday! i don't think A-Train realizes how important it is that he goes out and tears it up! i, along with what it seems are a lot of others, picked him up and am starting him. (my only other option is edge. edge, meet the bench. bench, meet edge.) i think he will do fine, he has a lot to prove and despite the score, the best way to keep indy's O off of the field is to run the ball. sanders is a gametime decision for Indy, and we all know what that means - he probably won't play, and even if he does, he's playing tentative.alllll aboard the A-TRAIN!!!

Sanders is starting... he didnt look very tentative last week.This game will be over in the 2nd quarter.... A-Train -- 17 carries 79yds 0td

sanders did look a bit tentative last week while i was watching the game. I agree that "technically" the game is going to be over in the second quarter, but with the coaching staff having basically no faith in Losman, they wont start to abandon the run until they are down by at least 3 TDs.A-train -- 24 carries, 112 yards, 1 td

 

[Shrek]

I'm starting him over Droughns, Foster, and MJD. Other starter is Rudi. I may actually put MJD in vs. Texans though. Still contemplating the situation.

 

[Necro Butcher Superstar]

' date='Nov, 12:37 PM' post='5883931']Starting A-Train over Foster and Leon Washington.

Me too.

 

[EdwardCat]

Now you're just spewing garbage since that's pretty much exactly what he did last week.

hahaha...what a loser.

Ed Cat probably has some useful things to say....Too bad, though, that he doesn't do it on this board.

There's 980 posts that suggest otherwise

Sorry, man. I didn't mean to call you a loser. I just don't see Anthony Thomas doing much. I believe they will go to the air unless somehow Buffalo is able to control the clock early and often.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Starting him over Mike Bell (unless there's late-breaking news re: Tatum) and Maurice Morris.

 

[skillz]

I am avoiding the whole Denver mess by starting him over Mike and Tatum Bell. Never thought I would have to start him. I just picked him up this week to keep him off the McGahee owner's roster who is in my division. Hopefully the move pays off.

 

[Bronx Bombers]

Starting A-Train over Duece, Morris, R. Moss and Fitz in my flex position

 

[[scooter]]

' date='Nov, 12:37 PM' post='5883931']Starting A-Train over Foster and Leon Washington.

Me too.

 

[Chickenwang]

welp, Jaws just said to start A-Train...

so i'll be benching him now

 

[badmojo1006]

I am playing A-Train, because I don't have a clue what Shananan is doing with M. Bell

 

[Limp Ditka]

Now you're just spewing garbage since that's pretty much exactly what he did last week.

hahaha...what a loser.

Ed Cat probably has some useful things to say....Too bad, though, that he doesn't do it on this board.

There's 980 posts that suggest otherwise

Sorry, man. I didn't mean to call you a loser. I just don't see Anthony Thomas doing much. I believe they will go to the air unless somehow Buffalo is able to control the clock early and often.

This is good shtick. "I typed it, I hit enter, but when it comes down to it, I didn't mean to call you a loser."

 

[Biabreakable]

Starting Thomas over Ahman Green purely because Green faces number one run defense and Thomas faces the worst run defense this week.