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Look people who drafted LT (like myself) understood that when drafted he would have a rough two weeks against maybe the two best run defenses in the NFL. This thread will be gone by next week when LT scores three times against the Packers. 
Give LT sometime. He may not get the 25+ TDs, but by the end of the year, he'll be the top RB.
IMO, you can expect a down week for LT again, he might get some yardage, but TDs are not given up too easily by GB.Look people who drafted LT (like myself) understood that when drafted he would have a rough two weeks against maybe the two best run defenses in the NFL. This thread will be gone by next week when LT scores three times against the Packers.
Give LT sometime. He may not get the 25+ TDs, but by the end of the year, he'll be the top RB.
This question would be answered better around week 5...not before week 3...there are RB's with good stats against weak DT's and RB's who are good with weak stats against good DT's so far...so it's needs more time to be answered (my opinion)!Two Rb's in the top ten now won't be there at end of season (J.Lewis, M.Barber) shows stats now hard to judge to early.
Here's to tryin though...
Love those stats!!Well, I wouldn't count him out just yet. I traded for him week 5 last year, and it worked out pretty well.Here are LT's numbers in my league last yearWeeks 1-4 Avg. 15.75 ppgWeeks 5-8Avg. 30 ppgWeeks 9-12Avg. 41.75 ppgWeeks 13-17Avg. 30 ppgThat's 15.75 ppg in the first quarter of the season. Then 30+ for the remaining quarters. If I could do it again this year, I would. I don't think the LT owner will make that same mistake 2 years in a row.Here's to tryin though...
Having the #1 draft pick in my draft I actually looked real hard at trading down to where I could get Henry cheaper--figured he was the one in a situation most likely to threaten at the end of the season and the other pick upgrades would benefit. Couldn't make a trade work though with the projections and my leagues scoring, so I'm looking forward to LT taking off again.
Yeah, if you drafted LT thinking he was going to repeat last year's performance, you're just not being realistic. Last year was a historical year, one you will rarely ever see again.This year, LT was the consensus #1, and it is well-deserved. When I drafted him in a few leagues (or had him already in a few dynasty/keeper leagues), I knew it would be a rough season overall, having looked at their schedule. That schedule is absolutely ridiculous. To answer the question, will he be the #1 by the end of the year? Sure, it's possible. Will he? Not so sure...
Problem is, the TD's may not start coming..My vote is for FWP..
What makes you say that? When you gain over 900 yds of offense in 2 games, it's more of a fluke that the TD's haven't come than the yardage gained.
that was when he had a great line and those days aren't returning. He's on his slow descent down....
obviously, there is risk and shaun isn't far away from the decline, but given the candidates, i'd say alexander has a good a shot as any to turn in a #1 season. hutch is gone, but walter jones and the other 3 linemen are still there (to my knowledge). shaun's 170+ yards and 2 TDs so far are similar to the other guys that everyone's going ga-ga over (and henry hasn't crossed the goal-line yet). for his age, shaun's got less wear and tear than most backs his age and the team is the same as the '05 team except for hutch. he still has a coach that will shamelessly allow shaun to pad his TD stats (that's huge). there aren't many backs that you can say without a shadow of a doubt that they will get the ball everytime inside the 5. sure, it's likely that other backs will top him, but shaun (as he's always been) is over-looked. the first 2 weeks have shown that he's got some of that fire back, and, unlike most of the others mentioned, he's done it before. he could still get respectable yardage, but more importantly, he's the guy who could go off or 20 TDs.
I still like him, just a little concerned with his situation.
That would be interesting.. and I think great, too. He had a great 2005 season, but a horrible 2006 season. People discounted him, and called him a flash-in-the-pan. But I think he's a good back. He plays on a team with a not-so-great passing game. I actually feel sorry for him in Oakland. Imagine him in Denver or elsewhere..
Not so sure about Top 5 for him though. When Rhodes comes back, that will cut into his touches a little. Once their passing game picks up a bit, that will also cut it down (though they ARE using him a bit more in the passing game, which is nice)...
