Willie Parker taken out on Goaline (1 Viewer)

[Steelers22]

Being a steeler fan, it is like this. Parker is a fantastic inside runners and a great goal-line RB. This year he has gotten 0 blocking inside the 5 for whatever reason. There is no reason to be worried really because he is still the goal-line RB and Davenport will not take goal-line carries away from him unless parker ran 20 yards to the 3 or something and needs a rest. If parker isn't tired, he is going to continue to be the goal-line RB. I still expect him to end the year with 10 td's or so

 

[Gridiron King]

Davenport = Marion Barber III

 

[hellz_fireflies]

Don't let this get you upset, from inside info I read, Davenport will not get the goal line carries this coming Sunday.

 

[Da Guru]

Davenport weighs 30 LBs more than FWP..it makes sense to give him short yardage and goal line.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Being a steeler fan, it is like this. Parker is a fantastic inside runners and a great goal-line RB. This year he has gotten 0 blocking inside the 5 for whatever reason. There is no reason to be worried really because he is still the goal-line RB and Davenport will not take goal-line carries away from him unless parker ran 20 yards to the 3 or something and needs a rest. If parker isn't tired, he is going to continue to be the goal-line RB. I still expect him to end the year with 10 td's or so

Don't let this get you upset, from inside info I read, Davenport will not get the goal line carries this coming Sunday.

Would you folks just stop it. He's not getting 10 TD's and he's not going to get all the goal line looks. It ain't happening.

 

[Steeler]

Davenport weighs 30 LBs more than FWP..it makes sense to give him short yardage and goal line.

Actually, he's not a very good short yardage runner. His size helps him break tackles in the open field when guys don't get a clear shot at him, but that doesn't really help in short yardage situations with so many defenders packed into the box. He stays too upright and doesn't drive through tacklers to gain an extra yard. FWP isn't that great either, but Davenpoop doesn't really use his size as an advantage.

 

[CrossEyed]

Don't let this get you upset, from inside info I read, Davenport will not get the goal line carries this coming Sunday.

Yeah, I'd bet the house that Davenport doesn't see any carries inside the 5 this week.

 

[hellz_fireflies]

Don't let this get you upset, from inside info I read, Davenport will not get the goal line carries this coming Sunday.

Yeah, I'd bet the house that Davenport doesn't see any carries inside the 5 this week.

The house I bet the world! (but could lose too, ya never know if he's traded and joins a new team by Sunday (Tampa Bay).

 

[Brides Maids]

Being a steeler fan, it is like this. Parker is a fantastic inside runners and a great goal-line RB. This year he has gotten 0 blocking inside the 5 for whatever reason. There is no reason to be worried really because he is still the goal-line RB and Davenport will not take goal-line carries away from him unless parker ran 20 yards to the 3 or something and needs a rest. If parker isn't tired, he is going to continue to be the goal-line RB. I still expect him to end the year with 10 td's or so

Don't let this get you upset, from inside info I read, Davenport will not get the goal line carries this coming Sunday.

Would you folks just stop it. He's not getting 10 TD's and he's not going to get all the goal line looks. It ain't happening.

I've never understood the issues here even Poopy gets the goalline carries FWP will still produce and when you have guys having years like LJ, Gore, LT, MJD, Bush, Deuce............ I'll take 100 and a touchdown thrown in here and there anytime. He is one of the very few Solid #1 guys in the league that will consistently produce because he is on a team that wins and LOVES to run the ball. Two great factors in picking a RB IMO

 

[j3r3m3y]

Parker is a disappointment this year.

But most the 1st round RB's have been. At least he isn't on IR.

Yeah, it's lovely to have that excuse for him. Maybe Hamper boy can go for the 10+ TD's that I was promised when I drafted Parker.

Someone promised you something about TD totals? And you believed them?

Last week all the talk on Parker was he was going to go for 10+ this year, just be patient. Now this week he just needed a blow. Every week there is an excuse and those excuses are justified because it's the player, but if an excuse comes out about a fantasy team then you get the universal icon of truth. .

Rely on others to make decisions for you then blame them when you lose. Sounds like perfect application of that icon to me.

 

[mbuehner]

I hate to introduce facts into this melee, but statistically Parker is still the better goalline back over their tenure with the Steelers. Davenport has 3 rushing TDs inside the 5 in his two years in Pittsburgh, Parker has 10. Parker also has more attempts this season so far 5 carries to Davs 3, obviously he hasnt converted them, which is indeed a bad sign.

Davenport has never been a very good short yardage back (statistically this is a fact). I would say he is having a lot of success this season so far because when Parker is in they run, and when Davenport is in they generally pass, but occasionally run. Davenport is seeing a lot more space when they spread the field for him. Until Parker gets more involved in the passing game this isnt likely to change. But on the other hand Davenport has been stuffed on some important short yardage plays as well- the question is, when it gets down to crunch time in key situations of division type games, will they really trust Davenport to come up with the big play?

Its argueable- and if Dav continues to have success it will definately make a stronger case for him. But if there is a question mark I have to think they will go to Parker in the critical situations. If you're a Parker owner you should be hoping for some losses and a tough fight for playoff seeding.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

FWIW, Parker still has 23 red zone looks this season compared to 5 for Davenport.

Yesterday, it was 5 to 3 in favor of Parker.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Parker is a disappointment this year.

But most the 1st round RB's have been. At least he isn't on IR.

Yeah, it's lovely to have that excuse for him. Maybe Hamper boy can go for the 10+ TD's that I was promised when I drafted Parker.

Someone promised you something about TD totals? And you believed them?

Last week all the talk on Parker was he was going to go for 10+ this year, just be patient. Now this week he just needed a blow. Every week there is an excuse and those excuses are justified because it's the player, but if an excuse comes out about a fantasy team then you get the universal icon of truth. .

Rely on others to make decisions for you then blame them when you lose. Sounds like perfect application of that icon to me.

Complete poppycock. I make my own decisions. I didn't think 10 TD's given the 13 from last year was out of line. After a few weeks we started asking the consensus what they thought and they said just wait...just wait...he'll get his. Well, now I'm pointing out that it ain't happening. So, if you need TD's for your league go somewhere else.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

FWIW, Parker still has 23 red zone looks this season compared to 5 for Davenport.Yesterday, it was 5 to 3 in favor of Parker.

And his ratio is 1:23. That's phenomenal. At that rate he'll score maybe 5 this year.

 

[sizzer55]

FWP did get one goal line carry and was stuffed. Davenpoop came in and went in almost untouched. If FWP is going to be the goalline back, that one sure didn't help his case any.

I didn't see Parker get any goal line carries... I saw him get one carry at the 5...

Wait. My bad.Parker did get one carry at the one yard line...and he carried it all the way out to the 5 to set up 2 and 6...

2nd and 6 from the 5? interesting. i missed that. i said before the season that the biggest determining factor to fwp getting the gl carries was the coaching staff's philosophy. since tomlin had never been a headcoach before, we didn't really have a good idea of what he would do. i think willie got stuffed a few times at arizona in week 4 and maybe tomlin wanted to see if davenport could do better. unfortunately for us fwp owners, davenport had success so it wouldn't surprise me if he assumed the gl role for the forseeable future until he fumbles, gets consistently stuffed, or gets hurt. i would like to think that willie just took himself out but i'm not convinced that that was the case. before the '06 season, willie was campaigning to be the gl back so i think he does care about the stats and i think that he probably still wants the role. then again, that was right before he signed his big contract so maybe he isn't as worried about his stats now.....