With the season less than a week away (1 Viewer)

[Go deep]

1. Chris Johnson

2. Maurice Jones-Drew

3. Frank Gore

4. Adrian Peterson

5. Jamal Charles

6. Arian Foster

7. Matt Forte

8. Amhad Bradshaw

9. Deangelo Williams

10. Steven Jackson

11. Ryan Mathews

12. Felix Jones

13. Jahvid Best

14. Cedric Benson

15. Ronnie Brown

16. Michael Turner

17. CJ Spiller

18. Joseph Addai

19. Ryan Grant

20. Beanie Wells

21. Ray Rice

22. Pierre Thomas

23. Jonathan Stewart

24. Kareem Huggins

25. Jerome Harrison

26. Shonn Greene

27. Lesean Mccoy

28. Rashard Mendenhall

29. Darren Mcfadden

30. Marion Barber

 

[billyjohnson]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

 

[Go deep]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

I just dont see many points or yards to go around in the Jets/Ravens game. I like Shonn Green this year, but i dont like him in week 1.

 

[Multiple Scores]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

Greene plays the ravens, I am benching him in a Starr three in favor of benson mathews wells based on matchups. The ravens kill rbs.

 

[Go deep]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

Greene plays the ravens, I am benching him in a Starr three in favor of benson mathews wells based on matchups. The ravens kill rbs.

I dont think LT will have a big impact on Greens numbers this season, but i am afraid he might steal a short yardage TD, if they get that close. I would have Greene higher if he caught passes, because i see Sanchez dumping alot of passes of the RB's and TE's.I see a stat line of 17 carries, 57 yards, 1 rec, 2 yards. 0 TD's.

 

[billyjohnson]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

I just dont see many points or yards to go around in the Jets/Ravens game. I like Shonn Green this year, but i dont like him in week 1.

I understand why he's not at the top of list here...but don't you have to like him more than a guy that's still behind Caddy and Graham?

 

[hook014]

A few names jump out at me.

Foster @ home against Indy #6 , thought you were not a believer? Gutsy call either way.

Bradshaw @ home vs Carolina. #8

You can't make this call w/o thinking he's a goal line back can you?

Lotta love for Felix @ 12 with Barber @ 30. That's a big disparity.

 

[Phil McRevis]

Phil thinks you should clarify this is week 1 projections and not your final season projections.

ETA nm.

You don't think Cadillac will have a big impact on Huggins week 1?

 

[brett5673]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

Greene plays the ravens, I am benching him in a Starr three in favor of benson mathews wells based on matchups. The ravens kill rbs.

Might wanna rethink Wells!!!

 

[gregjcross]

1. Chris Johnson 2. Maurice Jones-Drew 3. Frank Gore4. Adrian Peterson5. Jamal Charles6. Arian Foster7. Matt Forte8. Amhad Bradshaw9. Deangelo Williams10. Steven Jackson11. Ryan Mathews12. Felix Jones13. Jahvid Best14. Cedric Benson15. Ronnie Brown16. Michael Turner17. CJ Spiller18. Joseph Addai19. Ryan Grant20. Beanie Wells21. Ray Rice22. Pierre Thomas23. Jonathan Stewart24. Kareem Huggins25. Jerome Harrison26. Shonn Greene27. Lesean Mccoy28. Rashard Mendenhall29. Darren Mcfadden30. Marion Barber

Huggins is not even guaranteed to Dress week 1. Otherwise, looks typical of a list for a given week. If Ray Rice finishes 21st Ill eat a head of lettuce.

 

[hook014]

Phil thinks you should clarify this is week 1 projections and not your final season projections.

Phil needs to go back and read the title of the thread.

 

[Phil McRevis]

Phil thinks you should clarify this is week 1 projections and not your final season projections.

Phil needs to go back and read the title of the thread.

Phil already edited the post.

 

[hook014]

1. Chris Johnson 2. Maurice Jones-Drew 3. Frank Gore4. Adrian Peterson5. Jamal Charles6. Arian Foster7. Matt Forte8. Amhad Bradshaw9. Deangelo Williams10. Steven Jackson11. Ryan Mathews12. Felix Jones13. Jahvid Best14. Cedric Benson15. Ronnie Brown16. Michael Turner17. CJ Spiller18. Joseph Addai19. Ryan Grant20. Beanie Wells21. Ray Rice22. Pierre Thomas23. Jonathan Stewart24. Kareem Huggins25. Jerome Harrison26. Shonn Greene27. Lesean Mccoy28. Rashard Mendenhall29. Darren Mcfadden30. Marion Barber

Huggins is not even guaranteed to Dress week 1. Otherwise, looks typical of a list for a given week. If Ray Rice finishes 21st Ill eat a head of lettuce.

The Ray Rice call looks low to me too. Tell you what, if he scores that low I'll take a bite out of the migrant worker who picked that head of lettuce.

 

[billyjohnson]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

Greene plays the ravens, I am benching him in a Starr three in favor of benson mathews wells based on matchups. The ravens kill rbs.

What does this decision have to do with Huggins over Greene

 

[hook014]

One of many: Kareem Huggins ahead of Shonn Greene.....that's insane. Mark it now and bump it later.

Greene plays the ravens, I am benching him in a Starr three in favor of benson mathews wells based on matchups. The ravens kill rbs.

What does this decision have to do with Huggins over Greene

It means Uncle Scores is drinking again.

 

[Mr. Peterson]

1. Chris Johnson 2. Maurice Jones-Drew 3. Frank Gore4. Adrian Peterson5. Jamal Charles6. Arian Foster7. Matt Forte8. Amhad Bradshaw9. Deangelo Williams10. Steven Jackson11. Ryan Mathews12. Felix Jones13. Jahvid Best14. Cedric Benson15. Ronnie Brown16. Michael Turner17. CJ Spiller18. Joseph Addai19. Ryan Grant20. Beanie Wells21. Ray Rice22. Pierre Thomas23. Jonathan Stewart24. Kareem Huggins25. Jerome Harrison26. Shonn Greene27. Lesean Mccoy28. Rashard Mendenhall29. Darren Mcfadden30. Marion Barber

A couple stand out as too highs for me:Charles - is he the for sure starter yet? Haley can be a D-bag.Foster - I love the guy, but that's just too highBradshaw - I think he will do OK, but again, just too highFelix - I actually think Barber gets the majority of the carries stillHuggins - the hype is getting a little out of hand. The Bucs rested Caddy cause he is the obvious week 1 starter.A couple I think could be highereterson - he's the best RB in the league.... duh Williams - I'm not sure, is Stewart 100% yet?Benson - the guy is gonna get the most carries week 1. Gotta count for something.Spiller - Bills fan and F.Jackson won't be playing I don't think. And Lynch is no good.Mendy - What else are they gonna do on offense except give it to him almost 30 times?McFadden - Bush is almost certainly gonna be out week 1. McFadden has got to be better than 29.... right?

 

[Dr. Gobbler]

Phil thinks you forgot about Clinton Portis.

 

[Go deep]

A few names jump out at me.Foster @ home against Indy #6 , thought you were not a believer? Gutsy call either way.Bradshaw @ home vs Carolina. #8 You can't make this call w/o thinking he's a goal line back can you?Lotta love for Felix @ 12 with Barber @ 30. That's a big disparity.

I dont like Fosters long term outlook, but he should get plenty of carries, the Texnas are at home, and the Colts runs defense is not very good. There should be plenty of points to go around in this game, so Foster should be good for at least one TD.Im the guy who compared Bradshaw to Ray Rice early this offseason. I havnt changed my mind, and the RB situation is similar in NY as it is in Baltimore. Having Mcgahee vulturing TD's didnt stop anyone from taking Ray Rice with a top 5 pick. Bradshaw has a pretty good matchup at home against the Panthers, i like him for 100+ total yards and a good shot at a TD.Barber will start the game in Washington, and will likely finish it while protecting a two TD lead in the 4th quarter. Jones should rush for 80+ yards and catch for another 25 in between. He is a big play waiting to happen, and it only takes one carry for him to turn in 12 point play.

 

[Go deep]

Phil thinks you forgot about Clinton Portis.

Go Deep had him in at 30, but then changed his mind. I think this game gets lopsided pretty quick, so the Redskins wont be running enough.

 

[Go deep]

1. Chris Johnson 2. Maurice Jones-Drew 3. Frank Gore4. Adrian Peterson5. Jamal Charles6. Arian Foster7. Matt Forte8. Amhad Bradshaw9. Deangelo Williams10. Steven Jackson11. Ryan Mathews12. Felix Jones13. Jahvid Best14. Cedric Benson15. Ronnie Brown16. Michael Turner17. CJ Spiller18. Joseph Addai19. Ryan Grant20. Beanie Wells21. Ray Rice22. Pierre Thomas23. Jonathan Stewart24. Kareem Huggins25. Jerome Harrison26. Shonn Greene27. Lesean Mccoy28. Rashard Mendenhall29. Darren Mcfadden30. Marion Barber

A couple stand out as too highs for me:Charles - is he the for sure starter yet? Haley can be a D-bag.Foster - I love the guy, but that's just too highBradshaw - I think he will do OK, but again, just too highFelix - I actually think Barber gets the majority of the carries stillHuggins - the hype is getting a little out of hand. The Bucs rested Caddy cause he is the obvious week 1 starter.A couple I think could be highereterson - he's the best RB in the league.... duh Williams - I'm not sure, is Stewart 100% yet?Benson - the guy is gonna get the most carries week 1. Gotta count for something.Spiller - Bills fan and F.Jackson won't be playing I don't think. And Lynch is no good.Mendy - What else are they gonna do on offense except give it to him almost 30 times?McFadden - Bush is almost certainly gonna be out week 1. McFadden has got to be better than 29.... right?

Charles and FJones are the best RB's on their team. Coaches want to win, so they will put the ball in their hands no matter who technically starts. Plus both are capable of putting up a full games worth of fantasy points with one touch of the ball. I like each players matchps, especially Charles home against the Chargers.Bradshaw and Foster i already touched on.As far as Huggins, i think him and Caddy share the RB touches, and there will be alot to go around with the Bucs at home against a Dqwell Jacksonless Browns. Caddy is a decnt grind it out runner, but has absolutely no big play abilty, as can be seen bu his 3.8 YPC. Huggins is the opposite, i think he takes advantage of a run down Browns defense in the 2nd half and breaks a few nice runs, maybe one for a TD?Williams is in the top 10, and with Stewart ready to go, i dont think i can go higher.I dont think AD will finish in the top 5 this week, the only reason he is that high is i couldnt find anyone better.I dont like Benson this week, the Bengals will be playing catchup in the 2nd half.Spiller could be a little higher, i just dont think the Bills are going to give him a ton of work right off the bat.The Steelers offense is going to be horrible, sure Mendenhall will get his fair share of carries, i just dont think he is going to do anything with them. I would say 21 carries, 59 yards with little chance of scoring a TD.Mcfadden would be higher in PPR, i just want to see something out of him before i put him any higher.

 

[griff321]

1. Chris Johnson

2. Maurice Jones-Drew

3. Frank Gore

4. Adrian Peterson

5. Jamal Charles

6. Arian Foster

7. Matt Forte

8. Amhad Bradshaw

9. Deangelo Williams

10. Steven Jackson

11. Ryan Mathews

12. Felix Jones

13. Jahvid Best

14. Cedric Benson

15. Ronnie Brown

16. Michael Turner

17. CJ Spiller

18. Joseph Addai

19. Ryan Grant

20. Beanie Wells

21. Ray Rice

22. Pierre Thomas

23. Jonathan Stewart

24. Kareem Huggins

25. Jerome Harrison

26. Shonn Greene

27. Lesean Mccoy

28. Rashard Mendenhall

29. Darren Mcfadden

30. Marion Barber

A couple stand out as too highs for me:Charles - is he the for sure starter yet? Haley can be a D-bag.

Foster - I love the guy, but that's just too high

Bradshaw - I think he will do OK, but again, just too high

Felix - I actually think Barber gets the majority of the carries still

Huggins - the hype is getting a little out of hand. The Bucs rested Caddy cause he is the obvious week 1 starter.

A couple I think could be higher:

Peterson - he's the best RB in the league.... duh

Williams - I'm not sure, is Stewart 100% yet?

Benson - the guy is gonna get the most carries week 1. Gotta count for something.

Spiller - Bills fan and F.Jackson won't be playing I don't think. And Lynch is no good.

Mendy - What else are they gonna do on offense except give it to him almost 30 times?

McFadden - Bush is almost certainly gonna be out week 1. McFadden has got to be better than 29.... right?

I dont think AD will finish in the top 5 this week, the only reason he is that high is i couldnt find anyone better.

Riiiight. He only had 122 on 25 carries and 3TDs vs the Saints in the NFCC and looks like a man possessed this year, but I'm sure the Saint's D isn't softer then a pillow this year.

 

[Go deep]

1. Chris Johnson

2. Maurice Jones-Drew

3. Frank Gore

4. Adrian Peterson

5. Jamal Charles

6. Arian Foster

7. Matt Forte

8. Amhad Bradshaw

9. Deangelo Williams

10. Steven Jackson

11. Ryan Mathews

12. Felix Jones

13. Jahvid Best

14. Cedric Benson

15. Ronnie Brown

16. Michael Turner

17. CJ Spiller

18. Joseph Addai

19. Ryan Grant

20. Beanie Wells

21. Ray Rice

22. Pierre Thomas

23. Jonathan Stewart

24. Kareem Huggins

25. Jerome Harrison

26. Shonn Greene

27. Lesean Mccoy

28. Rashard Mendenhall

29. Darren Mcfadden

30. Marion Barber

A couple stand out as too highs for me:Charles - is he the for sure starter yet? Haley can be a D-bag.

Foster - I love the guy, but that's just too high

Bradshaw - I think he will do OK, but again, just too high

Felix - I actually think Barber gets the majority of the carries still

Huggins - the hype is getting a little out of hand. The Bucs rested Caddy cause he is the obvious week 1 starter.

A couple I think could be higher:

Peterson - he's the best RB in the league.... duh

Williams - I'm not sure, is Stewart 100% yet?

Benson - the guy is gonna get the most carries week 1. Gotta count for something.

Spiller - Bills fan and F.Jackson won't be playing I don't think. And Lynch is no good.

Mendy - What else are they gonna do on offense except give it to him almost 30 times?

McFadden - Bush is almost certainly gonna be out week 1. McFadden has got to be better than 29.... right?

I dont think AD will finish in the top 5 this week, the only reason he is that high is i couldnt find anyone better.

Riiiight. He only had 122 on 25 carries and 3TDs vs the Saints in the NFCC and looks like a man possessed this year, but I'm sure the Saint's D isn't softer then a pillow this year.

Oh, i didnt realize he was possessed this year, how much do you think it will throw off the Saints D when his head starts spinning 360 degress?

 

[Touchdown Syndrome]

Nice rankings, Go Deep.

I appreciate that you're going with your gut along with really examining the opponent, instead of just churning out a RB draft ranking (1.CJ, 2.AD, 3. Rice, 4.MJD, etc.).

I don't agree with all of it, but I come to the SP for different opinions and angles.

 

[Go deep]

Nice rankings, Go Deep.I appreciate that you're going with your gut along with really examining the opponent, instead of just churning out a RB draft ranking (1.CJ, 2.AD, 3. Rice, 4.MJD, etc.).I don't agree with all of it, but I come to the SP for different opinions and angles.

Thanks TS, i tried to have a reason for everyone i ranked and where i ranked them, instead of just throwing out names like you said.Of course nobody is going to agree with it all, but at least it gives us a place to discuss it.

 

[cheese]

Cool thread, I would rank SJax and Spiller higher.

SJax is the workhorse on a team that seems to be pouring a lot of emphasis on starting off right in week 1. They have a legit chance to hang around that game against Arizona and when they compete SJax usually has great numbers. He's about 5th for me.

Spiller is top 10 for me. Not sure about FJackson's status, but this is similar to the SJax post. They should hang around this game and Spiller should be the main back involved. With him getting regular touches, he's explosive enough to justify him in the top 10 for week 1.

 

[jon_mx]

That is the lowest you will have Best ranked all year.

 

[mcdons3]

Phil thinks you should clarify this is week 1 projections and not your final season projections.

Phil needs to go back and read the title of the thread.

Phil already edited the post.

You've only been here for a week and your shtick is already tiresome.

 

[One]

Nice list, but I'd put Reggie Bush place of Huggins.

 

[LittlePhatty]

I just dont see many points or yards to go around in the Jets/Ravens game. I like Shonn Green this year, but i dont like him in week 1.

It's hard to sit a starter Week 1, but I think the Jets will start their season with a horrible game against the Ravens. I have very little faith in them. The Ravens will still put up points though, and I think Ray Rice will do much better than his ranking above.

 

[Go deep]

Cool thread, I would rank SJax and Spiller higher.SJax is the workhorse on a team that seems to be pouring a lot of emphasis on starting off right in week 1. They have a legit chance to hang around that game against Arizona and when they compete SJax usually has great numbers. He's about 5th for me.Spiller is top 10 for me. Not sure about FJackson's status, but this is similar to the SJax post. They should hang around this game and Spiller should be the main back involved. With him getting regular touches, he's explosive enough to justify him in the top 10 for week 1.

You might be right about Jackson, i could see him putting up good numbers against the Cardinals defense. You could be right about Spiller too, but until Edwards proves he can stretch the field, the Dolphins will have 11 in the box.

 

[Go deep]

That is the lowest you will have Best ranked all year.

Hopefully youre right, i have him on almost all my redraft teams.

 

[Cawbird]

Wait a minute.............a ranking list that DOES NOT include Finley????????????? I thought with all the hype that is out of control, he would appear on every list possible................TE, QB, RB, WR, Flex....................

I would have to throw Reggie Bush in there and possibly move McFadden up a bit. Michael Bush is definitely out week 1, and Reggie may get a lot of swing passes since they won't be able to run up the gut on Minnesota.

Great start though!

 

[Go deep]

Nice list, but I'd put Reggie Bush place of Huggins.

In a PPR league he would definitely push Barber off the list. He should probably be on the list anyway, i think he will carry the ball more than people think this year. The Vikings D is tough to run on, or he would be on the list somewhere.

 

[Go deep]

I just dont see many points or yards to go around in the Jets/Ravens game. I like Shonn Green this year, but i dont like him in week 1.

It's hard to sit a starter Week 1, but I think the Jets will start their season with a horrible game against the Ravens. I have very little faith in them. The Ravens will still put up points though, and I think Ray Rice will do much better than his ranking above.

It would obviously be tough to sit Rice for some of the guys ahead of him, but i just dont see him having a very good game at the Jets. That about as bad a macthup as a Rb can have. The good news is this is the lowest he will be ranked all year. Although Rice does catch alot of passes, i still have a hard time ranking him high considering he is unlikely to score a short yardage TD. I would put him at least a few spots higher in PPR.

 

[Go deep]

Wait a minute.............a ranking list that DOES NOT include Finley????????????? I thought with all the hype that is out of control, he would appear on every list possible................TE, QB, RB, WR, Flex.................... I would have to throw Reggie Bush in there and possibly move McFadden up a bit. Michael Bush is definitely out week 1, and Reggie may get a lot of swing passes since they won't be able to run up the gut on Minnesota.Great start though!

Like i said, in PPR's i would have both those guys higher. Mcfadden might get a bump, but im not so sure the Raiders will give him a bunch of carries, even with Bush out.

 

[decoy]

Love this thread. Hope to see one like this every week. It generates a lot of different perspectives. Isn't that what we all come here for?

 

[Go deep]

Love this thread. Hope to see one like this every week. It generates a lot of different perspectives. Isn't that what we all come here for?

As long as people are participating, i will continue to post the threads.

 

[Sweet Love]

Is it me or does the MJD ranking seem high. I am an owner, but this whole mystery injury thing has me quite worried. I don't see how he comes out of the gate so fast.

 

[Go deep]

Is it me or does the MJD ranking seem high. I am an owner, but this whole mystery injury thing has me quite worried. I don't see how he comes out of the gate so fast.

Im not concerned about the injury at all. Seems like one of those minor things veterans just play it safe with. Too juicy of a matchup home against the Broncos to have one of the best RB's in the league any lower.

 

[meanjoegreen]

Bradshaw has a pretty good matchup at home against the Panthers, i like him for 100+ total yards and a good shot at a TD.

The Panthers D has played extremely well this preseason. We will see how that translates in the regular season.

 

[meanjoegreen]

I dont like Benson this week, the Bengals will be playing catchup in the 2nd half.

I'm not sure they will be playing catchup. I think the Bengals could be good enough to keep right up with the Patriots.

 

[meanjoegreen]

As far as Huggins, i think him and Caddy share the RB touches, and there will be alot to go around with the Bucs at home against a Dqwell Jacksonless Browns. Caddy is a decnt grind it out runner, but has absolutely no big play abilty, as can be seen bu his 3.8 YPC. Huggins is the opposite, i think he takes advantage of a run down Browns defense in the 2nd half and breaks a few nice runs, maybe one for a TD?

Earnest Graham will be in the picture, and I expect Cadillac to be the lead back.

 

[Go deep]

Bradshaw has a pretty good matchup at home against the Panthers, i like him for 100+ total yards and a good shot at a TD.

The Panthers D has played extremely well this preseason. We will see how that translates in the regular season.

The Cowboys offense has looked terrible in the preseason. It cant hurt that the Panthers D has looked good, but i dont put that much into it. Bradshaw averaged 5 YPC last year against the Panthers in week 16. I expect similar results, just with twice the carries.19 carries, 100 yards, 3 receptions, 22 yards, 50/60% chance of a TD.

 

[Go deep]

I dont like Benson this week, the Bengals will be playing catchup in the 2nd half.

I'm not sure they will be playing catchup. I think the Bengals could be good enough to keep right up with the Patriots.

Possible, and i hope you are right, but i think the Patriots win this game by two TD's. Either way, i think the Pats are better against the run, and will force the Bengals to beat them in the air.

 

[Go deep]

As far as Huggins, i think him and Caddy share the RB touches, and there will be alot to go around with the Bucs at home against a Dqwell Jacksonless Browns. Caddy is a decnt grind it out runner, but has absolutely no big play abilty, as can be seen bu his 3.8 YPC. Huggins is the opposite, i think he takes advantage of a run down Browns defense in the 2nd half and breaks a few nice runs, maybe one for a TD?

Earnest Graham will be in the picture, and I expect Cadillac to be the lead back.

I expect Caddy to be the lead back too, i just think it will be close to a 50/50 split between him and Huggins. I would be suprised if Graham saw more than 5 carries.

 

[griff321]

1. Chris Johnson

2. Maurice Jones-Drew

3. Frank Gore

4. Adrian Peterson

5. Jamal Charles

6. Arian Foster

7. Matt Forte

8. Amhad Bradshaw

9. Deangelo Williams

10. Steven Jackson

11. Ryan Mathews

12. Felix Jones

13. Jahvid Best

14. Cedric Benson

15. Ronnie Brown

16. Michael Turner

17. CJ Spiller

18. Joseph Addai

19. Ryan Grant

20. Beanie Wells

21. Ray Rice

22. Pierre Thomas

23. Jonathan Stewart

24. Kareem Huggins

25. Jerome Harrison

26. Shonn Greene

27. Lesean Mccoy

28. Rashard Mendenhall

29. Darren Mcfadden

30. Marion Barber

A couple stand out as too highs for me:Charles - is he the for sure starter yet? Haley can be a D-bag.

Foster - I love the guy, but that's just too high

Bradshaw - I think he will do OK, but again, just too high

Felix - I actually think Barber gets the majority of the carries still

Huggins - the hype is getting a little out of hand. The Bucs rested Caddy cause he is the obvious week 1 starter.

A couple I think could be higher:

Peterson - he's the best RB in the league.... duh

Williams - I'm not sure, is Stewart 100% yet?

Benson - the guy is gonna get the most carries week 1. Gotta count for something.

Spiller - Bills fan and F.Jackson won't be playing I don't think. And Lynch is no good.

Mendy - What else are they gonna do on offense except give it to him almost 30 times?

McFadden - Bush is almost certainly gonna be out week 1. McFadden has got to be better than 29.... right?

I dont think AD will finish in the top 5 this week, the only reason he is that high is i couldnt find anyone better.

Riiiight. He only had 122 on 25 carries and 3TDs vs the Saints in the NFCC and looks like a man possessed this year, but I'm sure the Saint's D isn't softer then a pillow this year.

Oh, i didnt realize he was possessed this year, how much do you think it will throw off the Saints D when his head starts spinning 360 degress?

Not as much as when he does the crab walk across the Superdome roof.Really though why the hate for AD? It doesn't look like their D will be able to handle him this year either and he really does have a quiet determination to prove all the detractors wrong. Also as of right now it looks like the third down role will consist of A.D., Albert Young, and Gerhart. Toby is not ready at all to handle third down or goal line situations so I'm just not seeing the doubt that would force you to rank him so low. FICA is can he hang onto the ball? He didn't in the NFCC and he still had monster numbers, but I think he's really dedicated himself to doing just that and has proven it this preseason albeit in very limited time, but teams were still standing him up and doing everything to strip the ball.

 

[Go deep]

Not as much as when he does the crab walk across the Superdome roof.Really though why the hate for AD? It doesn't look like their D will be able to handle him this year either and he really does have a quiet determination to prove all the detractors wrong. Also as of right now it looks like the third down role will consist of A.D., Albert Young, and Gerhart. Toby is not ready at all to handle third down or goal line situations so I'm just not seeing the doubt that would force you to rank him so low. FICA is can he hang onto the ball? He didn't in the NFCC and he still had monster numbers, but I think he's really dedicated himself to doing just that and has proven it this preseason albeit in very limited time, but teams were still standing him up and doing everything to strip the ball.

Hate? I have him ranked 4th, behind some pretty good players.

 

[thehornet]

guys forte blows.

 

[Instinctive]

I think Jackson's gotta be higher playing with a rookie---in addition to his normal workload I could see a higher amount of catches than in recent seasons.

I would put Hillis in my top 30, at #30, for this week. I think he's worthy of a flex start with upside.

Can we spell guys' names correctly? Jamaal Charles. Ahmad Bradhsaw. Just little stuff.

 

[The Jacket]

A couple stand out as too highs for me:Charles - is he the for sure starter yet? Haley can be a D-bag.

People are still saying this sort of stuff? Jesus. He'll get carries. It doesn't really matter whether he starts. He started against them last year but didn't get a whole lot of work. No big deal. He still sliced them up with ease. Charles in W12 @SD last year: 17 touches, 147 yards, TD. When are people going to figure it out -- the guy isn't Eddie George. He doesn't need 30 carries to win you a fantasy game. He can do it on 20 touches, 15 touches - heck, the guy can give you 100 yards and a score on 10 carries more regularly than 95+% of the other backs in the league. Start him with confidence. In Primetime -- KC's first in a while -- he'll put on a show. SD won't stop him. Only Haley can do that, and he's not going to. He wants to win. Whether they're down by 10 in the 2nd or up by 7 in the 3rd, the best player on the team is the guy who'll be getting the rock.