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I wanted to start a forum series here of worst case scenarios on big injuries to key players. I'll start a new one every few days or so, and I'll try to keep track for anyone interested.
NOTE: THIS THREAD IS JUST PRETEND. DONT HOLY CRAP YOUR PANTS!
Okay, here's the situation:
You took Barber #4 overall, and after a monster game in Week 1 and a monster game en route in Week 2, he is tackled awkwardly out of bounds on the 11 yard-line on a 26 yard dash toward the endzone. He was looking a lot like the #1 fantasy back in the NFL until he went down, and although you're no doctor, the replays look like it could be the dreaded ACL tear, maybe even worse.
You did draft back-up RB Brandon Jacobs for just such a situation, but after his initial carry (only his second of the year) went for that 11-yard barreling TD the very next play, he finished the game (two quarters) with 13 carries for 31 more yards. The Giants didn't score again.
Now, this is your dynasty league, and you've been offered Joseph Addai for Jacobs. The reports say Barber's injury might be career-ending. Thusfar, Addai has taken largely a backup role to Dominic Rhodes for the first few weeks. While he's still learning the offense, and he should surely emerge as the winner here and be the future back (hopefully) for IND, but in the 19 carries he's seen in two games, he's looked terrible and lost a fumble. JJ Arrington kind of terrible.
You know this owner, and if you don't decide by Week 3, you won't be able to trade again. In your league you can start an extra WR and only 1 RB, so you can afford to dump Jones and wait for Addai to emerge, if he does. But you would be trading away potentially a starting back.
Okay sharks, given these facts, do you trade Jacobs for Addai?
NOTE: THIS THREAD IS JUST PRETEND. DONT HOLY CRAP YOUR PANTS!
Okay, here's the situation:
You took Barber #4 overall, and after a monster game in Week 1 and a monster game en route in Week 2, he is tackled awkwardly out of bounds on the 11 yard-line on a 26 yard dash toward the endzone. He was looking a lot like the #1 fantasy back in the NFL until he went down, and although you're no doctor, the replays look like it could be the dreaded ACL tear, maybe even worse.
You did draft back-up RB Brandon Jacobs for just such a situation, but after his initial carry (only his second of the year) went for that 11-yard barreling TD the very next play, he finished the game (two quarters) with 13 carries for 31 more yards. The Giants didn't score again.
Now, this is your dynasty league, and you've been offered Joseph Addai for Jacobs. The reports say Barber's injury might be career-ending. Thusfar, Addai has taken largely a backup role to Dominic Rhodes for the first few weeks. While he's still learning the offense, and he should surely emerge as the winner here and be the future back (hopefully) for IND, but in the 19 carries he's seen in two games, he's looked terrible and lost a fumble. JJ Arrington kind of terrible.
You know this owner, and if you don't decide by Week 3, you won't be able to trade again. In your league you can start an extra WR and only 1 RB, so you can afford to dump Jones and wait for Addai to emerge, if he does. But you would be trading away potentially a starting back.
Okay sharks, given these facts, do you trade Jacobs for Addai?
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Is that that a question?
You have posted a situation that bears looking at if you're a Tiki owner, which I am. He is one of my keepers in a 3 keeper money league along with S,Smith and D Jax. We are only required to start 1 rb but I surely want another decent starting rb and a couple of backs who can do bye weeks. With the way injuries happen to rb's in the NFL I can see why it's paramount NOT to be caught short in that dept. in your fantasy league. Good post and worthy of some serious consideration for Tiki owners. He is getting up there in years in terms of an nfl running back.
osted: June 22, 2006
