Yes or No will Arian Foster finish in the top ten rb's of 2010? (1 Viewer)

[Tango]

1. Indy cannot stop the run. Ye2. As such, let's wait to see how the Houston oline performs against Washington.

Did you see the Cowboys preseason game #3? The line and Foster dominated their 1's in a *very similar fashion*. Gashing holes that Foster patiently waited for and then he broke tackles, made moves and got tremendous yards after contact. This running game is on its game right now.

 

[two_dollars]

Only Texan I drafted was AJ. I never said INtangibles, I said tangibles. He has less than stellar speed combined with normal size. Then he has problems holding onto the ball. Those were documented in college, and he brought that issue to the pro level too. He has great opportunity, yes, but nothing about him screams special. I would say he is similar to Forte in 2008. Except Slaton will catch the balls out of the backfield and Houston actually has a passing game. Though he may get enough garbage carries running out the clock to pad his stats.

he fumbled one time last year.slaton isnt the 3rd down back. sure, he'll play some, but he isnt the designted cop or pass catching specialist.foster actually can catch well. sorry for calling you foolish earlier.

Anybody want to revisit this thread tonight?

doubtful two dollar will be back in this thread this year.

Why not? because of 1 good game? 2 words.. Rueben Droughns. He hasn't proven top 10 yet. Its a long season.

 

[ponchsox]

Only Texan I drafted was AJ. I never said INtangibles, I said tangibles. He has less than stellar speed combined with normal size. Then he has problems holding onto the ball. Those were documented in college, and he brought that issue to the pro level too. He has great opportunity, yes, but nothing about him screams special. I would say he is similar to Forte in 2008. Except Slaton will catch the balls out of the backfield and Houston actually has a passing game. Though he may get enough garbage carries running out the clock to pad his stats.

he fumbled one time last year.slaton isnt the 3rd down back. sure, he'll play some, but he isnt the designted cop or pass catching specialist.foster actually can catch well. sorry for calling you foolish earlier.

Anybody want to revisit this thread tonight?

doubtful two dollar will be back in this thread this year.

Why not? because of 1 good game? 2 words.. Rueben Droughns. He hasn't proven top 10 yet. Its a long season.

LOL @ the Rueben Droughns comparison. This guy is a stud, deal with it.

 

[footballnerd]

He just confirms that Colts D without Bob Sanders is still like running through butter

 

[humpback]

He just confirms that Colts D without Bob Sanders is still like running through butter

More hate- that basically same Colts defense, without Bob Sanders for almost all of the year, gave up 126.5 ypg and 10 rushing TDs last year. I'd say 231 and 3 will be way above average for the season, wouldn't you?

 

[footballnerd]

He just confirms that Colts D without Bob Sanders is still like running through butter

More hate- that basically same Colts defense, without Bob Sanders for almost all of the year, gave up 126.5 ypg and 10 rushing TDs last year. I'd say 231 and 3 will be way above average for the season, wouldn't you?

I'm not just talking about last year. If you know Indy Rush D history you'll know what I mean.

 

[humpback]

He just confirms that Colts D without Bob Sanders is still like running through butter

More hate- that basically same Colts defense, without Bob Sanders for almost all of the year, gave up 126.5 ypg and 10 rushing TDs last year. I'd say 231 and 3 will be way above average for the season, wouldn't you?

I'm not just talking about last year. If you know Indy Rush D history you'll know what I mean.

I know they were dreadful vs. the run like 4 years ago, but other than that they've generally been a little below average. Of course, their Rush D history really is irrelevant in this discussion since we're talking about a game 2 days ago, not 2 or 4 years ago.So if this was all on the Colts D, I assume you expect most RBs to put up those type of numbers against them?

 

[ponchsox]

Foster took a big step today towards finishing as a top 10 RB. Despite Houston playing from behind and passing most of the game, Foster still managed 138 total yards.

 

[thehornet]

Foster took a big step today towards finishing as a top 10 RB. Despite Houston playing from behind and passing most of the game, Foster still managed 138 total yards.

yup, all about the pass and he still got it done.

 

[Breesisdaman]

OK Today not must start stud work. I think he will be a match up play for me this year between him, McCoy, SJax.

 

[ponchsox]

OK Today not must start stud work. I think he will be a match up play for me this year between him, McCoy, SJax.

You would sit him in favor of SJax? SJax can't find the endzone.

 

[Breesisdaman]

OK Today not must start stud work. I think he will be a match up play for me this year between him, McCoy, SJax.

You would sit him in favor of SJax? SJax can't find the endzone.

Depends. Arain didnt find the endzone today did he? Meanwhile in my leagues scoring, McCoy put up more points today than SJax and Foster combined and he was on my bench. Ooooof!

 

[Dr. Awesome]

He's obviously going to finish in the top ten barring injury, but how high are we ranking him from this point forward? Top 5?

 

[buckeye35]

I think Foster has an excellent chance to finish in the top 10. I was going to post this after Week 1, but got busy and then forgot about it. At any rate, I have data going back to 1995 for my league. The scoring system is 6 pts for TDs (RB/WR/TE), 3 pts for TD passes, 1 pt/10 yards rushing & receiving, 1 pt/25 yards passing. No PPR. Defense is 3 for takeaways, 1 for sacks, 6 pts for all TDs, including special teams, no points allowed, other than 10 for a shutout. Based on this scoring system, I have every player since 1995 who went off in Week 1, with at least 35 points, and how they finished the season at their respective positions:

1995 -- Emmitt Smith (46 points); finished as the #1 RB

1997 -- Tim Brown (39 points); finished as the #7 WR

1998 -- Garrison Hearst (39 points); finished as the #5 RB

2000 -- Marshall Faulk (45 points); finished as the #1 RB

2001 -- Ahman Green (35 points); finished as the #3 RB

2007 -- Tony Romo (35 points); finished as the #2 QB

2008 -- Michael Turner (40 points); finished as the #2 RB

2009 -- Philadelphia Eagles (38 points); finished as the #2 D

2009 -- Adrian Peterson (43 points); finished as the #2 RB

2010 -- Arian Foster (41 points); ???

So Foster could be a one-week wonder. Take it for whatever it's worth to you, but the above numbers seem to suggest he'll be a fantasy force all year long, barring injury.