Pip's Invitation
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Who knows if this is the kind of volume we can expect going forward, but he appears to be the clear favorite for GL carries.
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Malcolm Brown Deep Dynasty Stash? (2 Viewers)
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Truebluey
Footballguy
Yeah and he's in there and looking great as they are try to run the clock out.
The Frankman
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skol asylum
Footballguy
Picked him up this morning and played him over Mike Evans in a flex spot. Won the week for me.
zamboni
Footballguy
Maybe, but that was three years ago, and hard to see that the Rams truly love him or they wouldn't have drafted Henderson and then Akers where they did.
Things change, but they have a lot of draft capital tied up in Henderson/Akers.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
JFS171
Footballguy
I stashed him in every league heading into that off season expecting him to quietly land a committee role somewhere that he could eventually take over. Detroit was set up to be perfect, until the Rams retained him behind Gurley.
Akers probably eventually takes this over, but Brown is solid and obviously trusted. Must add wherever he's available, but prepare for headaches as the season moves forward.
tombonneau
Footballguy
I own him as a former Gurley handcuff. What do we think his value is to Akers owners right now? Second?
JohnnyU
Footballguy
It depends if they are weak at RB overall and are a competitive team. I wouldn't spend a 2nd on a handcuff if I had other RB options.
ETA: Looks like Akers is the handcuff LOL
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Truebluey
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They used Akers a lot like last night. Clearly they like him and trust him already. But they use Brown in a different role (third down, GL, game clock) and that's a valuable role in this offense. He won't get two TDs every week. Cam will break some longer ones.
BTW Van Jefferson looked really good last night.
strong
Footballguy
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Not a matter of whether Aker's usage increases, it probably will, but if Brown's usage doesn't significantly decrease it gives credence to fantasy owners needing ibuprofen on Sundays.
Charlie Harper
Footballguy
Even if they alternate series, if Brown gets 3rd down amd goal line lools I'll be happy with that for someone who was a late round flier at best in redraft.
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MAC_32
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He looked pretty damn capable to me. Is capable enough to sustain the job? That'll be answered over the next few weeks and he may not have control over much of it.. I think the Rams want one or both of the other two to take the job from Brown, but if they don't then McVay trusts Brown enough to keep feeding him.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I agree with capable. Perhaps more than capable. I don't agree that McVay wants, or cares, which RB does the job as long as they do the job. I think McVay really likes Brown and it shows.........more than just week 1 of this year.
MAC_32
Footballguy
I was sure to write 'the Rams want' and 'McVay trusts Brown.' I agree that McVay doesn't care who gets the touches, but office politics are always a variable at play.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Perhaps with 1st rd picks, probably not as much with 2nd rd picks. Big difference in pay isn't it?
MAC_32
Footballguy
I've never delved into such a case study, so I couldn't provide an informed answer. Generally speaking, teams want their early round picks on the field if their performance aligns with the evaluation. I don't think it's any more complicated than that, but if someone wants to put in the work to prove or disprove that then by all means.
zamboni
Footballguy
In the grand scheme of a team's budget, it's probably not a big deal between 1st and 2nd round picks. The biggest issue is opportunity cost, meaning that a team that drafts an RB early does so at the expense of another position that may be harder to replace. So they may want to give every opportunity to justify that higher RB pick.
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socrates
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I really like Malcolm Brown, but Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson are not going anywhere. This may be a difficult rotation to figure out on a weekly basis. As Akers gets acclimated to the NFL, there is a possibility that Brown could be relegated to 'Malcolm in the Middle' of this rotation. Brown showed he certainly deserves a role, and I don't know that Akers brings anything to the table that Brown cannot already do, but Akers will at minimum limit Brown's upside. Still, I am grabbing Malcolm Brown where I can.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Alright I've seen enough, late to the party in redraft 2020 but here now.
Facts as best i can tell...He played 60% of the snaps last week, that seems to be the going rate for a lot of starters or even guys in rotations but it looks like he gets the ball in the red zone enough to give him a firm edge over the other guys. If you want to talk 2021/2022, hey I get it but for 2020 in Redrafts, this guy seems like a total steal at this point.
-Another fact is Gurley racked up like 30 TDs in 2 seasons, 42 on the ground over 3? They like to run the ball and they like to have a bellcow at RB who gets the goal line touches. I'm not saying one of the other backs couldn't eventually be asked to do the same thing but it would take a couple Brown fumbles in and around the goal line for that domino to start. Let's be honest, after last week, it sure looks like Brown will have this job for the coming weeks as the rookie Akers gets his sea legs under him. I actually think it's great they don't want to exhaust their better RBs, will keep them fresh over the season.
-Another fact I think is Brown in the passing game offers more at the moment. 4 targets, 3-30 yds, that's an extra TD in PPR formats, he racked 26 last week, I see no reason for him to be ranked 32, 35, 38, these are some fo the rankings I see on fairly popular free FF sites you can easily Google yourself. I also have seen him as high as 11th over at Columbia from one of their writers and I don't think that is outlandish. It's higher than I would say but Brown is a firm RB2 IMHO right now, Week 2. Most sites have him ranked well behind Mark Ingram this week, that seems preposterous at the moment.
I don't think he repeats last week but I see no reason he can't approach 100 total yds again, TD chances have to be 50% weekly in the Rams offense based on recent track history? Add in a few catches and he should breeze into the Top 20 this week.
Cheers!
Facts as best i can tell...He played 60% of the snaps last week, that seems to be the going rate for a lot of starters or even guys in rotations but it looks like he gets the ball in the red zone enough to give him a firm edge over the other guys. If you want to talk 2021/2022, hey I get it but for 2020 in Redrafts, this guy seems like a total steal at this point.
-Another fact is Gurley racked up like 30 TDs in 2 seasons, 42 on the ground over 3? They like to run the ball and they like to have a bellcow at RB who gets the goal line touches. I'm not saying one of the other backs couldn't eventually be asked to do the same thing but it would take a couple Brown fumbles in and around the goal line for that domino to start. Let's be honest, after last week, it sure looks like Brown will have this job for the coming weeks as the rookie Akers gets his sea legs under him. I actually think it's great they don't want to exhaust their better RBs, will keep them fresh over the season.
-Another fact I think is Brown in the passing game offers more at the moment. 4 targets, 3-30 yds, that's an extra TD in PPR formats, he racked 26 last week, I see no reason for him to be ranked 32, 35, 38, these are some fo the rankings I see on fairly popular free FF sites you can easily Google yourself. I also have seen him as high as 11th over at Columbia from one of their writers and I don't think that is outlandish. It's higher than I would say but Brown is a firm RB2 IMHO right now, Week 2. Most sites have him ranked well behind Mark Ingram this week, that seems preposterous at the moment.
I don't think he repeats last week but I see no reason he can't approach 100 total yds again, TD chances have to be 50% weekly in the Rams offense based on recent track history? Add in a few catches and he should breeze into the Top 20 this week.
Cheers!
need2know
Footballguy
Agree. Im actually trying to decide between brown, ingram and Keenan Allen at my flex
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I can't imagine anyone starting him with confidence today, Ingram. I own him and i might get burned but he is on my bench and if I could find something better to flip him out for on the waiver wire I would almost do it. They were on cruise control last week and he was afterthought mostly.
I've seen Allen ranked behind Mike Williams this week. Not saying that is reality but that's what I read.
need2know
Footballguy
I think im gonna roll ingram out one more time but if brown outproduces him again ingram will be banished to the bench until further notice. I dont like the matchup for brown.
popeye
Footballguy
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
Showing as a hand/finger injury
I guess we wait to learn more
I guess we wait to learn more
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Gonna sit Brown even if they play him as the COP to Henderson. Have both of them, little frustrating but I wouldn't expect a large workload for Brown this week vs the Bills.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Is Brown still a stash? Do we think he can regain the lead back status when he's back?
Will he still contribute meaningfully even in a rotation with Henderson/Akers when all three are available?
This backfield will be hard to figure out all year, I imagine.
Will he still contribute meaningfully even in a rotation with Henderson/Akers when all three are available?
This backfield will be hard to figure out all year, I imagine.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I already drafted Kelly late from the tidbits and hush hush camp reports floating around here. I got Brown on WW and also Henderson believe it or not and so i have all 3 of them. Brown certainly seems like the worst of the 3 but what happens when Henderson injures himself in a week or two or is nicked up and Brown is healthy? Will Cam Akers get on track 2nd half of his rookie season?
Lot of mystery and questions but I know this...the Rams run the football a good chunk of the time and they believe in running the ball into the end zone, they have a ton of rushing TDs since McVey and they aren't all Todd Gurley scores, many RBs have done well with the Rams so i would hold them if you can. I have Kamara, Gordon and Ingram right now, Ingram is on my bench obviously but I feel he will see more action 2nd half of the season, why would they burn him up now?
I'd like to see Henderson or Brown really nail it down somehow the next several weeks but eventually I feel one of them will emerge and people will stop questioning.
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
Brown had still had majority of 3rd down short yardage/GL usage or has that changed?
The Frankman
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The Frankman
Footballguy
Unsure how serious the injury to Hendo is, but you'd think Brown would be the starter if he misses time. It didn't look too bad...
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The Frankman
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