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"All goes well" would have to include something that removes T. West from the game.He's probably got a 10-12 point floor tomorrow if all goes well as a best guess IMO.
"All goes well" would have to include something that removes T. West from the game.He's probably got a 10-12 point floor tomorrow if all goes well as a best guess IMO.
I agree that's still a lot of IF for a floor projection. He didn't look that good last week in his limited touches. His floor isn't 100 yards or 50 yards and a touchdown at this point, even against Cleveland.Nahh. "If all goes well" is him living up to the potential and realizing now is the time, his snaps and touches continuing to trend up, him finally getting back to a normal state a few weeks removed from the injury, their W1 original OL is now back, CLE Def being CLE Def and it being at home on TNF....that's even with the West split reps.
If you play in Yahoo, maybe you can wait till thu at CLE to see how he does before you drop. CLE has a way of making RBs look like uber studs.Just a suggestion.Bump -- anyone still holding onto Dixon? Dumping this week in favor for claims on other upside backs like Bibbs, comebackers like Dion Lewis or even James Starks.
Dixon may still turn out to be the guy in BAL, but I think I'm done waiting around for it.
WHile his work is increasing, you'd have to be pretty desperate to start him this week, even against CLE. I am keeping him on my bench.Are you starting him this week against the browns? That's to soon, right? I'm thinking of dumping him but I think I'll wait another week. He's just a flyer on my team right now.
He has 2 hands though! He's gotta be able to pick up 40 yards and 4 catches for 20 yards as a floor.I agree that's still a lot of IF for a floor projection. He didn't look that good last week in his limited touches. His floor isn't 100 yards or 50 yards and a touchdown at this point, even against Cleveland.
While the Steelers did a good job stacking the box and holding the line against the run, I saw very little burst or success from Dixon in getting past the point of attack with either power or elusiveness. Simply put, he was a back who kept getting stuffed against a very middle-of-the-road run D.
He will be in the game if they lead or trail. The injury is a bruise. Role the dice.Game flow will dictate Dixon's roll if Balt can control the game, go up early or West be effective, I don't think Dixon will get much more than COP or a series or two, say, before the half.
He's coming off an injury and this game should be easily controlled by Balt's defense...unless Kessler does in fact air it out and hit Coleman deep a couple of times. I'm benching Dixon but still holding out for that lottery ticket to hit
Dixon is possibly the most talented back in this draft next to Elliot and he looked good in the pre-season, like Elliot. However, Elliot didn't come out of the gates crushing it this year in the regular season. It took him a couple of games to get his sea legs and that's without having to deal with a serious knee injury.Will be a very interesting game. Not sure how Harbaugh's RB usage tendencies are, but agree that both backs have a shot to put up numbers on any given play, given that it's the Browns. Also agree that it's hard to start Dixon without seeing how this game plays out -- even risking leaving points on the bench.
Question will be that if West goes off early, will Harbaugh simply ride him and use Dixon sparingly only as COP? If so, best case scenario for evaluation might be hoping for an early blowout so West can rest and Dixon can be used frequently.
Or do you think we see a more even distribution of carries, with Harbaugh splitting the workload a little more evenly.
Not sure anyone can answer these. We'll have to see. Using this game as an evaluator on Dixon: does he look "all the way back" and can he make the most of his opportunity, no matter what that opportunity is?
If he can't make it happen against the Browns, will let someone else take the shot on his resurgence this year, and ensure I target him later rounds in next year's draft.
A little too definitive of a statement for me. Backs carry responsibility for this as well. What I saw was the Steelers stacking the box to make Flacco beat them through the air. But I also saw Dixon not leverage the same kind of explosiveness and elusiveness he displayed in preseason. Regardless of the challenge the entire running game had, doesn't absolve Dixon from looking flat. Hopefully that turns around tonight and we see the same spark we saw from him before the games counted.that might be what you saw, but when a team rushes 25 times for 36 yards the RBs are not to blame. almost all fault lies somewhere between game plan and offensive line.
Good points, but even against the giants, he had 51 yards and a score off of 20 carries, and then 83 yards and a score against WAS in Week 2. You saw something special Zeke right from the get-go, and he translated that into success on the field. The fact that he then consistently was over 135 yards per game for the next 4 games straight, with just being under 100 almost make those earlier games -- games that I think are solid FF performances for any RB 1 -- look like less of an effort.Dixon is possibly the most talented back in this draft next to Elliot and he looked good in the pre-season, like Elliot. However, Elliot didn't come out of the gates crushing it this year in the regular season. It took him a couple of games to get his sea legs and that's without having to deal with a serious knee injury.
I think Dixon will break out at some time this year, its just a matter of when. There were signs against Pittsburgh that he is completely healthy and that all he needs to do is adjust to the speed of the game like Elliot needed to.
No one believes it till they see it in fantasy football but once you see it it's too late unless you own him. I would be holding him tonight at the very least. I am considering starting him over Crowell.
You know the ravens are looking at anything to improve that offense. I'm holding for nowWest ran the ball 21 times for 65 yards. His longest run of the night were 17, 6, 5, and 4 yards. His other 17 runs went for 33 yards.
I am not cherry picking. I don't need to. West ran for 3 yards per carry. That's not great. But compare it side by side with Dixon.
Dixon ran it 6 times for 11, 6, 0, 5, 6 and 10 yards (plus a 17 yard run called back for holding). These runs were all on first and second down and went for 4 first downs, so they're not watered down third down back carries. He simply ran better than West did.
Dixon added 5 catches for 42 yards with a long of 12. West had one catch for 12. Again, he caught the ball better than West.
West also whiffed on a block early that got Flacco hit (they drew a roughing the passer penalty). Dixon stood guys up a couple times but went out for a lot of pass routes too.
Dixon ended up with 80 yards on 11 touches. West ended up with 77 yards on 22 touches.
Draw your own conclusions about whether this will remain a split backfield or if West will remain the starter/top back.
Nope.In all fairness many of West's carries were at end of game click killing when defense knew it was a run and played for it.
Very different situation for a lot of those carries
I could be wrong, but I think he was around 3.1 ypc at halftime, so I don't think situation really changed anything. This is West's 3rd year in the league and it'll be his 3rd season under 4.0 ypc unless he turns things around soon.In all fairness many of West's carries were at end of game click killing when defense knew it was a run and played for it.
Very different situation for a lot of those carries
Thanks Fred, appreciate this breakdown.Dixon ended up with 80 yards on 11 touches. West ended up with 77 yards on 22 touches.
Draw your own conclusions about whether this will remain a split backfield or if West will remain the starter/top back.
Plus Flacco's INT in the end zone was intended for Dixon on a pass pattern/scramble job out of the backfield. Nice to see. Could have been a TD added on. To me he looked a little light and not as much power as I thought he'd have, but seems pretty slippery and a great ppr passing game option.Dixon could have had an even better night if his 17 yard run wasn't called back on a penalty.
The guy just got 80 yards on 11 touches. He looks likely to get more touches. Every year these guys with fresh legs in the second half of the season end up winning leagues.Dixon is a "next years" play IMHO. Line issues, West in the picture make it very difficult to count on him going forward unless major changes take place. Guy has talent, but trapped in Baltimore.