Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Did I miss the news about both Metcalf & Jacobs having a terminal disease & only having 1 year to live?
Hell, Conner might not have a job next week, never mind next year.
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RB James Conner, ARZ (6 Viewers)
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Hell, Conner might not have a job next week, never mind next year.
Scooby1974
Footballguy
He said he can only keep Metcalf and Jacobs for one year. So he is pushing his chips in for this year.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Oh - gotcha. Dynasty version of terminal illness.
I did indeed miss that part, thanks!
Man In The Box
Footballguy
Yeah, sorry if my post was confusing. After this season, Jacobs and Metcalf go back in the player pool, whereas he can keep Conner and Jeudy if he wants. Sorry for the thread hijack. Just wanted to float some idea of Conner’s value at the moment.
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Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
All good - I’m up at 4 on market days and not always at my sharpest.
i think you gave yourself a great shot at a
this year with that deal. 
apalmer
Footballguy
I just turned 50. I hurt myself sleeping the other day. Sleeping!
And I wish I was kidding.
Darn kids! Get off my lawn!
JohnnyU
Footballguy
apalmer
Footballguy
All I know is that guys who are younger than my kids shouldn't be complaining about being old.At least we own our lawn
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Oh I’m not complaining about being old. It certainly beats the alternative.
I am merely commenting on the-sorry, wait, what was I talking about?
I own my lawn - well not really a lawn here in AZ more like "get off my rocks".The bank owns my lawn.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Yeah, I guess to be technical the bank owns a % of my collection of fruit trees, dirt, weeds and dog poop, but I didn’t think we were being that detailed.I own my lawn - well not really a lawn here in AZ more like "get off my rocks".
I hope to one day own my weeds and dog poop. The American Dream.
seahawk 17
Footballguy
NFL Network reporting Conner and Snell will split the workload. This will be a mess.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
ffmail4me
Footballguy
So I know this is frowned upon, but I actually have a team where my top 4 WRs are all out (Thomas, Godwin, Golladay, and AJB) and I really don't want to start 0-2 in the division. I have to decide on starting either Conner, AP, or Ruggs on MNF (and while reports are he got a limited practice its not for sure he's playing)....what the hell do I do here? Anyone confident Conner can produce if he's splitting time today???
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Oh I def missed that part. Ok well I still prefer your side by a lot. Even more than before actually.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Yeah I don't even know. I did see that Swift got far fewer touches than I originally thought last week. AP might not be a bad play. I don't think I could wait for a gimpy rookie Ruggs on Monday.
This has to be the ####tiest situation I’ve seen in quite some time.
I guess I would put in Conner. He does have upside and will probably get half the carries and some catches on third downs.
AP might be victim of game script. I would worry GB gets up early and takes him out of the game.
I wouldn’t gamble on Ruggs since I’ve been burned in the past on gimpy players on Monday nights.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Tomlin did say he wanted to use Snell as a 1a.
sometimes coaches tell the truth.
the scary part is if one of them looks significantly better than the other he might go “hot hand” since he’s not committing to either.
Doug B
Footballguy
Staring this in the face right now. With WR injuries (Golladay, N. Harry, D. Samuel), my only other flex options are Joshua Kelley, Paris Campbell, or Latavius Murray
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Man In The Box
Footballguy
I really like Campbell today with Doyle out and Pittman banged up. Vikings pass D is soft like Twinkie fillingStaring this in the face right now. With WR injuries (Golladay, N. Harry, D. Samuel), my only other flex options are Joshua Kelley, Paris Campbell, or Latavius Murray
HellToupee
Footballguy
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I expect Conner to try like hell today and screw his fantasy owners later.....as usual. Not saying he will be successful today, just saying he will try like hell.
That is what I was thinking. Probably he will give it his best to earn his job. It is great for Pittsburgh to have two or more good backs. Probably since he will be on my bench in the one league I have him he will go off for multiple tds to screw me over.
Doug B
Footballguy
I've been wavering all morning ... but in the end, I'm going to trot out Conner over Snell, and let Paris Campbell man the flex.
I don't know the details besides Von Miller's injury, but one of CBS's prognosticators is talking about how depleted overall Denver's defense is right now. Combining this info with what JohnnyU wrote above, which I found convicing: that Conner knows he's got to make a statement today and grab onto the lead back role with both hands (if he can). And so far, as another data point, Conner has shown to be more effective in the passing game than Snell -- thus more opportunities for touches.
At the moment, it doesn't look for sure that Snell is in a position to dictate his own narrative. What I mean by that is that Snell is kind of depending on Conner to underperform, and then for Tomlin to make the switch. Not that Snell won't get carries mixed in -- the question is more "Will Snell get enough work over Conner to be startable in FF?" I'm not in best-ball, so I have to make a call -- Conner over Snell today.
Faust
MVP
The August buzz from Steelers training camp was a narrative that Conner was seen as the bell cow running back with the lion’s share of the touches belonging to him; however, his week 1 injury has opened the door to the narrative that the Steelers want to see him play through minor injuries, and if he can’t do this then a timeshare is on the table.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Update: my opponent is indeed starting Snell over Conner.Well, as of now my opponent is still riding with Snell at RB2 & Conner on his bench.
Starting to seriously wonder if he’s gonna stick with that.
on the one hand,
on the other, maybe he’s a genius. Maybe he doesn’t want to lose Conner early (again)
I’m honestly not sure how to feel about this move. I should be
but feelin kinda
seahawk 17
Footballguy
I am rolling him out...I think he comes out with a chip on his shoulder.
He was my 3rd round pick and I am stubborn, so of course I must die on this hill.
He was my 3rd round pick and I am stubborn, so of course I must die on this hill.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Both Conner and Snell may have trouble running the ball today. Just a hunch and could be wrong of course.
Me too. 3rd round pick #35 overall. I could roll with Z Moss but I need everything I can get and MAYBE Conner is the bellcow while Moss is clearly a timeshare.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I hope this is true for my matchup sake. I think my opponent is nuts for sitting his 2nd rounder.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I’m in this camp too - said as much earlier. Box score is deceptive but Denver Really stymied Henry (needed 31 carries to get 113? Yeesh)
But if Pittsburgh gets way up because Denver’s seconds is a mess, I could see a favorable end-game script for the RBs.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
montana_grizzly_bears
Footballguy
Trying Conner one more time. Peterson is the alteernative.
wickster33
Footballguy
Benching both for Marvin Jones in my flex
chad in Indy
Footballguy
Awful quiet in here.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Not sure why people thought Conner was benched
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I started him against my better judgment and he looks good. My Costanza opposite approach pays off.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
montana_grizzly_bears
Footballguy
It wasn't so much that he was benched, rather no one was sure if he would lose a lot of carries or not.
