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RB Cam Akers, MIN (1 Viewer)
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I agree with that. Do you think it's a smart trade for me in general (DJ for Henderson)? I've also got Drake, Gibson, Michel.
VikingFrog
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Craig_MiamiFL
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Nothing against Akers or Brown, but neither are at Henderson's skill level. They simply don't offer the dynamic element / game changing ability he does.
Maybe Akers settles in as a 1st/2nd down popper but Henderson has the ability to play all 3. I mean McVay could always throw Akers in for downs 1-2 but IMO at the expense of taking the better player off the field. Only reason I could fathom doing that is simply not having faith Henderson can stay healthy.
I've never ever understand what people (you could probably include McVay as well) don't see in Henderson. The guy has elite level skill. One of the greatest mysteries in recent football memory (to me) is HTF McVay didn't have Henderson taking a large chunk away from Gurley. Henderson jumped off the screen when he touched the ball. Aaron Jones - Jamaal Williams is the only reason example where it's abundantly abundantly abundantly obvious one guy is at a completely different level of skill than the other.
Maybe Akers settles in as a 1st/2nd down popper but Henderson has the ability to play all 3. I mean McVay could always throw Akers in for downs 1-2 but IMO at the expense of taking the better player off the field. Only reason I could fathom doing that is simply not having faith Henderson can stay healthy.
I've never ever understand what people (you could probably include McVay as well) don't see in Henderson. The guy has elite level skill. One of the greatest mysteries in recent football memory (to me) is HTF McVay didn't have Henderson taking a large chunk away from Gurley. Henderson jumped off the screen when he touched the ball. Aaron Jones - Jamaal Williams is the only reason example where it's abundantly abundantly abundantly obvious one guy is at a completely different level of skill than the other.
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I still believe Akers will get a push at some point - he's a 'name', he has draft capital and people want to gush over the exciting talent etc....but yeah, Henderson is a better RB and it isn't close. If McVay was actually smart, he'd let Henderson get some work in the passing game too because he's pretty dynamic there too.
zamboni
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Akers is indeed a "name", but it's not like Henderson is some UDFA who just rolled into a good spot. He was drafted in the 3rd round, so they also have high hopes for him as well.
Unfortunately for Akers, Henderson is a young guy as well and not going anywhere, so barring an injury to Henderson, Akers is going to have to significantly outplay Henderson at some point over the next few years to become a bell cow.
BobbyLayne
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Doubt I would have played him anyway but last week I swapped McKissic out from RB7/8 to Akers. Logic being JD had a low ceiling - it’s full PPR so his floor the last month has been high - but if Akers has another 50 yard game he’d be pretty expense to add midweek.
Overthinking 101.
johnnyboy8102
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Why did the Rams draft him?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Skeletore Eh
Footballguy
I think Henderson got injured on his last run, so we might see some Akers with this game getting out of hand.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Indeed. Plus they’re in “close out the game” time and they often seem to use Brown for that.
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
Any rumors why he is not involved? Run over McVays dog perhaps?
Riffraff
Footballguy
You can tell some sites do not watch the games and only scoreboard report. And then some people just copy/paste the mis-information (and don't officially credit who they copy/paste from)
Came in when Henderson left the game. Brown got the bulk of those carries though.
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VikingFrog
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I mean, technically he “touched” the ball, but he didn’t get an official carry in the game.
Pipes
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Is there a reason he SHOULD be involved at the present moment? I'm asking from another POV rather than just "my guy ain't getting the touches"
If you follow the Rams this year, most of the time there isn't a real prize for being right or being the winner of the touch count for Rams Backs, it doesn't really earn them the start or assure them of anything the next week.
I own Henderson and it's frustrating, was even dumb enough to carry Brown for weeks thinking I had the right combo there. I finally cut Brown and he has about 13 last night.
If this thing is split 40/40/20 or whatever pie cut you want to use, the pot f gold at the end of the rainbow just doesn't seem to be there. Rams in general are frustrating. All those Everett targets that do nobody any good, Josh Reynolds vultures a TD, those scores don't help hardly anyone.
I think the play here from a fantasy perspective is to treat Henderson like an RB2 with some nice upside week to week, ignore Brown completely (his role is defined, and too inconsistent for fantasy), and stash Akers.
If Henderson goes down, it's going to open a window for Akers, and Brown should continue to operate in his role. It's working.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I could argue it telegraphs the play. Henderson in primarily in on running plays and Brown on passing plays.
Not sure that warrants a change as the recipe appears to be working, but you asked for a reason and it's the only one at the moment.
Sarlakticacid
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kutta
Footballguy
Not for me. I’m a pretty patient dynasty owner though. I held Henry since his rookie year. Heck, I just now cut Arcega-Whiteside and it killed me to do that.
I’ll be holding Akers for at least this year and next.
I'm not a fan of Akers at all, but if you drafted him, you have to just hold because you won't get the value back for where you took him. The good thing about Akers is that he's a sexy name in the dynasty community and has heaps of truthers so even if he doesn't get another carry all year, he'll still be a decent trade commodity. You'll have opportunities to get out if you want to later. There will be an Akers believer in your league.
Sarlakticacid
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wgoldsph
Footballguy
You'd need a really really really skittish owner to accept a 2nd for a player that went top five in a lot of rookie drafts.
VikingFrog
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The Frankman
Footballguy
See this is where I disagree with Roto. I think this was more a "we are losing big so let's get Akers lots of work"; I feel Brown is the back to own if Hendo is out next week.
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Ministry of Pain
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HENDERSON WAS FORCED TO LEAVE WITH A THIGH INJURY IN THE FIRST HALF
Agree on Brown
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The Frankman
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? I don't know what you mean with the caps.HENDERSON WAS FORCED TO LEAVE WITH A THIGH INJURY IN THE FIRST HALF
Agree on Brown
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
felt all year as the bigger back and a proven commodity Malcolm was the clear handcuff
that's been my bet, have Brown on the bench (at one point I held Cam for a week or two)
I'll let someone else waste FAAB on Akers next week
that's been my bet, have Brown on the bench (at one point I held Cam for a week or two)
I'll let someone else waste FAAB on Akers next week
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
My caps got stuck, just wanted you to know an injury seemed to be the big reason why Akers saw any action.
I think Henderson had 8 carries in the 1st Q and he looked like he was gaining nice yardage, at least a couple 10+ varieties with first downs. It looked like a great recipe for success early and then suddenly Miami was ahead 28-7 and Henderson had a thigh injury forcing him form the games.
Sorry about the caps, I'm not yelling more emphasizing
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The Frankman
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Oh yeah like I said in the Kupp thread, I watched most of the game. I don't have the official snap numbers post injury, but this was the Rams RB usage for the game.
