RB James Robinson, JAC

[Ilov80s]

So puzzled on this guy. The hype is making it exciting but it’s the Jags and best a nobody. This is the ultimate mystery box.

[Unwrittenlaw]

I don't think he's a good pass catcher. He's LeGarrette Blount at best.

[Weebs210]

3 hours ago, Ilov80s said:

So puzzled on this guy. The hype is making it exciting but it’s the Jags and best a nobody. This is the ultimate mystery box.

I'm excited about Sunday. At the price of 0 though I'm all over this bet.

[ponchsox]

3 hours ago, Unwrittenlaw said:

I don't think he's a good pass catcher. He's LeGarrette Blount at best.

LOL

[JamboTaylor]

3 hours ago, Unwrittenlaw said:

I don't think he's a good pass catcher. He's LeGarrette Blount at best.

I’d happily take peak Blount numbers considering the cost.

[tombonneau]

2 hours ago, JamboTaylor said:

I’d happily take peak Blount numbers considering the cost.

1100/18 and 8 catches? I'll take it!

[Faust]

Will 'quiet guy' James Robinson make noise for Jaguars as RB1?

[simey]

11 hours ago, Unwrittenlaw said:

I don't think he's a good pass catcher. He's LeGarrette Blount at best.

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Gruden added that he’s surprised by Robinson’s ability to catch passes and to block defenders. “He’s a great blocker; he has great hands,” Gruden said.

 

[eoMMan]

Very anxious to see this guy play tomorrow.  I'm starting him over some decent players (Sterling Shepherd and Jonathan Taylor) in my flex spot.

 

[Slapdash]

21 hours ago, Gally said:

But why not pick him up on the off chance he flashes week 1.  He is a starting RB for an NFL team that will get carries with little competition at the moment.  It costs you very little to nothing to pick him up.  There probably won't be a bigger upside opportunity all year.

I used to chase a lot of low pedigree RB on bad teams like this. Just seems like a low probability hit when I like the upside of other players on my roster. Plus, Armstead will be back.

Good luck to all though, I'll probably be wrong on this one.

[JohnnyU]

2 minutes ago, Slapdash said:

I used to chase a lot of low pedigree RB on bad teams like this. Just seems like a low probability hit when I like the upside of other players on my roster. Plus, Armstead will be back.

Good luck to all though, I'll probably be wrong on this one.

Perfect player to get off the waiver wire and move for a 2021 2nd rd pick IMO.

[Gally]

11 minutes ago, Slapdash said:

I used to chase a lot of low pedigree RB on bad teams like this. Just seems like a low probability hit when I like the upside of other players on my roster. Plus, Armstead will be back.

Good luck to all though, I'll probably be wrong on this one.

Well, if you have players on your roster that you think have more upside then you should not drop them to acquire Robinson.  I just don't think there are many end of bench options that have more upside.

[Faust]

Quiet, confident Robinson could make NFL history with Jags

[iamkoza]

3 hours ago, Faust said:

Quiet, confident Robinson could make NFL history with Jags

ha, well that answered my prior question about how often this situation has occured (not in the last 30 years).

interesting the article states marone liked what he saw early in camp so much that he went back to watch all of his 2019 game tape during camp. need to start someone in place of sanders... and still debating between moss, rojo and robinson

[mcintyre1]

4 minutes ago, iamkoza said:

ha, well that answered my prior question about how often this situation has occured (not in the last 30 years).

interesting the article states marone liked what he saw early in camp so much that he went back to watch all of his 2019 game tape during camp. need to start someone in place of sanders... and still debating between moss, rojo and robinson

I was just watching the press conference for this, here's him talking about going back to watch all of his college tape after what he saw in practice.

[jantoniosus]

20+ point underdog this week so swinging for the fence with Robinson as my flex. !@#$ it.

 

 

[Sea Duck]

He's on my waiver wire (10-team league) but I just can't talk myself into grabbing him. I'd have to cut Ruggs, DJax, or Higbee. And while I don't need Higbee (also have Kittle), I feel like Higbee is going to make better trade bait than Robinson.

[mcintyre1]

14 minutes ago, Sea Duck said:

He's on my waiver wire (10-team league) but I just can't talk myself into grabbing him. I'd have to cut Ruggs, DJax, or Higbee. And while I don't need Higbee (also have Kittle), I feel like Higbee is going to make better trade bait than Robinson.

I might cut DJax in that situation if I feel my RBs are weak. Feels like in a 10 team league he probably isn't a huge value due to the abundance of usable WRs.

[JoeJoe88]

1 hour ago, mcintyre1 said:

I might cut DJax in that situation if I feel my RBs are weak. Feels like in a 10 team league he probably isn't a huge value due to the abundance of usable WRs.

And odds are by Week 8 he's likely on the wire anyway 

[Doug B]

23 hours ago, eoMMan said:

Very anxious to see this guy play tomorrow.  I'm starting him over some decent players (Sterling Shepherd and Jonathan Taylor) in my flex spot.

Obviously not the forum for this ... but I'm weighing P. Lindsay, James White, and James Robinson right now. Got White penciled in at the moment and White feels like the "smart" play. Such a crapshoot.

Isn't fantasy football kind of due for an out-of-nowhere star? Seems like it's been a while since FF has really been taken by surprise in a major way.

[jantoniosus]

looks like Dare is inactive today.  see here

not sure who the active RB's are today, but could lead to a lot of Robinson.

[barackdhouse]

2 minutes ago, jantoniosus said:

looks like Dare is inactive today.  see here

not sure who the active RB's are today, but could lead to a lot of Robinson.

Robinson, CThompson and some other UDFA I didn't remember his name when I just read it a minute ago. Robinson 15 carries 85 yards and a TD. 2 catches for 15.

[GoBirds]

I think I'm rolling him out today, good luck boys.

[Doug B]

39 minutes ago, barackdhouse said:

 Robinson 15 carries 85 yards and a TD. 2 catches for 15.

Double this — I decided to bench him. He’ll be the new Priest Holmes.

[eoMMan]

2 hours ago, Doug B said:

Obviously not the forum for this ... but I'm weighing P. Lindsay, James White, and James Robinson right now. Got White penciled in at the moment and White feels like the "smart" play. Such a crapshoot.

Isn't fantasy football kind of due for an out-of-nowhere star? Seems like it's been a while since FF has really been taken by surprise in a major way.

I ended up going with Shepherd.  Indy has an improved defensive line and who really knows how Robinson will play in his very first NFL game. Super risky.

[rockaction]

He's a pro, fellas. No top end speed, but second level burst. 

[JamboTaylor]

So far so good.

[mcintyre1]

Random aside, but noticing it the most in this Colts / Jags game -- anyone else noticing horrifically wrong stats being reported on ESPN?

He went from 5 / 35 on the ground, to 4/23, to now 8 / 56. I have no idea what's real anymore.

Edited September 13, 2020 by mcintyre1

[VikingFrog]

29 minutes ago, mcintyre1 said:

Random aside, but noticing it the most in this Colts / Jags game -- anyone else noticing horrifically wrong stats being reported on ESPN?

He went from 5 / 35 on the ground, to 4/23, to now 8 / 56. I have no idea what's real anymore.

Yahoo app showing 10 for 61.

Nice little start and nice to see him involved. 

[Doug B]

91 yds from scrimmage, including a 28-yd reception. Not watching game, so I’m not able to apply the eye test to Robinson.

[Bracie Smathers]

Good start.  

Can he do it again?

[DeaLerZ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYgqkVOK_4o

28 yard yard reception... and hurdles over a guy... Hopefully he will get more opportunities in space going forward 

[The Frankman]

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Jaguars RB James Robinson rushed 16 times for 62 yards, adding one catch for 28 yards in Jacksonville's Week 1 win over the Colts.

Robinson admittedly looked much spryer than his 4.64 40-time suggests, weaving behind Jacksonville's o-line en route to breaking the record for the most rushing yards (62) on opening day by an undrafted free agent. He also handled every running back carry (16) for Jacksonville, churning for 28 yards on his lone reception. Game scripts conducive for Robinson's workload will come and go, but he's clearly locked in as the team's workhorse in competitive situations. He'll be a usage-based RB2/3 in Week 2 against the Titans.

- Rotoworld

 

Edited September 13, 2020 by The Frankman

[One]

Looks A LOT better than I imagined he would. Hopefully his scripts work out for him going forward. 

[Aznflyer14]

Def nice hurdle by rookie RB James Robinson in his NFL debut. 

[Manster]

On 9/13/2020 at 10:31 AM, rockaction said:

He's a pro, fellas. No top end speed, but second level burst. 

Yea, he gets downhill in a hurry.  

[VikingFrog]

I can’t find the tweet any more, but it stated Robinson was the only running back to take ALL of the teams running back carries this week.

At least we found ourself a guy not currently in a committee.

[steelers1080]

In my dynasty league he was somehow free. No one picked him up, I assumed someone had, but he was there on Saturday and I dropped my 2nd Def to get him. Feeling pretty great even if his success is short lived. 

[Manster]

I have Mack and Taylor..

Hines, Kelley, and Robinson all out there....pretty sure kelley and hines will result in a bidding war.....I think I will try to dump mack for Robinson while everyone else fighting over the other two......keep waiver budget intact

 

Sound crazy?

 

 

[tricky92]

1 hour ago, Manster said:

I have Mack and Taylor..

Hines, Kelley, and Robinson all out there....pretty sure kelley and hines will result in a bidding war.....I think I will try to dump mack for Robinson while everyone else fighting over the other two......keep waiver budget intact

 

Sound crazy?

 

 

What makes you think there will be a bidding war OVER an RB who appears to be the new bellcow for his team?

[iamkoza]

1 hour ago, VikingFrog said:

I can’t find the tweet any more, but it stated Robinson was the only running back to take ALL of the teams running back carries this week.

At least we found ourself a guy not currently in a committee.

for now, they dont have another RB on the roster suited to take carries. ozigbo wont be gone forever... neither will armstead.

[barackdhouse]

he looked good, though.

[DocHolliday]

3 minutes ago, iamkoza said:

for now, they dont have another RB on the roster suited to take carries. ozigbo wont be gone forever... neither will armstead.

This is true.   He is going to split carries to some degree eventually.    He may grab the lead role by then though and get most of the carries.   

[mcintyre1]

All touches from James Robinson's first game

Looked better than I expected. 

[DeaLerZ]

4 minutes ago, mcintyre1 said:

All touches from James Robinson's first game

Looked better than I expected. 

Yea and this was against a top run defense from last year.  I think he looked great.  He started off the game with 8 rushes for 56 yards, and looked great on his lone reception.  Let's not forget he had 1400 yards after contact last year.  

[rockaction]

He looked gassed towards the end. Needs to get in starting shape.

*flexes*

[JFS171]

The reception looked very natural to me. Would expect we see more of that going forward. 

Reminder: first NFL game after ZERO preseason games and he still totals 90+ yards and a reception. 

Very happy to own him everywhere. 

[Manster]

1 hour ago, tricky92 said:

What makes you think there will be a bidding war OVER an RB who appears to be the new bellcow for his team?

There might be....but since it's the Jags, and Hines/Kelley have gotten more hype....and I know the ekeler owner is going to go for Kelley.....I dunno, but I'm going for Robinson

[socrates]

On an NFL Sunday where we saw zero 100-yard rushers, I thought Robinson made a nice showing.  Without preseason games, it seemed the running games suffered a little bit.  I expect Robinson to only get better, and his lone reception looked good.  Hopefully, the Jags will get Robinson more involved as a receiver in the coming weeks.

[barackdhouse]

I finally saw all his touches and thought he looked great early and that they had him stuffed up a bit later on. I didn't watch the game so I can't say how much that might have been due to Colts adjustments, Robinson getting gassed, or some combo thereof. Either way I love the way this is shaping up, and I am curious if anyone has any insight as to how the OL played generally. Either in run or pass game.