Welcome to Our Forums. Once you've registered and logged in, you're primed to talk football, among other topics, with the sharpest and most experienced fantasy players on the internet.
Wish we had some testing data on him. It's suspicious that his monster season came as a 5th year senior. The year prior he was 3rd on the team in carries.
I do love funk.
He just needs to get on the field and he can provide something. Rams RBs have been pretty effective the last couple years so long as you can ID who is getting the biggest share of the workload that game.
I don't recall the details, but there was a good reason for this. Should still be skeptical of the breakout, but if I remember right this wasn't a case of the guy not being good enough til he was older than everyone else.
Here is the breakdown from I am looking at.
He does have some nice cuts.
I was just being dispassionate. I like his highlights a bunch. His breakout year and age, as ilov80s points out, is a concern. But he was a UDFA that they kept around last year and this one, presumably so he didn't get poached by another team. I think they like him. We'll see.
I have only watched the highlights you posted. The cut on the first play is really sweet.
From the Henderson thread in June in response to the comment that the Rams didn't bring anyone in when Brown departed:
Hoping he works out!
That was my first take as well. Really nice lateral movement though, but stuck in first gear when he has a lane.
Think he is worth a bid, but probably not the winning bid amount. Someone will overpay.
Assuming you have a roster spot that can easily be turned over, he's worth a bid IMO. Any RB who is in line to get touches on a good offense is worth rostering.
Yeah, not my cup of tea. Seems like a good get now, some may think he's worth the risk. But no carries yet that I'm aware of, and if they sign someone he could easily be third string. But I get the idea of getting in now while you can.
In one of my leagues we have 100 blind bid bucks for the offseason and it resets to 100 when the regular season starts. Jones went for 34 this morning (I bid 14), which I think is find knowing you still have 100 to start the season.
Depends on the depth of the league. All of mine are idp...I already have him stashed in a 55 man. I did a search for him in a 63 back in spring and he was already on a roster. I looked for him in one 41 after yesterday's news and he was already on a roster there too. He was available in the other 40 though. I considered cutting Chris Evans or Jaret Patterson for him, but ultimately they're all in very similar situations. Young RB's with a path to a RB2 job, but hurdles in the way to get there. I know more about those 2 than Jones, so I didn't put a claim in.
I tried and placed about a 10% bid. He went for 20%. I am actually really bummed about Jones. He’s almost certainly going to get touches this year.
I caught a break with Jones, as my league's offseason waiver setting is FCFS all day, every day, and someone beats me to the punch on hot summer acquisitions almost always. I hope it works out for me.
Wouldn’t lose too much sleep. I would be shocked if they didn’t add someone and then Jones is waiting for injury to be a factor.
David Johnson makes the most sense here (my salary-cap ignorance engaged). As a Henderson/Johnson owner, I don't hate the idea.Mcvay is not stupid. He can say whatever he wants now but the cold hard fact is he has no other back that has taken a snap in the NFL besides Henderson.. They will be adding a veteran. You just need someone at the position that has been through the ups and downs to keep the running back room straight. Mcvay has been around enough to know this. Jones could be special or he might not be. A UDFA that was a 5-year senior no numbers on him pre-draft seems odd. His Junior season seems odd too. He does have some burst but every NFL team passed on him 7 times. I see him splitting the backup role with a veteran with that said he is getting on the field and he will get his shot. I would add him but at a fair price. Overpaying just for a lighting bolt chance seems a bit risky. I understand the thought process especially with James Robinson still fresh in everyone's minds but in the history of the NFL he is facing an uphill battle. He made it through a tough rookie season and they kept him on the roster. He is worth the add but at the right price.
I'm no expert but Matt Stafford better get a fresh tube of bengay ready. He is going to be slinging the ball over the yard. He might need a massage after every game.
Bell might be too dysfunctional to be a high candidate for LA / McVay. His selfish persona will likely turn them away from his consideration.
You may be right. The more I think about it the more I think they make a wild move. They are historically aggressive and they want to win now. It is an interesting situation but one thing is almost a sure thing and that is the Rams won’t sit still on the matter.
