Starting RBs

[wilwhite]

Some guys who were expected to be the top fantasy backs for their teams coming into this year:

Pats: Ridley
Dolphins: Moreno
Bills: Spiller
Jets: CJ1K
Browns: Tate
Ravens: Rice
Indy: TRich
Jaguars: Gerhart
Broncos: Ball
Oakland: MJD
Detroit: Bush
Vikes: AP
Panthers: DWill
Bucs: Martin
Rams: Stacy

Not even counting Mathews, Gio and Jennings.

 

[TREFF]

Who expected MJD to lead the Raiders? Not I.

But yeah. .. and we wonder why Rb's are such a pain

 

[The Foot]

Nice info and post Wil! That seems like an abnormally high failure rate from the past years, or doesn't it?

 

[leftypower]

Some guys who were expected to be the top fantasy backs for their teams coming into this year:

Pats: Ridley
Dolphins: Moreno
Bills: Spiller
Jets: CJ1K
Browns: Tate
Ravens: Rice
Indy: TRich
Jaguars: Gerhart
Broncos: Ball
Oakland: MJD
Detroit: Bush
Vikes: AP
Panthers: DWill
Bucs: Martin
Rams: Stacy

Not even counting Mathews, Gio and Jennings.

Hummm, and I thought the 'zero RB theory' was sort of crazy - but it turned out to be a pretty valid theory. Guys who were generally undrafted, or taken in the final RDs, that have made a splash; J. Forsett, D. Robinson, A. Bradshaw (albeit now injuried), L. Miller, I. Crowell, J. McKinnon, T. Mason. That's not mentioning the fill-in wonders. .... Hillman, C. Anderson, M. Asiata, etc.

 

[wilwhite]

Who expected MJD to lead the Raiders? Not I.

Well, Nobody wasn't on the depth chart.

(MJD did have an ADP about three rounds ahead of DMC.)

 

[TREFF]

Well, Nobody wasn't on the depth chart.

(MJD did have an ADP about three rounds ahead of DMC.)

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Good post Will. So I'm looking at the RB's of the league leaders in the leagues I'm in.
Money League
1 Forte,Oliver,Mason,Stacey,Helu
2 Gore,Miller,Bush,Anderson,Mathews,Dixon
3 Gray,Ingram,Jackson,Smith,Stewart,West

MBBRL
1 Morris,Sankey,Stewart,Cunningham
2 Gio,Bell,Dixon,Richardson,Riddick
3 Murray,Foster,Sproles,Blue,Oliver

Suicide
1 Lynch,Jennings,West,JBell
2 Forte,DWill,Murray,Micheal
3 McCoy,Sjax,DMC,Woodhead

I play in another league but it's 10 teams so I won't include it. Money League scoring system isn't standard so not sure how much stock I'd put into that; no pickups or trades in the Suicide so those numbers kinda funky too. So, looking at the MBBRL top 3, the points leader's RB crew IMO is the least desireable of the 3. Still think the Zero RB theory isn't the way to go but it looks like the 1 RB theory is.......

 

[leftypower]

Good post Will. So I'm looking at the RB's of the league leaders in the leagues I'm in.
Money League
1 Forte,Oliver,Mason,Stacey,Helu
2 Gore,Miller,Bush,Anderson,Mathews,Dixon
3 Gray,Ingram,Jackson,Smith,Stewart,West

MBBRL
1 Morris,Sankey,Stewart,Cunningham
2 Gio,Bell,Dixon,Richardson,Riddick
3 Murray,Foster,Sproles,Blue,Oliver

Suicide
1 Lynch,Jennings,West,JBell
2 Forte,DWill,Murray,Micheal
3 McCoy,Sjax,DMC,Woodhead

I play in another league but it's 10 teams so I won't include it. Money League scoring system isn't standard so not sure how much stock I'd put into that; no pickups or trades in the Suicide so those numbers kinda funky too. So, looking at the MBBRL top 3, the points leader's RB crew IMO is the least desireable of the 3. Still think the Zero RB theory isn't the way to go but it looks like the 1 RB theory is.......

I tend to agree - - you do need one stud - problem this year was that there were only a handful of what everyone thought to be studs that actually were. ....

 

[Raid]

That list is crazy, nice thread/post.




I drafted J. Charles who was hurt immediately...lol...but has bounced back. I traded Michael Floyd for Gore after wk 3. Dude needed a WR and I've always liked Gore as the mainstay of SF's backfield....I think Ridley went down that wk also (my #2 RB). Has worked out great for me thusfar....except finding a #2 WR.


I see a lot of guys in my league scramblin' at RB.