Do u guys trust big ben this week? Luck is on a bye. I'm considering playing w/o a qb.
My league punishes qb. 4 for passing TD. No passing yards. -1 per sack, -2 for int. And -6 for fumbles lost.
Most qb score 5 points. Great running ones get a little more.
Do u guys trust big ben this week? Luck is on a bye. I'm considering playing w/o a qb.
My league punishes qb. 4 for passing TD. No passing yards. -1 per sack, -2 for int. And -6 for fumbles lost.
Most qb score 5 points. Great running ones get a little more.
Of his 14 carries, Richardson arrived at the intended point of attack to find it still viable just four times. That means that on 71.4% of his carries by the time he arrived at the hole he was supposed to hit it was already blown up! He was forced to make a cut in the backfield 10 times by defenders beating his blocking almost immediately, quickly enough that the average point at which he was forced to cut away from the intended point of attack was -2.1 yards. 2.1 yards deep in the backfield. Even counting the plays that weren’t destroyed before Richardson made it to the hole, the average point at which he was hit by a defender was just 0.8 yards down field.
The point I’m making? Richardson could be the hybrid lovechild of Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders and he would struggle behind the blocking he saw against the Broncos.
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Where am I going with all of this?
He may never live up to the draft picks that have already been spent on him, but it would be a mistake to write Trent Richardson off as just another guy running the football, a plodding power back with little else to his game. The Colts are giving him little to no chance at the moment, but the tape shows a guy who is making explosive moves with the ball in his hands. Only Marshawn Lynch has more than the 34 forced missed tackles Richardson has tallied this season, and there is no back in football with a significant number of carries who is making people miss at a better rate than Richardson. This is a guy who is doing his best to make things happen, but so far hasn’t been able to overcome the plays crashing down around him.
If the Colts can’t improve their O-line it may never happen, but I don’t think we can pin the blame on Richardson right now, whatever the average yards per carry is.
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hopefully the bye week helps. I'm not counting on much though, and I'd bench him if I had options
Ben doesn't have the best matchup at Oakland but probably the best of what's available. Who else is available? I would play Ben over the next rated QB Tannehill, too many INTs/sacks for him. Is Andy Dalton available? He is getting an insane amount of time to throw on his passes due to stellar protection (2nd most among all QBs). I would choose him over both of those guys with such rules in your league.
Freeman might be out with a concussion. Back to Ponder!
Some interesting things to note about TRich, maybe all hope isn't lost with this guy. The Colts should make a play for a better OL before the trade deadline.
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Dalton was taken off the waivers. It was who I really wanted. Only people left were tannehill, ben, Freeman. No way I'm playing Eli. A friend offered me room, but he is on the no cut list. So I'll be stuck with him unless I pawn him off.
The qb isn't that big of a deal, I'm between starting or benching ben. Good thing he has a 3pm game. So I'll see how my noon guys are doing.
I benched luck the other week when I was up 30 points mainly because I saw newton get someone -20.
I love the -6 for fumbles lost and its -3 for fg missed and -1 for missed PAT. I think those are all fair. Qb yards should be counted but w/e. I got a qb with some legs. He is in the top 7 qb scoring in my league.
Eli is on the can't cut list?
Fucking Christ, your league sounds like pure suffering.
Oops autocorrect. Room= romo. He is on the do not cut list.
Freeman might be out with a concussion. Back to Ponder!
I have shitty QB options - Eli, Geno Smith and Thaddeus Lewis. I need 2 to start (2 QB league).
I have shitty QB options - Eli, Geno Smith and Thaddeus Lewis. I need 2 to start (2 QB league).
Should I drop Amendola and pick up Jeremy Kerley? Who has more potential upside? I have been holding on to Amendola hoping he'd make a return and connect back with Brady again. But with his latest concussion, I am doubtful he'll get much looks from Brady, esp with Gronk now back. So I am considering dropping him and picking up some other WR. Currently this is what's available in my league. Any thoughts?
Should I drop Amendola and pick up Jeremy Kerley? Who has more potential upside? I have been holding on to Amendola hoping he'd make a return and connect back with Brady again. But with his latest concussion, I am doubtful he'll get much looks from Brady, esp with Gronk now back. So I am considering dropping him and picking up some other WR. Currently this is what's available in my league. Any thoughts?
Eli is a great play against philly
Oops autocorrect. Room= romo. He is on the do not cut list.
Should I drop Amendola and pick up Jeremy Kerley? Who has more potential upside? I have been holding on to Amendola hoping he'd make a return and connect back with Brady again. But with his latest concussion, I am doubtful he'll get much looks from Brady, esp with Gronk now back. So I am considering dropping him and picking up some other WR. Currently this is what's available in my league. Any thoughts?