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Warped view of LJ's performance thus far.
I havent seen anything in writing quite like this. Someone wrote in to S.I. and asked Ryan Houston, Special to SI.com, a fantasy question:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...bag/index.html " After seeing what happened during Week 1, would it be crazy for me to start Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson at the same time? I have read that they will alternate series' 2 to 1. I have Steven Jackson, Fred Taylor, Brandon Jacobs, and Lamar Gordon also. Does this seem like a bad idea? -- Paul "On our radio show we received calls about this all day. Everyone is very concerned what kind of impact Larry Johnson is going to make on Priest Holmes' numbers this season. I really didn't see anything that made me feel Larry Johnson is an every-week starter. Sure he had two TDs but how often is Larry Johnson going to turn nine carries into 110 yards and two TDs? Holmes was the focal point of the offense and will be as long as he can stay healthy." Excuse me, but wouldnt THAT (getting 110 and 2TD's on 9 carries) be enough to show that a guy just MIGHT be decent enough to be an every week starter?? Who is this clown? |
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As far as the Priest/LJ comparison is concerned, while I think Priest brings something to the red zone that other backs don't, including LJ, I also think that the LJ brings more explosiveness to the offense, and that at this point in their careers, the Chiefs would be better served if the carries/series were split the opposite way.
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That, of course, was before my time. I'm just thinking that I read that somewhere, but I also realize that I could have a faulty memory, since it's been as long ago as high school years that I was reading about Gillman and the Rams.
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No and that example is horrible, there willnot be one runner who will average 10ypc... But do you honestly believe LJ cannot average 75yards per game and 1 touchdown??? Is that not a good starter in this league when most rb's cant even get 10 touchdowns in a season... |
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I would never start a backup RB unless I played in a league with over 12 guys. This was the first game where LJ and Priest have shared carries and everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon that they can do that every week?
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That is the point of averaging a week... There will be weeks when he gets more then nine carries a week... |
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I'm not going to put a backup RB in my starting lineup unless half my team is hurt or I'm in a huge league.
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Even with a shitty week, with the Raiders stuffing the run left and right LJ scored more fantasy points then 10 other starters... Hmm and people wouldn't start him... The guy on average this year will get 900 yards and 15touchdowns, unless you have two stud RB's (priest,LT,alexander)that can get a touchdown everyweek you would be stupid not have LJ..
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