Fantasy Valentines + 2018 RB Rookie Review

consistency rank of 19 played 10 games 118 carry 641 and 3 just a taste right the appetizer was brought out jason took took a couple bites and then reached in for another and they took it away it was gone i don't like when you are you done with this sir as you're trying to eat the busway cleared it way too soon yeah i was in the restroom but half the plate was still there yeah yeah you gotta wait till i give you permission carry on johnson it was so frustrating

watching him be the clear, unquestionable best running back on that team. Every single play and then continuing, especially the beginning of the year, to watch LaGarra Blunt get the start. LaGarrett Blunt get the work. Theo come in on. I mean, it was like they couldn't find a way to get carry on on. It reminded me a lot of David Johnson's rookie season where every time he came on, something special happened. He broke a long play. He got a touchdown. And then they kept.

Not utilizing him, but I said this from last season. Carry on Johnson's a guy that I tried to get in every dynasty situation I'm in, and he was for 2019. Carry on Johnson will have a fantastic 2019. Legerrett Blunt will be gone. They will, I mean, Carry on Johnson, to me, is wherever he's drafted, I'm taking him higher than that, wherever his average draft position is, because I believe. I bet he's.

I'll let you say. Where do you think he's going to go? Probably top of the fourth. Middle of the third round? Back a third, top of fourth. It'll probably be middle of the third by that point because... You better hope his preseason's not very strong. He's just going to be named the starter. I would rather have... Once he's named the starter, he could go in the second round. I would rather have Kerry on Johnson than Sony Michelle. Without a doubt. That's hot. Yeah, I mean, that's... I think that that's not what I would do.

But I understand it because the pass catching is going to be there and he's a special player. 5.43 yards per carry, best by a rookie since to Markle Murray. Very special player, less convinced that Matt Patricia has things figured out in Detroit. And I do worry that there is at least a percentage chance we're sitting here next year making the same appetizer analogy because you see these tastes of fantasy glory. Look, in his games played, even the good ones this year, even through.

Week 7 through 11 being the RB 11. Never had a great game all year. Never had a game that finished in that top upper echelon category. I think his offense limits him. I think the team limits him. Do you guys remember Darrell Bevel? Yeah. You ever heard of him?

Former Seahawks. Yeah, that's why we said, yeah. Offensive coordinator who is very much like current Seahawks, offensive coordinator, who just wants to run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run. Run your boat. Yes. Jason. I mean, I think the amount of Patricia is coming in, they got rid of Jim Bob Cooter, they brought in Darrell Bevel. That's very similar to what Seattle did last year, where they are saying with their actions, we want to be.

a run first defensive-minded team. That's not what the Lions have been in any way, shape, or form over the last decade. That's why they got rid of Golden Tate. They wanted to force the issue. Yeah, apparently. And so I, look, I'm going to be very bullish on carry on. This is. That's fair point. Darryl Bevel. If you can get into that, if they're a top 10 running team, it'll make all the difference in the world.

Darius Geis, the 27th pick of the second round, flashed in the preseason, and, well, didn't have a good year. Here we are. Not a good year, Jason? Not a good year. For him or for dynasty owners of Darius Geis, as he got torn ACL, was that first preseason game? First or second. Did he say he got torn ACL? I think so. He got got got. He got got. Okay. Darius guys, Mike, make the case for a strong sophomore season for this.

Young man with all the potential in the world and, well, a difficult situation because we don't even know the quarterback in Washington. Right. Well, the talent is there, but the offensive scheme, you look at what Adrian Peterson was able to do. It was not consistent at all, but Adrian Peterson, over 1,000 rushing yards. Darius Geis is a much, much better running back at this point of his career than Adrian Peterson. And they'll figure the quarterback.

out enough that they'll get the vast majority of what Alex Smith brought to that team. In my opinion, there's a couple guys out there who can come in and be game managers and be what Gruden wants for that team. And it's going to fall on Darius Geis. Now, there are rumors. The Bushes are whispering about Adrian Peterson coming back to Washington. That would put a potential wrinkle.

in my plans for Darius Geist, so that's the thing that I'm watching the most. A wrinkle in your geis? No one wants a wrinkle in the geis. All right, let's talk about a couple of Broncos. Royce Freeman, the seventh pick of the third round, and his worst nightmare. Philip Lindsay, undrafted by the Broncos. We brought him up on the truth episode. Why? Because he was the 12th overall fantasy running back. And here we have a great conundrum from fantasy owners.

Who's going to be taking the handoffs from Joe Flacco, Joe Cool? It's Philip Lindsay until I've heard otherwise. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I mean, the more that I've really considered this.

Andy, and we don't need to share the details because it was a terrible offer, but I know exactly what you're about to talk about. But I definitely, as soon as our platform was, no, the details must be shared because we reactivated our league. I peaked over and first of all, Jason was so happy. He's like, oh, I'm getting back in the league. I see out of the corner of my eye. Someone's trying to make a transaction.

All I can read. I'm too far away. I can't see what you. You sneaky snook. But I see the bold font up top that says trade. And I went, oh my. Yes. The first action I took before you send the offer, why don't you tell them what my reply was? I believe it was something along the lines of got any more in your junk drawer. What are you trained? Rubber bands and stamps. Look, I wanted to test the water because a lot of people don't think Philip Lindsay is going to, you know, you've got a different.

coaching staff, a different quarterback. You've got Philip Lindsay with a broken bone right now. He's undrafted. Those people are not Andy. I know, I know. But I wanted to see where he was at. The first thing I did was try to trade for Philip Lindsay. I believe he will be the guy. He's clearly the better runner. So I... You're not getting away from this. What did you offer? Well, we were at lunch today, and Andy said he was interested in Mark Andrews, right? So I offered Mark Andrews. And...

And who else did I offer? Wendell Smallwood. Wendell Smallwood. Frank Gore. Oh, I think it would be sick. And he also asked for Robert Foster back with Philip Lindsay. What's funny is I was going to start with a really good fair trade. Yeah, you were. No, I was. I was going to throw pettis and some other stuff in there and actually look at an honest trade. But then I thought I would just.

It was really a clown. There was never one second where I thought it would be accepted. Well, that's why I said got any more drunk in your drunk drawer. So Philip Lindsay, you believe in it. I do. You believe in the future of Philip Lindsay. He is 5.4 yards of carry. He's too good. Impressive. He was great through the entire season. And look, he won over the coaching staff last year in training camp. He showed that he went over John Elway, too.

Yeah, he was the best running back. And he's going to win over the new regime. He's going to win over everybody again because he is clearly the best running back there. They want to run the ball and he can. So I believe in Philip Lindsay. I don't see any reason in the world that he would be relegated to a backup behind Royce Freeman when he's the better runner. Now, Royce Freeman had 130 carries. Lindsay had 192, much more efficient with them.

But he's a little guy. He's a small guy. Royce Freeman. Can he earn this job? Can he earn a big enough role? It's going to be tough. Okay. We do at least know that. Adjusted expectations then. Although we mentioned at the top of this, you know, rookies with 100 plus yards from scrimmage, I was baffled to see Royce Freeman was actually on that list. I forgot. I mean, that was the final week of the season when Philip Lindsay was out and it was Royce Freeman.

Boom, catching some passes. He had 60 rushing yards, 40 receiving yards. So that's what there is to know about Royce Freeman. If he gets the opportunity, I believe he will be successful. Completely agree. The opportunity will not come easy, though, for Royce Freeman. All right. Let's talk about some more interesting names maybe heading into next year. A couple of Indianapolis Colts, another team that could make a splash at the running back position. But Naim Hines, Jordan Wilkins, fourth and fifth round picks.

Marlon Mack didn't play through the first, the majority of the first six weeks. I think he was in their week too. Marlon Mack was almost my Valentine. Was he? I'm so madly. I would have been so angry at you. I am so madly in love with Mac. He's as good as Keene and Keenham is bad. So Jason gets credit. He can make up for any Keenom love he ever had with the fact he was dead on right with Marlon Mack. Max's going to be awesome. I think he is too.

So what does that mean about Naeem Hines and Jordan Wilkins? That you need an injury, probably, for them to be relevant. I love what Naim Hines and Jordan Wilkins mean. They represent the security of Marlon Mack because they're young and they're good enough to where the Colts aren't going out and getting a running back. You know, the Colts are always brand, you know, oh, they're going to get Lev Belt. That would be so out of character and out of...

There's no need for that. They have holes on that team that they need to fill. Why would they spend the money to fill the role they don't need? With those three running backs, yeah, I love them on the man. They would be a better destination for Antonio Brown than Levi-on-Bell. Yes. That would be the go-for-the-go-the-go-the-go. And I do mean gold mustache of Antonio Brown. I'm thinking about it.

Each of the, let's each pick out one more running back from the rookie crop. So here are some players to consider, Kaelin Belage, Jalen Samuels, Josh Adams, Gus Edwards. That's the guy that I would bring up. I am a big believer in the Gus Bus. Gus Edwards was fantastic. Now, because he was undrafted, there's not a lot of capital into him, similar to what we saw with Alex Collins. If they go out and sign Mark Ingram, Gus Edwards is dead to me for fantasy.

I could see them holding pat with what they have or maybe adding, you know, some other veteran. They're basically adding Kenneth Dixon to the team already. I think they have enough running backs there to where coming up this season, they could look at other needs. And if they do, with Lamar Jackson, Gus Edwards is the type of running. I mean, you saw that shift. It wasn't close to a round when Lamar Jackson took over. It was the week when Lamar Jackson took over. That was when the Gus bus.

was filled up and put on the field, and he looked great, he fits that offense. So if they don't add a running back of any major value, I'm going to be in on Gus Bus. I'm not. Sweet. Who are you in on that? Who would you like from that team, assuming that the running back core is the same as it is now? Would you think Alex Collins will be ahead? I'm not assuming. No, I know that. I said I wouldn't be in on Gus Edwards if Mark Ingraham shows up. I'm saying if they do keep the current core,

I think that your bus has only a few stops on the trip, and none of them are in elite categories. I don't think Gus can give you, but he scored twice on the season, on the ground. I don't think he can give you enough. I mean, I think he had every opportunity last year, and he was fine. He was definitely fine. So just so you know what fine is, okay, he got his first start in week 10. And so for the rest of the season. Week 11. So game 10?

Yes, game 10. So the rest of the season, his pace, which was, I believe, seven games, was on pace for 279 carries, 1,495 yards, and five touchdowns. He was the RB 14 in that run. Yeah, we didn't get the touchdowns, which is surprising given his body. Yeah, you could be right, but you're speaking to me like.

I'm hearing Alex Collins' name coming out of your mouth. Yeah, I know I get that. And it's, it's a worthy thing to bring up because Alex Collins had very similar stuff. I just worry about him falling out of favor. That's my biggest concern. I don't think he's a bad player. I don't think he's a great player. So you could be right. That's the beauty of it. You could be crazy. The name I guess I'd bring up would be Canlon Belas. Yeah, the Belagio would be the name I'd bring up. Yeah, fourth round pick by the Miami Dolphins.