[News] Late For Work 6/2: Ravens Sleeper For Offensive Rookie Of The Year

[RRRRRavens]

  5 hours ago, donkeyking64 said:

  7 hours ago, ravensnj said:

The Ravens have been known as a team that likes to run the ball and continue to run it throughout the game, no matter the score. A team that has great success throughout their history, which leads people to believe anyone that runs the rock will be a top notch fantasy football stud. I too, take a Raven Rb on all my fantasy teams. My plan is to swoop in on Dixon in the middle rounds and stash him to about week 6. He will be great in ppr leagues and maybe carry me to a championship!

Perhaps you haven't played Fantasy Football long enough??

Here's a reminder for you. Several years ago, the league had a plethora of FEATURE running backs. I'm talking back around 2005, 2006. Back when Fantasy got real popular. In the last few years, there have not been as many FEATURE backs. The league did appear to be trending back to what things were before when you think about the Leveon Bells, the Todd Gurleys, "AD" obviously. Yes Marshawn Lynch retired, and Matt Forte is only occasionally healthy and and same story for Jamal Charles, and Ed Lacy has not shown the same promise as his rookie year, but you now have other potential FEATURE backs...guys with promise such as TJ Yeldon, Latavius Murray, Melvin Gordon, III maybe, Lesean McCoy still has great days ahead, as does Doug Martin. Can't forget about Demarco, David Johnson. Nevermind the out of nowhere play from Devonta Freeman who was actually expected to play behind rookie Tevin Coleman. Whether Ezekiel lives up to the hype or not, the league is back in the position of having more than 10 bonafide FEATURE backs.

Teams with tandems or Running Back Duos aren't the best option for Fantasy. Even if they are considered sleepers. A guy might play well one week and then he doesn't do anything for 4 weeks. And then of course he plays well the week that you bench him. It's a guessing game. I don't doubt that he can play well and be a sleeper, but to think that he'll win you a championship is Pie in the Sky man!

I don't see Dixon winning 85% of snaps over the incumbents on the roster and even if he did, I see the MAJORITY of our TDs coming from the 10 receivers we'll have on the roster - whether anyone of the 4 TEs or the however many WRs we'll have. You're probably better off going with a guy like Carlos Hyde as your sleeper because Baltimore does not have a FEATURE back right now. IN FACT, you're better off picking him up as a free agent and not in the draft.

Teams also don't really seem to have that "Goal line" back anymore. I remember the days of the Redskins with Gerald Riggs. He was a big bodied RB who only touched the ball when it was very short and gaol and the guy scored 20+ TD's that one season. It was also something Marcus Allen prolonged his career with in Kansas City because he was just so adept at it.

It is now a lot more popular to go with "trees" on short and goal and to pass it in rather than to slam it if in from 4-5 yards out.

To me, I don't care how you score the football, just get me some darn TD'S!

Did you mean John Riggins, aka Riggo or The Diesel?

[JamesA119]

that PFF's Chase Howard is shooting BBs in the dark. His backup picks are a TE from San Diego and Cleveland's Colmen? He might have a good choice with Elliot but RG3 isn't that great of a passer to make his rookie WR a OROY.

Chase Howard knows what he is talking about. Coleman is the most explosive receiver WR out of this draft, he is coming out of Baylor which is RG III's alma mater. RG III is now trying to revive his career under Hue Jackson who is a QB guru (ask Flacco, and Dalton) Mind you that RG III was the OROY. He had great accuracy,with excellent TD :int ratio

[20306cab]

  13 hours ago, EdTheMythicalOne said:

  16 hours ago, donkeyking64 said:

  17 hours ago, ravensnj said:

The Ravens have been known as a team that likes to run the ball and continue to run it throughout the game, no matter the score. A team that has great success throughout their history, which leads people to believe anyone that runs the rock will be a top notch fantasy football stud. I too, take a Raven Rb on all my fantasy teams. My plan is to swoop in on Dixon in the middle rounds and stash him to about week 6. He will be great in ppr leagues and maybe carry me to a championship!

Perhaps you haven't played Fantasy Football long enough??

Here's a reminder for you. Several years ago, the league had a plethora of FEATURE running backs. I'm talking back around 2005, 2006. Back when Fantasy got real popular. In the last few years, there have not been as many FEATURE backs. The league did appear to be trending back to what things were before when you think about the Leveon Bells, the Todd Gurleys, "AD" obviously. Yes Marshawn Lynch retired, and Matt Forte is only occasionally healthy and and same story for Jamal Charles, and Ed Lacy has not shown the same promise as his rookie year, but you now have other potential FEATURE backs...guys with promise such as TJ Yeldon, Latavius Murray, Melvin Gordon, III maybe, Lesean McCoy still has great days ahead, as does Doug Martin. Can't forget about Demarco, David Johnson. Nevermind the out of nowhere play from Devonta Freeman who was actually expected to play behind rookie Tevin Coleman. Whether Ezekiel lives up to the hype or not, the league is back in the position of having more than 10 bonafide FEATURE backs.

Teams with tandems or Running Back Duos aren't the best option for Fantasy. Even if they are considered sleepers. A guy might play well one week and then he doesn't do anything for 4 weeks. And then of course he plays well the week that you bench him. It's a guessing game. I don't doubt that he can play well and be a sleeper, but to think that he'll win you a championship is Pie in the Sky man!

I don't see Dixon winning 85% of snaps over the incumbents on the roster and even if he did, I see the MAJORITY of our TDs coming from the 10 receivers we'll have on the roster - whether anyone of the 4 TEs or the however many WRs we'll have. You're probably better off going with a guy like Carlos Hyde as your sleeper because Baltimore does not have a FEATURE back right now. IN FACT, you're better off picking him up as a free agent and not in the draft.

Teams also don't really seem to have that "Goal line" back anymore. I remember the days of the Redskins with Gerald Riggs. He was a big bodied RB who only touched the ball when it was very short and gaol and the guy scored 20+ TD's that one season. It was also something Marcus Allen prolonged his career with in Kansas City because he was just so adept at it.

It is now a lot more popular to go with "trees" on short and goal and to pass it in rather than to slam it if in from 4-5 yards out.

To me, I don't care how you score the football, just get me some darn TD'S!

Did you mean John Riggins, aka Riggo or The Diesel?

Nah. Riggs had 11TDs on only 78 attempts in the Redskins '91 SB season, plus two more TD's on runs of two and one yards on 5 attempts in the SB. However, Riggins did score I believe 24 TDs one year in '83 or '84, but he ran the ball well over 300 times. I was kinda hoping Richardson could be that guy for the Ravens this year, to go along with Allen and Dixon.

[J.O.14]

I can relate to what Sapp is saying. I really don't think he cares if Timmy wears his number or not. I just think he is a little miffed that Timmy never called him.

Yeah I understand he wanted Timmy to call, but if Timmy wants to wear 99, he can wear it. He doesn't need Sapp's permission, Sapp didn't play for Baltimore. I don't remember his number getting retired throughout the league or something. Sapp needs to worry about the other issues in his life

[EdTheMythicalOne]

15 hours ago, RRRRRavens said:

Did you mean John Riggins, aka Riggo or The Diesel?

No, I meant Gerald Riggs and I overstated his TD prowess. In 1991, his final season, he scored 11TDS in 78 regular season attempts and then in the playoffs he scored 6 TDS in 11 attempts. He only scored 17, but it seemed like a lot more in my memory.

[GeeWallee]

Maybe we should give Jernigan some credit for not calling Sapp. Warren has been 'front page material' a few times ,over the past couple of years. Those headlines weren't for any Hall of Fame actions, either.
I also was stoked to see Dixon selected, in the 4th Round. I couldn't believe he lasted that long. Perhaps the hamstring was an issue to some folks. The kid has all of the tools to be very good. You don't just sneeze your way, to 87 TDs in a college career !