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  1. Xeris

    Stafford

    It helps to have receivers that can actually catch the ball. Way too many drops!
  2. 1,500's in the bag. I can definitely see why you guys were so high on him
  3. No, but the point he's trying to make is the same that I was earlier. Tennessee just isn't a very good football team right now and they didn't show LeShoure any respect, and he didn't do anything to force them to. He ran with some power and generally gained positive yards, but he didn't show any elusiveness and doesn't appear to have a 2nd gear when he breaks the line of scrimmage. That matters because the majority of front sevens they are going to face from here on out will be much stouter than Tennessee's. So its logical to expect that he will likely do even less damage against them. Detroit's not a running team. They fed him the ball in an effort to force the safeties up so Calvin could make some plays downfield, but that didn't happen. Again, its more than logical that that strategy will be even less effective against a team like say Chicago, GB, Houston, Arizona, etc. So the point we're trying to get across is they aren't likely going to be able to feed the guy the ball 26 times and be able to stay in the game with some of these stronger teams. That's going to force them to throw the ball more, in which case LeShoure's not likely to get as many opportunities. Smith is definitely a better receiver out of the backfield, so he might not even be on the field as much. I have no doubt LeShoure will still get a few carries and most likely see the goal line opportunities, but I don't see him being a reliable start week in and week out and I certainly don't see how he's going to post anywhere near 1500 yards. As a Stafford owner, I REALLY wish that wasn't the case, because if Detroit could have an effective run game, that would definitely open things up downfield; but if LeShoure can't do significantly better than he did against Tennessee, it just ain't going to happen.
  4. LOL, what exactly is it that I'm wrong about? They showed zero respect to the Detroit run game, playing the safeties back to limit the big play to Mega and inviting them to run. At no point did LeShoure force them to bring up the safeties to stop him. He only averaged 3.8 ypc with 7 or less in the box. Let's face it, Tenn is one of the softest defenses they'll play this year and they don't exactly have a high octane offense. 1500? Not a snowball's chance.
  5. I know a lot of guys are optimistic about LeShoure, but after watching that game Sunday, i'm not sure there's much much value to be had with any RB in the Detroit backfield. Tennessee played their safeties 20 yards off the line for the entire game and they were even dropping their LB'ers back. Leshoure ran with some power, broke some tackles and gained positive yards, but at no point did he ever do enough to change the titans game plan and force those safeties up. They invited Detroit to run and showed them no respect. So despite a pretty good stat line for Leshoure, it wasn't a very effective game plan. If you look at their upcoming schedule, it sure isn't going to get any easier. Unless LeShoure has more than what was shown Sunday, Detroit's going to have to go back to slinging it, in which case Smith is the better receiver out of the backfield. I can see a full blown RBBC where Leshoure is the short yardage option and Smith is the guy when they have to throw it. Mix in a little Bell on top of that and can you really rely on any of them to consistently produce?
  6. Shanahan said Garcon hasn’t had any additional tests on his foot because the extent of his injury is known. Garcon remained on the field after practice to take some stationary passes, but still hasn’t been able to go full speed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2012/09/20/garcon-j-wilson-meriweather-all-limited-in-practice/
  7. Xeris

    Is Leshoure For Sure

    I don't get all the Leshoure optimism. The dude had a complete achilles rupture. That's a devastating injury that ends more careers than not. Go ahead, name someone that has come back from that injury and been anywhere near the same. I'm sorry i just don't see how this hasn't robbed him of more than a step.
  8. Xeris

    Cobb worthy of a start

    I have both, but I just can't see starting Cobb over Jackson at this point. I would agree that Cobb may possibly have a higher ceiling in any given game, but he also has the lower floor as well. Not sure if you watched the TB game in week one. Jackson was targeted something like 10 times and, even more importantly, when the game was on the line and they needed to move the chains, Jackson got the ball. There is absolutely no question who TB's #1 WR is. He will get his looks each and every week. His #'s may have not been that good week one, but they were close on a couple of big plays, which would have completely changed the conversation. Cobb on the other hand, while in a better offense, is definitely lower on the pecking order. Once Jennings is back he will be at least third if not fourth behind Jennings, Nelson and likely even Finley. I understand they want to get him involved more and are looking for creative ways to do so, but it looks like he's more of a situational play and far from the focal point on that offense. That means his touches will likely be very inconsistent, as will his production. I would think there would have to be a long term injury for him to have the consistency to move ahead of Jackson, at least in my eyes.
  9. Xeris

    Randall Cobb

    A groin pull with only four days for recovery? I don't see him playing.
  10. Xeris

    Chris Johnson

    I had him the last two years and have seen every game. Last night was the first preseason game I've seen him in this year. Overall, I thought he looked good. He very well may have lost a step, but is still one of the fastest guys in the league. IMO, the run blocking was his major issue last year. While that certainly looks improved, he's still getting hit in the back field a lot and the cutback lanes aren't there like they used to be under Fisher. Perhaps that improves, but at this point, its hard to really say with any certainty. They're going to be starting a green QB and you know defenses are going to key on CJ and make Locker beat them. If the kid responds and the o-line continues to improve, he may have a big year. If not, his numbers will probably look a lot more like last years than 2009's. I've got the 7th pick in my draft and I am tempted to take a chance on him, but at the end of the day, I'll probably end up passing. Too many ?'s at this point to use a high pick on him IMO.
  11. Xeris

    Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks

    Don't worry, you're going to have plenty of opportunities to see that run again.
  12. Xeris

    What happened to BJGE?

    He got Faulked!
  13. Xeris

    Gronkowski?

    That sucked! I have Gronk and my opponent had Hernandez. If they had gotten that call right or NE challenged, I would have won the week and would be in first place in the standings. Instead, I lose by 2 freaking points. Gotta love fantasy football.
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