A Dido Brother

Here's my position, read my posts: 1) I don't think Grant is that talented. I stand by that. From the plays I saw, like I said, he ran hard, but he didn't run smart. He'll still be used just to establish the threat of a run, and that's only if he maintains the starter's job. Other folks had the same assessment: "temper expectations, it was against the worst rushing defense in the league". Hell, he may fit the GB system well, but we won't really know until we have more data, won't we? When it comes to this, if he proves me wrong - I'll admit it. 2) I never said he was unrosterable. Every RB getting starter's snaps is rosterable, everyone knows that. My advice, again you fockwit, is to temper expectations and don't think you can rely on him. 3) You are enamored with me saying "I love it when a guy drops a good player in order to pick up the WW flavor of the week" - to the point you have called it out specifically and wrote a focking book about it despite its flippancy. Well, we all know there are transaction junkies in every league. Many times they end up dropping a quality player for someone who lit it up one week, only to flame out the next. Sorry, but I can't really point them out to you, as I'm not in any of your leagues. But you have probably been playing FF enough to know that they exist. Once again, ######, let me summarize: From what I saw, I don't think he's that great a player, and I wouldn't drop a quality player for him. That simple. Some guy here mentioned he dropped Fragile Fred for him. I wouldn't do that in a standard league (he specified later it's a TD heavy league, so the move makes more sense) unless I really needed a spark. Now, instead of giving your life meaning by picking sissy slapfights with anonymous interweb posters, you might want to just enjoy the football games this weekend and try to ignore the buzzing of your wife's vibrator in the next room.

Let's lay this to rest until Sunday. He puts up 100 and a TD on against an average KC run defense in their house, then I'm sold on him and you are a football genius. If he does that, you can bump this thread and proclaim to the FFToday message boards how you "owned" a guy who didn't believe in your WW gold. Then when Grant leads you to your league's winnings you can purchase the domain name www.mephistoownedadidobrotheronfftoday.com and email the link to your best friend.

On the plus side, it seems like they were making a concerted effort to get him the ball in crunch time, so at least they recognize what a playmaker he is. Did you see the busted fake-reverse-pass-back-to-Cutler play? He made so many defenders miss and ran about 70 yards (mostly east-west) just to get back to the line of scrimmage!

Link Lookin like a committee situation now. Rudi's probably best suited for GL carries, but I guess we have to wait and see how it all works out.

Yes, I do actually. I live in the Philly market, so I have to watch all their games, unfortunately. Now get a life or go stalk some other interweb message board poster who hurts your feelings.

I think Crotchery has more value going forward. Marshall doesn't have what it takes to be a true WR1. He needs Javon back. Crotchery is going to be more dangerous now that Clemens is throwing him the ball. When Clemens played against the Ravens, Crotchery got a lot of balls thrown his way. Marshall all but disappeared on Monday night were it not for a few nice catch-and-run plays. He's good, but he can't seem to get open when he's drawing WR1 coverage.

Well, good for you then. Under your league scoring, I'd have made the same move. In most of my leagues, he is worth a roster spot, especially with MJD being an injury concern. He's good for the more yardage oriented leagues if he gets carries.

What do you have to lose? In your case, Fred Taylor. It's up to you to take that risk. You dropped a known commodity (talented and in a run-oriented offense, but injury prone and sharing carries) for an unknown (feature back for one week at least in a pass-oriented offense, talent so-so, but gets GL carries). If your team needs a spark, it might be a good move, especially considering the GB upcoming sked.

I think LJ Smith will be a good second half sleeper TE as long as he's healthy. McNabb's rounding into form and hitting his receivers, Westy is fully healthy, and they're letting LJ get healthy. I think the Eagles like it when their backs are up against the wall, so I think the offense will become a lot more potent in the second half, which should translate into good #'s for LJ.

That's a good point. He runs hard enough that he'll get goalline looks. That definitely bumps his value up, since the GB offense is pretty good at moving the chains. He'll probably get a TD every other game or something like that, sorta like what Wynn was managing to do. FWIW, I read that Al Davis might be holding onto Rhodes for spite, just to keep other coaches (Shanny and Gruden) from getting him.

Why don't you actually read what I wrote instead of focusing on one phrase? Did you happen to drop a good WR so you could cover a bye with Grant or something? Is that what is rubbing sand in between your labia right now? He could be a good pickup. He might not be. If Grant proves me wrong by putting up a hundred and a TD on KC in Arrowhead, then I'll man up and admit it. But what I saw against the Broncos wasn't impressive. The Broncos have some of the least disciplined linebackers when it comes to stopping the run and he failed to take advantage of it on numerous occasions. There were, on many occasions, garganutan focking alleys that an above-average RB could have used to get to the second level - and Grant ran straight into the defender or his blocker. To his credit, he runs hard and usually got an extra yard or two after being hit. In a nutshell, for the 3rd focking time since evidently it takes repetition for a moron like you to comprehend: he runs hard, but he doesn't run smart. Against disciplined LB's and decent run-stuffers, that won't buy you much. He'll be useful in the 4th quarter if GB has a lead and KC's D is tired. Otherwise, expect him to be used as a decoy to keep the secondary honest in terms of covering the run. FYI, Favre put up good numbers even when his rushing attack couldn't put up decent numbers. See weeks 2-4. Based on this, it's clear where the talent in the GB offense lies and I don't think they'll change the focal point of their offense because they finally got some production from the backfield. I think the promise in the backfield just serves to help open things up for Favre in the long run.

Hello ######. I'm guessing you've had a pretty sh!tty season and are pinning the next few weeks on Ryan Grant as your RB2? Why don't you actually add something to the discussion? Geez. Just trying to inject a little reality check into the weekly WW orgy. I'm saying don't go nuts over a guy who put up 4.7 ypc against the league's worst rushing defense. He needs to do it next week before you think you won the WW lottery. Too many douchebags like you look at the stats on Yahoo and think they've found a gold mine. You need to actually watch the damn game if you want to evaluate a talent. Again, here's what I think: He's not a talented runner. He runs hard, but he didn't really run smart. He had miles of daylight on a few runs and he ran straight into his blocker or a defender. The good thing is when he did, he didn't crumple. He got an extra yard or two afterward. I didn't see any of his receptions so I don't know if he's a good receiver out of the backfield or not. His role in this offense will likely be to make defenses honest so Favre and his 3 receivers can be the focal point through which the offense is run. If he forces the safeties and LB's to keep their eyes on the backfield, then this makes it easier for Favre to have free reign. It's impressive what Favre has done so far without a credible rushing attack. Hey, if he performs well next week, then good for you and others who get him. I'm just saying don't expect too much. The GB rushing attack hasn't been all that great this year and it likely won't turn around and become awesome overnight.

This is kinda weak - seems like just a Colts fan's preemptive strike in case the Colts get steamrolled. Unless there are draft picks involved, you should always root for your team to win.

Sorry dude, but folks round here go nuts when they happen to snag the latest flavor of the week. While there have been some successes, there have been many failures as well. I love it when the guy in my league who happens to be first in waivers or for FA pickup drops a quality player just because he thinks he was on top of the news. I hope it works out for you. But it likely won't. He's not a very talented RB and the GB offense is designed around the pass.

GB has been averaging 71 rushing yards per game. Enjoy relying on this week's WW flavor of the week.