Candygram4Mongo 8 Posted October 21, 2018 With Hyde traded to the Jags, and Marshawn looking like he's at best out for 4-6 weeks, if not IR, there's a bunch of shuffling going on among fringe RBs that have been floating in that area where players get added or dropped by a few teams, but don't maintain a rosterable value- til now. Chubb was likely already rostered or scooped up, so these are the guys left on the wire in most of my leagues. How do you rank these guys, not just for this week, but going forward? Duke Johnson: Poorly utilized through 6 weeks, failing to live up to draft position. Now he's sharing the backfield with Chubb. Upcoming schedule shapes up very nicely, with defenses that surrender big points to running backs and offenses that will keep the Browns throwing, as they try to keep up. Doug Martin: The hamster was brought in as part of Gruden's mad experiment in Oakland. Its hard to find anyone that has much optimism about Martin's chances of being anything beyond 40-60 yards a game, with maybe an occasional TD and no targets in the pass game. He's got the meh floor with practically no upside. Jalen Richard: He's been rosterable and possibly startable in deep ppr leagues. He's been averaging 5-7 targets and has shown flashes of brilliance. Many are not convinced that Doug Martin will maintain a hold on his position as starter, so maybe Richard becomes gets major touches down the stretch. Peyton Barber: He's been floating on a few waiver wires here and there. After five weeks of ugly results in a pass first/pass second offense, he finally broke through for a big game as Jameis WInston returned to take the reins as TB QB. The question is, was this a fluke, or is this an indication of how the run game might go with Winston directing the offense? Ito Smith: Will he be able to muscle carries away from Tevin Coleman now that DFreeman is out of the picture in Atlanta? Frank Gore: Ageless wonder is epitome of grit in Miami. Coaching staff remains fully committed to feeding Gore the ball 12-14 times a game, and he rewards with decent yardage. Marlon Mack: Its a serious RBBC in Indy. Will Mack be able to finally get control of the Indy ground game? Dion Lewis: He reporttedly exists in the black hole of mystery that is the Titans offense. He gets a few touches, a few catches, but has avoided any contact with the end zone so far this season. ARe there indications that this might change anytime soon? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TennisMenace 156 Posted October 21, 2018 Dion Lewis is definitely LAST from that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobSanders_33 127 Posted October 21, 2018 I think the Indy RBBC is reduced to Mack and NH. I like him more than Martin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Connorsdad 38 Posted October 21, 2018 These fringe rbs move up and down seem like on a weekly basis. For me at this moment I rank them like this rest of season. 1. Mack: I think just like in week 6 its Macks job to lose. 2. Barber: Bucs have a good offense. He might give us a stretch of productive games. 3. Ito Smith: In a really good offense. I like his td potential. 4. Jalen Richard: I like his upside and in ppr he bumps Ito to 4th. Who thinks Martin will stay healthy in a prominent role ? Not me 5. Gore: I like Gore ! Hes tough as they come. 6. Duke Johnson: His usage got to go up ! Right ? If so he could have more value then Gore. 7. Martin: He should see early down work. Just not sure what he will do with it. Possible bench stash till we see what is up. 8. Lewis: poor Dion Lewis ! He deserves better. Good luck ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,418 Posted October 21, 2018 These fringe rbs move up and down seem like on a weekly basis. For me at this moment I rank them like this rest of season. 1. Mack: I think just like in week 6 its Macks job to lose. 2. Barber: Bucs have a good offense. He might give us a stretch of productive games. 3. Ito Smith: In a really good offense. I like his td potential. 4. Jalen Richard: I like his upside and in ppr he bumps Ito to 4th. Who thinks Martin will stay healthy in a prominent role ? Not me 5. Gore: I like Gore ! Hes tough as they come. 6. Duke Johnson: His usage got to go up ! Right ? If so he could have more value then Gore. 7. Martin: He should see early down work. Just not sure what he will do with it. Possible bench stash till we see what is up. 8. Lewis: poor Dion Lewis ! He deserves better. Good luck ! Nailed it. Great post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintsInDome2006 128 Posted October 21, 2018 1 Duke 2 Mack 3 Martin 4 Richard The rest after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BufordT 370 Posted October 21, 2018 I would consider Hyde an Rb3 at this point in time with consirable upside. All dependent on Fournette's health of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Einstein's Dog 20 Posted October 21, 2018 Depends on your needs. If you're going to play them immediately I would rank P Barber then Mack and then a gap to the rest. If you're going to stash I think you may have to include S Ware and whoever the backup is for Gurley (Brown?) in the mix. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xxxdog 23 Posted October 21, 2018 Mack is on the clock to prove he is a weekly featured back today, Bills front is a stiff test against the rush but with Bills lacking offense threat will keep the score down which opens the opportunity to carry the ball 15-20 times, if Mack produces decent stats today he will be considered a weekly fantasy play going forward....Likely 18 carries/68 yards & 4 receptions/25 yards...serviceable fantasy football numbers..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissionCoach 4 Posted October 21, 2018 Looks like Sproles is a week or 2 way from returning. Might be worth a stash, not much else on the WW with all the RB injuries this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,418 Posted October 22, 2018 Wow Mr Mack had a great game today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xxxdog 23 Posted October 22, 2018 Mack is on the clock to prove he is a weekly featured back today, Bills front is a stiff test against the rush but with Bills lacking offense threat will keep the score down which opens the opportunity to carry the ball 15-20 times, if Mack produces decent stats today he will be considered a weekly fantasy play going forward....Likely 18 carries/68 yards & 4 receptions/25 yards...serviceable fantasy football numbers..... I thought he would be productive, but nothing like this {Rush-126yds & 1TD Rec-33yds & 1 TD}....Oakland and its depleted D.up next...but....remaining schedule extremely difficult....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites