Ray_T

supposedly with his workout with the team prior to signing the viewers were like.... he can still sling it. but obviously hes not in game shape. so there's that. not sure what else to say. I guess we will see how smart the move was soon enough. I wouldnt expect much this week even if he does play.

hes had some time to let his body rest and recover. I dont disagree, he did look a bit beat up. but his stats were good enough. your comment said he wasnt good when he last played. I showed the stats from his last season. they dont look all that bad. so I wasnt sure where that was coming from. if its just you saying he looked beat up. I guess Ill buy that. but statistically he was very solid. either way.... I kinda figured they were just hoping for someone who could hold the fort for a week or two util Richardson returned and who could mentor him a bit (as the kid appears to still need it) I dont know how close he is, but I hear hes doing some work with the team now. so I figure hes gotta be getting close. maybe a couple weeks away? anyhow, apparently Rivers is familiar with the offense. so he should be able to pick it up reasonably quickly. I think thats why he was signed. and given who is left in the QB room I think that may have been their best option if they just wanna 1 to 3 week starter. I'm not saying its a genius move but it does make some sense.

he is. but when he got hurt they said hed be back before the end of the season. we gotta be getting to that point sometime soon

I dunno his last year played he got 4169 yards passing in 16 games. 24 TD and 11 INT. all while completing 68% of his passes......I think that was decent enough.

poor guy. on pace for his first ever 4000 yard season and then comes up gimpy. guy cant get a break

I was wondering the very same thing. its like they just threw in the towel

well, generational talent only counts once he gets 'it'. he is learning. I am seeing some progress. Keep in mind he was playing against a very good D this week in substandard weather. I wasnt expecting a huge fantasy game. but the team was in it right up until the end. It ended with that INT. I dont mind those kind of INT. time was the enemy and they needed the TD to tie. while they could have done a short play, there is the risk the clock runs out, so might as well go for it and see what you can do. There are times where you just gotta take your best shot knowing if you make it you got something and if you miss you lose. but he will learn from this.

sure he does. but if you have a comparable option playing in a dome obviously you start the guy in the dome. bad weather has ruined many a fantasy games for people. I think his team has a better chance to win with the weather. but for fantasy, I'd at least knock a couple of points of his projected if the weather is actually bad. 20F isnt horrible but it is somewhat uncomfortable. to a point where WR will drop some passes they should catch etc. There will likely be one or two extra fumbles in the game. but if the wind isnt howling and if the snow/sleet isnt coming down voraciously it should be business as usual other than the aforementioned points

fully agreed. but maybe they have a plan to trade one of them. the fact hes signed to a contract might make him more attractive to some.

it is an occupational hazard when you use artificial turf. given how far south they are I'm surprised they dont actually have natural grass.

there will probably be more QB scrambles I suspect. it has been my experience that sleet isnt a big deal breaker. wind is worse. snow/sleet become an issue if it falls to an extent where you cannot see the numbers on the field.

I'm sure the contract situations will play a large part. chubba is signed 33 mil over 4 years. so if they want to go with Rico, they need to find someone who will take that contract. its not like they can just walk from a contract like that. it will cost them. so depending on what Rico is demanding, this may be about money when it comes time to re sign in the interim, while Rico has (on average) been better, Chubba is also the incumbent. some coaches firmly believe that a player shouldnt lose their job due to a short term injury so its not a given they hand it to Rico. from what I've seen it looks like they are making this into a competition of sorts. so both players are essentially fighting for this job. until the team is decided on who is the better player for them, this could very well be a committee. possibly for the rest of the season. I know a lot of you are wanting to hand this job to Rico based on the big games. but that is rarely the way these things work. you also dont see what goes on in practice and how the players get along with their teammates etc. so there is a bit more to it than JUST this. thats the takeaway. it may seem clear cut to a lot of us, but it may not be to them

I think all the rookie contracts have i ncentives in there. and if 1000 yards is one of them (pretty sure it would be) then he will play when he is able. the only way he doesnt is if the team tells him they will pay it out anyway. Even then. for some players that 1000 yard mark is a badge of pride. he likely wants to hit it anyway

true but Dowdles huge performances were against terrible Run Defenses. at the time the boys and the phins were getting absolutely GASHED on the ground. its the RB who performs against a good D that makes the difference to the bottom line. since those two games its been meh. one solid game vs Green Bay and the rest less than 80 yards and YPC varied some. but he had some reasonably ineffective games in there. Chubba admittedly hasnt been much better. last year he was a volume based fantasy player and he was ok. but we are in a situation where this could easily be a timeshare where they go with the hot hand. only thing Rico has going for him is those 2 amazing games. but arguably nobody was gameplanning for him. now that defenses are aware of what he does, they have adapted and his stats are now more in line with Chubbas.

in my league you get 3 points for all FG but if the FG is more than 50 you get 6 points. its a bit overvalued but those long ball kickers become valuable in this format. I'm sure each league has their own rules but I am thinking if its over 50 you get 4 points and over 60 you get 6 points.