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That's the thing though, there is no ROY award, it's specific to offense and defense. If it were simply ROY, I think he would have a huge advantage, but the way it is, I think there's a good chance that he comes up a bit short on both sides of the ball to other players who only play on position. Of course, you never know, they may decide to vote for him any way because he plays both ways even though it shouldn't matter.

That's not a bad way to go. There's always a few high end RB1s, but it's that 2nd and 3rd tier that really fell flat in recent years. I expect that range to be surprisingly deep this season

DROY- Abdul Carter OROY- Jeanty is the favorite, but there could be other RBs that break out too, it's far from a given

I think that will work against him here with two separate awards, unlike the Heisman where it works in his favor

I completely agree. He was the first person to come to mind here... I'm a little bit skeptical of anyone on the 49ers this season

Oh trust me, I know, it flip flopped with RBs and WRs. I felt it. I won my dynasty league in 2023, with a WR heavy roster. They fell off a bit in 2024, and I lost in the semifinals. I only carried 2 or 3 RBs most of the season. It's just evident, there's different trends in fantasy football each year. They're very difficult to predict. Which players will thrive, which positions. That's the magic. I expect the surge in RBs to linger for a bit. They seem to be popular now. There's a lot of talent. I think the RB by committee thing, not dead, but not nearly as popular as it was not long ago. Teams want a feature RB.

It was a very good season for RBs... I had more or less written off RBs from a fantasy stand point. I considered them about like TEs. There's a couple of good ones at the top, but outside of that, you're pretty much playing TD roulette with the rest. However, 2024 was a bit of a come back for the RB. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. Once the game gets tilted too far one way, it's bound to swing back the other way. All it takes is a couple of RBs to dominate against weak competition for them to be big. I think 2025 will be another big season for several RBs

Jaydon Blue to the Cowboys has potential.

Yeah I hope Shilo makes it as well. He certainly made a good move getting a real agent. The sooner he cuts ties with the clown show the better. I would say that's what most any young athlete who has a smothering father like Deion should do. Unless of course you're like Bronny James and don't have the talent to make it otherwise.

I wouldn't bet the farm he learned anything

I agree. It's never a bad idea to beef up the offensive line.

49ers on the clock, then the Cowboys

I would say so

Puka

I'm sure someone will sign him, but not sure why... He's washed up

There's nobody that really stands out as a must have WR on the Patriots. If you want to take a flier on somebody though, it would be JaLynn Polk. What I would do is keep a close eye on their summer practices and camp, preseason, etc. reports, they have a promising young QB who is likely to develop chemistry with one of them.

Yep, that will be their avenue to calling Mahomes the GOAT over Brady...

There really isn't a very good comparison to Shedeur. I think it's kind of uncharted territory.

Shedeur kind of reminds me of Cam Newton in the draft. I think most people expected Cam to be a bust, yet at the same time, everybody seemed to agree that he was the clear cut first pick.

I guess this kind of depends on exactly what a franchise QB means. If it's a QB a la Patick Mahomes or Jalen Hurts, that will make you a playoff team most years, and sometimes a Super Bowl contender, then I would say this doesn't appear to be the best season. That said, the number of good candidates is limited, but not completely missing. Cam Ward has some potential, it may take some time but I wouldn't be totally shocked if he develops into one of the better QBs in the NFL. Shedeur Sanders, It wouldn't surprise me if he's Jameis Winston 2.0, but I think there's also a bit of a chance he's the best or close to the best QB in the NFL in 5 years too. Maybe not as much of a chance as the one where he sucks, but it's there. If franchise QB is just simply a QB that a team will throw a lot of money at in a 2nd deal, in hopes of, I don't know, something, not really winning, a la Dak Prescott or Kirk Cousins, then I think there could be a few of those.

I just looked back, my lord my draft was awful!

Sure... I'll have to look back and see how I did in the mock this past summer

Those sorts of big 4th down calls can be challenging for some coaches it seems lol Reminds of the call a few years ago in the playoffs when the 49ers had a 4th and short. They lined Trent Williams up in the backfield and had him as the lead blocker instead on the line of scrimmage. The LB just ran around him and made the tackle in the backfield. The biggest moments, the best players need to be doing what they do best, not some gimmick play that puts them out of position.

Analytics has ruined the game. Coaches don't know how to take calculated risks any more.

If he made any transaction decisions or moves for another owner behind their backs, then it's grounds for dismissal from the league IMO. Is this seriously a question? This is like asking if you go through someone's drawers and find their credit cards, is it okay to use them without their knowledge? Of course it's not!