drop Pollard to pick up Ty Johnson???

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So I own Zeke and I have Engram, Sony, McCoy and Pollarrd. Do I drop Pollard or McCoy for Ty Johnson? Or do I hold back? I have the #1 pick.

[AxeElf 787]

Why would you drop the Chiefs' #1 RB just when their QB is hurt?

I don't know that Ty helps you much.  You could drop Pollard, but he may be of more handcuff value to you than Ty will ever be as a standalone starter.  Zeke hasn't been very injury prone thus far, but you never know...

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Lot of rumors floating in Detroit that Drake could be the next RB for the Lions, besides when given the chance last week Ty Johnson was non-effective far from elusive, possibly the Vikes-D might be the big reason...Only my hunch, if not Drake,  they will find another featured back before the trade deadline.....

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1 hour ago, fast80 said:

So I own Zeke and I have Engram, Sony, McCoy and Pollarrd. Do I drop Pollard or McCoy for Ty Johnson? Or do I hold back? I have the #1 pick.

Pollard is not doing you any good, yes drop him for a shot at Ty Johnson. 

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Ty is way more important than Pollard at this point. It's a gamble because Ty could get hurt the same day Zeke does. The odds of importance are in Tys favor right now. I would add Ty and then debate dropping him if he doesn't stand out. 

[oldtimer 84]

No way would I drop Pollard for Ty.  First off, Ty is averaging 3.37 ypc in games where he has over THREE rushes.  Second, the Lions have a good line and a good passing game, but he has yet to do a single thing.  Ty reminds me of Trung Candidate.  Tons of speed, but absolutely zero vision.  If you drop Pollard, someone is picking him up and you won't get him on waivers again.  Also, using the #1 waiver wire pick on someone who truly isn't that good is not good usage of the pick.  He may break off a run for 70 yards.  It's possible as he has the speed.  I'd take wagers against that all day long.  I think he's an overrated afterthought.  He could at least get you an additional 6 to 8 points in PPR due to his pass receiving skills, but he flat out sucks as a runner. 

[TheUsualSuspect 207]

Whoa. Why shots fired at Trung Candidate?

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On ‎10‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 7:20 AM, oldtimer said:

No way would I drop Pollard for Ty.  First off, Ty is averaging 3.37 ypc in games where he has over THREE rushes.  Second, the Lions have a good line and a good passing game, but he has yet to do a single thing.  Ty reminds me of Trung Candidate.  Tons of speed, but absolutely zero vision.  If you drop Pollard, someone is picking him up and you won't get him on waivers again.  Also, using the #1 waiver wire pick on someone who truly isn't that good is not good usage of the pick.  He may break off a run for 70 yards.  It's possible as he has the speed.  I'd take wagers against that all day long.  I think he's an overrated afterthought.  He could at least get you an additional 6 to 8 points in PPR due to his pass receiving skills, but he flat out sucks as a runner. 

After all the hype around Ty last week, this should be bumped.  It's another example of owners overhyping a player that had ZERO reason to be hyped to begin with.  He looked worse than Gordon when he ran the ball, and that's awful. 

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1 hour ago, oldtimer said:

After all the hype around Ty last week, this should be bumped.  It's another example of owners overhyping a player that had ZERO reason to be hyped to begin with.  He looked worse than Gordon when he ran the ball, and that's awful. 

You're not wrong, but ...

At this point in the season, there's nothing wrong with rolling the dice on opportunity even if you have no reason to believe in the talent. I took a chance on Johnson and it didn't work out (side note: I'm a lifelong Lions fan and a die-hard fantasy football player, and before yesterday I had never heard of Tra Carson, much less expected him to lead the Lions' backfield in touches).But in the past, that strategy has worked for me with guys like Robb Kelly, Samkon Gado and Quinton Ganther. A couple years ago, Alex Collins went from a what-the-hell waiver claim to an every week starter. Conversely, earlier this season I passed on picking up Gallman as a bye-week fill-in precisely because I didn't believe in the talent; he scored two TDs that week.

There's always going to be a balance between talent and opportunity, and while I typically lean toward talent (especially over the course of a season), there's no formula for getting it right.

Now, the other side of the equation is the opportunity cost of who you'd have to drop to get him. The OP was deciding between Ty and Pollard. I'm not a big believer in handcuffs, but I suppose if you care enough about them to roster Pollard in the first place, then yeah, it probably would have been a bad idea to drop him for Johnson. But I don't think it would have been an obviously dumb decision, just one that didn't pan out.

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40 minutes ago, zftcg said:

You're not wrong, but ...

At this point in the season, there's nothing wrong with rolling the dice on opportunity even if you have no reason to believe in the talent. I took a chance on Johnson and it didn't work out (side note: I'm a lifelong Lions fan and a die-hard fantasy football player, and before yesterday I had never heard of Tra Carson, much less expected him to lead the Lions' backfield in touches).But in the past, that strategy has worked for me with guys like Robb Kelly, Samkon Gado and Quinton Ganther. A couple years ago, Alex Collins went from a what-the-hell waiver claim to an every week starter. Conversely, earlier this season I passed on picking up Gallman as a bye-week fill-in precisely because I didn't believe in the talent; he scored two TDs that week.

There's always going to be a balance between talent and opportunity, and while I typically lean toward talent (especially over the course of a season), there's no formula for getting it right.

Now, the other side of the equation is the opportunity cost of who you'd have to drop to get him. The OP was deciding between Ty and Pollard. I'm not a big believer in handcuffs, but I suppose if you care enough about them to roster Pollard in the first place, then yeah, it probably would have been a bad idea to drop him for Johnson. But I don't think it would have been an obviously dumb decision, just one that didn't pan out.

I'm all for going all-in on a player IF the stats somehow back it up.  With Ty, they didn't.  His YPC in the NFL is seriously bad.  In college, he could outrun people and run out wide.  With his speed, few could catch him.  That type of running style rarely works in the NFL as the backup LB'ers on most squads are faster than any the RB's have seen in college.  Spending all of your allotted bidding money, or the top waiver wire selection, on someone who has had 5 lousy games prior to becoming "the starter" isn't wise.  In your case, I understand.  When we had the Rams here in St. Louis, I would find myself starting a player on their roster simply to have someone to root for on Sunday.  I may not have expected anything from that person, but it made the game more fun with someone from "my" team playing.