Fearsome 22 Posted December 2, 2021 Is it better to handcuff your own stud i.e. Cook with Mattison, Kamara with Ingram or grab the handcuff of another elite back that you may like better than the option you have on your roster or to keep that player away from the RB1 owner. So for example, one owner has Henderson or McCaffrey and you grab Michel or Hubbard? I've never thought it was vital that you handcuff your own stud, just get a high end handcuff from a top rushing offense. Thoughts... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdelaware 7 Posted December 2, 2021 I don’t have Cook but have carried Mattison all season. The Cook owner in my league is less than thrilled with me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nomad99 401 Posted December 2, 2021 I tried everything to get Dillon from the guy that has Kamara...I have jones. Got wind of Kamara maybe being hurt & picked Ingram up off the wire. Offered a trade.....he got cute.....figured that Jones was hurt bad & Kamara was fine....declined the trade at our deadline. How did that work out Ingram sits on my bench Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rilett 12 Posted December 2, 2021 Most handcuffs won’t put up the same numbers of the guy they are replacing. Mattison seems to be an exception to that. So it would depend on the handcuff. I would want Mattison or Polard if I had Cook or Elliott, other than that wouldn’t make any other handcuff a priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law 220 Posted December 2, 2021 Most "handcuffs" don't produce like the starter would if healthy. The exceptions are: Mattison, Herbert, De Johnson Lessor versions (less effective but good) are: Dillon, Hubbard, Pollard, Jam Williams, Dar Williams, D Booker Poor versions are: Perine, Michel, Hyde Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polecatt 399 Posted December 2, 2021 I don't know why you would have to have the starter to own a "handcuff" I was thin at RB to start the season, so one of the things I did was pick up some back ups. I have Chuba and Tony Pollard both on my bench. I started Chuba for the games CMC was out, and looks like I'm gonna have that option again. Chuba I figured had an excellent chance of starting some games, and I was right. Tony Pollard is a flex option even when Zeke plays, and if he misses a game, he's a RB1. It's not always easy to have great depth at RB, have to do what you can sometimes to make ends meet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,452 Posted December 2, 2021 I don’t look for handcuffs when I’m drafting, but when the season goes forward they start to become valuable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
