Great content Ben! One thing I noticed looking at box scores is that it seemed like rushing yards per carry for RBs was down league wide, which kind of goes against the "go ahead and run for 3 yards" style that I feel like has been popular recently - curious if there was any noticeable shift in how defenses were approaching the run game that you noticed?
Love love love the enthusiasm. You have all of us gearing to go on the new season.
One reaction to Indy that’s been on my mind since the game: I’m a little hesitant to immediately anoint Warren the main RPO beneficiary when Downs had the preseason ankle issue. I think we may have seen a lot of preseason injuries limit week 1 production as those players need to ramp up (AJ Brown also comes to mind; Cincy last year too). And to a point either you or Shawn made on the new pod, I think we may want the week 2 datapoints before jumping to conclusions.
Ben, love your work and keep coming back! My auction/keeper/contract/PPR league draft went a bit haywire as too many TEs were kept going in and the market went crazy for the top two guys, the only two available (Kittle and Warren). I decided to go Chig over Fannin for $1 late. Regretted that after week 1. Chig had a good target share and played a ton of snaps, and it was only one game, but the Titans looked pretty bad. In terms of options out there, I can pull the following on Waivers (my current thinking): Johnson, Fannin, Jonnu, Mason. I could also trade a really cheap Braelon Allen keeper ($4) for Kincaid ($7). I prefer waivers. At FA prices, I probably can't keep any of them next year. So, for ROS, how would you rank those five guys? Thanks and sorry for the long question.
Great content Ben! One thing I noticed looking at box scores is that it seemed like rushing yards per carry for RBs was down league wide, which kind of goes against the "go ahead and run for 3 yards" style that I feel like has been popular recently - curious if there was any noticeable shift in how defenses were approaching the run game that you noticed?
Love love love the enthusiasm. You have all of us gearing to go on the new season.
One reaction to Indy that’s been on my mind since the game: I’m a little hesitant to immediately anoint Warren the main RPO beneficiary when Downs had the preseason ankle issue. I think we may have seen a lot of preseason injuries limit week 1 production as those players need to ramp up (AJ Brown also comes to mind; Cincy last year too). And to a point either you or Shawn made on the new pod, I think we may want the week 2 datapoints before jumping to conclusions.
Stoked for the full week one write up!
Ben, love your work and keep coming back! My auction/keeper/contract/PPR league draft went a bit haywire as too many TEs were kept going in and the market went crazy for the top two guys, the only two available (Kittle and Warren). I decided to go Chig over Fannin for $1 late. Regretted that after week 1. Chig had a good target share and played a ton of snaps, and it was only one game, but the Titans looked pretty bad. In terms of options out there, I can pull the following on Waivers (my current thinking): Johnson, Fannin, Jonnu, Mason. I could also trade a really cheap Braelon Allen keeper ($4) for Kincaid ($7). I prefer waivers. At FA prices, I probably can't keep any of them next year. So, for ROS, how would you rank those five guys? Thanks and sorry for the long question.
So is this a "the Josh Downs dream is dead already b/c that role belongs to Warren" thing?
Well done, your passion for the game is palpable and contagious!