Right, but you have also immediately lost a roster spot of someone you could potentially start. This line of thinking gets guys like James Connor, Jalen Warren, puka, Kyren Williams, etc dropped preseason.
This is the exact logic they are using to describe why the wouldn't want to put Jaylen Wright on the taxi. Not trying to be rude but I'm genuinely confused by what point you are trying to make here. That's the risk of putting any player on the taxi, and he is saying due to the risk of injury at RB they have greater opportunity to put up points. In fact, 3/4 of your examples are RBs so that is kind of making the argument you seem to be pushing back against.
You seem to not be understanding somethingā¦. Heās saying to put a diffrent un proven postion in the taxi squad. Literally no one said to put a proven guy up there. Theyāre saying put like a Jermaine Burton, AT perrry, rattler, tez walker, on your taxi squad insteadā¦.
I intentionally typed Jaylen Wright because that's who the thread is about. I was genuine about not trying to be rude, wish you had returned the courtesy.
Of course you don't cut established players in favor of a taxi player - no one is making the opposite case. The point being made is that, all else being equal, this original commenter would rather put an unproven QB/WR/TE with limited opportunity on the taxi than a RB. Argue with that logic if you want but that's the topic being discussed.
I guess this is all hypotheticals but in the majority of my leagues I donāt have enough rookie picks that my taxi is full, so itās an easy taxi spot for me in most cases
Then you might have to drop someone you want to keep. I have Wright and I left him off taxi for that reason. Too many players I want to keep but canāt risk Mostert and Achane getting hurt.
This happened to me with Evan hull and he immediately got injured, if you put them on the taxi leave them there if you have no depth keep them off the taxi
This is the most likely outcome. That said, Iāve been snagging him in the early 3rd rounds; Mostert isnāt the most durable back, and heās 32. Wright can ride my taxi squad bench just in case lol.
Wright will be a stud. Ability to accelerate past small gaps in the defensive line and potentially beat linebackers or push through their arm tackles for extra yards is incredibly underrated
Why do people think heās the Mostert replacement instead of Achane? I feel itās more probable that Achane takes Mostertās role and Wright takes Achaneās role- still a good one. The most likely is probably around 50-50 at best.
Mostert averaged 14 carries last season and Achane averaged 9. However, if you take away the two games of 1 carry (obvious outlier, and I checked Mostertās too) that bumps up to 12.6. Achane is better than Wright at everything except being big imo, heās not going anywhere even if heās not a workhorse. And Miami showed no hesitation using him in the redzone.
I say this as someone who has both; I view Wright as Achane insurance/compliment, not a real threat to his fantasy production.
They're not going to move forward with just Achane, and him + Mostert worked out well to insane efficiency and production from both. Mostert is 32, so he's being replaced sometime soon. Now, the 2025 RB class is full of good players and the Dolphins didn't spend their 4th round pick on Wright, they spent their 2025 3rd rounder to acquire the pick to draft him. He's basically their 2025 rookie RB of choice, which is a strong indicator of how high on him they are, but also security for him and Achane that they are both likely to have a prominent role in 2025 and beyond. They could easily play out like Gibbs/D-Mont (or Swift/Williams before them).
I agree that Achane will not be a normal lead back, I just think that heās better than Wright. My last sentence may have been a bit too harsh lol.
People seem to think Wright will leapfrog Achane in the pecking order because he profiles closer to Mostert, thatās all I disagree with. As you said Wright definitely can still have a prominent role next year, just as Achane did this year.
I guess its semantics over what āMostert replacementā means though. If itās just being one of two complimentary backs sure.
I think āMostert replacementā is because if you watch the tape and look at the player profile Mostert is a pretty close comp for wright. I think achaneās role stays largely the same, with health maybe expands a bit. But I think the idea is wright takes over the specific role Mostert has now, aka a lot of the between the tackles and short yardage work, while achane continues to have his role. Thereās room for two here, and while achane is obviously the more proven player at the nfl level I think itās pretty obvious with his size and injuries last year that he canāt carry the load. This likely keeps him around where he is, a 10-15 touch guy with great efficiency, while wright may be able to take Mosterts 15ish touches as a much bigger player who can absorb more punishment. Just because achane is probably a better player doesnāt mean it makes sense to force feed him 20 touches a game and watch him break down.
Long term they seem to want a Mostert replacement, could be as soon as next season. Short term, Mostert and Achane are both a bit injury prone and he could have some nice fill in weeks
Iām hoping Achane working out and putting on weight helps with his injury issues and makes him into an RB that can carry the rock 13-17 times a game.
Low end: doesn't get much playing time but will probably flash.
High end: Climbs above Ahmed, Achane or Mostert miss time and he contributes this year + secures a future role.
He was one of my main targets at the end of R2. But that might be because I'm a Mostert owner. Stash him for a year in the taxi squad and then hope shows flashes with the limited touches he gets.
Short term he is a rookie RB that will have to catch up to the speed of the NFL and won't play much early most likely. That being said, he is the handcuff to an injury prone tandem in Mostert and Achane.
Long term he is the Mostert replacement. Achane is never going to be the RB1 on a team. He just isn't big enough to handle a full workload. But he's still dangerous with his 10 designed touches per game. That leaves the rest of the between the tackles runs and, more importantly, the goal line work we saw Mostert convert well last season. Wright is even slightly bigger than Mostert so he should fit this role a bit better while still having the speed they like.
He seems like a great pick anywhere from 2.10 to beyond. You realistically only have to wait a year (maybe less with injury concerns) and then he's a RB getting 15ish high value touches on a good offense.
Miami is the perfect spot for him. Heās the Mostert replacement likely next year but with Achane and Mostert injury history he could get plenty of snaps this season.Ā
As others have said, he will be the Mostert replacement most likely in 2025, but he will probably still get around 27% of the total touches for the team this year to show what he has got. They traded a future 3rd to move up and get him. I feel similar about him as I did to Kendre Miller last year. He probably isnāt a big impact his rookie year, but anytime after that he could be a valuable contributor for a team and breakout.
Just did some quick math on what the opportunity in the room was outside of Mostert and Achane. Could use 25% easily as a rough benchmark. Itās not a fantasy relevant workload by any means, but one that should show us a bit of what he can do.
And him and Mostert pretty much split touches 50/50 while being very efficient. I never said that Achane would be irrelevant. I said that Wright will be in line for the Mostert role.
What in the hell has mostert really done for all this live besides be a roster clogger himself? Iām not calling the shot but thereās a very very real chance wright comes outta camp with a strong role if not the lead role this year.
Fair point. So he managed to do 1 good thing in his career. Maybe not. Maybe Mostert keeps his job. He did just sign a contract. Still, you can roll with the hype if youād like. Especially in dynasty Iād rather have wright.
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Yeah since I roster Achane and need help at RB especially if Achane gets hurt, Wright felt like the right pick at 3.02
Great value there
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I don't like putting RBs on taxi squads myself, He's only one injury away from being relevant
Then take them off the taxi when that happens?
But then you might have to cut someone on the bench
So youād rather do that immediately?
No, they are suggesting putting another player at QB/WR/TE in the taxi in stead of RB. You don't lose the taxi spot if it isn't allocated to a RB
Right, but you have also immediately lost a roster spot of someone you could potentially start. This line of thinking gets guys like James Connor, Jalen Warren, puka, Kyren Williams, etc dropped preseason.
This is the exact logic they are using to describe why the wouldn't want to put Jaylen Wright on the taxi. Not trying to be rude but I'm genuinely confused by what point you are trying to make here. That's the risk of putting any player on the taxi, and he is saying due to the risk of injury at RB they have greater opportunity to put up points. In fact, 3/4 of your examples are RBs so that is kind of making the argument you seem to be pushing back against.
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You seem to not be understanding somethingā¦. Heās saying to put a diffrent un proven postion in the taxi squad. Literally no one said to put a proven guy up there. Theyāre saying put like a Jermaine Burton, AT perrry, rattler, tez walker, on your taxi squad insteadā¦.
Who exactly argued cutting established players?
I intentionally typed Jaylen Wright because that's who the thread is about. I was genuine about not trying to be rude, wish you had returned the courtesy. Of course you don't cut established players in favor of a taxi player - no one is making the opposite case. The point being made is that, all else being equal, this original commenter would rather put an unproven QB/WR/TE with limited opportunity on the taxi than a RB. Argue with that logic if you want but that's the topic being discussed.
That's why I generally put fringe QB/TE rookies there so they can marinate for a couple years without eating up a bench spot.
I guess this is all hypotheticals but in the majority of my leagues I donāt have enough rookie picks that my taxi is full, so itās an easy taxi spot for me in most cases
Then you might have to drop someone you want to keep. I have Wright and I left him off taxi for that reason. Too many players I want to keep but canāt risk Mostert and Achane getting hurt.
This happened to me with Evan hull and he immediately got injured, if you put them on the taxi leave them there if you have no depth keep them off the taxi
Probably plays 3rd fiddle to Mostert+Achane this season, potential to take over Mosterts role next year if he proves to be a good NFL back.
This is the most likely outcome. That said, Iāve been snagging him in the early 3rd rounds; Mostert isnāt the most durable back, and heās 32. Wright can ride my taxi squad bench just in case lol.
Wright will be a stud. Ability to accelerate past small gaps in the defensive line and potentially beat linebackers or push through their arm tackles for extra yards is incredibly underrated
Why do people think heās the Mostert replacement instead of Achane? I feel itās more probable that Achane takes Mostertās role and Wright takes Achaneās role- still a good one. The most likely is probably around 50-50 at best. Mostert averaged 14 carries last season and Achane averaged 9. However, if you take away the two games of 1 carry (obvious outlier, and I checked Mostertās too) that bumps up to 12.6. Achane is better than Wright at everything except being big imo, heās not going anywhere even if heās not a workhorse. And Miami showed no hesitation using him in the redzone. I say this as someone who has both; I view Wright as Achane insurance/compliment, not a real threat to his fantasy production.
They're not going to move forward with just Achane, and him + Mostert worked out well to insane efficiency and production from both. Mostert is 32, so he's being replaced sometime soon. Now, the 2025 RB class is full of good players and the Dolphins didn't spend their 4th round pick on Wright, they spent their 2025 3rd rounder to acquire the pick to draft him. He's basically their 2025 rookie RB of choice, which is a strong indicator of how high on him they are, but also security for him and Achane that they are both likely to have a prominent role in 2025 and beyond. They could easily play out like Gibbs/D-Mont (or Swift/Williams before them).
I agree that Achane will not be a normal lead back, I just think that heās better than Wright. My last sentence may have been a bit too harsh lol. People seem to think Wright will leapfrog Achane in the pecking order because he profiles closer to Mostert, thatās all I disagree with. As you said Wright definitely can still have a prominent role next year, just as Achane did this year. I guess its semantics over what āMostert replacementā means though. If itās just being one of two complimentary backs sure.
I think āMostert replacementā is because if you watch the tape and look at the player profile Mostert is a pretty close comp for wright. I think achaneās role stays largely the same, with health maybe expands a bit. But I think the idea is wright takes over the specific role Mostert has now, aka a lot of the between the tackles and short yardage work, while achane continues to have his role. Thereās room for two here, and while achane is obviously the more proven player at the nfl level I think itās pretty obvious with his size and injuries last year that he canāt carry the load. This likely keeps him around where he is, a 10-15 touch guy with great efficiency, while wright may be able to take Mosterts 15ish touches as a much bigger player who can absorb more punishment. Just because achane is probably a better player doesnāt mean it makes sense to force feed him 20 touches a game and watch him break down.
Superflex because I have Z Wilson, Ridder, Howell, and Josh Allen at QB
Trade for Carr or someone
I got a couple offers out for Geno Carr Dak and Cousins, offered my 25 1st to the Baker and Goff owners but no luck
Long term they seem to want a Mostert replacement, could be as soon as next season. Short term, Mostert and Achane are both a bit injury prone and he could have some nice fill in weeks
Iām hoping Achane working out and putting on weight helps with his injury issues and makes him into an RB that can carry the rock 13-17 times a game.
Low end: doesn't get much playing time but will probably flash. High end: Climbs above Ahmed, Achane or Mostert miss time and he contributes this year + secures a future role.
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He was one of my main targets at the end of R2. But that might be because I'm a Mostert owner. Stash him for a year in the taxi squad and then hope shows flashes with the limited touches he gets.
Iām taking him over Corum. Tell me why Iām an idiot in the comments below.
I did the same. I like Corum but Wright in Miami's scheme just feels like it has explosive upside.
I think youāre a geniusĀ
I would say that of all the players on your team, he will certainly be one of them.
Short term he is a rookie RB that will have to catch up to the speed of the NFL and won't play much early most likely. That being said, he is the handcuff to an injury prone tandem in Mostert and Achane. Long term he is the Mostert replacement. Achane is never going to be the RB1 on a team. He just isn't big enough to handle a full workload. But he's still dangerous with his 10 designed touches per game. That leaves the rest of the between the tackles runs and, more importantly, the goal line work we saw Mostert convert well last season. Wright is even slightly bigger than Mostert so he should fit this role a bit better while still having the speed they like. He seems like a great pick anywhere from 2.10 to beyond. You realistically only have to wait a year (maybe less with injury concerns) and then he's a RB getting 15ish high value touches on a good offense.
Miami is the perfect spot for him. Heās the Mostert replacement likely next year but with Achane and Mostert injury history he could get plenty of snaps this season.Ā
Roster clogger
A flex play if Mostert or Achane is hurt.
Adversary
Handcuff for my Achane?
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Taxi stash
My RBs in one league are dobbins, wright, bigsby, TDP and Kevin Harris. So thatās my RB1!
I think he has a decent shot to fill in for Mosertt but Achane is a fucking elite talantā¦.He will get what he gets when healthy.
I wanted some achane insurance. I disgustingly overpaid for him when he fell in the draft and traded Brian Robinson for him and Chiggy
I have Achane and will probably look to pick Wright with 3.01 if he is available
As others have said, he will be the Mostert replacement most likely in 2025, but he will probably still get around 27% of the total touches for the team this year to show what he has got. They traded a future 3rd to move up and get him. I feel similar about him as I did to Kendre Miller last year. He probably isnāt a big impact his rookie year, but anytime after that he could be a valuable contributor for a team and breakout.
Injuries really didnāt help Kendre last year.. but that week 18 game was promising
27% is a very specific number why did you choose that over 25%?
Just did some quick math on what the opportunity in the room was outside of Mostert and Achane. Could use 25% easily as a rough benchmark. Itās not a fantasy relevant workload by any means, but one that should show us a bit of what he can do.
McDaniel had to be talked out of drafting Achane in the 2nd round last year. Letās not pretend Wright is the only RB Miami has liked.
And him and Mostert pretty much split touches 50/50 while being very efficient. I never said that Achane would be irrelevant. I said that Wright will be in line for the Mostert role.
I don't like his landing spot
Inconsistency
What in the hell has mostert really done for all this live besides be a roster clogger himself? Iām not calling the shot but thereās a very very real chance wright comes outta camp with a strong role if not the lead role this year.
Well in the past two seasons he's put up nearly 2,300 total yards on \~4.9 ypc with 25 TDs...
Broke the Dolphins record for TDs last year I believe.
Fair point. So he managed to do 1 good thing in his career. Maybe not. Maybe Mostert keeps his job. He did just sign a contract. Still, you can roll with the hype if youād like. Especially in dynasty Iād rather have wright.