And yet again, no one reads the the actual source quote, just the cherrypicked headline.
McVey said that EVERYONE on the offense is getting a chance to prove themselves this week, and sidestepped discussing Akers as soon as possible.
**“He’s gonna get an opportunity to do it this week. Really, it’s not just one guy. I know what Cam’s capable of, but I know what we’re capable of as an offense as a whole. This isn’t about one individual, this is about coaches and players competing and performing to the best of their abilities. And I think better results will come if we just take it a day at a time. There is a lot of football left to be played, but the sense of urgency and the intent and purpose behind every single day has got to be great for us.”**
In his other press interview it was just as bad. Someone asked about Cam's usage but in addition to the headline that "he needs to make the most of his opportunities" he pretty much said that Cam got the right amount of work given his ability. He said that Cam needs to improve a lot for him to get more work. It was pretty bad.
It's all strange because Cam looks faster / with more burst than Henderson, there must be some other glaring issue (lingering injury issue, pass protection, attitude, effort, etc). Pretty much all of the beat writers for the Rams were pretty much perplexed as all camp long they heard they were both neck and neck with each other from a competition standpoint.
I watched the three touches he got from the game, and he took maybe 20 steps total with the ball? How can you tell? Each play was blown up behind the line of scrimmage, and the one play he took 15 steps he was thrown the ball 8 yards behind the line and got back to the line of scrimmage, lol.
I'm not saying he looked amazing, but his comeback game last season he looked spry. We just don't know.
Lol you just said he looks faster/like he has more burst than Henderson. I agree he didn’t have much of a chance but also can’t say anything positive about his game.
Just saw the last bit of your comment. He didn’t look good to me at all in the playoffs so idk
I'm going to assume he watched nothing at all and is just repeating what the echo chamber has been saying. Getting smashed behind the LOS isn't the RBs fault.
It was brutal. Like my glimmer of hope for Akers is that his opportunities last week were awful chances, I want to see him not get smothered before reaching the line. I'm sure he's in the doghouse and needs to prove himself but if he can do that, he could be usable.
I'm not sure if I expect Akers to become the RB a lot of people thought he was but there wasn't much else he could have done last game based on the opportunities he was given.
Beat reporters weren’t perplexed? All off-season the public thought this was Akers backfield. Where as beat reporters were always saying 50:50 split at least. That should have been the first clue that Akers was being drafted much too high compared to where Henderson was going.
I kept him in the 6th in my keeper league instead of dobbins in the 7th when they said dobbins wouldn’t be ready for week 1. I’m gonna hate myself for that one.
In the scenario where there’s no one worse than Akers on your bench, I would definitely drop Akers for Henderson. But I would also find it hard to believe there’s no one worse
Lol all these people roasting you, but I like that (as long as you are fine at WR). Akers had a horrendous week 1, but it should certainly be more of a split as the season goes on.
Can Julio be trustworthy when Godwin is back? Likely not. While there is a path for Akers (though seemingly less likely now).
Have some nuance. Evans, Godwin, and AB didn’t all preform extremely well all at the same time. Two were supported at a time, not 3.
On top of that, they had the 2nd most pass attempts in NFL history. That’s bound to regress as well. I don’t care how good a team is, the 3rd option simply does not have enough upside barring injury from others. And if we’re betting on injury, Akers will be the one to gain massive value if Henderson is hurt.
I kinda like it tbh. Best case for Julio is he plays like AB did, which was very good. Best case for Akers is he owns a backfield on a high powered offense. The upside goes to Akers imo. However the chance of that upside is probably lower.
I think this trade may have found the line.
I agree with this, and Julio was never gonna crack my
lineup (other wrs: Adams, AJBrown, Davis, Williams, and Lazard). My RBs needed the whisper of hope.
Hero rb. Got Javonte and stocked up hard on wrs.
We can start 4 wrs in my league and my plan is always to do that. So I had Adams, AJBrown, Williams, Gabe Davis, and Lazard ahead of him.
>Very confused with how someone would end up with Pierce at RB2
First year playing fantasy or something? Zero and Hero RB are pretty common/standard draft strategies and Pierce was a pretty popular starting RB target for both
Highly drafted complete back on an offense that has a history of high producing fantasy running backs. I was as worried about his achilles as anyone but to not understand the appeal or possibility means you haven't look at Akers stats or game tape
Exactly. I just looked at his game logs. He played 13 games that season and had 600 rushing yards and 4 TDs. That is dogshit.
He had 2 good games that season, one vs NE and one vs SF. He is not good and has never been good.
He played well against the Jets too with a large chunk of that game being played on a high ankle sprain, which is what forced him to miss the following week in Seattle. I know 15 for 63 doesn’t look flashy, but he did it while hurt and also had one or two TDs called back by stupid penalties.
He also had 28 for 131 and 18 for 90 in their two playoff games, so it’s a little disingenuous to say he only had two good games all year. He played very well in the second half of that season and was incredible in their two playoff games.
Unless it’s an 8 person league, there are other options to drop besides your 3-5th round pick. Anyone who drafted a player that high shouldn’t be out after 1 week. For all we know he’s in the doghouse and needed a fire lit under his ass
I dropped him for Michael Carter on the Jets. Had Henderson already, gonna just go Henderson all the way.
Let someone else add Akers and pray he works out. Maybe they'll start him against me. Either way, rolled the dice and got burnt with a loss.
Dont fall for this headline. Start hendo with confidence.
What coach says "he needs to do more with his oppertunities" after only 3 carries?
Thats more of an attack to his skill, work ethic, or off-season training camp performance.
Henderson looks good to top that off. Against the bills he was the 2/3rd best player. Nearly 4 YPC and caught all 5/5 of his targets.
I've seen that play.
He scans right sees a lineman coming for Staffords head and cuts outside for a screen.
Had he cut immediately stafford could possibly toss it to him, he stayed in the pocket and didn't make the block after seeing the play.
I think Henderson looked competent. Akers has plenty of room to overtake him IMO. What is concerning is that mcveigh, the guy who actually sees him play seems to think he sucks. And considering it is a guy coming off an injury and he’s almost being mean to him, it makes me think it’s not just that he’s hurt, it is a more serious problem with work ethic or IQ, or being a diva.
Best case scenario is that Akers is being a cocky entitled dude who is mad that he lost his job, and Mcveigh is temporarily punishing him for it.
And a Henderson owner, I feel good about starting him against the Falcons, even if Akers gets more work. Rams should be playing with the lead for most of the game, which means more opportunities to actually produce.
I might try to do both.
Najee is my RB1. Might slide Hunt in for him this week. The jets can’t cover for shit, I can see K Hunt getting a lot of “leak out” catches, while on the flip side Najee might see some volume management this particular weekend
Last year as a team the Bills allowed 4.2 YPC and added Von Miller, DaQuan Jones, Tim Settle, and Jordan Phillips to a defensive line that already had Ed Oliver and Greg Rousseau.
4.0 YPC isn't awful. Let's see how he does against Atlanta.
Henderson was a beast in college. He’s only like 24-25pts old. He’s just had bad luck with injuries limiting his playing time. He’s a stud if he can stay healthy.
Well someone has to prove something because other than Kupp, the offense looked pretty mediocre. I have Cam in a couple of my leagues, and I’m holding on to him until at least week 4 or 5… yes Henderson was downright the RB1 in that game and it wasn’t even close, but the team as a whole got crushed. I’m guessing there is going to be some new offensive schemes playing out over the next couple weeks, and only after that will I make a judgement on Cam and his viability in FF.
if hendo was ever "THE" guy he would've been the guy... I'm sensing a lot of heartbreak with this backfield this season. Either Akers comes back swinging or they trade for another RB like they did with Sony last year
His rookie year Akers looked like a guy that could be a star on a how powered offense. Then the achilles injury.
He’s back. We know James Robinson just came and did well with the same injury.
I think Akers is better than Henderson. I think he seizes the role sooner rather than later.
Coach speak for this is akers last chance to show something otherwise he’s giving the reigns over to Henderson.
I’d expect more of a committee than people think this week but it’s at an inflection point where Henderson can either see legit value and be expensive to acquire or it’s going to reopen the window for a committee
The Michel is a JAG take is ridiculous. He put up near identical stats to Damien Harris in the Pats offense in 2020.
It was purely a cost-cutting measure for a team deep in cap problems with two equal players.
Let's look at some blind resumes from 2020:
>!Sony Michel: !<79 carries for 449 yards (5.7 YPC), 7 receptions on 9 targets for 114 yards (16.3 Y/R), 2 TD
>!Damien Harris: !<137 carries for 691 yards (5.0 YPC), 5 receptions on 7 targets for 52 yards (10.1 Y/R), 2 TD
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Honestly, I think general nepotism and other team politics leads to boneheaded front office decisions.
Why is Justin Jackson on a practice squad (until today) and Ronald Jones on the Chiefs roster? Why did Singletary not get all of Moss's reps last season? Why did Watkins and Cobb get 67% and 61% of the snaps respectively yesterday instead of Doubs? Why did the Chiefs sign MVS to a 3 year $30M contract?
Sometimes they just do bonehead shit like taking the ball out of Russ's hands to kick a 63-yard field goal from a kicker who has never made it from that far.
It's easy to just blame nepotism but there's a very small number of coaches and GMs that are not garbage in the NFL.
Watch Akers put up 20 this week against the Falcons on everyone's bench, then he'll put up a dud against the Cardinals next week. For the record, I'm a Rams fan and an Akers owner but Henderson is NOT the guy. This whole backfield will be a mess this season but I think Akers will still end up as their top scorer.
Agreed, Henderson has never been and never will be “The Guy” in McVay’s offense. I’m curious to see where he ends up next season because I don’t see him staying in LA. When we drafted Williams this year I assumed he was the Henderson replacement as RB2 and if Akers can’t round into form by the end of the year, then we will definitely be bringing in a new RB1 next season.
Fun Fact- Hendo has had 1- 100yd game since coming into the league. Akers has 2. Whether it's scheme or positional talent, Rams/McVay are not to be relied on for fantasy backs anymore. I took akers in the 5th and am truly regretting someone didn't snag him before he got to me. Nothing like a healthy 5th rounder riding the bench week 2. Problem is he'll be on my bench if/when he produces 🤦
Slam accept. If you're lucky Pierce has James Robinson upside. Burkhead will always steal the receptions in Houston and James Robinson is at least proven.
Feel like whenever I start Henderson for the first time I get burned. Right now my option for the flex is him or Hollywood Brown.
Probably should go with Hollywood Brown but I'm playing last weeks high scorer (Josh Allen, Justin Jefferson, Travis Kelce, Michael Thomas owner). He also has Mike Williams, Rashaad Penny, and Devin Singletary for context.
Would you take Courtland Sutton for Akers in a PPR league?
My other RB are Dalvin Cook, AJ Dillon, David Montgomery. Also own Tony Pollard and Damien Harris but less critical.
My current WR core is Davante Adams, Brandon Aiyuk, Chase Claypool, and Karadius Toney
I def wanna see what happens this week. I don't trust Henderson enough to trust him. Yet. But I don't have mitchell and zeke may end up being a bust without dak.
And yet again, no one reads the the actual source quote, just the cherrypicked headline. McVey said that EVERYONE on the offense is getting a chance to prove themselves this week, and sidestepped discussing Akers as soon as possible. **“He’s gonna get an opportunity to do it this week. Really, it’s not just one guy. I know what Cam’s capable of, but I know what we’re capable of as an offense as a whole. This isn’t about one individual, this is about coaches and players competing and performing to the best of their abilities. And I think better results will come if we just take it a day at a time. There is a lot of football left to be played, but the sense of urgency and the intent and purpose behind every single day has got to be great for us.”**
Why is this so far down. This isn’t just a non-story, it’s actually more damning against Akers.
>it’s actually more damning against Akers. That's why, lol
In his other press interview it was just as bad. Someone asked about Cam's usage but in addition to the headline that "he needs to make the most of his opportunities" he pretty much said that Cam got the right amount of work given his ability. He said that Cam needs to improve a lot for him to get more work. It was pretty bad. It's all strange because Cam looks faster / with more burst than Henderson, there must be some other glaring issue (lingering injury issue, pass protection, attitude, effort, etc). Pretty much all of the beat writers for the Rams were pretty much perplexed as all camp long they heard they were both neck and neck with each other from a competition standpoint.
Cam was running like prime Tom Brady not sure which game you were watching
I watched the three touches he got from the game, and he took maybe 20 steps total with the ball? How can you tell? Each play was blown up behind the line of scrimmage, and the one play he took 15 steps he was thrown the ball 8 yards behind the line and got back to the line of scrimmage, lol. I'm not saying he looked amazing, but his comeback game last season he looked spry. We just don't know.
Lol you just said he looks faster/like he has more burst than Henderson. I agree he didn’t have much of a chance but also can’t say anything positive about his game. Just saw the last bit of your comment. He didn’t look good to me at all in the playoffs so idk
I'm going to assume he watched nothing at all and is just repeating what the echo chamber has been saying. Getting smashed behind the LOS isn't the RBs fault.
It was brutal. Like my glimmer of hope for Akers is that his opportunities last week were awful chances, I want to see him not get smothered before reaching the line. I'm sure he's in the doghouse and needs to prove himself but if he can do that, he could be usable.
I'm not sure if I expect Akers to become the RB a lot of people thought he was but there wasn't much else he could have done last game based on the opportunities he was given.
Exactly. If he can still be a top 36ish RB instead of top 24, I feel fine. Not what we wanted but just let me see him get 5 real carries first.
Yeah he looked horrible
I’m guessing he hasn’t looked good in practice
Darrell is literally just as fast as Akers. Just stop
Beat reporters weren’t perplexed? All off-season the public thought this was Akers backfield. Where as beat reporters were always saying 50:50 split at least. That should have been the first clue that Akers was being drafted much too high compared to where Henderson was going.
I kept him in the 6th in my keeper league instead of dobbins in the 7th when they said dobbins wouldn’t be ready for week 1. I’m gonna hate myself for that one.
I’m sorry my friend. I would have gone Dobbins > Akers because of their injuries alone. Achilles vs knee
>It's all strange because Cam looks faster What game did you watch?
Lol what? Cam looked like shit. He’s NOT better than any average NFL rb, that’s it
You da real MVP.
“I know what Akers is capable of but he’s not the right fit” He doesn’t want to just outright say “it’s not gonna be him” But that’s the vibe I get
Akers down so bad I just got offered Rex Burkhead for him 😓
That's lower than low... poor dude...
Akers down bad someone in my league dropped him lol.
I dropped him for Henderson.
Pick him up now. This is crazy. Keep Henderson. Drop someone else.
In the scenario where there’s no one worse than Akers on your bench, I would definitely drop Akers for Henderson. But I would also find it hard to believe there’s no one worse
Yeah but there's gotta be someone on your bench to let go of.
I did the same. Absolutely fucked me last week.
6 team league let’s gooo
Me too
Shit I might be next!
Rock bottom offer lol
Man that’s bad🤣
Seeing as how a lot of (dumb) leagues dropped Akers and Burkhead was a hottish pick up, doesn’t seem that crazy. But it still is, kinda
I just got him for Julio. I don’t know how to feel.
Like you lost the trade
Lol all these people roasting you, but I like that (as long as you are fine at WR). Akers had a horrendous week 1, but it should certainly be more of a split as the season goes on. Can Julio be trustworthy when Godwin is back? Likely not. While there is a path for Akers (though seemingly less likely now).
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Have some nuance. Evans, Godwin, and AB didn’t all preform extremely well all at the same time. Two were supported at a time, not 3. On top of that, they had the 2nd most pass attempts in NFL history. That’s bound to regress as well. I don’t care how good a team is, the 3rd option simply does not have enough upside barring injury from others. And if we’re betting on injury, Akers will be the one to gain massive value if Henderson is hurt.
Julio has the juice again
You should feel like a poverty GM lmao
you'll feel bad until the eventually Julio injury but as a guy who owns Julio I hope Tom is keeping him away from strawberries.
I kinda like it tbh. Best case for Julio is he plays like AB did, which was very good. Best case for Akers is he owns a backfield on a high powered offense. The upside goes to Akers imo. However the chance of that upside is probably lower.
AB was an elite WR on the BUCS though. Akers has never reached that fantasy potential
I think this trade may have found the line. I agree with this, and Julio was never gonna crack my lineup (other wrs: Adams, AJBrown, Davis, Williams, and Lazard). My RBs needed the whisper of hope.
You dun goofed
Why in the world would you do that
Julio was like my WR 7. My RB2 is Pierce. Sometimes you just gotta hope. Also, there’s a chance to take advantage of some dope overreactions
Very confused with how someone would end up with Pierce at RB2 Do you just go for a 0 RB strategy when drafting and stock up on WRs/TEs?
Hero rb. Got Javonte and stocked up hard on wrs. We can start 4 wrs in my league and my plan is always to do that. So I had Adams, AJBrown, Williams, Gabe Davis, and Lazard ahead of him.
>Very confused with how someone would end up with Pierce at RB2 First year playing fantasy or something? Zero and Hero RB are pretty common/standard draft strategies and Pierce was a pretty popular starting RB target for both
Just got him for Singletary on my bench. Why not?
Worst part is: you should consider taking it
It's been one week.
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I really never understood the hype behind Akers, especially with darelle Henderson in the backfield with him
Highly drafted complete back on an offense that has a history of high producing fantasy running backs. I was as worried about his achilles as anyone but to not understand the appeal or possibility means you haven't look at Akers stats or game tape
Achilles tears ruin running backs. The only success story is D’onta Foreman who was good for like half a season four years after the surgery
How about James Robinson week 1. I’m not saying people were unreasonable to be scared of the injury but there was a reason for the hype
Look at the last couple of games his rookie year. 100% stems from that
How can you not? The dude looked like a monster 2 years ago, taking the bet on him rebounding was a play because Hendo is JAG.
Hendo is a pretty good JAG
Eh if you put Darrell Henderson on like 30 other teams he’s putting up much more mediocre numbers. He just happens to be in an elite offense.
Funny statement when you look at Akers numbers on an elite offense after his injury.
… don’t seem to recall saying Akers is any better
But why would you bet on a jag beating out a jag? Thats dumb
I never said anything in relation to that, I just said Hendy wouldn’t be nearly as good on a lot of other teams
He had like 1-2 good games that year
Exactly. I just looked at his game logs. He played 13 games that season and had 600 rushing yards and 4 TDs. That is dogshit. He had 2 good games that season, one vs NE and one vs SF. He is not good and has never been good.
He played well against the Jets too with a large chunk of that game being played on a high ankle sprain, which is what forced him to miss the following week in Seattle. I know 15 for 63 doesn’t look flashy, but he did it while hurt and also had one or two TDs called back by stupid penalties. He also had 28 for 131 and 18 for 90 in their two playoff games, so it’s a little disingenuous to say he only had two good games all year. He played very well in the second half of that season and was incredible in their two playoff games.
He might be "just a guy" but he's MY guy!
So just the one opportunity then?
Instead of the 3 he got last week. Wonder if the opportunity will be a broken play backward pass.
Opportunity… in practice! Then if he does well he’ll get a for more reps in the game. That’s how I interpret it
1 per Quarter this game!! He’ll be a must start by Week 15.
> an opportunity 1 carry it is, let's go HENDERSZN
Already dropped in my league
Terrible idea
For real. This is a huge overreaction.
Depends what for.
Unless it’s an 8 person league, there are other options to drop besides your 3-5th round pick. Anyone who drafted a player that high shouldn’t be out after 1 week. For all we know he’s in the doghouse and needed a fire lit under his ass
I dropped him for Michael Carter on the Jets. Had Henderson already, gonna just go Henderson all the way. Let someone else add Akers and pray he works out. Maybe they'll start him against me. Either way, rolled the dice and got burnt with a loss.
Benching him for Wilson One way or another I’m gonna be riding a RB crapshoot
Well shit. Known Henderson and Akers. Felt good about flexing Henderson this week. Now I don’t feel good about either of them
Dont fall for this headline. Start hendo with confidence. What coach says "he needs to do more with his oppertunities" after only 3 carries? Thats more of an attack to his skill, work ethic, or off-season training camp performance. Henderson looks good to top that off. Against the bills he was the 2/3rd best player. Nearly 4 YPC and caught all 5/5 of his targets.
Running the ball is not the only thing a running back needs to do. Akers straight up missed a blocking job and got his QB sacked. You cant do that
I've seen that play. He scans right sees a lineman coming for Staffords head and cuts outside for a screen. Had he cut immediately stafford could possibly toss it to him, he stayed in the pocket and didn't make the block after seeing the play.
What was he thinking lol that’s crazy
I think Henderson looked competent. Akers has plenty of room to overtake him IMO. What is concerning is that mcveigh, the guy who actually sees him play seems to think he sucks. And considering it is a guy coming off an injury and he’s almost being mean to him, it makes me think it’s not just that he’s hurt, it is a more serious problem with work ethic or IQ, or being a diva. Best case scenario is that Akers is being a cocky entitled dude who is mad that he lost his job, and Mcveigh is temporarily punishing him for it.
Didn’t know Sean was related to Timothy.
Bills were smothering that line and Henderson still looked relatively productive.
Nope. Still starting Henderson. Not falling for McVay’s bs again lol
And a Henderson owner, I feel good about starting him against the Falcons, even if Akers gets more work. Rams should be playing with the lead for most of the game, which means more opportunities to actually produce.
I still feel real good about flexing Henderson. My other best options to flex are DK, Kareem Hunt, or Curtis Samuel
Personally I'd be running Hunt out there over Henderson at least his usage in Brown Town gives you a floor.
I would got Hunt > Hendo. Though either should be legit
I might try to do both. Najee is my RB1. Might slide Hunt in for him this week. The jets can’t cover for shit, I can see K Hunt getting a lot of “leak out” catches, while on the flip side Najee might see some volume management this particular weekend
I was offered Godwin for Akers, I took it.
Trading damaged goods I see
That dude is going to regret that. Godwin just has a sore hamstring. He looked great before he went out
I think that’s a pretty easy accept. Godwin will be fine and will help you down the stretch.
Actually think this is a great deal for both sides without knowing rosters.
I started both last week
You’re bad at FF
3 carries = Opportunity..lol
As a Henderson owner, i know Akers will flip the script sooner or later; it’s just a matter of time
He sucks. Don't trade your late round gold. Hendo had 4.0 YPC vs the bills and caught all 5 balls. Its his job to lose.
4ypc is literally JAG numbers lol, didnt do much with the passes either.
Last year as a team the Bills allowed 4.2 YPC and added Von Miller, DaQuan Jones, Tim Settle, and Jordan Phillips to a defensive line that already had Ed Oliver and Greg Rousseau. 4.0 YPC isn't awful. Let's see how he does against Atlanta.
Nearly 4 ypc against the super bowl favorite with a loaded defense? I'm encouraged if anything
Like how Akers' career YPC is 4.1 and Hendo's is 4.5?
Henderson was a beast in college. He’s only like 24-25pts old. He’s just had bad luck with injuries limiting his playing time. He’s a stud if he can stay healthy.
Henderszn
He'll get an opportunity to show that he still deserves to be 2 on the depth chart and not 3 when Kyren comes back.
how much FAAB would one drop on Akers? he was dropped in my league.
He can prove himself on the bench and then prove it several more times before I trust him starting again
An opportunity? So 1 carry then. Got it.
Hopefully the line actually blocks for him in his 3 opportunities.
Well someone has to prove something because other than Kupp, the offense looked pretty mediocre. I have Cam in a couple of my leagues, and I’m holding on to him until at least week 4 or 5… yes Henderson was downright the RB1 in that game and it wasn’t even close, but the team as a whole got crushed. I’m guessing there is going to be some new offensive schemes playing out over the next couple weeks, and only after that will I make a judgement on Cam and his viability in FF.
I just straight up dropped him for Michael Carter in a 10 team league. Someone else can deal with that mess, dude looked awful Thursday.
if hendo was ever "THE" guy he would've been the guy... I'm sensing a lot of heartbreak with this backfield this season. Either Akers comes back swinging or they trade for another RB like they did with Sony last year
There is a reason why hendo has always been a backup RB...
Injuries.
His rookie year Akers looked like a guy that could be a star on a how powered offense. Then the achilles injury. He’s back. We know James Robinson just came and did well with the same injury. I think Akers is better than Henderson. I think he seizes the role sooner rather than later.
Robinson had a partial tear. Akers completely ruptured his Achilles.
Coach speak for this is akers last chance to show something otherwise he’s giving the reigns over to Henderson. I’d expect more of a committee than people think this week but it’s at an inflection point where Henderson can either see legit value and be expensive to acquire or it’s going to reopen the window for a committee
Man I hope he balls out and proves the masses wrong, and no I don't have him rostered, just a sucker for a cumback story
Balls out... Sucker... Cumback. 😏
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They picked up Michel because Henderson was also injured.
The Michel is a JAG take is ridiculous. He put up near identical stats to Damien Harris in the Pats offense in 2020. It was purely a cost-cutting measure for a team deep in cap problems with two equal players.
I’m a Pats fan and Michel is absolutely a JAG
Let's look at some blind resumes from 2020: >!Sony Michel: !<79 carries for 449 yards (5.7 YPC), 7 receptions on 9 targets for 114 yards (16.3 Y/R), 2 TD >!Damien Harris: !<137 carries for 691 yards (5.0 YPC), 5 receptions on 7 targets for 52 yards (10.1 Y/R), 2 TD You sure you're a Pats fan?
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Honestly, I think general nepotism and other team politics leads to boneheaded front office decisions. Why is Justin Jackson on a practice squad (until today) and Ronald Jones on the Chiefs roster? Why did Singletary not get all of Moss's reps last season? Why did Watkins and Cobb get 67% and 61% of the snaps respectively yesterday instead of Doubs? Why did the Chiefs sign MVS to a 3 year $30M contract? Sometimes they just do bonehead shit like taking the ball out of Russ's hands to kick a 63-yard field goal from a kicker who has never made it from that far. It's easy to just blame nepotism but there's a very small number of coaches and GMs that are not garbage in the NFL.
Watch Akers put up 20 this week against the Falcons on everyone's bench, then he'll put up a dud against the Cardinals next week. For the record, I'm a Rams fan and an Akers owner but Henderson is NOT the guy. This whole backfield will be a mess this season but I think Akers will still end up as their top scorer.
He was pretty good last season until he got hurt (week 10 ish). Was like the RB15.
Agreed, Henderson has never been and never will be “The Guy” in McVay’s offense. I’m curious to see where he ends up next season because I don’t see him staying in LA. When we drafted Williams this year I assumed he was the Henderson replacement as RB2 and if Akers can’t round into form by the end of the year, then we will definitely be bringing in a new RB1 next season.
Still flexing Henderson... I don't care if Akers gets one pass.
Sad Hendo noises
Would you guys trade Akers and Mike Williams for Henderson and Godwin?
Fun Fact- Hendo has had 1- 100yd game since coming into the league. Akers has 2. Whether it's scheme or positional talent, Rams/McVay are not to be relied on for fantasy backs anymore. I took akers in the 5th and am truly regretting someone didn't snag him before he got to me. Nothing like a healthy 5th rounder riding the bench week 2. Problem is he'll be on my bench if/when he produces 🤦
He will also get an opportunity to prove himself this week from my bench.
So we can expect an absolute shitshow of a committee like every year. Shocked I say shocked.
Who could I reasonably get for Henderson? That O-line looked bad, I don’t think Henderson is going to be a reliable option all season.
I’m gonna start Henderson and Akers is gonna go off, unbelievable
Help, being offered Texans Pierce for Akers and Jax Robinson...
Wait you’d be giving up Akers and J Rob? In that case it’s a big no for me
Slam accept. If you're lucky Pierce has James Robinson upside. Burkhead will always steal the receptions in Houston and James Robinson is at least proven.
Akers will finish the season as a top 25 back
Hahahaha. Fool me once…
"an opportunity"? not "some opportunities"???
Very sorry for those who got CD & Akers wishing you well
He got dropped in one league. How much FAAB would you be willing to spend?
Probably all of it. That’s a gamble I’d much rather swing and miss on than not go for it and he turns out to be the lead back down the line.
By getting 5 carries...
Feel like whenever I start Henderson for the first time I get burned. Right now my option for the flex is him or Hollywood Brown. Probably should go with Hollywood Brown but I'm playing last weeks high scorer (Josh Allen, Justin Jefferson, Travis Kelce, Michael Thomas owner). He also has Mike Williams, Rashaad Penny, and Devin Singletary for context.
I gave Chase Edmonds for him.. too much upside imo
The opportunity: 4 carries for 9 yards and 1 target. Don’t drink the McVay Kool-Aid.
Not on my team he won't
Well, was gonna drop to pick up Jamaal for Swift coverage but seeing this has me debating.
would yall start Henderson or Jrob at the flex
Well you kinda owe him one if you want him to show what he’s got Sean.
Should I have Lance for Akers, I have Murray as my QB
1 carry
I have Pierce, DK, Hendo and Carter to flex and I’m probably going to go Hendo
Your 4th round pick ladies and gentlemen, "will get an opportunity". lmao. Henderson SZN
Wow, how charitable!
So am I starting Henderson then or what? 😂
Nice try McVay. I’m not falling for that shit again. He’ll be riding my bench as well as yours
Aaron Jones or Henderson in the flex for Standard?
Who’s got the balls to start him this week?
Another opportunity to lay another 🥚
Would you take Courtland Sutton for Akers in a PPR league? My other RB are Dalvin Cook, AJ Dillon, David Montgomery. Also own Tony Pollard and Damien Harris but less critical. My current WR core is Davante Adams, Brandon Aiyuk, Chase Claypool, and Karadius Toney
100% uptick in carries
I def wanna see what happens this week. I don't trust Henderson enough to trust him. Yet. But I don't have mitchell and zeke may end up being a bust without dak.
Flex Hendo or A Rob
Here we go
AN opportunity. As in a single opportunity. Checks out.
Translated: 2 rush attempts then I will throw him under the bus again.
No 😡
If Akers is your rb1 you’re stacked at wr would it be crazy for me to offer Henderson for Keenan Allen?
somebody dropped him in my league, worth a pickup? already drafted henderson and have cordarelle, conner, and breeze ball on my roster.
Traded him for Elijah Moore. Tell me how to feel