Well-liked concepts aren’t all the time the neatest concepts. Generally the plenty are simply flat-out improper. And there are different occasions that, even once they’re proper, they don’t have the most effective plan to get to that proper place.
Going in opposition to the grain can conjure second-guessing and even ridicule from the gallery. How dare you suppose otherwise! Don’t you recognize the plenty are by no means improper?
Solely, generally they’re. For instance — put together yourselves, as a result of this could possibly be divisive — handcuffing operating backs hardly ever works out.
That’s proper. It’s a standard technique. On the floor it is sensible. In case you have the real-world backup to an RB in your fantasy roster, presumably in case your man will get harm, you don’t must scramble to discover a resolution — that resolution is already in your roster.
Besides, even should you plan and put together with this insurance coverage scheme in thoughts, it doesn’t all the time work out. Check out some examples from this season.
For those who handcuffed Travis Etienne with Tank Bigsby, that didn’t work out on both entrance. When Etienne went down, Bigsby was a bust, and he too has been harm a lot of the season, and neither has been superb anyway.
For those who handcuffed Isiah Pacheco, who did you have got? We’re fairly positive it wasn’t Kareem Hunt, who wasn’t added by the Chiefs till after Pacheco’s damage. Zach Charbonnet was OK filling in when Kenneth Walker was down, however nothing nice. Many have gone unused altogether.
There’s one that’s about to work, however likelihood is, even should you handcuffed this backfield, you seemingly minimize the cuff in some unspecified time in the future between the draft and now.
That participant is Gus Edwards. Actually, while you drafted, you might need drafted Edwards anticipating him to be the No. 1 for the Chargers to begin the season, then cuffed him to J.Okay. Dobbins. Seems, Dobbins was the Alpha.
For those who held onto Edwards, or just lately acquired him, congrats. Now you get to make use of him.
Dobbins, who has an extended monitor document of accidents, is uncertain for Sunday with a knee downside. Coach Jim Harbaugh has been elusive, saying Dobbins would “miss some time.”
It’s annoying when it’s a must to attempt to code-break damage information, however we translate that to seemingly imply greater than only one week. Dobbins’ damage historical past amplifies that feeling. And with him out, Edwards will get the majority of the work.
To be clear, what you’re chasing right here is the quantity, as a result of Edwards isn’t practically as dynamic as Dobbins. Final week, with Dobbins sidelined within the first half, Edwards obtained 9 carries. He gained simply 11 yards, however he did rating a landing.
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That sounds terrible, however the Chargers had been trailing for a lot of the sport in opposition to the Ravens, and Baltimore doesn’t have a nasty run protection for fantasy functions. Thus, we anticipate higher effectivity, maybe rising to mediocre.
The Falcons ought to provide simpler sledding, and the Chargers are unlikely to fall far behind like they did final week. We like Edwards ok to make use of him forward of Etienne, Nick Chubb, Javonte Williams or any Commanders RB if Brian Robinson Jr. doesn’t play.
So, rejoice. A handcuff is about to be rewarded. Even when that technique didn’t actually evolve as deliberate.
