Meaning, which one (s) do you think will end up with the most points this season. For my own sake, assume the league is PPR and 6 points for a rush TD. For me: Moreno- Prob has the most upside. But, prob also has the most competition. JMD will most likely not hand him the keys right out of TC, if at all. I see him being productive, but not the most. Wells- I think he'll be solid right out the gate. Hightower is nothing special and AZ's new OC has no reason to give Timmy a shot at keeping any of his jobs. I expect Wells to walk in there and take over most duties. My only concern is can he stay healthy? Brown- Yeeeeeea budddy. I think this dude takes 50% of Addai's carries immediately and also vultures his goalline touches. I won't be the least surprised if Addai gets beat up and Brown takes over 70-80% of carries. McCoy- Not really worth mentioning unless Westbrook is out. If he's healthy, I only see Shady with maybe 30% of the work. Greene- Sleeper Alert! No, not really. If Jones gets traded then sure he's got immediate starter value. If not, then he's pretty useless. Overall. I like Wells to be the most effective immediately and then Brown and Moreno to eventually take over. Like I said, Wells injury history is a concern for me when comparing the 3. Moreno and Brown def have solid long-term value. I think Moreno catches more passes then either. They all have stud OLs so that certainly doesn't hurt.
I'm not wild about any of the rookie RBs this year. None of them come into a situation where they're the clear starter. But, out of them all, Wells looks like the best bet for fantasy success, since Tim Hightower sucked last year. Yeah, yeah, 10 TD is great, but 2.8 yards per carry is not.
I like Wells the most. He should see the bulk of the carries. And has the body type to be good at the goal line. All the other backs are really just handcuffs. Besides maybe Moreno who we don't know if he'll be starting or not. But I am a Buckeyes fan so what do I know.
I don't see McCoy getting much work at all, barring a B.West injury. Between westbrook doing his thing and leonard weaver taking a bulk of the pound 'em runs, not much room there yet. I think hightower may still get some fantasy TDs to take away from Beanie, but beanie is a good bet to get a lot of touches. Donald Brown.. who knows. addai may bounce back this year, but he may regress further. we'll see. greene... again we have to see what happens with jones. but with jones and neon leon there, i doubt greene sees a lot of action early on. Moreno stands a good shot, but with all those RBs in camp, you have to wait until camps over to get a better idea of where he'll be
Westbrook is injured every year so McCoy is going to get some. And I've also read - don't recall where though - rumblings that the Eagles plan on using them both in the backfield as well as one split out wide and one in the backfield.
McCoy is a GREAT sleeper this year. I'd take Wells first among the rookie RBs, as I said, but I think this is the year Brian Westbrook might fall apart.
I think you could say the same about Addai and Brown. I see Brown taking the number 1 spot by mid-season.
I liked Moreno a lot too. Right up until I drafted him in the 5th and he sprained his knee 3hrs later lol. Hopefully he's fine. He did look nasty in those 3 carries.
I wasn't nuts about Brown in the draft, and he didn't strike me as the best fit for that Indy team. Addai killed his owners last year, but wasn't terrible, all in all, just disappointing. That could easily be a timeshare situation.
Imo brown is the best long term option so in a keeper that's the way I would go. In any non keeper I would go wells. I tend to believe brown and moreno will end up in some kind of timeshare this year
I still think Moreno takes over that offense somewhat soon as long as he can stay healthy. I like Beanie but I think he probably won't be able to stay on the field.
thank you for pointing this out this is true. he may not miss several games every year but ever year he has had an injury that has kept him out at least some series. no doubt about it despite having westbrook and weaver in the same backfield mccoy will get some carries and it will be more than most will think. they're gearing him up for a role.. westbrook didn't even dress the other day against the pats. also i really like eldra bunkly and i bet you he could take bookers spot. they didn't really work booker out the other day but gave this guy tons of reps. that and they have westbrook and mccoy how many shifty small backs do you need in one backfield? bunkly is a tank and w/weaver would help bring variety to the run game.
I'd like to say Wells, but every year the Cardinals running back is overhyped, I think this year it's the same. That's a passing offense first and foremost. Wells might have decent numbers, but nothing great.
Buck actually hangs out in Newark all the time. Hes a pretty funny dude. I really hope he makes the team
