Rainyy 1,624 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 20 minutes ago, SpartanEric said: It’s a legit question, but I’m not. Best player wins the job. Bet on talent. Can it turn into a bit of an annoying timeshare? Yep. But it can also turn into something much more glorious. To piggyback onto this: (1) Rams are in win-now mode. This is not a tanking/developing team who are going to sacrifice performance just to develop their 2020 draft pick (Akers). (2) Darrell Henderson was the 70th pick overall (early 3rd) in the 2019 draft. Akers was the 52nd pick (mid-late second) in the 2020 draft. Some of you, in raising draft capital concerns, act like Henderson is a 35-year old geezer who the Rams are indifferent about. Henderson is young. He was drafted only one year earlier than Akers. He was picked only 18 spots later than Akers. In sum, both Akers and Henderson are pretty damn similar from a draft/investment/development perspective. (3) Henderson has the talent and is performing well. PFF has him as the #1 RB in football. He looks fast, dynamic, and explosive, which were his strengths coming out of college. The big knock on Henderson is that he is undersized at 5'8. That held him back in the 2019 draft, despite his ridiculous college statistics and great tape (granted, he played in the ACC). However, Henderson's lack of size has not stopped him from performing well thus far. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jericho 485 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 On 9/29/2020 at 9:20 AM, smeeze said: I'm sure the Rams will want to give Akers the opportunity to seize a role and they have the draft capital invested in him to justify it... But they're not going to freeze out Hendo if he keeps it up. Maybe, but Akers was drafted 52nd overall and Henderson was drafted 70th the year before (and the Rams traded up to get him giving up decent value). That's not a huge difference and Henderson sat in 2019 behind Brown and a fairly washed up Gurley. So it's not like the Rams have shown a need to force feed higher picks. Akers will need to earn his carries 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomBradyDaGOAT 258 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Still only an eight page thread? This guy is not getting the hype he deserves. Put some spect on Henderson's name 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MKO3090 128 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) I am so hype. [...] The arrow is so high to the sky, it is blinding. 1 good game? OK, that's nice. 2 good games? OK, something is happening. Edited October 1, 2020 by tonycpsu Removed assistant coach content Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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LongBalls 1,193 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Might be the waiver pickup of the year, frankly. Just needs to stay healthy. Akers will compete for touches eventually but missing game time as a rookie never helps. Brown isn't in the same league as the other guys. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guwop 802 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hoping i can work out a trade for him. I don't see akers taking the starting job. He'll get a small share but hendo should still be RB1 moving forward 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guwop 802 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, LongBalls said: Might be the waiver pickup of the year, frankly. Just needs to stay healthy. Akers will compete for touches eventually but missing game time as a rookie never helps. Brown isn't in the same league as the other guys. between him and Robinson right now 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benjamin1984 563 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I jumped on him as soon as everyone jumped off as a end of bench stash everywhere. So glad I did. I've now turned my attention to picking up and buying up all the Cam Akers for basically free. I expect Henderson to be the man but I for sure expect 1 of the 2 to be a big factor right around fantasy playoff time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brosephd 1,328 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 luckily for him he plays the giants, he can for sure put a vicegrip on starting role/shares for ROS with a good showing here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tpat30 784 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I think I might like this guy more than David Johnson ROS. That seems to be where Henderson is at. I'm firing him up this week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afl5013 420 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 28 minutes ago, tpat30 said: I think I might like this guy more than David Johnson ROS. That seems to be where Henderson is at. I'm firing him up this week! As long as Mcvay doesn't overthink it when Akers gets back, and he stays healthy, Henderson will be amazing rest of season. Low end RB1/high end RB2 is definitely within a possible outcome. Remember, last year they drafted him in the 3rd round but he didn't get much work because the Rams had a clear starter. The same thing could easily happen to Akers this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sSektor 2,261 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THall0890 444 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Starting him over K Drake. Choo choo. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,125 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, THall0890 said: Starting him over K Drake. Choo choo. Ummmm, wut? No. Drake going for 30 on Carolina. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fantasyscholar 36 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 This guy is the true heir to Todd Gurley in the McVay offense. Gonna be the pickup of the year alongside J-Rob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pdog109 4,721 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 36 minutes ago, fantasyscholar said: This guy is the true heir to Todd Gurley in the McVay offense. Gonna be the pickup of the year alongside J-Rob. League winner? 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,125 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Would you guys rank him ahead of guys like Melvin Gordon, David Johnson, Kareem Hunt? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magoo 1,589 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: Would you guys rank him ahead of guys like Melvin Gordon, David Johnson, Kareem Hunt? I would Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afl5013 420 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: Would you guys rank him ahead of guys like Melvin Gordon, David Johnson, Kareem Hunt? I think I would. They all might be safer, but Henderson is pretty safe as long as he keeps performing and his ceiling is much higher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RJRJRJ 1,069 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 36 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: Would you guys rank him ahead of guys like Melvin Gordon, David Johnson, Kareem Hunt? I'f flip a coin between him and Gordon, but with Akers out I'd give the nudge to Henderson. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deezel629 99 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I’m probably benching him for Robinson, but this is my toughest decision so far this season. This dude is gonna dismantle the Giants defense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpark211 275 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, deezel629 said: I’m probably benching him for Robinson, but this is my toughest decision so far this season. This dude is gonna dismantle the Giants defense. Cant start both? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fantasyscholar 36 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, deezel629 said: I’m probably benching him for Robinson, but this is my toughest decision so far this season. This dude is gonna dismantle the Giants defense. I'm benching Woods for him in my flex which was a tough call. Gonna be a run heavy game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deezel629 99 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 7 hours ago, jpark211 said: Cant start both? No, unless I bench Kamara. I already started Gordon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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