The G Man 1,119 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I looked but didn't see a thread for him yet. Clearly one of the more important cuffs this season (IMVHO)... Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury "feels like Chase Edmonds is a starting running back in this league." Edmonds averaged 5.1 yards per carry last season while primarily operating as a rock-solid No. 2 back. Kingsbury believes he has even more potential, as evidenced by his 126-yard and three-touchdown Week 7 performance when David Johnson was fake active last season. Kenyan Drake is being drafted around the Round 1/2 borderline in fantasy drafts because of the expected jump this offense will take with Kyler Murray in year two and DeAndre Hopkins in the building. Edmonds has that type of upside as Drake's direct backup -- Arizona only added a seventh-round RB in the draft -- yet he's being drafted well after the 120th overall pick in fantasy drafts. As a general rule, whoever drafts Edmonds in your league is likely the smartest person in the room. SOURCE: Kyle Odegard on Twitter Aug 19, 2020, 3:22 PM ET Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjm76 771 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Got him late in 2 leagues that I have Drake in. He had a couple of big games last year before he got injured and showed that he's more than capable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isuckatdfs 94 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 this will destroy drake round 2 adp. I am glad i do not have drake in any high stakes leagues. Edmonds adp sure looks tasty. I will forever remember the giants game with edmonds when kingsbury said david johnson would start that game. I have hated kingsbury since and one of the reasons hopkins is a fade for me. Kingsbury will be dumb enough to get som jobber wr4 90 targets so kingsbury can show how smart he is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evincar 1,756 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Must draft for Drake owners and Drake doubters. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ponchsox 1,800 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Drake will be the fantasy bust of the year, I’m calling it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjm76 771 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, ponchsox said: Drake will be the fantasy bust of the year, I’m calling it. Kingsbury just said that Edmonds is capable of being a starting rb which he showed last year but he hasn't said yet that it will be a committee. Drake still looks like the clear cut starter. Edmonds will definitely mix in some but I think they still want Drake to be the main ball carrier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stonej14 681 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 hour ago, sjm76 said: Kingsbury just said that Edmonds is capable of being a starting rb which he showed last year but he hasn't said yet that it will be a committee. Drake still looks like the clear cut starter. Edmonds will definitely mix in some but I think they still want Drake to be the main ball carrier. Yea even saquon gets spelled with some bum back ups surely Edmonds will get some burn as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DerrickHenrysCleats 6,226 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Kingsbury had Chase Edmonds last year and he traded for Drake and started him over Chase the rest of the season. It's training camp, plenty of puff pieces will come out on obscure guys. Eno Benjamin could beat out Edmonds by week 8. Edmonds is also frail. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dontclapGonorrhea 377 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Question will remain who gets hurt first. Drakes wrist or Chase's ankle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evincar 1,756 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 37 minutes ago, DerrickHenrysCleats said: Kingsbury had Chase Edmonds last year and he traded for Drake and started him over Chase the rest of the season. It's training camp, plenty of puff pieces will come out on obscure guys. Eno Benjamin could beat out Edmonds by week 8. Edmonds is also frail. Edmonds got hurt. Who knows how big of a role Edmonds would have played if he had stayed healthy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stonej14 681 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Evincar said: Edmonds got hurt. Who knows how big of a role Edmonds would have played if he had stayed healthy. yea and the one week he was healthy he was awesome. And I wouldn’t call him frail either. The only injuries he’s ever had are pulled hamstrings.. which are not good signs but it’s not like he’s missing games from bone bruises or knee swelling or back tightness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SadFaceHappy 2,049 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 hours ago, The G Man said: when David Johnson was fake active last season. A good way of putting it. So annoying! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MetsSox 58 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 13 hours ago, dontclapGonorrhea said: Question will remain who gets hurt first. Drakes wrist or Chase's ankle Where's that guy with the over/under props? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlayTheWaivers 1,889 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 17 hours ago, The G Man said: I looked but didn't see a thread for him yet. Clearly one of the more important cuffs this season (IMVHO)... Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury "feels like Chase Edmonds is a starting running back in this league." Edmonds averaged 5.1 yards per carry last season while primarily operating as a rock-solid No. 2 back. Kingsbury believes he has even more potential, as evidenced by his 126-yard and three-touchdown Week 7 performance when David Johnson was fake active last season. Kenyan Drake is being drafted around the Round 1/2 borderline in fantasy drafts because of the expected jump this offense will take with Kyler Murray in year two and DeAndre Hopkins in the building. Edmonds has that type of upside as Drake's direct backup -- Arizona only added a seventh-round RB in the draft -- yet he's being drafted well after the 120th overall pick in fantasy drafts. As a general rule, whoever drafts Edmonds in your league is likely the smartest person in the room. SOURCE: Kyle Odegard on Twitter Aug 19, 2020, 3:22 PM ET He believed in him so much that he traded for Drake and then signed drake to a 1-year $8MM deal, or $10MM. Coaches talk out of their @#$ on multiple occasions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ponchsox 1,800 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 With Drake in a walking boot, how much does his ADP shoot up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evincar 1,756 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 8/20/2020 at 10:05 AM, PlayTheWaivers said: He believed in him so much that he traded for Drake and then signed drake to a 1-year $8MM deal, or $10MM. Coaches talk out of their @#$ on multiple occasions. He probably traded for Drake because Edmonds got hurt and DJ was hurt/terrible. Who wouldnt trade a measly 5th round pick for Drake? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yossarian 3,549 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, Evincar said: He probably traded for Drake because Edmonds got hurt and DJ was hurt/terrible. Who wouldnt trade a measly 5th round pick for Drake? but then they paid Drake. I own Edmonds in a dynasty. I would love nothing more than for Edmonds to take off. However I think Drake is the clear 1 right now. If he gets hurt I think Edmonds could be a league winner though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evincar 1,756 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, yossarian said: but then they paid Drake. I own Edmonds in a dynasty. I would love nothing more than for Edmonds to take off. However I think Drake is the clear 1 right now. If he gets hurt I think Edmonds could be a league winner though. Only a one year deal. Given that Murray, Edmonds, Kirk etc are all on rookie deals they can afford to transition tag someone like Drake. Drake will be 27 in January it will be interesting to see what kind of deal he gets from Arizona or someone else. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SenatorSpaceman 2,523 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I see Edmonds as one of the most valuable cuffs in the league this year, ranking him just slightly behind the likes of Latavius Murray and Mattison. He showed to be a capable starting RB last season and would be a huge return on investment if Drake were to miss any time. I wouldn't be shocked if he ended up establishing some sort of standalone value in very deep leagues either. Chase is easily on my radar starting around round nine or ten in 12 team formats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GOAT-dell Beckham 117 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Kenyan Drake has never played 16 games whether it be injury or not having it asked of him. If Drake goes out for a week due to injury, this guy would be an undisputed top 8 option at the position. Scat back Eno Benjamin is a late round rookie tasked with backing up Edmonds but shouldn’t be a threat to split the backfield in the event of a Drake absence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SadFaceHappy 2,049 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, GOAT-dell Beckham said: Kenyan Drake has never played 16 games whether it be injury or not having it asked of him. If Drake goes out for a week due to injury, this guy would be an undisputed top 8 option at the position. Scat back Eno Benjamin is a late round rookie tasked with backing up Edmonds but shouldn’t be a threat to split the backfield in the event of a Drake absence. If you take Drake, as I've now done, I'd make sure to grab Edmonds. If Drake goes down, he should step right in and give similar production. I got him at the top of the 10th (12 team). Only worry would be if the situation devolved into a more even split, which Kingsbury hasn't seemed to indicate a tendency toward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeliciousGravy 251 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Chase Edmonds is my most heavily drafted player this year to date. Priority handcuff, even if ROI is high-RB2 numbers that is entirely worth the draft price. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GottaGetTheWin 2,343 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 What's the Dynasty outlook for Edmonds. Currently only 24, not too much tread on the tires as a backup. Drake only signed to a 1 year deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AngryBeavers 136 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Scooping him everywhere. Why not? Where else are you going to find that kind of upside late? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RunCMC 2,587 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, AngryBeavers said: Scooping him everywhere. Why not? Where else are you going to find that kind of upside late? Alexander Mattison, Latavius Murray, Tony Pollard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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