mar1kle 1,037 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Good...Keep bashing with all these fantasy talent scouts opining on how this guys is a nothing burger...Opportunityisnowhere...Opportunity is now here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAG_challam 232 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Stashed. Davante Adams Monday night insurance policy with benefits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EWV1 43 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 14 hours ago, mar1kle said: Good...Keep bashing with all these fantasy talent scouts opining on how this guys is a nothing burger...Opportunityisnowhere...Opportunity is now here! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brosephd 1,304 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 good stash for yahoo leagues if you're able to drop a guy that played and sucked for a flier for MNF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coleworld7 50 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) On 10/3/2020 at 5:28 PM, brosephd said: good stash for yahoo leagues if you're able to drop a guy that played and sucked for a flier for MNF Just dropped Preston Williams for him and worst case I’ll drop hill for anyone else on the wire if He doesn’t show tmrw Edited October 5, 2020 by coleworld7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spyplane 1,583 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Added him as a flier. Don't you love it when everyone says that Player B has played well but will never leapfrog Player A into a significant role but then actually does leapfrog Player A into a significant role? Yeah, me too. Go Player B and go Sports Team! 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harck 478 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) He actually looked real good last Thursday outside of 1 bad drop. Made quite a few key plays that turned what looked like 1-2 yd gains into clutch first downs or 6-10 yards. Still think Gurley is firmly in the driver's seat barring injury, but Hill might start to eat up a few more snaps. Atlanta's strategy of keeping Gurley fresh for the 3rd and 4th paid off IMO even if it was only due to the short week. Edited October 31, 2020 by harck 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MagikarpeDiem 228 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 34 minutes ago, harck said: He actually looked real good last Thursday outside of 1 bad drop. Made quite a few key plays that turned what looked like 1-2 yd gains into clutch first downs or 6-10 yards. Still think Gurley is firmly in the driver's seat barring injury, but Hill might start to eat up a few more snaps. Atlanta's strategy of keeping Gurley fresh for the 3rd and 4th paid off IMO even if it was only due to the short week. Agreed. I actually thought he looked like the quicker and shiftier back on Thursday. Could see his touches climbing as Gurley wears out. Barring injury it’s not likely he takes over as top dog but he’s worth picking up if you have the bench space Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cerealntacos 9 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Is he still in line to take on the majority of touches of Gurley misses Sunday? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jubanton 345 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Yes... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Texansfan 181 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Wonder if ATL might want to see what they have in Hill ROS in a lost season. Doubt Gurley will be back next year... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TeflonDonNewcombe 75 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Seems like a good play this week if Gurley can't go. Not "league winner" status considering ATL's ROS schedule isn't the most favorable for backs (NO, @LAC, TB, @KC). I think I remember him breaking off a TD run earlier this year where he looked kind of slow but ran through a truck-sized hole and scampered to the end zone. Nothing really jumps out at you but he'd make a great volume play against a bad run D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owenmills 5,326 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Pick him up now, ask questions later... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meh2 3,172 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KennyWoo 3,319 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Gurley's out. Dare I say that it's on like Donkey Kong? 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mulhollandvelvet 997 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I wonder where to rank him this week? High end RB3 sounds about right but the landscape at RB is so bad. Gurley hasn't been very good and I could see Ito Smith mixing in some. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MagikarpeDiem 228 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, mulhollandvelvet said: I wonder where to rank him this week? High end RB3 sounds about right but the landscape at RB is so bad. Gurley hasn't been very good and I could see Ito Smith mixing in some. I’d put him as a low end RB2 against a lacklustre raiders run D. Definitely startable this week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CooL 3,248 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Matthew Berry and Field Yates think this will be a RBBC. The idiot short man Michael Fabiano of course screams on his Twitter to "go get Hill NOW!", which is of course the obvious knee jerk thing to say and that's all he's good for. I'm thinking Ito Smith gets involved. Didn't Hill pretty much bomb the last time he got his shot? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post KennyWoo 3,319 Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Now that I've posted a fun GIF, let's do something more serious. I saw above (and/or in Gurley thread) the speculation that this might turn into a brutal RBBC with Gurley out. Anything is possible, but let's look at the evidence. Last season, Atlanta had a washed former star RB as its RB1. (Sound familiar?) That man was Devonta Freeman. He missed two games last season: Weeks 11 and 12. The snap shares in those games: Brian Hill 60% and 59%. No other tailback (they have a fullback on this roster too) exceeded 26% in either game. That man was Ollison (26% and 18% in two games). Ito Smith was hurt. Ito Smith is a competent satellite back, although he sort of has the Moves Like JAGger. There hasn't been a single game this season Ito has played more than Hill. Smith's closest comp is Shane Vereen. Ito has never had more than six carries in a game. Hill has had eight or more carries four times already this season as a #2! Despite Ito's "satellite" skills, Hill has doubled him up on targets this season, 20-10. Hill has been thought to be an "on the way up player." He was behind Ito on the depth chart early last season. This season, he's been ahead of him. Qadree Ollison is rarely active. He's played 22 snaps this season. I'd expect him to get no more than 10% snap share. Putting this all together, I'd come up with the following: 1. Hill should get no worse than 60% snap share. 2. Ito will be used sparingly as a change of pace guy and may have 3rd down to himself, although given Hill's 20 targets this season, I wouldn't guarantee that. 3. Hill should get goal line carries. Gurley has six short rushing TDs this season! 4. Qadree Ollison's first name presumably derives from the Latin quattuor, the root of the prefix quad-, as in quadrilateral (four-sided). He is presumably named after the number four because he belongs as a fourth-stringer at best in a backfield. Maybe he gets like 10% of snaps. Conclusion: Hill should at minimum get first and second down work plus goal line. He has upside to be a 75%/80% type alpha in this game. His floor is around 60% snap share. He'll get almost all the carries. And he's not a zero as a pass-catcher either. He could easily carry the ball 15 times and catch three passes. Smith's upside is to siphon off maybe five carries and some passing game work. Ollison's upside is to make two tackles on kickoffs. This game has the second highest total of the week. Atlanta tends to score a lot and particularly likes to run the ball in close. The Raiders are 30th against RBs this season and just gave up 3 rushing TDs to the endzone-allergic CEH/Bell combo. Kalen Ballage (!!!) gashed them in Week 9. It is, indeed, Hill SZN. 18 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KennyWoo 3,319 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, mulhollandvelvet said: I wonder where to rank him this week? High end RB3 sounds about right but the landscape at RB is so bad. Gurley hasn't been very good and I could see Ito Smith mixing in some. RB20 to RB22 range for my money. But he has top 10 upside and by all means get this guy in your DFS tournament lineups! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugs bunny 1,771 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) I finally wake up from the bender and I see this? This is crazy. I picked up hill before... the Lions game or was it before my first drink 🤔..as a Gurley owner that was nick of time 👍. 🤔 Edited November 27, 2020 by Bugs bunny 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitemist 32 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 No brainer back end RB 2/Flex start this week. Money match up, and I would expect the Falcons to be a lot more competitive this week after getting embarrassed last week. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gbill2004 1,479 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 It's happening boys! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gbill2004 1,479 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Hearing some rumblings Gurley might get shut down for the season. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZappB 656 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, gbill2004 said: Not the gif I was hoping for. The one with the old guy waving his hands in excitement. It's Ron Paul, here you go: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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