Samkon Gado

[Cornbread Maxwell]

Gado seems to be the starter at this point. Fisher has a rib injury that could sideline him for a while.

I would recommend picking him up in most leagues if you can. GB has an unfavorable schedule, but with all the RBBCs and underperforming RBs around the league - finding a feature RB for any team on the WW right now is probably a nice little victory.

I would be wary of actually starting him over the next few weeks (maybe against MIN in 2 weeks), but he seems like a good option for a bye week fill in if you are desperate. Expecting him to anchor your playoff run on the other hand - that would be a mistake.

Bottom line - pick him up, but temper your expectations.

[zombiez]

I could kick myself for not picking him up before yesterday...everything I read on the guy was positive. Then after watching the game, i was pretty impressed, actually had a ulp in my throat there for awhile, thinking he was going to get 100 yards..will be interesting to see how it unfolds.

[jayday]

the thing that makes me so mad is yahoo doesnt have him in their database.....and with LT on a bye next week...and green bay playing the friggin' falcons D...i could use him...

i bet he gets 100 and a td...at least...

[baseball6791]

the thing that makes me so mad is yahoo doesnt have him in their database.....and with LT on a bye next week...and green bay playing the friggin' falcons D...i could use him...

i bet he gets 100 and a td...at least...

I need him too, otherwise I'm stuck starting Mike Anderson and Antowain Smith or ...*gulp* Kevin Jones

[tt1plzne1]

The Falcons' D is no pushover. Remember what they did to Vinnie and the Jets?

[George_Foreman]

yeah, but that was against vinny and the jets.... not what one would call a "dynamic" offense. i'm gonna try to grab gado with both hands to fill in for LT this week.

[jayday]

The Falcons' D is no pushover. Remember what they did to Vinnie and the Jets?

good grief...someone says this every week.....and i have to re-hash this every week.....the falcons pass D is alright, but sorry to say, their run D isnt so hot....check their stats man.....

[GreatestShowOnEarth]

they are a quick undersized defense that can be exploited via the run. Gado should get decent numbers if he starts but i wouldnt expect too much.

[jayday]

they are a quick undersized defense that can be exploited via the run. Gado should get decent numbers if he starts but i wouldnt expect too much.

dude...if he can put up 70 and a TD on the steelers...i know he can hang at least 100 and a TD on the falcons....

[The Lung]

Atlanta run defense - 204 attempts against them for 943 yards, an average of 4.6 yards/att. and 117.9 yards per game. They have allowed 8 rushing touchdowns, and the longest run of the year allowed was only 24 yards - best in the NFL.

In terms of yards allowed per game, they are 18th in the NFL.
In terms of TDs allowed, they are T20th in the NFL.