What are everyones thoughts about how the Buffalo backfield will shake out. I'll admit that I reached for A-train in a couple of leagues (took him WAY, middle round, to early) because I thought that Jauron was a fan of his. Now I'm thinking that was a bad decision. Your thoughts?
thomas doesn't seem to be on many fantasy players' radars. personally, i'm grabbing him in as many drafts as possible. you can get him late 12-14 rounds. and he could possibly pay out huge. he has talent, experience w/jauron, and knows how to block at this level. i think he will start the season out at the least, and it will probably end up being a split...going with the hot hand. we'll have a better idea after training camp and we see some preseason games. but i'd still grab him. i don't like rookie rbs not named peterson this year.
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moonhead wrote:thomas doesn't seem to be on many fantasy players' radars. personally, i'm grabbing him in as many drafts as possible. you can get him late 12-14 rounds. and he could possibly pay out huge. he has talent, experience w/jauron, and knows how to block at this level. i think he will start the season out at the least, and it will probably end up being a split...going with the hot hand. we'll have a better idea after training camp and we see some preseason games. but i'd still grab him. i don't like rookie rbs not named peterson this year.
i agree...he's definately worth a late rd flyer as a 5th/6th RB
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A-Train is a favorite of Jauron's, but he's gonna have a hard time keeping Lynch off the field. Lynch is looking every bit as good as advertised in camp here, and is doing better than expected in blitz pick-up as well (supposedly his weakness). Wright is also looking very good, and there is talk of him becoming the short-yardage/GL back, but that will probably not happen this year.....
Bottom line, if Lynch performs anywhere near what he's been flashing at camp, I do not see A-Train getting on the field much this year - Lynch is on a different level. Maybe for an occasional spell or short yardage/GL duty, but you shouldn't expect any consistent FF production from Thomas, particularly as the Bills face the toughest run D schedule this year. I'm a homer, but I will not draft A-Train this year....
IMO, since he has experience with Jauron and Jauron likes him, Thomas has a good chance of being a goal line/short yardage guy, and could really, really surprise some people, not like MBIII of last year, but the same Idea.
actually the more I think about it, I don't see how A-Train could not get the GL/Short Yardage duties, sizewise there is no comparison, Lynch is 5'11", 215 lbs. stocky, but a bit too small for Goalline plays, where as A-Train is 6'2", 225 lbs, weight-wise, there isn't all that much of a difference, but add 3 inches to a guy and see what a difference it makes, so he does have more size and experience and we all know he can pound it.
All of you guys couldn't be more wrong!!!! 6 posts, and I'll I have heard is how Jauron likes A-train, and how he promised a committee. Thomas is a nice backup, but everyone here is overlooking the most important detail, and that is Marshawn Lynch is a freak. Dude can hit a hole fast as hell, can catch the ball out of the backfield, can find the endzone, can take a hit, can run outside, can run in b/w the tackles, can get tough yards, and yes, can have the occassional homerun-type run. Point here is, he is a superstar in the making, and eventhough you're hearing this and that about committee's, and how Jauron likes the A-train, fact is Lynch is nasty, and all this Jauron and the coaching staff is doing is most likely to motivate Lynch to bust out, which he almost certainly will.
elltrain22 wrote:All of you guys couldn't be more wrong!!!! 6 posts, and I'll I have heard is how Jauron likes A-train, and how he promised a committee. Thomas is a nice backup, but everyone here is overlooking the most important detail, and that is Marshawn Lynch is a freak. Dude can hit a hole fast as hell, can catch the ball out of the backfield, can find the endzone, can take a hit, can run outside, can run in b/w the tackles, can get tough yards, and yes, can have the occassional homerun-type run. Point here is, he is a superstar in the making, and eventhough you're hearing this and that about committee's, and how Jauron likes the A-train, fact is Lynch is nasty, and all this Jauron and the coaching staff is doing is most likely to motivate Lynch to bust out, which he almost certainly will.
I wouldn't know why, but I sense a little bit of homer-ism in your post.
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