Tampa Bay Running Back?

[Nimrod]

Who will Arians lead guy be? He typically has a pass catcher that rushes for 1,000 yards. Not convinced it’s Rojo or Barber.

I want in on the lead back, whoever it is

Love to hear some chatter on this

[cougarplayer20]

I’m not excited about any of their options to be honest. Right now Barber is their starter but last season he finished as RB 31 while 9th in carries. On top of that he isnt going to catch a lot of passes. So not much upside there.

As far as Penny goes, he is too small to carry a large load and he also doesn’t catch passes. I didn’t like him last season coming out and obviously he did nothing to change my mind.

Arians likes his RBs to catch passes out of the backfield and the only player they have on their roster that can do that is Ellington but he is close to 31 and seems to be always injured.

So maybe their starter isn’t on the roster yet. I would be shocked if they drafted one since they spent a 2nd rounder on Jones last year but they haven’t signed anyone either. So who knows. I think Yeldon would be a good fit so maybe him.

[Gator Sens]

I really thought Yeldon would be landing in Tampa because of the way Arians uses his backs and I suppose that could still happen. I think Joness II might get more chances this year but I'm guessing there lead RB is not on the roster yet.

[abloom]

whoever they draft

[Zacsby]

Yeldon would be signed right now if he didnt feed into all the drama that Fournette stirred up late last year. They're probably looking for a mid round guy. Singletary? Travyeon Williams? I would love either of those guys upside in TB offense.

[Paul717]

As someone who rosters Barber, I'll be nervous every time the BUCS are on the clock in the draft. I'm hopeful he'll have at least a time share next year or more, but not overly confident. I offered Barber to the ROJO owner in my league who quickly declined, citing he doesn't like either of them and thinks they will draft another RB. Barber is still only 25 though...so he's a hold for me and likely someone I'll keep as part of my 16 keepers this summer.

[smallxl]

If you can get Jones for cheap why not

[Phaded]

I have no idea.

It could be Barber.
It could be RoJo.
It could be someone else.

I personally would not invest heavily in this backfield either way; since their run blocking is still garbage.

[WhatWouldDitkaDo]

whoever they draft

this

[hudini33]

whoever they draft

this

Agree, and I would love to see Miles Sanders go here..

[Flgatorguy87]

Duke Johnson would make me happy

[Goddard]

Whoever it is, I'm not interested.

[saw061600]

I'm only buying low, real low, on any RB at TB. I doubt anyone is selling low though because:
ROJO owners are likely going to hold on because the spent a first (although, the best chance to buy low may be during draft)
Barber owners want to believe, have to believe, that he's the answer.

[killer_of_giants]

I personally would not invest heavily in this backfield either way; since their run blocking is still garbage.

this!

[Nimrod]

seems like the consensus is wait for the NFL draft and hope they pick up an RB. othewise????? how much fantasy relevance does Jones or Barber have in a split?