Final Rookie RB Ranking

[Phaded]

More and more I'm beginning to think Singletary is the steal of this class.

Yeah, he's being considered far too low in rookie drafts and these other rookie running backs are being treated like sure things..

(none of them are)

[kadun2]

More and more I'm beginning to think Singletary is the steal of this class.

Yes, that’s good thinking.

[TimeWillTell]

More and more I'm beginning to think Singletary is the steal of this class.

Yes, that’s good thinking.

I sure hope so, got him at 2.04 and hoping he can at least be a stop gap for me this year until I can load up in 2020

[FantasyFreak]

More and more I'm beginning to think Singletary is the steal of this class.

Yes, that’s good thinking.

I sure hope so, got him at 2.04 and hoping he can at least be a stop gap for me this year until I can load up in 2020

If he is it would be an outlier. That size with that athletic profile is not one to bet on. I've seen all his great moves against really bad competition, but in the NFL I think he will have a tough time translating. I don't see a 3 down bell cow back at his size, and considering he dropped 4 of his 10 targets last year, he better learn how to become a receiver in the NFL if he's going to be FF relevant.

[Blueboy]

More and more I'm beginning to think Singletary is the steal of this class.

Yeah, he's being considered far too low in rookie drafts and these other rookie running backs are being treated like sure things..

(none of them are)

Yep. My leagues are all SF and he's been falling to the 3rd about half the time. Ridiculous value discrepancies while Henderson (who I think will be a good NFL player) goes in the early 1st.

[TimeWillTell]

Yes, that’s good thinking.

I sure hope so, got him at 2.04 and hoping he can at least be a stop gap for me this year until I can load up in 2020

If he is it would be an outlier. That size with that athletic profile is not one to bet on. I've seen all his great moves against really bad competition, but in the NFL I think he will have a tough time translating. I don't see a 3 down bell cow back at his size, and considering he dropped 4 of his 10 targets last year, he better learn how to become a receiver in the NFL if he's going to be FF relevant.

I don't necessarily disagree. I took him because I need SOMEONE and he was best available at that point. Hindsight 20/20 maybe should've looked harder at Thompson that early, idk. But I have him and Penny behind Barkley and I'm rebuilding so if he does enough for me to flip him for a late 2020 1st (RB value pretty inflated in my league) then it's a win. If I can get a mid 2020 1st I'd probably sell Penny too even though I already have a bunch of 2020 picks. Time will tell. But Singletary at least showed some positive and is in a pretty good situation.

[FantasyFreak]

I sure hope so, got him at 2.04 and hoping he can at least be a stop gap for me this year until I can load up in 2020

If he is it would be an outlier. That size with that athletic profile is not one to bet on. I've seen all his great moves against really bad competition, but in the NFL I think he will have a tough time translating. I don't see a 3 down bell cow back at his size, and considering he dropped 4 of his 10 targets last year, he better learn how to become a receiver in the NFL if he's going to be FF relevant.

I don't necessarily disagree. I took him because I need SOMEONE and he was best available at that point. Hindsight 20/20 maybe should've looked harder at Thompson that early, idk. But I have him and Penny behind Barkley and I'm rebuilding so if he does enough for me to flip him for a late 2020 1st (RB value pretty inflated in my league) then it's a win. If I can get a mid 2020 1st I'd probably sell Penny too even though I already have a bunch of 2020 picks. Time will tell. But Singletary at least showed some positive and is in a pretty good situation.

Agreed.

[DJB]

Montgomery > Sanders.
Wish I wouldn't have let dlf_mikeh cloud my judgement a few months ago.

So one quick vid and we haven't even seen Sanders yet and you already abandon ship?

[Bot101]

Montgomery > Sanders.
Wish I wouldn't have let dlf_mikeh cloud my judgement a few months ago.

So one quick vid and we haven't even seen Sanders yet and you already abandon ship?

He abandoned ship awhile ago. Ive got him, among others, on my growing list of ignore. So if you hadn't quote that post I never would have seen it lol.

[FantasyFreak]

Montgomery > Sanders.
Wish I wouldn't have let dlf_mikeh cloud my judgement a few months ago.

So one quick vid and we haven't even seen Sanders yet and you already abandon ship?

He abandoned ship awhile ago. Ive got him, among others, on my growing list of ignore. So if you hadn't quote that post I never would have seen it lol.

He passed on an offer of Sanders and Cohen for Montgomery, and then ended up trading Monty and 3.02 for Sanders and 2.06. Apparently one preseason game is all it takes to change his mind. Maybe because he thinks the magic horseshoes are at work again?

"I still like Montgomery and the dude who ended up with him seems to have a magic horse shoe up his butt. Things just always seem to go well for him. Hope you all are right this time and he is wrong, on Sanders > Montgomery. But Sanders was my first instinct as well. "

-JTLoh


Oh, by the way. Passing blame on Mike?

You can lead a horse to water....

Nobody is holding a gun to anyone's head. We ultimately come here to talk, seek advice, or counter opinions etc., but at the end of the day, we make the final decisions on our own teams.

[honcho55]

I’m still wondering if this big debate is all about a class that doesn’t produce a fantasy stud anyways.

[petebusey]

I can see Montgomery's vision and nifty moves; they make me interested in trying to buy.

But when is the last time someone with his athletic profile (which is low by probably almost any usable standard) has had 3+ top 15 RB seasons?....or some sort of higher end fantasy success?

[Pac_Eddy]

I can see Montgomery's vision and nifty moves; they make me interested in trying to buy.

But when is the last time someone with his athletic profile (which is low by probably almost any usable standard) has had 3+ top 15 RB seasons?....or some sort of higher end fantasy success?

Edgerrin James, Arian Foster, Kareem Hunt, Matt Forte, Curtis Martin, Joe Addai, Maurice Jones-Drew, CJ Anderson.

I'm guessing, I don't know their actual athletic profiles, just guys that didn't have elite speed and are similar in build & style to Montgomery. Disregard if I'm way off.

[Jigga94]

I’m still wondering if this big debate is all about a class that doesn’t produce a fantasy stud anyways.

Bingo

[petebusey]

I can see Montgomery's vision and nifty moves; they make me interested in trying to buy.

But when is the last time someone with his athletic profile (which is low by probably almost any usable standard) has had 3+ top 15 RB seasons?....or some sort of higher end fantasy success?

Edgerrin James, Arian Foster, Kareem Hunt, Matt Forte, Curtis Martin, Joe Addai, Maurice Jones-Drew, CJ Anderson.

I'm guessing, I don't know their actual athletic profiles, just guys that didn't have elite speed and are similar in build & style to Montgomery. Disregard if I'm way off.

Just did a quick search, the guys bolded above don't look like they fit in with Montgomery. Their overall scores, or at least the ones I could find looked to be in a different league than Montgomery.

I'm sure there are some with his profile that had success, but were they all in a great system that make everyone look good (productive)? Think Andy Reid or Shanahan RBs..