Cam Akers Official Thread

[CGW]

I’ve been a big Akers truther going back to his rookie year. I was excited to see him come back last season to be the lead guy in the playoffs. I’m very nervous about his chances of being a RB1 as a Ram or somewhere else. I believe the Rams use a high pick on RB next year. I’m just hoping for a few games of decent production so I can move him. Problem is everyone is not blind to what’s happening. There’s just to much data/forums/information available to really take advantage of even 3 or 4 games of solid production. JRob looks good and Akers is still struggling that says a lot. Oh well, just have to wait for the inevitable injury to Henderson.

I wouldn't worry too much about the Rams using a high pick on an RB next draft. They've taken care of that decision by trading away their 1st and 4th. They do still have a 2nd and 3rd, but they have significant need outside of RB to address.

[willistylz1979]

I’ve been a big Akers truther going back to his rookie year. I was excited to see him come back last season to be the lead guy in the playoffs. I’m very nervous about his chances of being a RB1 as a Ram or somewhere else. I believe the Rams use a high pick on RB next year. I’m just hoping for a few games of decent production so I can move him. Problem is everyone is not blind to what’s happening. There’s just to much data/forums/information available to really take advantage of even 3 or 4 games of solid production. JRob looks good and Akers is still struggling that says a lot. Oh well, just have to wait for the inevitable injury to Henderson.

I wouldn't worry too much about the Rams using a high pick on an RB next draft. They've taken care of that decision by trading away their 1st and 4th. They do still have a 2nd and 3rd, but they have significant need outside of RB to address.

This is true, and yes they do have significant needs compared to RB. Still it would be great to see a full workload without Hendo stealing carries. Though I guess reaching for any positive, Akers did look a bit more spry this week.

[Dynasty DeLorean]

I swear I’m not searching for Akers copium but I saw this on my timeline

https://twitter.com/lorddontlose/status ... nde2qVvo4g

[Mjvb5]

I swear I’m not searching for Akers copium but I saw this on my timeline

https://twitter.com/lorddontlose/status ... nde2qVvo4g

On the other hand he's acting like being the rb2 in snap count and rocking a 10 for 42 is great.

Jrob is the light and the end of the injury tunnel not akers

[ericanadian]

I swear I’m not searching for Akers copium but I saw this on my timeline

https://twitter.com/lorddontlose/status ... nde2qVvo4g

I gotta say that I don’t generally like analysis like this. The 4.0 ypc expectation includes the fact that a running back is going to get blown up behind the line a time or two in a game. No one goes through and points out when a rushing attempt is so well blocked that your or I could’ve run through the hole for a five yard gain, so this doesn’t hold a lot of water for me.

That said, I do like a lot of what Akers is doing on these blown up plays. I can’t say as his burst is where I remember it, but he isn’t really in a position to use it on most of these. He does show some great shiftiness and power in dodging a couple of those tackles which wasn’t really on display in the opener, so that’s a plus.

[Kurt G.O.A.T.]

It was good to see Akers stretch those legs a bit in this game. He finally got some room to move.

In his scoring drive he rushed for 53 yards on 6 carries and scored a td through some cards defenders.

[FantasyFreak]

It was good to see Akers stretch those legs a bit in this game. He finally got some room to move.

In his scoring drive he rushed for 53 yards on 6 carries and scored a td through some cards defenders.

The downside of course, is he's still not catching passes, and another GL fumble will cost him opportunities. This backfield has little upside for FF. I wouldn't feel confident starting anyone outside of Kupp in this entire offense, TBH. I suppose Higbee is a decent TE stream, too.

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

Akers is still rough around the edges, and that will probably keep him from taking over this backfield and being a consistent fantasy starter. But we should be able to put the Achilles RB myth to bed now. He looks as explosive as he ever did, as does James Robinson, as does Justice Hill, as does Mo Ibrahim at Minnesota.

[Anteaters]

Akers is still rough around the edges, and that will probably keep him from taking over this backfield and being a consistent fantasy starter. But we should be able to put the Achilles RB myth to bed now. He looks as explosive as he ever did, as does James Robinson, as does Justice Hill, as does Mo Ibrahim at Minnesota.

There is no myth involved in this. It has been a stone cold fact that Achilles injuries ruined RB careers. Just as ACL injuries used to ruin careers. If it happens that medical science has improved enough in the past 12 months to make an Achilles injury something that can be overcome, that is great. But it's just plain wrong to call it "the Achilles myth." Just like it would be wrong to say "the Polio myth".

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

Akers is still rough around the edges, and that will probably keep him from taking over this backfield and being a consistent fantasy starter. But we should be able to put the Achilles RB myth to bed now. He looks as explosive as he ever did, as does James Robinson, as does Justice Hill, as does Mo Ibrahim at Minnesota.

There is no myth involved in this. It has been a stone cold fact that Achilles injuries ruined RB careers. Just as ACL injuries used to ruin careers. If it happens that medical science has improved enough in the past 12 months to make an Achilles injury something that can be overcome, that is great. But it's just plain wrong to call it "the Achilles myth." Just like it would be wrong to say "the Polio myth".

The data set sucked and should never have been used to predict anything. It being concrete predictive data was definitely a myth propagated by people who need to take a statistics class, IMHO

[Sriracha]

The data set sucked and should never have been used to predict anything. It being concrete predictive data was definitely a myth propagated by people who need to take a statistics class, IMHO

Amen.

Anyone who's taken a stats class should know a data set with a sample size of 11, with wildly varying degrees of similarity, should not be used to predict anything with much certainty.

[dynastyninja]

I propose we mark the word "achilles" as profanity going forward and bleep it out in all future posts. I myself would gladly never read another post about the topic.

[Dynasty DeLorean]

The data set sucked and should never have been used to predict anything. It being concrete predictive data was definitely a myth propagated by people who need to take a statistics class, IMHO

Amen.

Anyone who's taken a stats class should know a data set with a sample size of 11, with wildly varying degrees of similarity, should not be used to predict anything with much certainty.

And leshoure was cut because he got arrested multiple times in the offseason not because of an Achilles. The sample size with most anything in the nfl is extremely small and random. Most players wash out after just a few years anyway, achilles or no achilles.

[FantasyFreak]

Akers is still rough around the edges, and that will probably keep him from taking over this backfield and being a consistent fantasy starter. But we should be able to put the Achilles RB myth to bed now. He looks as explosive as he ever did, as does James Robinson, as does Justice Hill, as does Mo Ibrahim at Minnesota.

There is no myth involved in this. It has been a stone cold fact that Achilles injuries ruined RB careers. Just as ACL injuries used to ruin careers. If it happens that medical science has improved enough in the past 12 months to make an Achilles injury something that can be overcome, that is great. But it's just plain wrong to call it "the Achilles myth." Just like it would be wrong to say "the Polio myth".

Yeah, I mean there were doctors saying it's really bad for certain positions, it's not really a myth. Saying Akers looks just as explosive is also highly subjective.

[thebeast]

Is he worth two 3rds yet?