cctekguy
Staff member
We saw it happen with Bush and I believe MJD will suffer the same fate.
A very good running back becomes the victim of a teams game plan to "get the ball into his hands" more.
Bush was a decent fantasy option as long as Deuce was pounding out yardage and keeping backers up for a beat. Deuce is removed from the picture, Saints declare Bush their "All Everything" back....Bush disappears.
A top 10 RB is now being drafted somewhere around the 4th round.
Certainly injury was the cause for the decline in yards but injury doesn't effect talent and potential to the extent it did Bush. Westy is still top 15. Jackson is still top 15. Portis is still top 15.
MJD and his over hyped, inflated value this year will be the biggest disappointment in fantasy football. Not because he isn't good but because the plan to "get the ball into his hands" and position him all over the field will ultimately result in MJD becoming more of a decoy than a producer.
Playing multiple positions also seems to increase the likelihood of injury.
The other result of Reggie becoming the "All Everything" guy was the emergence of Pierre Thomas who, incidentally, is being drafted BEFORE Bush in many leagues this year.
If you got duped into drafting MJD, cut your predictable losses by making sure you have Greg Jones and try to pick up Rashad Jennings off the wire around mid-season. Jennings will probably be the "Pierre Thomas" for next year but they'll use Jones in the interim.
I predict the same fate for Chris Johnson also, but since he's going late 1st/early 2nd his demise will not be as devastating to owners.
A very good running back becomes the victim of a teams game plan to "get the ball into his hands" more.
Bush was a decent fantasy option as long as Deuce was pounding out yardage and keeping backers up for a beat. Deuce is removed from the picture, Saints declare Bush their "All Everything" back....Bush disappears.
A top 10 RB is now being drafted somewhere around the 4th round.
Certainly injury was the cause for the decline in yards but injury doesn't effect talent and potential to the extent it did Bush. Westy is still top 15. Jackson is still top 15. Portis is still top 15.
MJD and his over hyped, inflated value this year will be the biggest disappointment in fantasy football. Not because he isn't good but because the plan to "get the ball into his hands" and position him all over the field will ultimately result in MJD becoming more of a decoy than a producer.
Playing multiple positions also seems to increase the likelihood of injury.
The other result of Reggie becoming the "All Everything" guy was the emergence of Pierre Thomas who, incidentally, is being drafted BEFORE Bush in many leagues this year.
If you got duped into drafting MJD, cut your predictable losses by making sure you have Greg Jones and try to pick up Rashad Jennings off the wire around mid-season. Jennings will probably be the "Pierre Thomas" for next year but they'll use Jones in the interim.
I predict the same fate for Chris Johnson also, but since he's going late 1st/early 2nd his demise will not be as devastating to owners.
