Wally Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 None of the Vikings RB's exactly set the league on fire this year, and this guy's always been prouctive in the past. I know he's been away for a year, but is there any chance that he takes over there next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charty Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 With a new HC, and all new coordinators, it should be interesting to see what happens. Right now your guess is as good as mine, that being said, the pothead probably won't be the favored back going into camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 ouch. please don't make me think about this guy until august at the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wow, a non-Steelers post. At least for the moment. With a new owners that promsed to clean matters up who knows? This may be a very different team this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wow, a non-Steelers post. At least for the moment. With a new owners that promsed to clean matters up who knows? This may be a very different team this year. 1290236[/snapback] Same owner as last year. New coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wow, a non-Steelers post. At least for the moment. 1290236[/snapback] I don't think he will be as good as Willie Parker. It is a shame, the guy appears to have a ton of talent, but, like many before him, and many yet to come, it will probably go wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I don't think 1290269[/snapback] If you had left it at that it would have been a true statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 An Onterrio Smith post in January just doesn't make sense to me. Do you think this guy was up all night thinking about this and just had to post it to get everyone else's opinion? Come back with this post in August and I'm sure it will get better responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Onterrio Smith has said that he has cleaned up and genuinely wants to come back to play for the Vikings. Take that with a grain of salt... he's been in a lot of trouble, but a year off might be enough to help him straighten up. The Vikings new Head Coach, Childress has said two things that lead me to believe that Onterrio could be a big factor next season... first of all when asked about all of the off-field problems that the Vikings have had (including Love Boat and Whizzinator) he replied that all of the players have a clean slate with him coming in. Secondly, either today or yesterday, Childress said something like, he didn't think the Vikings needed to necessarily go after a big name RB, and that he could do well with a RBBC approach with the players he already has. Now, that doesn't mean that he won't go after a big name RB if Wylf puts up the cash, it just means that the RB position is not the #1 priority for Childress's off-season plans, because he thinks he can successfully coach what we've got. Now, RBBC never sounds good for anyone from a Fantasy prospective, but I think if Childress does NOT go after someone like Edge or Alexander, that Onterrio would end up winning the starting job outright in competition with Minnesota's other RB's. He has more moves, game speed, field vision, and ability to stay healthy, than all of the other backs combined. Given the opportunity, and assuming he keeps clean, Onterrio could easily be a top 10 RB or better. IMO he may be a huge sleeper next year depending of course upon what happens during the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I'm betting he makes the pro BOWL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Now, RBBC never sounds good for anyone from a Fantasy prospective, but I think if Childress does NOT go after someone like Edge or Alexander, that Onterrio would end up winning the starting job outright in competition with Minnesota's other RB's. He has more moves, game speed, field vision, and ability to stay healthy, than all of the other backs combined. Given the opportunity, and assuming he keeps clean, Onterrio could easily be a top 10 RB or better. IMO he may be a huge sleeper next year depending of course upon what happens during the offseason. 1290451[/snapback] insert tice for childress and i believe you could have found this same advice before this season ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebartender Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Don't forget the offense Childress came from in Philly. Very heavy on the pass. I don't know if any RB has a good chance in Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTen Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I don't think he will be as good as Willie Parker. It is a shame, the guy appears to have a ton of talent, but, like many before him, and many yet to come, it will probably go wasted. 1290269[/snapback] Nothing like watching a guy pi$$ away his career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 An Onterrio Smith post in January just doesn't make sense to me. Do you think this guy was up all night thinking about this and just had to post it to get everyone else's opinion? Come back with this post in August and I'm sure it will get better responses. 1290341[/snapback] The Superbowl is the deadline for me to pick up keepers in my auction/dynasty league. It's a 14 team league and the opportunity to pick up a starting RB at 2% of my total cap is a huge opportunity. A gamble for sure, but a chance to have a player next year whose payoff per salary amount would be very large. Anyway, sorry to make you think about something other than the Super Bowl and whether or not you should bet heads or tails for the opening coin toss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 The Superbowl is the deadline for me to pick up keepers in my auction/dynasty league. It's a 14 team league and the opportunity to pick up a starting RB at 2% of my total cap is a huge opportunity. A gamble for sure, but a chance to have a player next year whose payoff per salary amount would be very large. Anyway, sorry to make you think about something other than the Super Bowl and whether or not you should bet heads or tails for the opening coin toss. 1292265[/snapback] Good answer, the first part, not the second part. Anyways I don't gamble but I got to tell you that I really like Tails this year. But what if Bettis calls it tails but the Ref hears heads, man that could really through Vegas upside down. Hey it could happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 He may have great value or he may not. Does that help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezhed Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Heads he has value.......Tails he don't. Oops, it was heads..ok, best out of 3!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Fun Fact- Some time ago Onterrio Smith played against Lance Briggs (both played tailback, and each had 200+ yards) here in a sacramento-area high school championship game. Smith holds a lot of California High School records, including TDs with some rediculous 50+ number in one season. What a waste of talent. I hope they do something with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Onterrio may turn out to be a WHIZ sooner than ANATER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 With a tougher owner perhaps he can become responsible. Sometimes less freedon helps sometimes it doesn't. Picked him as a late round flyer in one keeper league. Being out of the spotlight may have hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Pimp Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I'm just hoping the new staff moves some of these guys and get a simpler RBBC than rotating 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I'm just hoping the new staff moves some of these guys and get a simpler RBBC than rotating 4. 1322471[/snapback] Don't we all? They will probably clean house a lot in the Twin Cities this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Pimp Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Don't forget the offense Childress came from in Philly. Very heavy on the pass. I don't know if any RB has a good chance in Minnesota. 1290630[/snapback] Sure there is, it's the one that catches the ball the best ala Westbrook style. Whichever one that is will be the most valuable Vikings RB and a decent pick if your league awards 1pt/rec....especially if Brad Johnson is the starting QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Don't forget the offense Childress came from in Philly. Very heavy on the pass. I don't know if any RB has a good chance in Minnesota. 1290630[/snapback] When Duce was running they had a power running game and he was used coming out of the backfield. Onterrio and Moore were both good in those areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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