Come on Portis

[CaptainHook]

I should be able to give him a run. I'm in his league. Check my sig.

 

How many teams total in this league? web site?

[Doc Holliday]

Look peoples.

 

First off half you made me laugh hard, Thank you for that.

 

2nd Off. If you go by "last years" big thing your often going to be disappointed. The key to fantasy football is being able to dicipher which players will give you 16 weeks of quality play this coming season not last season or the 5 years before that.

 

With that being said, the life span of a RB is shorter than my weeener on Viagra, which for those of you i havent corn holed, its not that long. Why would i want to invest anything in a guy that im personally disappointed in. In the case of Larry Johnson, i think his team took several huge blows this off season. I dont like the age of the team or the depth they have on offense. I DONT WANT LJ. My research tells me theres too many question marks surrounding him, hes garbage to me.

 

Portis, i love the guy. Hes funny, fast, and hes yet to suffer any serious injuries, thats all good. But he has cost me fantasy games in the past with his constant dings. In my league we get points for reaching plateaus like 100 yards. So 99 yards isnt worth candied yams, so when he walks off in the 3rd quarter sitting on 97 yards because his chest is sore, that pisses me off. Hence i grew tired of it, hence hes gone.

Fantasy Football is nothing more than a game of hot potato. The key to winning is to buy low and sell high, while getting the players who are hot to carry you to victory. Sometimes you time it just right and you win (like when i traded Carnell Williams for LJ mid season last year), but its a new season, i think Larry peaked, i think his future is average to poor at best with that team. I do not like him.

Shaun Alexander amazes me, i see a guy whos taller than ideal, and he seems to be a bit bulky in his upper torso, guys like that seem to smell of injury to me. Yet he never gets hurt, he continues to shine year in and year out, yet i dont want him. I know the day i trade for him is the first day in the end of a brilliant career, i want no part of that.

Steven Jackson, hes an injury looking for a place to get hurt at. At 6'2 230 pounds im affraid his little knee joints cant handle the punishment they will recieve. He may play the next 12 years injury free and shatter every RB record, good, he can do that on someone elses team. I know the day i trade for him, is the day i see his left foot spun around pointing backwards because he tore his knee. I want no part of him.

Do yourselves a favor, go look at your favorite fantasy magazine for the last few seasons. I want you to look at the Top 30 RBs each season, then tell yourself where they finished in your leagues scoring. You will find that the majority were busts. I know you cant predict who will bust and who wont, but you can just avoid the situation altogether and load up at "safer" positions. Every year a plethura of RBs can be aquired late or in FA that will get you 100 yards and or a TD on a regular basis once the guy in front of him blows out a knee or whatever. RBs are easy to find, to me they are the EASIEST position to fill "post draft".

 

The bottom line is this, if i have a draft choice and theres 2 players i feel equally about and 1 is a RB and 1 is not. I will take the RB, as someone said theres only so many starting RBs, and i agree. But when im left to make a choice between a RB that scares me, or anyone else of equal value to me at another position, screw the RB.

Ask the Deuce McAllister and Priest Holmes owners of last season how they worked out for them. I bet they are PISSED. Of course Owens and Moss were disappointments as well, i know,i owned them. However i traded Owens away for a bunch of good stuff before his meltdown, and Randy became a reserve when i traded for Larry Fitzgerald (gave someone Tiki abd picks for him). I won my league by moving players in and out all season, riding who was healthy and hot and moving who i saw as a putz.

Am i always right? wakawaka NO, but my theories have done me rather well in my 9 years in fantasy football. I want the "safest" studs i can find, and if there are no RBs i feel safe about, then to hell with them, ill deal with my RBs as the season progresses.

What sets me off the deep end here on the Huddle? People who instead of disagreeing, they start in with their oh so colorfull "your an idiot" posts. Then everyone else who has no clue nor concept follow suit with their queer little "+1". If you dont think Portis is soft, then prove to me why im wrong, dont start calling my league a bunch of retards. Thats the other thing that sets me off. Leave my league out of it. The guys in my league are very active and they shell out around $350 a year to play, so it must be a good league.

 

Due to an untimely death of an owner in our league, WE HAVE 1 OPENING.

 

I would LOVE for any one of you diehard football guys to take over that team. If you have the money and the time, and want to play with some of the most active owners you will ever find, then join up. I will happily trade LT to you the next time that kitty cat walks off holding his chest. Ive grown tired of his late season slides and having to watch Burner Turner rip off 80 yard TDs in his place. LT is the next one to take a crap.

Bottom Line, i hate all RBs, but they are a required spot, so i do what i can, but that dont mean i have to like it or pat these guys on the back.

 

If i can drag brush uphill in 3 feet of wakawakaing snow for Complete tree Service for 12 hours a day on bad knees, then these overpaid pussies can start sacking up and playing some football ! ! ! ! !

PLEASE JOIN OUR LEAGUE< I NEEED SOMEONE IN IT WHO PISSES ME OFF SO WE CAN FIGHT ONA DAILY BASIS. SACK UP AND GET YOUR MONEY OUT!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

You state the obvious and then pretend you are giving everyone breaking news.

 

You also reach for reasons to find a fault with someone you just don't like.

 

I would like a list of these so called safe players you speak of. because despite Portis's injury he has been 1 of the healthiest backs in the league for a number of years now.I would like to see your list of more safe RB's.

[CD6405]

Torry Holt is the SAFEST WR pick ever.

[CaptainHook]

Torry Holt is the SAFEST WR pick ever.

 

Even he missed games with a knee injury last year.

[Doc Holliday]

Even he missed games with a knee injury last year.

 

 

 

And his offense is on it's way down.

 

Not dogging him..just doing the MP shuffle.

[Ground Chuck]

How many teams total in this league? web site?

 

 

10 team six man keeper. In its 9th year. CBS sportline league. Every other detail will soon be posted in the find a owner thread. Will be posted in about 5-10 minutes.

[CD6405]

Even he missed games with a knee injury last year.

 

 

Yeah. You can't really find someone who will not get injured at some point in the season, or in their career for that matter. It just depends on people's definition of "safe."

 

I think LT, LJ, and Portis are the safest at RB. I still will never like shaun alexander.

 

You can't predict injuries, only thing you can predict is production. Those guys produce, and that is what you have to go with.

[StormChasers]

PLEASE JOIN OUR LEAGUE< I NEEED SOMEONE IN IT WHO PISSES ME OFF SO WE CAN FIGHT ONA DAILY BASIS. SACK UP AND GET YOUR MONEY OUT!!!!!!!

 

 

You should look to add 5 people not 1. At the very least 3 people. No offense but until you have at a minimum of 12 teams in a league you don't have the ability to truly show FF acumen. The talent in the NFL is so large that you don't start dipping into the 3rd WR's in a 10 team league. In a league with 14 owners you really have the ability to show how much you know in football. Most teams will only be able to carry 1 RB (versus 3 in a 10 team league). In a 14 team league someone will have to start Hank Baskett, in a 10 team league no one will draft Hank Baskett.

 

IMHO it's not worth entering a league with less then 12 teams. 14 is optimal!

[Savage Beatings]

I DONT WANT LJ. My research tells me theres too many question marks surrounding him, hes garbage to me.

 

Anybody else imagine his "research" being a chimpanzee jumping around and flinging poo at his computer screen? Well if Bobo doesn't like LJ, then neither do I.

 

:motleycrew: Girl, don't go away mad... Girl, just go away! :motleycrew:

[alexgaddis]

Anybody else imagine his "research" being a chimpanzee jumping around and flinging poo at his computer screen? Well if Bobo doesn't like LJ, then neither do I.

 

:motleycrew: Girl, don't go away mad... Girl, just go away! :motleycrew:

 

awesome

[jake_the_builder]

Look peoples.

 

 

 

If i can drag brush uphill in 3 feet of wakawakaing snow for Complete tree Service for 12 hours a day on bad knees, then these overpaid pussies can start sacking up and playing some football ! ! ! ! !

 

 

 

I didn't really agree with anything you said before this.....as a constuction worker, I can't take a day off if my back is sore, so I can definitely see where you are going with this.......I can almost guarantee you that most NFL players are playing sore and banged up week after week, but you only hear about the "stars" injuries and them sitting out, not the gunner on the kick off team with a sprained knee who is battling week after week just to keep his paycheck.

[Fogg]

I didn't really agree with anything you said before this.....as a constuction worker, I can't take a day off if my back is sore, so I can definitely see where you are going with this.......I can almost guarantee you that most NFL players are playing sore and banged up week after week, but you only hear about the "stars" injuries and them sitting out, not the gunner on the kick off team with a sprained knee who is battling week after week just to keep his paycheck.

 

 

 

Lots of players never complain about their injuries because they either want to make the team, they don't want their playing time diminished, or they just can't stand disappointing someone. Look at Cadillac last year. Downplayed his injuries because he didn't want to let down his coach.

 

I work with patients everyday and the psychological differences in patients are one of the most important predictors on who will recover and won't recover. Pro athletes of Portis' caliber are less likely to suffer from some of the various red and yellow flags to recovery.

 

All in all, I wouldn't be too worried about Portis. It was an incomplete dislocation (subluxation). There's no sign of a fracture or labral tear and I haven't read anything about any neuro symptoms. Yes it's true that once you have a dislocation that you are more likely to have another. But, I don't think the risk is too high here. Standard treatment would be to control inflammation, rule out red flags, and start him on strength exercises in a safe range of motion.

 

I don't think this changes his draft position at all.

[msaint]

Lots of players never complain about their injuries because they either want to make the team, they don't want their playing time diminished, or they just can't stand disappointing someone. Look at Cadillac last year. Downplayed his injuries because he didn't want to let down his coach.

 

I work with patients everyday and the psychological differences in patients are one of the most important predictors on who will recover and won't recover. Pro athletes of Portis' caliber are less likely to suffer from some of the various red and yellow flags to recovery.

 

All in all, I wouldn't be too worried about Portis. It was an incomplete dislocation (subluxation). There's no sign of a fracture or labral tear and I haven't read anything about any neuro symptoms. Yes it's true that once you have a dislocation that you are more likely to have another. But, I don't think the risk is too high here. Standard treatment would be to control inflammation, rule out red flags, and start him on strength exercises in a safe range of motion.

 

I don't think this changes his draft position at all.

 

 

great info here.

 

i hope it changes his draft position, though...from #4 in my league to #8.

[gilthorp]

I have one thing to say, and it's not "wakawaka".

 

Portis will be fine. He won't play again in the pre-season, so if you like him, you're going to get a bargain. IMO, there's no reason not to like the guy--the OL should be better than last year. He's a good runner and a solid FF RB.

[Avernus]

I have one thing to say, and it's not "wakawaka".

 

Portis will be fine. He won't play again in the pre-season, so if you like him, you're going to get a bargain. IMO, there's no reason not to like the guy--the OL should be better than last year. He's a good runner and a solid FF RB.

 

 

over the last 24 hours...my confidence in taking him 4th...or even 5th has finally been shaken...

 

Chris Mortensen just put out a very negative vibe/spin on the situation and left me feeling unoptimistic about him being able to play at a high level for the entire season...