Sound Off: the Titans running game

[j2v]

Consider this Son of Fantasy University. Each day we’ll make a post regarding a fantasy-relevant player or situation; then, we’ll turn the mic over to you and hear what you have to say.

 

Today’s candidate: the Titans running game

 

Okay, we’ve all seen the video. Chris Johnson is really, really fast. What do we do with this information?

 

Jeff Fisher loves to run the football, and Vince Young is, uh, still developing as an NFL passer… though if you saw his run during the preseason opener (video here, with a bonus of Johnson’s run with a spotlight on just where Chris Long ended up on that play), maybe a switch to the wishbone isn’t as crazy as you might think. There are 400-plus carries to be had in this running game, and while Johnson was a first-round pick it’s unlikely the rookie is slated for 300 of them. LenDale White is a great between-the-tackles banger, but his track record suggests he’ll be best served with his carries kept around the 250 mark for the season.

 

Is there a fantasy tag-team to be had here, something along the lines of LenDale in round five and Johnson three rounds later? Are you comfortable with that as your fantasy club’s RB3 or even RB2? Will Johnson’s highlight reel push his value significantly higher than the 133rd overall it was sitting at prior to his run? Or does his emergence just muddy a situation you’ve already written off as fantasy poison?

Edited August 11, 2008 by j2v

[cre8tiff]

Who are you, and how did you get pinning privileges?

 

As for the question. I'll take option 7 -- Other. The Rams make any RB look good in preseason. More data is needed.

Edited August 11, 2008 by cre8tiff

[j2v]

Who are you, and how did you get pinning privileges?

 

 

DMD gave me pinning privileges when I joined the Huddle staff back in April

 

2V

[tazinib1]

I wonder how many more times huddlers are gonna ask this questino 2v. And its not even high traffic season yet lol.

 

 

I'm gonna TRY to avoid TENN run game this year. Of course I'll take either RB if the value is there, but as much as TENN wants to run the ball, there D will not allow them to do so. Its gonna be an interesting year for V.Young and company.

[DO Jaded]

I'm avoiding LenDale this season, but will definitely take a flyer in the later rounds (12-14) of my redrafts on the rook.

[tazinib1]

Who are you, and how did you get pinning privileges?

 

 

Who is 2v?

 

Here ya go.

[DMD]

Have to like what Chris Johnson did last week though it was just one run. A really fast one, but just one all the same. My contention is that Lendale White will do about the same as he did last year and that Johnson will either be additional production or not. If the Titans will use him a lot, I think he could be worthly of a RB3 or even a RB2 potentially. It is still early but so far he has been impressive. I want to see TEN use him more as a receiver as well which they have gotten away from in recent years.

[The Wolf]

In a draft that I am in at the moment, I was considering Johnson first, then Lendale later on if he was available. White went in the seventh and, because the You Tube video of Johnson's run this weekend is spreading like wildfire, I reached a bit and took him at 8.09.

 

Johnson brings a dimension that White does not, and with the lack of playmakers at the WR spot, I feel that Tennessee will ride this kid fairly hard. Between his rushes and receptions, I can see him getting 15-16 per game and being very productive doing so.

 

He will lose goal-line carries and when Tennessee throws in the red zone, Crumpler will likely be the first option. Still, he will make a solid RB3 or flex player for someone.

[cre8tiff]

Who is 2v?

 

Here ya go.

 

The dude needs to make a signature with that link.

 

On a side note:

 

John joins The Huddle in a full-time capasity

 

I didn't know Yukon was moonlighting writing press releases for the Huddle...

[kingfish247]

I'm avoiding LenDale this season, but will definitely take a flyer in the later rounds (12-14) of my redrafts on the rook.

Good luck. He's going as early as the 7th or 8th round, in redrafts, after this past weekend.

[jaxfactor]

IMO, the Titans should mirror the Jags approach. Look what happened to MJD when most people thought he was too small. My only problem with the Jags is that they don't use MJD enough. If he's your star offensive player, he needs to be on the field. I'm wondering why teams don't use the dual backfield more. In the Jags case, you could send MJD out in the flat as either a decoy or on a screen. This would open up more holes for Freddie T. It will be curious if Fisher does this exact thing. At least give it a shot.