MrTed46 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Last year I made it a priority but this year I didn't grab him in any league (I own AP in 3 leagues). Too many RBs who have upside to waste on a handcuff IMO, especially one who will prob have a reduced role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I'd grab him even if I was not a Peterson owner in a PPR league. He's a nice late emergency bye week filler and could put up mad points if AD goes down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Yes. Especially in his case for 2 reason. The obvious one is that he is the #1 pick overall, and in general, with RB's, you should try and grab his backup if you pick an RB as your #1 pick. The other reason is that if ADP goes down, there is no RBBC like there is on many other teams. Chester Taylor will step right in, he'd be a starter on many NFL teams, so he will produce behind that solid O-line, and while Chester Taylor is no Adrian Peterson, the impact from a fantasy perspective won't be huge. Edited September 3, 2009 by Hugh 0ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepinmofo Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I'd grab him even if I was not a Peterson owner in a PPR league. He's a nice late emergency bye week filler and could put up mad points if AD goes down. This is my take on this too... I took Chester in Ladder just because he was there late. Great bye week/injury replacement. And like he said, if AP misses even a game, Chester should be money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 In the only league I had the 1.1, I took Chester in the 12th round. Its a must if you own AP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 IMO it depends. I never reach for a handcuff. If he's there and I feel like he's the best value for my team, I will take him on his own merits. I am more likely to draft for a home run sleeper than for a handcuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) IMO it depends. I never reach for a handcuff. If he's there and I feel like he's the best value for my team, I will take him on his own merits. I am more likely to draft for a home run sleeper than for a handcuff. I agree with this, and this is my rationale, if AP goes down, I don't care what people say, Chester is no AP, therefore my team took a big hit regardless. He can produce solid #s but not 1.1 numbers. I rather go with a someone with tremendous upside and may start by mid season (James Davis, Jamaal Charles, etc), this way you can even develop a RB2/3 which insures your entire core of RBs. Last year, I handcuffed in almost all my leagues and it turned out to torch me. ETA: I guess, Chester is never "good" value to handcuff because people take him too early IMO. You would have to reach as an AP owner to handcuff so in return you really are paying ALOT to take this guy (1.1 and a reach pick). Edited September 3, 2009 by MrTed46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) I agree with this, and this is my rationale, if AP goes down, I don't care what people say, Chester is no AP, therefore my team took a big hit regardless. He can produce solid #s but not 1.1 numbers. I rather go with a someone with tremendous upside and may start by mid season (James Davis, Jamaal Charles, etc), this way you can even develop a RB2/3 which insures your entire core of RBs. Last year, I handcuffed in almost all my leagues and it turned out to torch me. Chester Taylor will outscore 9 out of 10 guys you would draft in the 12th round if Peterson DOESN'T go down. And the fact that he would probably post top 10 RB numbers in your #1 RB goes down is well worth drafting him. Not drafting him becasue you think you can get better value in the 12th round is nonsense. With all due respect. Edited September 3, 2009 by Hugh 0ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 ETA: I guess, Chester is never "good" value to handcuff because people take him too early IMO. You would have to reach as an AP owner to handcuff so in return you really are paying ALOT to take this guy (1.1 and a reach pick). Not really, huddle has him in the 140's, so basically a 12th round pick in a 12 team league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Not really, huddle has him in the 140's, so basically a 12th round pick in a 12 team league. 12th round is a good place to get him but in my drafts he went 10 (2 times). I won't reach that big to get him 9 or 10. And I don't think Taylor is going to score well while AP is healthy. I would not want him as my bye week filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balzac Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I wouldn't go out of my way to get him. He's not much different than any other handcuff for a first round guy - I certainly wouldn't bypass another RB who could take off independent of injury (e.g., James Davis) to get him. Problem with this sort of thing these days is that other owners are more than happy to take these handcuff guys a lot earlier than they should - I'm not going to blow a solid middle round pick just to make sure that I'm covered in the event of an injury. Late round? Sure - but you can't get a guy like Taylor in the late rounds (compare him to say, Kevin Jones, who is Forte's handcuff). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) 38. Washington, Leon NYJ RB 113.89 7 391 3213 39. Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB 116.74 6 330 3181 40. Hightower, Tim ARI RB 117.04 5 428 3221 43. Jackson, Fred BUF RB 129.84 21 484 2850 44. McGahee, Willis BAL RB 133.00 12 465 2916 46. Graham, Earnest TBB RB 138.55 20 526 2712 52. Charles, Jamaal KCC RB 156.74 30 544 2074 54. Williams, Ricky MIA RB 165.02 29 544 2176 55. Davis, James CLE RB 172.30 18 896 1380 Going off ADP I would take the above players over Chester...maybe I'm crazy. ETA: And this is just RBs Edited September 3, 2009 by MrTed46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Chester Taylor will outscore 9 out of 10 guys you would draft in the 12th round if Peterson DOESN'T go down. And the fact that he would probably post top 10 RB numbers in your #1 RB goes down is well worth drafting him. Not drafting him becasue you think you can get better value in the 12th round is nonsense. With all due respect. And, there may be a time or two (hey look, its the Lions) where one could start them boff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 38. Washington, Leon NYJ RB 113.89 7 391 3213 39. Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB 116.74 6 330 3181 40. Hightower, Tim ARI RB 117.04 5 428 3221 43. Jackson, Fred BUF RB 129.84 21 484 2850 44. McGahee, Willis BAL RB 133.00 12 465 2916 46. Graham, Earnest TBB RB 138.55 20 526 2712 52. Charles, Jamaal KCC RB 156.74 30 544 2074 54. Williams, Ricky MIA RB 165.02 29 544 2176 55. Davis, James CLE RB 172.30 18 896 1380 Going off ADP I would take the above players over Chester...maybe I'm crazy. ETA: And this is just RBs of the listed players - I would only take F. Jackson, L Washington, J Charles and maybe James Davis over Chester. This is not to say that I'd pick Chester if the above were on the board - but that I'd let most of them go before pulling the trigger on Chester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1310 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 38. Washington, Leon NYJ RB 113.89 7 391 3213 39. Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB 116.74 6 330 3181 40. Hightower, Tim ARI RB 117.04 5 428 3221 43. Jackson, Fred BUF RB 129.84 21 484 2850 44. McGahee, Willis BAL RB 133.00 12 465 2916 46. Graham, Earnest TBB RB 138.55 20 526 2712 52. Charles, Jamaal KCC RB 156.74 30 544 2074 54. Williams, Ricky MIA RB 165.02 29 544 2176 55. Davis, James CLE RB 172.30 18 896 1380 Going off ADP I would take the above players over Chester...maybe I'm crazy. ETA: And this is just RBs First off..... look at the one year in Chester's career where he was the feature back..... numbers were pretty impressive.... When I look at the other guys on this list.... unless someone gets hurt, I don't think any of these guys will score more fantasy points then Chester this year. Chester is a great 3rd down back and in my opinion would start on about 15 NFL teams right now. I once waited an extra round to take Larry Johnson back in the day when Priest was the man.... I finished 2nd that year..... to the guy who took Larry Johnson... won't make that mistake again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) I'd grab him even if I was not a Peterson owner in a PPR league. He's a nice late emergency bye week filler and could put up mad points if AD goes down. Exactly I am more likely to draft for a home run sleeper than for a handcuff. That's another reason to grab him. The odds of Peterson getting hurt and missing significant time (meaning Taylor is money) are greater than the odds of most other schlep RBs doing similar that are avail at the time. Most handcuffs are pretty stupid ie drafting a guy because of hoping the other handcuff guy will bust or get hurt or whatever. This is one big exception. Peterson tends to get nicked up and so something more could easily occur, the team is set up for the starting RB to do well, and Taylor has proven he can do so many times. Probably the worst case will be he puts up solid RB3 or 4 numbers. Edited September 3, 2009 by BeeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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