MrTed46 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Surprised there is no thread on him by now. He looked great yesterday, do you guys think this will continue? 50/50 split between him and mcfadden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I picked him up in the last round of the draft. I know he is good, just not sure on how many carries he gets. If McFadden gets dinged up, I think he is a viable starter. And their running game looked better last night than it has in years. I have been a Raider fan since George Blanda and I'm afraid to get too excited on one game, but they did look better than they have in a long time last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcher Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I think it will continue to where it will be another RBBC that will be tough to call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Fargas was injured, otherwise it would have been a three back rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I think it will continue to where it will be another RBBC that will be tough to call. I think it'll be easy to call... pretty much a 50/50 split each week with the same risk.... and Bush will likely be the GL back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Fargas was injured, otherwise it would have been a three back rotation. Maybe, but unlikely IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I agree. If I were Al, it would be Bush and then McFadden would be my 3rd down guy. But I would never have traded Marcus so what do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 i've got first pick in our priority waiver wire and mike bell and michael bush are both there. i'm leaning toward bush and am considering dropping earnest graham for him. i know there's been only one week of football, but i liked that bush was in there at the goalline, and graham doesn't leave me with much hope for his situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I don't know that I would drop Graham for him. Caddy is fragile and Graham is very good. I would take him over Bell because the NO situation is very muddy at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I think it'll be easy to call... pretty much a 50/50 split each week with the same risk.... and Bush will likely be the GL back... McFadden had 17 carries to Bush's 12 last night; I didn't notice until the 2nd half how much McFadden was lining up at WR. They both looked pretty good IMO. In PPR leagues McFadden figures to be the most valuable RB on the team, heck, with his break away ability,he still may be the better option in non PPR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 McFadden had 17 carries to Bush's 12 last night; I didn't notice until the 2nd half how much McFadden was lining up at WR. They both looked pretty good IMO. In PPR leagues McFadden figures to be the most valuable RB on the team, heck, with his break away ability,he still may be the better option in non PPR. it's still tough to gauge after one game because I saw them out on the field almost equally... and Bush saw some throws as well... but McFadden lining up at WR definitely favors him in a PPR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcher Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I think it'll be easy to call... pretty much a 50/50 split each week with the same risk.... and Bush will likely be the GL back... I felt that way until last night when they started passing a lot at the end to McFadden. There was a bad pass from Jamarcas to DMC in the 1st half that had it been caught, DMC would have been gone. His speed and agility make me think he is the break out yardage player if he gets open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I agree. If I were Al, it would be Bush and then McFadden would be my 3rd down guy. But I would never have traded Marcus so what do I know? Or make Marcus Allen 3rd on the depth chart after winning Super Bowl MVP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I love that I didn't take McFadden in the 5th and instead took Bush in the 12th. So far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpob Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 [With Pierre Thomas dinged up, Ronnie Brown looking off and my other RBs having bad matchups, I am thinking of putting Bush in against KC this week to go along with Chris Johnson. It is a TD league ONLY so Bush, to me, has way more value than McFadden since I believe if either of them is going to approach 10 TDs, it will be Bush with his goalline work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I love that I didn't take McFadden in the 5th and instead took Bush in the 12th. So far. We got Bush late in the WCOFF draft. From what I saw last night he could easily become our flex player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelhead Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'm tempted to drop Fred Jackson for him. Most likely they are in the same situation with their respective teams and you have to like the OAK run game a bit more than BUF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Or make Marcus Allen 3rd on the depth chart after winning Super Bowl MVP? Exactly! It has been pretty much down hill after Bo Jackson, though the Gruden years were pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I put in a waiver move for him (cutting Mendenhall), but suspect someone will beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__HAUSE__ Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'm tempted to drop Fred Jackson for him. Most likely they are in the same situation with their respective teams and you have to like the OAK run game a bit more than BUF really? at this point in time Jackson is the man in B-lo. Bush is still splitting carries with dmc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damageinc Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) Jerry McDonald, of InsideBayArea.com, reports on his Twitter feed that Raiders head coach Tom Cable said that there will be two primary runners in each game, one of which will be the starter, Darren McFadden. Cable refused to commit one back as the #2, and called Michael Bush and Justin Fargas "backups". Cable said he will stick with the two-back system from Monday: McFadden as the starter, the backup getting his own share of carries. Bush was the backup Monday. Fargas could get a turn, too. There won't be a third back used in a single game unless there's an injury. So who's No. 2? Cable hasn't decided, and it could change week to week depending on the game plan and opponent. "Justin Fargas is proven and proven in this system," Cable said. "There's plenty of us to go around. What it does is, it brings a couple of more packages into the offense, which is kind of nice, so, hopefully, we'll get to do some of that this week." Our view: We believe Bush will be more effective in short yardage and as a receiver than Justin Fargas. This statement gives a glimmer of light to Fargas's possible value this year, but we wouldn't drop Bush. Edited September 16, 2009 by damageinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RylenolFlu Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I think it's safe to say that the Raiders won't be creeping up on the red zone often so the goalline back tag doesn't hold much value. McFadden is still the biggest offensive threat this team has and will perform at a more consistent level than Bush. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSinneDx Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Fred Jackson had a great game, why would you drop him now. They got rid of Rhodes so he is their #1 for a few more weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelhead Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I was thinking more of after Lynch comes back...that Bush might be more valuable at that point. I agree right now Jackson is definitely better option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Fargas was injured, otherwise it would have been a three back rotation. Fargas is basically done now and an afterthought on this team, just as I thought he would be coming into this season. I stated in another thread that I believed that DMC would be starter and that Bush would end up playing a bigger role while Fargas would be the odd man out. You told me to go ahead and drink the kool-aid and boy am I glad that I did. I enjoy your view on the Raiders KP, as I know you're a big homer but your assessment on their backfield was way off in the preseason and continues to be IMO. Time will tell what will happen with Fargas and what role he'll play but it''ll be tough to give him anything worth while if DMC and Bush are playing well and complimenting each other nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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