countryroads Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 So with Smith out and Best's toe not getting any better should Morris be picked up? Detroit has a pretty decent offense and tends to put up some points. I think Morris had in the neighborhood of 30 yds rushing and 40 yds recieving. Not great but if Best gets sat down for a while this could mean more production. Could this be a Jerome Harrison type guy for this year? Any opinions on this I would be interested to hear. Per Rotoworld: Coach Jim Schwartz conceded that Jahvid Best's turf toe injuries have gotten progressively worse recently. Best was extremely limited on Sunday, playing a bit role behind Maurice Morris. "It's my cutting. Sometimes, I can. But sometimes, I can't. It's just a tough thing to deal with," Best said. Since Best originally injured his toe in Week 3, he has no touchdowns or games with 100 total yards from scrimmage. The Lions may be forced to give Best some extended rest. Nov. 21 - 8:44 pm et Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damageinc Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) If Best is out Morris is a nice pickup in PPR leagues as he is a really good pass catcher. Hes not great but hes a decent Rb with good hands. Its not just best . Morris also ran for 3.1 . that OL is just bad. Edited November 22, 2010 by damageinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 As a best owner, I picked up Morris yesterday. With the short week for Det, I don't see Best seeing much action on Turkey Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damageinc Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Looks like Best will be OUT this week Jahvid Best - RB - Lions The Detroit News calls Jahvid Best (turf toes) a "long shot" to play Thursday. Best hurt his team on Sunday as he was active yet hobbled. Now that it's been revealed his toes are getting progressively worse instead of better, it's clear the rookie needs to sit. We haven't seen his trademark explosiveness since he first injured a toe in Week 3. Nov. 22 - 9:14 a.m. ET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munygon2 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Does anyone expect Detroit to have much success against NE? I see another game where Hill has to sling it like crazy, so I don't feel good about the RB's getting any decent production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I think Morris is worthy of a wire pickup even if its for one game as a solid flex play. I thought about picking him up myself but the guy who own Best/Smith grabed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmayes Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 The Lions oline can't run block and hasn't been able to for years. You'd have to be really desperate to start Morris at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 The Lions oline can't run block and hasn't been able to for years. You'd have to be really desperate to start Morris at this point. 15 carries for 50 yards, 4 catches for 30 yards would yield you 12 points from a flex....not great, but certainly usable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmayes Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 At this point, if you have to resort to starting Morris in your flex spot, you're probably long out of the playoff hunt, so whatever. Lions are going to get smoked by the Pats coming off a short week; I wouldn't start any Lions not named Calvin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damageinc Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 It depends on your options. If you had best and say your other backs are beanie Wells etc then Morris makes a good play for a stop gap but if your going to rely on Morris for more then that you may just be in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymike Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Agreed that MoMo has some flex value this week, especially in PPR leagues, and he is intriguing if Best and Smith continue to be slow to heal. I suspect that Schwartz would rather these two get healthy than to try to rush their rehab (especially Best) since the season is mostly for pride now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymike Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Also, as someone whose team has endured much pain at the RB position this year (Grant, DWill, PT, Mathews, to name a few of the members of Team Hospice) having a guy like MoMo appear even for one week can be a blessing. If he buys me another week to get a player like Mathews back, he is well worth the pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damageinc Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Smith is out for the year. He went on IR. I have to decide for this week and maybe the next morris-Kieland Williams ,goodsen or ivory . Sure alot of us are deciding between these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryroads Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 Smith is out for the year. He went on IR. I have to decide for this week and maybe the next morris-Kieland Williams ,goodsen or ivory . Sure alot of us are deciding between these guys. All four of these guys are on my WW this week and I gota pick one of them up, yeah it's come to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damageinc Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Seems the same 4 or 5 guys . Kieland-Goodson-Ivory-Morris . Goodsen got Stewart back soon. Kieland torain or Davis to worry about. Ivory has Bush and Thomas. Morris has just a gimpy Best. Choices arent fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Agreed that MoMo has some flex value this week, especially in PPR leagues, and he is intriguing if Best and Smith continue to be slow to heal. I suspect that Schwartz would rather these two get healthy than to try to rush their rehab (especially Best) since the season is mostly for pride now. Smith got put on IR.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 The Lions oline can't run block and hasn't been able to for years. You'd have to be really desperate to start Morris at this point. 15 carries for 50 yards, 4 catches for 30 yards would yield you 12 points from a flex....not great, but certainly usable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 At this point, if you have to resort to starting Morris in your flex spot, you're probably long out of the playoff hunt, so whatever. Lions are going to get smoked by the Pats coming off a short week; I wouldn't start any Lions not named Calvin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Just realized I'm playing against Morris. Edited November 25, 2010 by montster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Picked him up, plugged him in and have 22 points so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPIchamp Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I picked Morris up in two leagues, didn't play him in either because the EXPERTS said it was still a very risky play, forum'ers say only a desparate owner would resort to playing him this week, even in a PPR. My gut was telling me differently, but I decided to agree with them when Best was listed as probable. Plugged in Meachem in those leagues instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Just realized I'm playing against Morris. The guy I'm playing battling for a playoff spot with picked him up about 30 minutes before kickoff. Sometimes, fantasy football just plain sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 The guy I'm playing battling for a playoff spot with picked him up about 30 minutes before kickoff. Sometimes, fantasy football just plain sucks. I have mentioned this on a few other threads. But those of you have been playing long enough have to remember how Fred Lane ended up dragging more than a few GMs to a championship late in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Miscreant Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 At this point, if you have to resort to starting Morris in your flex spot, you're probably long out of the playoff hunt, so whatever. Lions are going to get smoked by the Pats coming off a short week; I wouldn't start any Lions not named Calvin. Definitely desperate but nowhere near out of the playoffs in spite of the fact that I have been essentially starting a RB and a half all season. Thanks in large part to P Thomas, Spiller and deep rosters my RB2 has been no better than a flex all season. Thank the fantasy gods for Bowe and Lloyd! And now thanks to a gut pick-up and play against a good match-up I have the best production out my RB2 that I've had all season. Gotta hope now that Detroit realizes that rushing Best back when they are wallowing in the mire just doesn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I picked Morris up in two leagues, didn't play him in either because the EXPERTS said it was still a very risky play, forum'ers say only a desparate owner would resort to playing him this week, even in a PPR. My gut was telling me differently, but I decided to agree with them when Best was listed as probable. Plugged in Meachem in those leagues instead. I didin't see any endorsements at any site for Morris. But those 2 tds felt good anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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