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The year of the handcuffs?


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I normally am not a big handcuff guy but this year I am all for it. The second tier of RBs is bad. I'd handcuff all of these backs before leaning on guys like Ridley or D Richardson for my RB3

 

Foster

Charles

Reggie Bush

McCoy

AP

 

 

Honestly, Foster's "handcuff", Ben Tate, is actually startable in certain leagues. Ditto with Bush's (Bell). As for the others, Charles' 'cuff is kind of a mystery. AP's handcuff? Really? Only one on this list with a textbook "handcuff" is probably Bryce Brown to LeSean McCoy.

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I only roster handcuffs if I'm in a large draft only league and that isn't very often.

But I do like backups that could be studs in their own right. Ben Tate, Bryce Brown, and Bernard Pierce are possibilities. Gerhard is a good backup but I would have more than 4 other RBs on my team before I would consider him.

 

Usually if a starter goes down, there will be a hugh drop off in production or the plays are split up between more than one other back.

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That's assuming Pierce is even available.... I'd guess he's gone in pretty much any league. Along with Tate and maybe even Brown.

 

 

I got really lucky and was able to pick up Pierce the week Rice went down. The only time handcuffs seem to be bad to me is when the no.1 plays but is gimpy: then you have no idea who to play.I got burned this week by playing Pierce thinking he would do better. Rice was crappy also so it was a lose-lose. I was also a little wary of R Bush, so like an idiot I played Pierce and sat Bush thinking Pierce would have the better game. I have read where people have said it is better to make your picks on RB3's than handcuffs. This year it is hard to tell which way to go.In another league I have Tate and Foster due to Foster's iffy start but now it looks as if Foster is good to go.

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Ya, I agree AP and Charles are stretches. That being said I think Knile Davis would do just fine it given a featured role.

 

 

Yep. Knile is a BMF'r. He would almost certainly be the workhorse if Jamaal went down.

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