And he never made it in the end zone. That's an average of four fantasy points a week in standard leagues! Comparatively, through just three games this year, Williams has averaged three fantasy points a week. Sounds strikingly similar! The key to focus on is what Williams ended up doing the rest of the season: He rushed for over 1, yards, scoring 20 total touchdowns, and eclipsing the century mark in eight of those 12 games. That is the quandary with Williams.
He can flat out stink for a period of several games, then come out of the woodwork to be the most dominating back in the NFL. For me, that sounds like a player worth holding onto. I wouldn't call the Panthers' schedule an easy one when it comes to the rushing defenses they have faced so far in True, Carolina's Week 1 opponent, the Cardinals, are pretty bad and as such DeAngelo has no excuse for only gaining 30 rushing yards that week.
In fact, no back this year has rushed for more than 40 yards in a game against Green Bay, or more than 49 yards in a game against Jacksonville. So for me, DeAngelo gets a pass for not making it work two of the past three weeks, because other talented backs haven't been able to either. With 13 games left to go in the season, the Panthers' rushing schedule gets a lot easier. In fact, four of those games come against bottom ten defenses in terms of yards allowed per rush so far this year Chicago, Washington, Detroit, and Houston.
It seems to me that DeAngelo should at least be worth a start in those games. Given this analysis, it would be silly to drop Williams for what could be a one-week-wonder in Torrey Smith or insert any number of other players. Williams is proven, Smith isn't. And while we only examined the Bull case Williams obviously faces competition from Jonathan Stewart, has a new head coach, and his year-to-date performance is simply awful , sometimes that is all we need to realize that some guys just aren't worth dropping.
Of course, this is assuming that you don't already have a team of stud running backs and aren't hurting severely at other positions. But instead of dropping Williams, why not at least try to find a trade partner who is willing to make some sort of investment? Its all about opportunity. Regardless of whether its redraft or dyno I would make this move. I am in a redraft league. Rainey is so small, and I not sure how durable yet.
But, you are right, he might be a gem. And since he is my 5th back, I could take a chance on him, especially it doens't seem I will start DeAngelo again this year.
The Assistant Coach Archive. Recommended Posts. Posted November 21, By the way, I might not even start Rainey. I would be picking him up for insurance. Do I even need to get Rainey, to take him away from other teams?
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