Walker hasn’t exactly been efficient this season (3.7
yards-per-carry), but he found the endzone twice last week, and
any idea that rookie Zach Charbonnet would eat into his production
has thus far been overblown, as KWIII has out touched his backfield
mate 34-7 so far. Carolina is coming off a short week, and lost
veteran linebacker Shaq Thompson to a broken leg. Seattle should
be able to control tempo against a middling Carolina offense meaning
a big volume for Walker.
There is no way Denver can afford to get into a shootout with
the Dolphins and what better way to do that then keep Tua and
the offense off the field. Williams is still getting his footing,
but has looked healthy so far. With Samaje Perine lagging far
behind in touches, Williams should have a chance to move the ball
against a Miami defense getting gashed on the ground.
Ford was eclectic in place of the injured Nick Chubb Monday night
darting for a game high 106 yards in just over a half. Already
minted the feature back by his head coach, Ford will be counted
on to carry the load on all three downs. There isn’t much
NFL tape on Ford, but after transferring from Alabama, he had
an elite senior season at Cincinnati. He doesn’t possess
special ability at the NFL level, but he’s got a sure floor,
and is a strong option especially with the amount of injuries
that have hit the position in just the first two weeks.
Grab Some Pine
NY Giants RBs @ SF (THU)
With Barkley and T Andrew Thomas are ruled out for Thursday night,
this is a backfield to avoid Thursday night. The G-men will likely
trot out a mix of replacement level talent in Matt
Breida, Eric Gray,
and Gary Brightwell.
With questionable talent and an uneven touch distribution, only
the most desperate will look this way.
Approaching JAG (Just A Guy) territory, Dillon failed to generate
much excitement last week filling in for Aaron Jones. Sporting
a slogging-through-mud 2.6 yards per carry so far through two
games, Dillon lacks explosiveness, and is generating a near zero
in the passing game. The best you can hope for is a short yardage
touchdown and little more.
Yes, that’s Najee Harris way down there in the running
back scoring rankings after two games. Barely in the top 50 in
both standard and PPR leagues, Harris continues to be a low efficiency
anchor on the offense. I know the first two matchups have been
rough, but the whole Steeler offense is a big mess, and at the
moment Jaylen Warren seems to not only be the better back, but
has soaked up nearly all of the receptions that once went to Harris.
With his volume plummeting, Harris has reached bench consideration.
