Foot's RB rankings...

[The Foot]

1 Toby Gerhart - Crazy pick yes. If he stays healthy, he will lead the league, I think. Goal line carries, catches and the promise of 20 plus touches. He has been waiting in the shadow.
2 Montee Ball - Treff and Will have shown me the light.
3 Adrian Peterson - Still great! Norv influence.
4 Reggie Bush - taking a big risk with Bush but I think that whole Detroit D will be majical this year.
5 LeSean McCoy - I want to drop him lower, think he takes a hit from the water bug being there.
6 Jamaal Charles - Loss of LT drops him here.
7 Ray Rice - Don’t like putting him here cause i am not rooting for him and even though he misses two games, all feelings aside this man has a lot to make up for. He will be running for his life back!
8 Matt Forte - Receptions
9 Chris Johnson - Go Jets, that just sounds wrong! But what the hey!
10 Doug Martin - Bounce back performance
11 Marshawn Lynch - Not too confident in this pick but goal line carries should be there.
12 Lamar Miller - if they use him like shady like they said they are I could see him here.
13 Alfred Morris - this offence will really start to click soon!
14 C.J. Spiller - One of these years he will be top dog, all though I was proud of him last year when he jumped up to the first round in a lot of drafts.
15 Carlos Hyde - Just flat out rudly takes the job from Gore!
16 Giovani Bernard - Remnants I tell you!
17 DeMarco Murray - Hope he stays healthy, love the Cowboys O, according to my system they should win the superbowl this year. Cause no one is picking them.
18 Arian Foster - Got to stay healthy for me.
19 LeVeon Bell - Pitt is gonna run a lot. D looks pretty good i think, unless I am mistaken. Love shazier!
20 Joique Bell - I’m thinking ALL the goal line touches.
21 Eddie Lacy - think he gets hurt though but too good to drop any further.
22 Maurice Jones-Drew - like the ball that he is he will bounce back.
23 Andre Williams - Sticking to my guns with him. I think he will be the starter by week 5 or sooner.
24 Ben Tate - sheer volumn.
25 Devonta Freeman - will get bulk of the work load!
26 Andre Ellington - I like him but I believe the cards are gonna be a pass happy team.
27 Shane Vereen - looks good in preseason!
28 Zac Stacy - ???
29 Rashad Jennings - Giants are gonna need to run a lot.
30 Bishop Sankey - I’m pulling for him for Fuzzy’s sake!
31 Fred Jackson - goal line work should keep productive
32 Pierre Thomas - Honestly should be higher but nowhere to put him.
33. Darren Sproles - I could be ranked 33 in that offence.
34. Trent Richardson - And I think I am ranking him too high at that.
35. Frank Gore - Will be beaton out of the job ion SF but out of respect I keep him in this list/
36. Ronnie Hillman - I think he will get a decent amount of work and wont hurt Ball’s production either.

 

[averagejoe]

Toby #1? O man.

I will say this much, I'm a big believer in an RB that has an average-to-poor QB. And if you look at most of the top RB being drafted, most in the top 10 have just that - an average-to-poor QB.

That's what scares me about Ball. Broncos don't need him to be good. Or average. They have Manning. Whereas, all of the other RB near the top, well, they ARE the offense.

Spiller and Miller in your top 15. I expected that.

23 Andre Williams - Sticking to my guns with him. I think he will be the starter by week 5 or sooner.

Put the gun down, Foot. Please.

 

[Chef99]

Here's the thing about Andre Williams being a starter - has Coughlin suddenly developed a love for rookies?

 

[tlance]

Foot, you have done lost it.

I hope you are right on Toby because I own him in both drafts I have done so far, but there is just no way.

 

[SteelersPride]

most of this list i disagree with, so good job, gotta respect opinions!

 

[The Foot]

Thanks SP. tlance if he stays healthy, if he stays healthy, he could do it. Goal line work, catches and 85-90 percent of all the rushes. Who else can you say that about. Not too many

 

[obxyankeefan]

There's a Storm brewing in Jax.

 

[averagejoe]

Who else can you say that about. Not too many

No, not too many. Only about the top 10-15 other backs ahead of Gerhart.

 

[The Foot]

Well I think he is gonna be the best of those 10-15.

 

[obxyankeefan]

There's a Storm brewing in Jax.

Well I think he is gonna be the best of those 10-15.

I was joking, but I think Johnson could break out for Jax if Gerhart gets hurt or falters.

 

[Xponentialchaos]

Foot, I appreciate your unorthodox ratings. I disagree with most of these, but it's certainly nice to see some bold opinions for a change.

 

[TREFF]

I got nothing. . Pure and simple

 

[wilwhite]

Foot - can I press you into some projections? Just for your top 5?

 

[The Foot]

Sure Wil, thanks Xpo.....and Treff, here you go Wil

1 Toby Gerhart 13 TDs, 1,700 yards. 65 recs, 550 yards 7 TDs
2 Montee Ball 8 TDs, 1,400 yards. 59 recs, 600 yards 8 TDs
3 Adrian Peterson 14 TDs, 1,800 yards. 22 recs, 246 yards 2 TDs
4 Reggie Bush 6 TDs, 1,100 yards. 80 recs, 821 yards 12 TDs
5 LeSean McCoy 7 TDs, 900 yards. 70 recs, 954 yards 8 TDs

Something like this? Not too sure if I really like McCoy this high but put him as insurance incase all the other ones are wrong.

 

[leftypower]

This confirms what I have felt for a number of years ............

 

[tlance]

Sure Wil, thanks Xpo.....and Treff, here you go Wil

1 Toby Gerhart 13 TDs, 1,700 yards. 65 recs, 550 yards 7 TDs
2 Montee Ball 8 TDs, 1,400 yards. 59 recs, 600 yards 8 TDs
3 Adrian Peterson 14 TDs, 1,800 yards. 22 recs, 246 yards 2 TDs
4 Reggie Bush 6 TDs, 1,100 yards. 80 recs, 821 yards 12 TDs
5 LeSean McCoy 7 TDs, 900 yards. 70 recs, 954 yards 8 TDs

Something like this? Not too sure if I really like McCoy this high but put him as insurance incase all the other ones are wrong.

I really hope you are right because if Gerhart does that and Lamar Miller is a top 12 RB also, then I will do quite well in MBBRL.

 

[The Foot]

Hey Lefty, good to hear from you even if it's that, I expected some laughter and even worse from a few guys anyways, just glad to see you post something.

tlance if he stays healthy is the big question. But if he does this could be another Micheal Turner situation in the making!

 

[wilwhite]

tlance if he stays healthy is the big question. But if he does this could be another Micheal Turner situation in the making!

Well, all the parallels are there. The Falcons stunk in 2007 and had a complete overhaul for 2008, including a highly drafted rookie QB, while Turner was putting up good numbers for a fourth year behind a stud RB in SD in 2007 before being picked up by Atlanta in 2008. The Falcons only had 25 total TDs in 2007, but Turner rushed for 17 TDs and almost 1700 yards in 2008.

That is, however, a small sample size.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Priest Holmes behind Jamal Lewis in BAL before the switch to KC?
But I think Priest had a little more wiggle to his waggle than what Gerhart brings to the field.
But again, the Chefs' record went down a game even though Priest blew it up in 2001.
NOTE* FB Tony Richardson led their rushing attack the year before.....
My oh my has the NFL changed in 14 years!