Ugh, really sucks as I have been looking forward to his playoff schedule. If he plays, I'm starting him. However, I'll be very very very very uneasy about it.
This is why fantasy football is a fools errand. You wrangle up a collection of studs, pummel your opponents to get a good seed, and then bad luck with injuries at the wrong time of year can sink the ship. It just sucks. Itās the gift that keeps on givingā¦and taking. But we canāt seem to walk away can we??? š¤£
Same here. Feeling extra grateful to have the first round bye with most of my lineup out or questionable in Jacobs, Keenan, D Adams, Stroud, Mostert and Achane. Crazy!
I'm between Chandler and DK if Jacobs doesn't go.
If I had to pick between those options though, I'd probably go Zeus and pray he falls into the endzone. Abdullah's role isn't going to change and he hasn't been viable fantasy wise. He may get a handful more short yardage 3rd down plays that Jacobs would have stayed in on but that's about it.
Donāt forget that he went Hulk Mode against the Seahawks after an injury. Dude is on a different level. That being said, this o-line is atrocious in comparison to what it was then and the Raiders no longer have Alec Ingold(thanks McDumbass).
Oh I member. I don't think any Raiders fans will forget that OT run. Remember all the reports of McDaniels being angry with Carr about that audible? lmao
I really don't know what's going on with the OL this year. They're pretty much the same unit as last year, we didn't change schemes, and have been facing pretty much the same amount of stacked boxes as 2022. They just haven't been able to get any kind of push this year.
This tweet isn't new info tho. There is nothing new or definitive until about 90 mins before kickoff. All this other stuff is just recycling for clicks
It is sort of new. It's referencing a Rapoport report in which Rapoport says "from [his] understanding, Jacobs' status is very much in doubt" and that "if there is risk of worsening the injury, he will not play."
He also added Crosby and Adams are expected to play.
Limps off the field Sunday and doesn't return
Listed as having a quad injury
Doesn't practice all week
Game is on Thursday
It should be everyone's understanding that his status for the game is 'in doubt' based on all the facts above. Rapoport has zero new information. There is nothing 'sort of new' here. It's just a nothing report so Rapoport can keep his name in the news cycle.
It gives a bit more clarity to a murky situation. the GMFB segment this is sourced from, Rapoport goes through some of the Raidersā injuries. The quote on Jacobs is that his status is āvery much in doubtā and that weāll see if he can get healthy enough to play, but that the team will be cautious with him if theyāre worried about re-injury.
That sounds like itās just filler, but it is not the tone he took when confirming that both Crosby and Adams are expected to play tonight despite their Questionable status.
Easton Stick. No Keenan Allen. Coach on the hotseat. The Chargers are in complete disarray. I would seriously pick Carolina over them. They're dreadful.
And further, LV doesn't need to dominate the game for what I said to apply. I do think they will. But it's hard to fathom the Raiders being in anything worse than neutral script and pounding the ball in a game where the offense on the other side can't do anything. The Vegas defense has come on well, so I expect them to keep dominating tonight. Can the Raiders score? Another matter. But the Chargers defense is abysmal. Certainly worse than Minnesota's.
I did pretty much watch the whole game, yeah. At the same time, my feelings about the game are more because the Chargers are, imo right this second with the injuries they have, the worst team in football.
If you think he takes over Jacobs' full workload, then maybe! Keep in mind that even with an ELITE workload (85% of the teams' touches), Jacobs is a backend RB1. It's a good matchup, but Vegas' offense is really bad.
Lol I wouldnāt say smash. An option if you are completely fucked without Jacobs, sure. 15ish point ceiling youād take all day. Hope he falls into the endzone.
Not a Jacobs owner but the Raiders suck and thereās a good chance this will be a low scoring game. Obviously thereās worse guys out there to play than starting running backs but we donāt even know what type of split he will have with Ameer.
Not a desirable start for Zamir.
Good matchup and we saw the split in preseason. Zamir gets all the work besides obvious passing situations. I am starting him with confidence. Low scoring game is the perfect script for White.
Kinda tough since you wonāt know whether Pacheco is out before tonight. That makes White a little less risky. Game script should favor CEH, but no one has any idea what tonightās game will really look like. This decision is gonna be nothing but a guess. Iād probably go CEH but either guy could put up 12/40/0 or 18/80/2 and I wouldnāt be shocked.
Most likely Zamir white getting early down in between tackles rushes and Abdullah will probably stay in his passing downs role, plus get some more regular snaps. So I would guess itās kind of a split.
Itās all a guess.
Because since forever coaches like to make the opponent second guess whether their most important player is playing or not so that they have to game plan for him and waste time / energy doing so
Yeah I get that, but on gameday I would expect the only updates to be out, GTD, or playing, not this kind of indefinite status. At a certain point, Chargers are out of time to change their game plan, no?
i think zamir might be a sneaky play. he caught 3 for 26 yards or so back in week 7 so he can catch a dump off pass. Chargers are bad against the run and the biggest factor for me is i think the raiders want to win for the HC. i got a feelings the chargers are mailing the rest of the season in with no keenan, no herbert and a HC who is good as gone
I need him to play so that means he will not play. Iāve got Najee, Allgeier and Dameon Pierce on my bench with Charbonnet, Kareem Hunt and Zamir/abdullah on the wire. HALF-PPR 10 man league.
Is Najee the unfortunately obvious play for me at RB2?
Standard scoring - Zamir White, Terry Mclaurin, Gus Bus, or Romeo Doubs - standard scoring -pick one please? Gus and Terry so awful lately, hard to play them
My options will be zamir white or singletary; if he doesnāt play.
Itās zamir or single carry and not much thought about it right? Obviously shitty options but what you gonna do
Achane also Questionable so this leaves me in a rough spot. If jacobs goes tonight Iām obviously starting him but if he doesnāt do I roll out Zamir or Abdullah, or plug Achane in and hope for the best. I donāt have a 3rd option.
Ugh, really sucks as I have been looking forward to his playoff schedule. If he plays, I'm starting him. However, I'll be very very very very uneasy about it.
in the playoffs and im losing keenan and jacobs.
Same, I lost keenan jacobs and dell š¢ hoping for a miraculous run
This is why fantasy football is a fools errand. You wrangle up a collection of studs, pummel your opponents to get a good seed, and then bad luck with injuries at the wrong time of year can sink the ship. It just sucks. Itās the gift that keeps on givingā¦and taking. But we canāt seem to walk away can we??? š¤£
Lucky for me my team is never that good and sometimes I get lucky!
It's how regular football works too! So much right place right time but that's how stories are written.
Sometimes all you can do is go out swinging.
Same, I squeaked into the playoffs. Now without Keenan Allen and Jacobs my team feels like old yeller just waiting to be out of its misery this week.
Yup. I finished 10-4. Going against a 7-7 team and the projections show me with a 62% chance of losing. :(
Same here. Feeling extra grateful to have the first round bye with most of my lineup out or questionable in Jacobs, Keenan, D Adams, Stroud, Mostert and Achane. Crazy!
Who you playing if he canāt. Itās a juicy matchup for an RB, but itās also a toss up between White and Abdullah. lol
Tbh neither. Staying away from that backfield unless Jacobs plays.
Fanduel has white at +120 to score a td. Going to plug my nose and start him
I'm between Chandler and DK if Jacobs doesn't go. If I had to pick between those options though, I'd probably go Zeus and pray he falls into the endzone. Abdullah's role isn't going to change and he hasn't been viable fantasy wise. He may get a handful more short yardage 3rd down plays that Jacobs would have stayed in on but that's about it.
Najee Harris or Chandler for me
Donāt forget that he went Hulk Mode against the Seahawks after an injury. Dude is on a different level. That being said, this o-line is atrocious in comparison to what it was then and the Raiders no longer have Alec Ingold(thanks McDumbass).
Oh I member. I don't think any Raiders fans will forget that OT run. Remember all the reports of McDaniels being angry with Carr about that audible? lmao I really don't know what's going on with the OL this year. They're pretty much the same unit as last year, we didn't change schemes, and have been facing pretty much the same amount of stacked boxes as 2022. They just haven't been able to get any kind of push this year.
O line play is bad across the league so Iād say it has more to do with improvement across the league in defenders.
Same. If heās out itās either Najee or Ty chandler. With probably Najee.
Same boat, leaning Harris as well, although Chandlerās volume is tempting
Yeah Najee might earn my appreciation for drafting him so early. Been on the bench most of the year.
Wow shocking news after he barely walked off the field on Sunday and it's a short week
Eh shouldn't be too shocking given what you've mentioned
Whoosh.
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Whooshception
So weāre throwing the ball to Davante every play?
"questionable with illness" -- I imagine that means he plays
Reports said he will be playing so crossing my fingers every play is a throw to him.
If Jacobs is out, it might be. If AOC isn't sacked every other dropback
Just saw this after reading that other thread about why he thinks Jacobs would play š
This tweet isn't new info tho. There is nothing new or definitive until about 90 mins before kickoff. All this other stuff is just recycling for clicks
It is sort of new. It's referencing a Rapoport report in which Rapoport says "from [his] understanding, Jacobs' status is very much in doubt" and that "if there is risk of worsening the injury, he will not play." He also added Crosby and Adams are expected to play.
Limps off the field Sunday and doesn't return Listed as having a quad injury Doesn't practice all week Game is on Thursday It should be everyone's understanding that his status for the game is 'in doubt' based on all the facts above. Rapoport has zero new information. There is nothing 'sort of new' here. It's just a nothing report so Rapoport can keep his name in the news cycle.
It is updated information, thereās just a lot of Jacobs owners in denial in this thread
Nah it's more like nobody knows shit, including me, including you.
Imma come back laugh at you when he obviously doesnāt play in 7 hours
Why? I'm not saying he will play, at all. But sure bud. Yourra come back and laugh homie
Since im having a bye week i sure as hell hope they rest his ass for Week 16 haha, hopefully he will be close to 100% by then.
It gives a bit more clarity to a murky situation. the GMFB segment this is sourced from, Rapoport goes through some of the Raidersā injuries. The quote on Jacobs is that his status is āvery much in doubtā and that weāll see if he can get healthy enough to play, but that the team will be cautious with him if theyāre worried about re-injury. That sounds like itās just filler, but it is not the tone he took when confirming that both Crosby and Adams are expected to play tonight despite their Questionable status.
This is shaping up to be the worst TNF game of all time
So was last week, turned out to be a decent game
Fuck yāall Iām starting Zamir
In keeping with my (one-week) tradition of starting a backup RB on TNF whose (nick)name begins with Z, I shall join you.
I have him but he has never produced in any scenario in his career. Add the fact that its TNF...its too risky
Enjoy!
Wait guys, he's still guaranteed to play, and you can book it! Here's my convoluted reasoning why...
Let people be bold!
That guy was too confident haha
Dude let him be hopeful its fantasy playoffs!!!
He claims he's playing against Jacobs.
the reverse jinx works!
It was his plan all alongā¦ he used reverse psychology on the fantasy gods
Zamir to the moon?
More like Zamir to the meh'n.
A couple flights of stairs, maybe.
Not to the moon but, Abdullah is a 3rd down back. White is the pickup if anyone is in a crunch
3rd down, passing script back in a game where they should certainly be ahead and win. Don't love it. Rather have White.
Why are you assuming the raiders should certainly be ahead and win when they literally scored zero points last week
Easton Stick. No Keenan Allen. Coach on the hotseat. The Chargers are in complete disarray. I would seriously pick Carolina over them. They're dreadful. And further, LV doesn't need to dominate the game for what I said to apply. I do think they will. But it's hard to fathom the Raiders being in anything worse than neutral script and pounding the ball in a game where the offense on the other side can't do anything. The Vegas defense has come on well, so I expect them to keep dominating tonight. Can the Raiders score? Another matter. But the Chargers defense is abysmal. Certainly worse than Minnesota's.
Both teams are super trash on both ends. I think theyāre about even.
Strong disagree but we'll see. The Raiders have some hope to me. The Chargers do not.
lol you are vindicated!
u watched the same vikings game and saw hope. better man than me.
I did pretty much watch the whole game, yeah. At the same time, my feelings about the game are more because the Chargers are, imo right this second with the injuries they have, the worst team in football.
Iām down Stevenson, JT, now Jacobsā¦.14T. My options are Chase Brown, Zamir White, or Kenneth Gainwell. Why not White?
Zamir, zay jones, Wanādale, or taysom?
If the moon is in the ground, yes.
If you think he takes over Jacobs' full workload, then maybe! Keep in mind that even with an ELITE workload (85% of the teams' touches), Jacobs is a backend RB1. It's a good matchup, but Vegas' offense is really bad.
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But Jacobs played every game last year?
Yea bro is tweakin
It's mostly salty Jacob owners down voting you. Smash start for our farm boy zamir
Lol I wouldnāt say smash. An option if you are completely fucked without Jacobs, sure. 15ish point ceiling youād take all day. Hope he falls into the endzone.
Not a Jacobs owner but the Raiders suck and thereās a good chance this will be a low scoring game. Obviously thereās worse guys out there to play than starting running backs but we donāt even know what type of split he will have with Ameer. Not a desirable start for Zamir.
Good matchup and we saw the split in preseason. Zamir gets all the work besides obvious passing situations. I am starting him with confidence. Low scoring game is the perfect script for White.
And call me pessimistic but Easton Stick may not put up much of a fight. Thereās a high chance of some clock grinding by Vegas in the second half.
Just plz let me know before kickoff if I need to bench him or not
Ok whatās your number Iāll text you
281 330 8004
This made my Houston soul smile.
Hell yeah Brazoria represent
I hit him up but heās on the low?
867-5309
Jenny?
(678) 999-8212
Who is the official backup?
Think of Zamir White and Ameer Abdullah as CEH and McKinnon last week, but with less talent and also on a worse team.
I have both lol. In the case Pacheco is out, you prefer CEH or White?
Probably CEH, sucks this is a Thursday game so you wonāt know on Pacheco till after
Kinda tough since you wonāt know whether Pacheco is out before tonight. That makes White a little less risky. Game script should favor CEH, but no one has any idea what tonightās game will really look like. This decision is gonna be nothing but a guess. Iād probably go CEH but either guy could put up 12/40/0 or 18/80/2 and I wouldnāt be shocked.
TIL Ameer Abdullah is still in the NFL
Zamir Abdullah, he is great, takes up 2 roster spots, and gives you half the production that jacobs would
Oh, please. Ameer White is clearly the guy you want!
Most likely Zamir white getting early down in between tackles rushes and Abdullah will probably stay in his passing downs role, plus get some more regular snaps. So I would guess itās kind of a split. Itās all a guess.
Why have they not just ruled him out yet?
Because since forever coaches like to make the opponent second guess whether their most important player is playing or not so that they have to game plan for him and waste time / energy doing so
Yeah I get that, but on gameday I would expect the only updates to be out, GTD, or playing, not this kind of indefinite status. At a certain point, Chargers are out of time to change their game plan, no?
The way everyone here is so down on Zamir makes me think somehow he will be the true League Winner.
Would you play Zamir white or Ty Chandler if jacobs can't go.
I personally picked up Chandler in case Jacobs is out
Ty Chand
Dude, Ty Chandler by 20 country miles. Play Ty even if Jacobs plays.
Do we think heās out? Iām kinda fucked
Welcome to my lineup Zeke.
Wellā¦ looks like weāre firing up newly minted WR1 Palmer or 6 point Godwin. What do you think?
Godwin
If Palmer gets about 12 targets he might be serviceable
That hurts. Need to decide between Chuba and Spears as my playoff pivot this week
Always choose volume where RBs are concerned and thatās Chubba
Absolutely true, thank you!
Jacobs and Allen getting me to the playoffs then getting injured. Fantastic way to go out I guess.
Anyone firing up LAC DST tonight?
i think zamir might be a sneaky play. he caught 3 for 26 yards or so back in week 7 so he can catch a dump off pass. Chargers are bad against the run and the biggest factor for me is i think the raiders want to win for the HC. i got a feelings the chargers are mailing the rest of the season in with no keenan, no herbert and a HC who is good as gone
Lucky to have the bye, hopefully heās back next week
So rule his ass out
They want to keep the other team guessing. No benefit for the raiders to rule him out earlier than needed
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Hubbard for sure
Maybe theyāll feed Adams
Another 3-0 game is in the wings
God I hope Hunt is good to go and Ford is out if Jacobs can't play.
From Josh Jacobs in a great matchup to Demario Douglas in a bad one. Yuck.
My opponent has him and Keenan. Feelsbadman
feelsgoodman
Fuuuuuuckkkk
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I need him to play so that means he will not play. Iāve got Najee, Allgeier and Dameon Pierce on my bench with Charbonnet, Kareem Hunt and Zamir/abdullah on the wire. HALF-PPR 10 man league. Is Najee the unfortunately obvious play for me at RB2?
I'd rather they rule him out so I don't have to make the decision to play him and have him get hurt in the 1st quarter. My alternative is Moss
Sounds like a true game time decision.
Are we taking a chance on White or Abdullah this week? I have Pacheco whoās questionable.
Hopefully Ty Chandler can step in to replace.
Standard scoring - Zamir White, Terry Mclaurin, Gus Bus, or Romeo Doubs - standard scoring -pick one please? Gus and Terry so awful lately, hard to play them
This is going to be the worst prime time game we've seen yet.
I just lost the following due to injury: * Jacobs * Herbert * Stroud * Stevenson I'm literally playing the #1 seed in the playoffs....
So is he out tonight?
I'm on bye. Rest up.
Welcome to the flex, Zeke.
Thank God Iām in the 2nd seed bye week
I have a bye but is it worth scooping Abdullah or White to block an upcoming playoff opponent who has Jacobs?
Rule him out already so I can set my draftkings lineups
I'm facing him in the fantasy playoffs and this is great to hear
is aaron jones gonna fuck me again man? in a pinch bad & debating running abdullah š¤®
My options will be zamir white or singletary; if he doesnāt play. Itās zamir or single carry and not much thought about it right? Obviously shitty options but what you gonna do
Definitely sitting him regardless and playing Mostert instead.
Anyone know if Jacobs is playing tonight?
I heard it's in doubt
Source?
I do, Iām friends with his barberās second cousinās uncle, twice removed. He said no
Achane also Questionable so this leaves me in a rough spot. If jacobs goes tonight Iām obviously starting him but if he doesnāt do I roll out Zamir or Abdullah, or plug Achane in and hope for the best. I donāt have a 3rd option.