Zimm
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I don't think one player besides Kenny Britt has more question marks of value on him more then Helu does. Dynasty value for Helu at a high point some list him in the top 10 for PPR dynasty and others drop him well into the 30's. I hear the Mike Shanahan argument and the puff pieces of rotoworld and PFT and varies other reports of Hightower to be the lead back with a clear RBBC approach.
I for one would like to Look at the Shanahan theory with a statistical chart of his top two RB's each year since starting in Denver in 1995. Terrell Davis dominating the first few seasons of Shanahan's tenure until 1999, Davis tore the ACL and MCL of his right knee while trying to make a tackle on an interception thrown against the New York Jets, during the fourth game of the season. This injury kept him out for the remainder of the year.
After the Davis years, Shanahan went with a lead back role with several nobody RB's coming out of no where to lead the team in rushing and put up solid RB2 numbers until in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL draft, and dominated his 2002 and 2003 seasons in Denver, but before the 2004 season was traded to Washington.
As for the rest of the years with Fullbacks and average talent at RB and still managing to put up solid numbers in a fantasy aspect for the most part, It seems Shanahan has only ever had two complete RB's and Scat back with a TD vulture for the goalline and short yardage situations. So with all of that is said with the Shanahan theory and with the breakout of Roy Helu in the 2011 season....Are you buying or Selling?
1995:
T.Davis - 237 1117 4.7 7
A.Craver - 73 333 4.6 5
1996:
T.Davis - 345 1538 4.5 13
V.Hebron - 49 262 5.3 0
1997:
T.Davis - 369 1750 4.7 15
V.Hebron - 49 222 4.5 1
1998:
T.Davis - 392 2008 5.1 21
D.Loville - 53 161 3.0 2
1999:
O.Gary - 276 1159 4.2 7
T.Davis - 67 211 3.1 2
2000:
M.Anderson - 297 1487 5.0 15
T.Davis - 78 282 3.6 2
2001:
T.Davis - 167 701 4.2 0
M.Anderson - 175 678 3.9 4
2002:
C.Portis - 273 1508 5.5 15
M.Anderson - 84 386 4.6 2
2003:
C.Portis - 290 1591 5.5 14
Q.Griffin - 94 345 3.7 0
2004:
R.Droughns - 275 1240 4.5 6
T.Bell - 75 396 5.3 3
2005:
M.Anderson - 239 1014 4.2 12
T.Bell - 173 921 5.3 8
2006:
T.Bell - 233 1025 4.4 2
M.Bell - 157 677 4.3 8
2007:
S.Young - 140 729 5.2 1
T.Henery - 167 691 4.1 4
2008:
P.Hillis - 68 343 5.0 5
M.Pittman - 76 320 4.2 4
S.Young - 61 303 5.0 1
T.Bell - 44 249 5.7 2
2010:
R.Torian - 164 742 4.5 4
K.Williams - 65 261 4.0 3
2011:
R.Helu - 151 640 4.2 2
E.Royster - 56 328 5.9 0
T.Hightower - 84 321 3.8 1 (Missed Weeks 8-17)
Helu blog
I for one would like to Look at the Shanahan theory with a statistical chart of his top two RB's each year since starting in Denver in 1995. Terrell Davis dominating the first few seasons of Shanahan's tenure until 1999, Davis tore the ACL and MCL of his right knee while trying to make a tackle on an interception thrown against the New York Jets, during the fourth game of the season. This injury kept him out for the remainder of the year.
After the Davis years, Shanahan went with a lead back role with several nobody RB's coming out of no where to lead the team in rushing and put up solid RB2 numbers until in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL draft, and dominated his 2002 and 2003 seasons in Denver, but before the 2004 season was traded to Washington.
As for the rest of the years with Fullbacks and average talent at RB and still managing to put up solid numbers in a fantasy aspect for the most part, It seems Shanahan has only ever had two complete RB's and Scat back with a TD vulture for the goalline and short yardage situations. So with all of that is said with the Shanahan theory and with the breakout of Roy Helu in the 2011 season....Are you buying or Selling?
1995:
T.Davis - 237 1117 4.7 7
A.Craver - 73 333 4.6 5
1996:
T.Davis - 345 1538 4.5 13
V.Hebron - 49 262 5.3 0
1997:
T.Davis - 369 1750 4.7 15
V.Hebron - 49 222 4.5 1
1998:
T.Davis - 392 2008 5.1 21
D.Loville - 53 161 3.0 2
1999:
O.Gary - 276 1159 4.2 7
T.Davis - 67 211 3.1 2
2000:
M.Anderson - 297 1487 5.0 15
T.Davis - 78 282 3.6 2
2001:
T.Davis - 167 701 4.2 0
M.Anderson - 175 678 3.9 4
2002:
C.Portis - 273 1508 5.5 15
M.Anderson - 84 386 4.6 2
2003:
C.Portis - 290 1591 5.5 14
Q.Griffin - 94 345 3.7 0
2004:
R.Droughns - 275 1240 4.5 6
T.Bell - 75 396 5.3 3
2005:
M.Anderson - 239 1014 4.2 12
T.Bell - 173 921 5.3 8
2006:
T.Bell - 233 1025 4.4 2
M.Bell - 157 677 4.3 8
2007:
S.Young - 140 729 5.2 1
T.Henery - 167 691 4.1 4
2008:
P.Hillis - 68 343 5.0 5
M.Pittman - 76 320 4.2 4
S.Young - 61 303 5.0 1
T.Bell - 44 249 5.7 2
2010:
R.Torian - 164 742 4.5 4
K.Williams - 65 261 4.0 3
2011:
R.Helu - 151 640 4.2 2
E.Royster - 56 328 5.9 0
T.Hightower - 84 321 3.8 1 (Missed Weeks 8-17)
Helu blog
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