NcFinest9erFan Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 So here's my dilemma, I'm picking 9th and keeping Bell. I think I am going old school this year and starting off my team with RB/RB. The question is Howard or Freeman? Scoring system: 1. PPR 2. Half a point for each carry 3. every ten yards is one point 4. All Tds are six I think I am leaning Howard...although what worries me are the games that the bears need to pick up the pace, there's a good chance Cohen will see the field more. My only issue with Freeman is Coleman. You almost have to handcuff Coleman/spend a solid pick on him just because if anything happens to Freeman, Coleman is a RB1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fl0nkerton Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I lean Freeman because I think he's the better back / gets to play indoors more than half the season. Thing with Howard is he needs 20 + touches a game and I'm not sure if Nagy's system will give him that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Yeah I’d lean Howard. Love everything I’ve heard from Nagy on Howard. My only concern really is the amount of red zone touches Freeman could get compared to Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NcFinest9erFan Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Are you guys at all afraid of the injuries Freeman had from last year? I believe he said he played with sprained mcl/lcl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fl0nkerton Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, NcFinest9erFan said: Are you guys at all afraid of the injuries Freeman had from last year? I believe he said he played with sprained mcl/lcl? I'm more worried about him getting a concussion than his knee I think. He runs inside a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFF Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Howard by a hair...very high td upside...If I knew Freeman would catch more passes I’d lean his way: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Came in hear thinking it was obviously Freeman but its close. I still have Freeman slightly. He should edge him on TDs, yards is close, lose something in carries but make up for it by full pt ppr. In half pt ppr I probably take Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Coleman scares me more than Cohen - who I think sees a lot of snaps in the slot ala Tyreek Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 21 minutes ago, SmittyBacall said: Coleman scares me more than Cohen - who I think sees a lot of snaps in the slot ala Tyreek Hill. I mean Coleman has been for a while and it does sound like Chicago wants to throw some. Thats more Cohen territory. I think Freeman’s potential on an already good and proven offense helps. I know Chicago should be improved but for RBs i want the team that is more likely to be running late in the 4th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockice_8 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Freeman's touches have dropped each of the last three seasons. I could see them dropping again this year as Coleman is more then capable and a FA next year. I bet they want to keep Freeman fresh for the playoffs. Howard will only be hurt if CHI stinks and has to throw down the stretch more like last year. I do think they want to keep it easy for Mitch so I could see them run quite a bit and you know Howard will get all the GL carries unlike Freeman. Edge to Howard for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 16 hours ago, Rockice_8 said: Freeman's touches have dropped each of the last three seasons. I could see them dropping again this year as Coleman is more then capable and a FA next year. I bet they want to keep Freeman fresh for the playoffs. Howard will only be hurt if CHI stinks and has to throw down the stretch more like last year. I do think they want to keep it easy for Mitch so I could see them run quite a bit and you know Howard will get all the GL carries unlike Freeman. Edge to Howard for me. But there is a reason the Falcons just paid Freeman big money. Cant imagine they'd sign that contract and then not give him work. Also the Falcons are hardly a slam dunk for the playoffs with as stacked as that whole conference. They cant afford to get cute and give more touches to a lesser guy to give the better one a break for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 As somebody who had Howard last year--he was feast or famine. Super TD dependent and every week he would either give you 6 points or 16 points because he scored. Nagys schemes might help him a bit more, but Im getting the sense that Cohen is going to take a little bit more off Howards plate than people realize. Howards game is similar to a guy like Tyreke Hill in the sense that you basically wait the entire game to see if he can get that 1 big TD bomb just like you wait all game to see if Howard gets a chance from the 5 yard line to pound one in. I would go Freeman because I think he provides the same TD upside as Howard but has shown over his career to be a little bit more consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, AkronsWitness said: As somebody who had Howard last year--he was feast or famine. Super TD dependent and every week he would either give you 6 points or 16 points because he scored. Nagys schemes might help him a bit more, but Im getting the sense that Cohen is going to take a little bit more off Howards plate than people realize. Howards game is similar to a guy like Tyreke Hill in the sense that you basically wait the entire game to see if he can get that 1 big TD bomb just like you wait all game to see if Howard gets a chance from the 5 yard line to pound one in. I would go Freeman because I think he provides the same TD upside as Howard but has shown over his career to be a little bit more consistent. I agree with the Howard assessment for last year but some of that feast/famine was due to the boring play calling and having no aerial attack at all. They should be better there and running more late and this is coming from a not so big Howard fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: I agree with the Howard assessment for last year but some of that feast/famine was due to the boring play calling and having no aerial attack at all. They should be better there and running more late and this is coming from a not so big Howard fan True, but Im just saying that I think Freeman has a higher ceiling. We have seen him be a dominant fantasy RB and even a RB1 at times. Howards peak I think is a little bit lower and I dont see how he ever breaks that solid RB2 tier. He just not dynamic enough as a pass catcher/runner to ever breakthrough that ceiling and with the presence of Cohen in the passing game--I think his upside will always be capped as a early down between the tackles runner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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