how much you want to bet that Stacy is actually better than Cunningham

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  • #6184
    zn
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    One flaw I hold Fisher accountable for is his tendency to overestimate certain players, usually on offense, and usually because they seem to offer the allure of big plays or pronounced physical match-up advantages.

    Like Cook. Or Richardson. Quick, not in terms of who he is but why they drafted him high.

    There’s some buzz out there saying the Rams prefer Cunningham over Stacy.

    Cunningham could surprise me but I don’t buy it. Not that I think he’s bad, or is a Richardson. I just don’t think he is as good as Stacy.

    What Cunningham offers is the allure of big plays. More long runs.

    Stacy offers less of that, but at the same time his attributes are solid. As solid as he is physically. He has tremendous vision, very nice feet, great balance, strength, and perseverance. He makes his own yards. But you don’t count on him for break-out runs

    Until I see Cunningham provide the basic every-carry production you are more or less promised to get with Stacy, I would say that if they ARE favoring BC over ZS, it’s a potential mistake.

    Now, it’s true that Stacy does get banged up. Given that, yeah, you need a good rotation of backs–both to take the load off of ZS and to replace him when he gets nicked.

    So it’s not that I think ZS should get all the carries. What I do think is that favoring BC over him is a miscalculation.

    And of course, there’s a chance I will have to take all that back and re-write my evaluation of BC. But still…as it stands right now, I am a bit suspicious of the idea that BC could supplant Stacy.

    #6185
    TSRF
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    I really hope you’re right; Stacy is my #1 back on my fantasy team…

    #6189
    wv
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    Well, I dunno much about Cunningham
    since he was running-hurt last year
    but I think Stacy is an unusual
    combination of low-to-the-ground-power,
    and great vision. Emmitt Smith comes to mind.

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    #6321
    InvaderRam
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    i think tre mason ends up being the best of all of them. he’s got the wiggle and vision that cunningham lacks. and the burst that stacy lacks.

    he just needs to learn how to block.

    #6325
    Mackeyser
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    the OL in the pre-season didn’t give ZS much room and even Barry Sanders needed the OL do block for him…occasionally. The 1st string OL with Saffold AND Joseph at guard will be a formidable tandem in the run game and Stacy should be able to run as we’ve seen him.

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