James Conner 2020 Outlook

[Moveless 87]

4 minutes ago, wuchild97 said:

Week 1 and has some sort of attitude issue with coaching staff (lights on quote is the proof), 

 

This is fanfic, at best.

[JohnD 179]

17 minutes ago, Moveless said:

 

Do we have any video evidence of his mouthing off? Any reports? I'm only reading this on here. 

I saw it as well. He got plugged in the backfield on a carry and immediately turned and pumped his fists and screamed at the sideline then turned and headed towards the huddle shaking his head.

[cgu112 218]

17 minutes ago, Moveless said:

 

Do we have any video evidence of his mouthing off? Any reports? I'm only reading this on here. 

I saw him do it on the field. He then got pulled.  I dont know about on the sidelines. 

[cgu112 218]

7 minutes ago, Moveless said:

 

This is fanfic, at best.

Its actually visual evidence non-fic

Edited September 15, 2020 by cgu112

[noles1983 1,638]

17 minutes ago, Moveless said:

 

Do we have any video evidence of his mouthing off? Any reports? I'm only reading this on here. 

 

Here ya go

 

[cgu112 218]

29 minutes ago, BGDDYKWL said:

As a 2-time owner of Conner I can confidently say, absolutely not. He cannot stay healthy, period. And the worst part is it's not just that he misses games, it's that he starts them but doesn't finish them. As we know that's the real killer in fantasy. 

Dobbins is on arguably the best offense in football, and his role will continue to expand. 

I know it sounds absolutely crazy, but if I were drafting today I'd take Dobbins over Conner. 

so I used a 3rd round pick on JK Dobbins. Lol. Nice!

[ColoWrex 1,951]

Hmmm.. starting to wonder if he got benched for mouthing off and the "ankle" was just to cover it up.  This backfield is gonna be a mess and I regret having part of it.

 

[GoPackGo23 422]

1 minute ago, ColoWrex said:

Hmmm.. starting to wonder if he got benched for mouthing off and the "ankle" was just to cover it up.  This backfield is gonna be a mess and I regret having part of it.

 

If you own both Conner and Snell, I think either way you are going to have a RB2 for most of the season...hopefully. I think whoever they choose as their starting RB going forward, they will get the majority of the work. It doesn't seem like Tomlin is going to make it a 50-50 timeshare all of a sudden. Either they stick with Conner and he gives you the numbers you drafted him for, or they pass the baton to Snell and he gives you 80-90% of the production you drafted Conner for.

[sportsfreak2744 757]

26 minutes ago, Moveless said:

People acting like a guy with an ankle tweak who was called the unquestioned bellcow is going to lose his starting job after 6 carries is silly. Assuming there are secret motives for a benching is silly. 6 Carries and he got a full game benching without really being hurt? I agree with you. People need to discuss this. People assuming Conner is going to hang up his cleats and isn't worth a RB4 in trade are wild. 

 

A guy who came into the year with major durability concerns tweaks his ankle in the first half of week 1. And he didn't look good while he was in there either. Not hard to see what's going on here. 

[Flynfiesta6 228]

He's an UFA after this season correct?

 

 

[K197040 2,412]

1 hour ago, Chippa said:

Oh my god can we stop referencing the cancer? We’re talking about football here. The dude is the opposite of durable. Simple as

That's fine....we don't have to reference cancer.

But let's not say he's, "soft". 

[ludawg23 1,982]

James "Will Fuller" Conner

[BIGFATPANDA 426]

DrOp city?

[FeastMode 374]

He gave me cancer last night. 

But like others said, Steelers  have always used a workhorse under Tomlin, and they use a back who can run and catch.  That isn’t Snell or Samuels.  It’s Conner, for so long as he’s healthy.  If I didn’t already own him I’d buy low.  

[Chippa 1,312]

1 hour ago, K197040 said:

That's fine....we don't have to reference cancer.

But let's not say he's, "soft". 

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He is fragile and soft on the football field.

[atdharris 288]

40 minutes ago, FeastMode said:

He gave me cancer last night. 

But like others said, Steelers  have always used a workhorse under Tomlin, and they use a back who can run and catch.  That isn’t Snell or Samuels.  It’s Conner, for so long as he’s healthy.  If I didn’t already own him I’d buy low.  

 

Yes, thank you bringing some sanity to this matter. Neither Samuels nor Snell will be a bell cow RB because each has a limited skill set. If Conner is healthy, he will play. He isn't going to be benched suddenly after one quarter of play into the season. 

[K197040 2,412]

51 minutes ago, Chippa said:

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He is fragile and soft on the football field.

Fair enough but imo, "fragile" and "soft" are two different things.  But it's not worth arguing about.

i get your point.

[PisEdiRin 453]

So happy I avoided this headache in every single league Im in.

[SadFaceHappy 2,049]

4 hours ago, kdpat15 said:

anyone who thinks this was over an ankle sprain is kidding themselves. He was obviously punished for his childish behavior. Sounds to me like Tomlin is sayin we will see how he acts in practice and make a decision 

That's what a phrase like "we'll leave the light on for him" seems to indicate. 

Like a kid runs away from home, and dad isn't gonna go look for him but the kid can come back whenever he's ready

[whoopsie 227]

This is the worst. Can't trade him cause no one wants him and can't drop him. I'm very close to dropping him.

[Savatage79 2,427]

I've said it many times, hes not our guy...hes just not. Love the kid and his story, class act, but hes made out of paper mache and thats all there is to it. Ive had him from the start every year and when he's on hes on, but this dude is at s point now where for fantasy you can not rely on him for a minute.  Glad I wisened up this year and let others have that headache 

Edited September 15, 2020 by Savatage79

[gbill2004 1,476]

After the game Tomlin said Benny Snell is capable of being the bell cow. 

[tpat30 784]

Maybe they got a trade inquiry during the first half lol.

[Nickmo 143]

4 hours ago, sportsfreak2744 said:

 

A guy who came into the year with major durability concerns tweaks his ankle in the first half of week 1. And he didn't look good while he was in there either. Not hard to see what's going on here. 

I wouldn't say he didn't look good, he looked like typical Conner. Conner's a JAG when it comes to elusiveness. He works best when he's not touched in the backfield. He was touched in the backfield 4 out of his 6 runs. Very little running space. For someone like Conner with little lateral quickness, he's not going to turn a -2 yard run into a 10 yard gain, he's going to turn a -2 yard run into a 0 yard run. He may shake the first defender off but will generally take the contact and go forward, which is what he did. And in that sense he really didn't look bad. But if this is new Steelers norm for run-blocking, that does not bode well at all to Conner's skill set. He also converted a 3rd down on a catch where he ran a solid route and got popped pretty good, which is what a good receiving RB should do. Now he also had a clear drop on a not so great pass by Ben, but one that should be caught by a pass-catching specialist back. He definitely expressed anger at the sidelines after at least one of his runs, and looked agitated. And during the series he was replaced on, he could be seen with his helmet on keeping ready to go back in the game. I'm still not really seeing much to indicate a major injury, outside of him getting his ankle taped up, which isn't unheard of. Snell looked better than last year, with more lateral quickness. His skill set is limited, but it's definitely concerning to Conner's value even when healthy. 

I was never a fan of Conner, but there was nothing better at the 2-3 round turn. Hopefully he's healthy and settles back into his workhorse role for a few weeks at least. But this is a reminder of how fragile his fantasy value is. If he comes back full force, I will be selling high for similar talent with less headache.

[Moveless 87]

1 hour ago, whoopsie said:

This is the worst. Can't trade him cause no one wants him and can't drop him. I'm very close to dropping him.

 

People dropping a Top 4 round pick after 6 carries cause he tweaked an ankle.

Woof.