Frank Gore, Stephen jackson, or Marion barber?

Question

In my fantasy football league i will be able to get 2 out of these 3 running backs. They say Gore has looked unbelievable in camp. Jackson is holding out but he flirted with 2,000 yards 2 years ago, and Marion Barber is getting a starting role and has got 24 Td's last 2 years as a backup. Help?

Answer 1

you need to go with steven jackson, he is projected by micheal fabiano on nfl.com to possibly rush for 2000yds, and double digit TD's, I know he had a rough year last year but given the general rule if you had a bad year last year then this one will be great. Also Jackson is looking to prove something because of last year and he is in a contract year so his performance will have to be above standard. I picked up Steven Jackson as a second back in my league, so go for him. He will produce, I promise.

Answer 2

i dont think it really matters. all 3 of them perform at same level. but... i would go with gore and barber. jackson is too injury-prone AND if he gets a contract now, he wont be contract-motivated during season AND barber was a beast as a backup.. he should be GOD as a starter. and martz has said the 49erz offense is based around gore.

so... based on that.. go with gore/barber

Answer 3

U got to go with SteVen Jackson

Gore wosnt extremely well and has a bad o line and bad qb so they will expect the run

Barber was so well because they saw more of Jones so when Barber came it was different

and most of his tds were from the goaline

Steven Jackson has had a bad O line but has still been able to get it done

choose him because he has power so he can score tds but get you the yard points as well which is something barber cant get you

Answer 4

I say get Gore and Jackson.

Both will be the heartbeat of their offenses, where Barber is only one weapon on a team of great players.

Dallas has a 2 back philosophy, and even though J. Jones went to Seattle, they still brought in a rookie for the sole purpose of sharing carries with Barber.

Not to mention they are primarily a passing team.

Jackson maybe holding out, but the Rams aren't stupid enough to let their big time RB sit out after the season they had last year. He will be to camp soon.

Answer 5

I would rank them Jackson, Gore, Barber. I'd be happy with any pair of them though. All three of them have been going in the range 6 to 11 in ESPN live drafts this year. On average Jackson has been 6th, Gore 9th, and Barber 11th. If you're in a PPR league, Gore could be a bit more valuable, but I'd still have the same order.

Answer 6

I'd say Jackson and Gore.

Jackson was second only to LT two years ago. And last year the Rams were decimated by injuries, maybe something was wrong with their conditioning program. He should come back really strong next year.

Barber was great as a backup, but that's no guarantee that it'll translate over to being a starter. He might well put up great stats this year, but because he, as a starter, is an unknown quantity; I'd take a pass.