I was on my yahoo fantasy football team when i saw Brandon Funstons Big(er) Board Of Football.
I have Marshawn Lynch the rookie running back for the Buffalo Bills.
I looked up Lynch on the Big(er) Board of football and it said the coach put a committee tag on the Bills backfield.
If you know what it is PLEASE anwser!!! THANX!!!
2007-08-07 04:30:09 · 7 answers · asked by guitarmon 1 in Sports ➔ Fantasy Sports
That means the NFL club as not designated a player as the starter at the running back position. For example in San Diego LT is the starter. In Green Bay they have no starter yet so they are in the same situation as Buffalo. In Seattle, Shawn Alexander is the starter. It really depends on whether the club has a proven running back who can carry the ball for all 16 games effectively or not. In those cases where it is committee the club usually splits the carries between 2 or 3 running backs in hopes that one will prove he is worthy of the starting spot. Sometimes though, they use 2 or 3 guys and rotate them in and out throughout the entire season. Hope that explained it better.
2007-08-07 04:36:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means there is a chance that the Bills will be utilizing more than one running back, as opposed to having Lynch carry the ball on most plays. A committee would mean that Anthony Thomas has the chance of taking a good chunk of plays away from Lynch.
The Saints are a perfect example of a backfield committee. Deuce probably gets 60-70% of the running plays, while Bush gets the other runs and a majority of the pass plays.
This strategy often works out well for NFL teams, because it keeps both guys fresh and the different members of the backfield offer a different set of skills. However, for fantasy football, it is a killer for teams because it reduces each player's stats in comparison to a guy like LT who carries the load alone.
2007-08-07 04:40:15 · answer #2 · answered by T F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This means that the coach of that team has selected to have a "running back by committee" approach to the offense, implying that at least two or more running backs will be sharing carries equally. Basically, they will be splitting playing time until a better back emerges, which is bad news for your fantasy team. (Although, hang on to Lynch, he could emerge as a solid back and take over the starting job all for himself a few games into the season. Just pick up whoever he is sharing carries with as a safety measure.)
2007-08-07 04:35:01 · answer #3 · answered by Chicago Fire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to the best of my knowledge, the "committee tag" is not an actual thing. It just means that the head coach stated that (in this case) Buffalo will be using a runningback-by-committee, in other words, they won't be using Marshawn Lynch only. They'll spread the carries across two or more runningbacks. In fantasy terms, this means that Lynch won't have as many carries as other backs in the league
2007-08-07 04:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by mmango6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they use the "by committee" term, what they mean is that the job of running back will be shared by more than one player.
In the case of the Bills, I believe Dick Jauron still plans to split time between his backs, especially Lynch and Anthony Thomas. They also have Dwayne Wright and possibly others in the mix. Everyone seems to believe Lynch offers the best possibilities for the Bills, but Jauron is really sticking to his guns on this one.
2007-08-07 04:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that they mean to split the carries between Lynch, Anthony Thomas, and Dwayne Wright. Right now, Smith is listed as the #1 back.
Remember how Dick Jauron used to put you to sleep when he coached the bears? He plans to do the same thing in Buffalo now.
2007-08-07 04:38:47 · answer #6 · answered by kianvis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than one running back will play the position.
2007-08-07 04:40:02 · answer #7 · answered by Bill C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋