Turning on Facebook Post Notifications, and Bold Predictions 35 and 36: Jeremy Hill and Jamaal Charles
Last year and this year, some of you have expressed concern that you don’t always see the latest FF4W posts. At some point Facebook changed its algorithm so that only a small fraction of a page’s readers receive a page’s updates in their newsfeed. The simple way around it is to click the “v” (upside-down arrow) in the top right of one of my posts. In the drop-down menu, click “More” and then “Turn on notifications for this post. If you need a visual aid, I’ve posted how-to screen shots here:
By doing this, a new FF4W will be treated like any notification on your page. So now you can be reminded to wish your Aunt Martha a happy birthday in tandem with dropping that overrated receiver you’ve been rostering far too long.
Next, two more predictions—one on his way up, and the other on his way down:
(35) Jeremy Hill (RB-20 ADP) will be a top 12 RB. There are plenty of reasons to discount Hill as merely a time-share running back who will never recapture his 2014 buzz, when he rushed for 5.1 YPC—including 5.4 after taking over the starting role in Week 9. Last season he regressed big-time, with a 3.6 YPC and less than one reception per game. And yet he was 13th among standard-league RB scorers in 2015. Thing about that: a terrible year (by Hill standards) nearly culminated in RB1 numbers. I’m betting on a rebound in 2016: back over 1,000 yards, 9+ TDs, and slight uptick in usage as the departures of Marvin Jones and Mohammed Sanu and the injury to Tyler Eifert force Cincinnati to lean more heavily on its running game. Hill absolutely dominated in the second half of 2014; anyone with his ability and at his age (23) is capable of rediscovering that groove.
(36) Jamaal Charles (RB-7 ADP) will not be a top 14 RB. Last preseason I used a bold prediction on the overrated Jamaal Charles, expressing concern about the Chiefs limiting his touches. Although there’s now the added factor of recovering from an ACL tear, the same concern applies: backups Spencer Ware and Charcandrick West won’t sit on the bench collecting dust. Ware was incredible last season (5.6 YPC), while West (4.0 YPC) had his moments). Charles averaged 16.4 touches per game in his last relatively full season (2014). Granted, he did a lot with those touches. But I’m anticipating Kansas City keeping its franchise running back fresh versus running him too hard. Charles is no longer a dependable RB1.
By doing this, a new FF4W will be treated like any notification on your page. So now you can be reminded to wish your Aunt Martha a happy birthday in tandem with dropping that overrated receiver you’ve been rostering far too long.
Next, two more predictions—one on his way up, and the other on his way down:
(35) Jeremy Hill (RB-20 ADP) will be a top 12 RB. There are plenty of reasons to discount Hill as merely a time-share running back who will never recapture his 2014 buzz, when he rushed for 5.1 YPC—including 5.4 after taking over the starting role in Week 9. Last season he regressed big-time, with a 3.6 YPC and less than one reception per game. And yet he was 13th among standard-league RB scorers in 2015. Thing about that: a terrible year (by Hill standards) nearly culminated in RB1 numbers. I’m betting on a rebound in 2016: back over 1,000 yards, 9+ TDs, and slight uptick in usage as the departures of Marvin Jones and Mohammed Sanu and the injury to Tyler Eifert force Cincinnati to lean more heavily on its running game. Hill absolutely dominated in the second half of 2014; anyone with his ability and at his age (23) is capable of rediscovering that groove.
(36) Jamaal Charles (RB-7 ADP) will not be a top 14 RB. Last preseason I used a bold prediction on the overrated Jamaal Charles, expressing concern about the Chiefs limiting his touches. Although there’s now the added factor of recovering from an ACL tear, the same concern applies: backups Spencer Ware and Charcandrick West won’t sit on the bench collecting dust. Ware was incredible last season (5.6 YPC), while West (4.0 YPC) had his moments). Charles averaged 16.4 touches per game in his last relatively full season (2014). Granted, he did a lot with those touches. But I’m anticipating Kansas City keeping its franchise running back fresh versus running him too hard. Charles is no longer a dependable RB1.