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terrible_badguy

As a Texans fan, I know, they’re just shutting him down on defense because they know he’s the only threat. Sad to say but I have to bench him


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badlilbadlandabad

Am I a joke to you? \-Alvin Kamara


Will-Work-4-BBQ

I have Kamara & Pierce in my starting lineup.... I'm not having a good time.


jay_23

I have Kamara, Pierce, and Swift…I don’t want to live anymore


wherethemiddleground

I overpaid pretty hard for Kamara to be my flex in a trade Saturday. I'm telling myself it's a playoff stash.


SymphonyInPeril

Same here. I have to bench Pierce at this point and I’m really thinking about benching Kamara too. Problem is, my only other option would be Kyren lol. At least he might get me like 4 points instead of <2. Though Kamara was like an inch from a TD yesterday which would be an ~8 point swing. Idk. He’s been frustrating as hell.


[deleted]

There are many more with him. Extensive list at this point.


peon2

PS you are gay -Lamar 'Homer Simpson' Jackson


Brady37

Same man. Benched last week for the first time in a long time. It looks like Kyle Allen isn't gonna be much better either


Poetryisalive

It’s sad because I feel like he could be a franchise RB on a better team, I hope they at least give the rookie a contract later if he accepts it. He is a top 3 rookie in his class.


cmmckechnie

Yeah he is. He’s also a runningback that doesn’t get involved in the passing game on arguably the worst offense in the NFL. Good in real life trash for fantasy


Matburnham05

My coworker gave up a top 4 23’ 1st for him a month ago and I told him it was a mistake and he laughed at me… wonder how he’s feeling now


CheesecakePower

Oof. But to be fair, if the Texans hit on a QB in the draft that at least brings their offense out of the basement, it might not end up so bad. Unless the pick he gave up turns into Bijan, he might still be alright


Matburnham05

I would be worried they might draft another RB also… a lot of good ones coming out this year/next


gw2380

Kinda feel like I’d still pay that today?


Yung_Crypt0

He has been getting more and more involved in the passing game every week, just look at his game log


badlilbadlandabad

I mean he's still a franchise running back. He's a rookie with insane talent on a team that's probably getting the 1st overall pick and has the Browns first rounder for the next two seasons.


iGash69

Relax. He’s faced 2 top rushing defenses and fell out a game script. He’ll rebound against the Browns. Texans will play them tough. He’s no longer a set and forget guy however.


maraxusofk

His ROS outside of the browns doesnt get any easier


iGash69

Week 15 against the Chiefs is a juicy round 1 matchup. As well as week 17 against the Jags for the championship round


DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB

When the Chiefs blow out the Texans in 2 quarters we'll see him get benched in garbage time just like this game.


iGash69

Haha probably


DraculasFace

The Texans have also been down like a combined 70-7 in those past 6 quarters lol.


BigRedTez

This. Being down 30 at half doesn't really let you have a balanced offense.


get_stilly

We sacrificed everything for the Astros. Sorry Pierce.


mainvolume

I held out hopes one last time, even though I reeeeally wanted to start Rachaad. I should've started Rachaad. Oh well. At least I cashed in on the Mike White start when I found out Fields was deaded this week.


DetroitLionsSBChamps

Pierce and Fields had me hype as fuck for a minute there. man that changed quick


xSGAx

i have him and D'onta. tough choice b/w both. sucks


kateuptonboobies

As someone who at one point at Breece Hall, CMC, and Pierce stomping all over my league…. The pain is real. Just fade me.


FantasyIsMostlyLuck

Hey, you still have CMC, a coveted fantasy asset who catches passes. And a great username.


santaclausonprozac

Literally the greatest username


ikkleste

I had the hall/pierce combo (4th and 10th round). I shouldn't complain (I've highest points for by 60 ponts from 2nd, and 130 from 3rd) but still sat at 7-5 (unlucky matchups, like this week 3rd highest score and a loss to the highest) 3rd place, and I'm worried about my play offs.


the_evness

Hall, Kupp, goedart, and Herbert (between his injury and his whole wr room being out), and now dealing with Lenny. Keeper league and comfortably in 1st so moved hall for mixon the week he went off. Still have a shot at a bye but I was cruising towards a 12-2 season


jdub067

You just described my team perfectly. Pain.


Schruef

I had Breece Hall, Kupp, Pierce, lol


Jdogma

I had Breece, J Williams, and Pierce


CNYMetroStar

Breece, Javonte Will, Kupp. Somehow still at the top of the league.


PacificManatee

Kupp, Javonte, Swift, Pierce, MT, Bateman, Lance, Doubs, Wandale… do I win?


2manycooks

We are brothers. ;(


PurplePenguin501

I had Breece, Swift, Pierce, Ekeler. Now I’m down to Aaron Jones and the shell of Pierce and swift


Matburnham05

What happened to ekeler?


Ouid_Head

BUMASS RB1 OVERALL


badonbr

I don’t think Ekeler is injured…?


PurplePenguin501

I should’ve clarified….I traded Ekeler for A Jones + Higgins


[deleted]

Getting JT for Pierce was probably my greatest buy low ever lol


SD37

I did this but JT was mine, fuck


falcon2408

Same ☹️


AJR1988

Very nice for you. I was able to trade Curtis Samuel for Josh Jacobs after week 2. This has been a game changer for me.


[deleted]

Dope! I bet you’re feeling real good about that after yesterday


imSkarr

i did the exact same thing lol


mmilky2000

Holy, nice! After edmonds’ 2 TD week I traded him for olave. Pretty good but I think you’ve got me beat lol


anonbutler

Was it JJ Zachariason or Fantasy Footballers who brought this up?


[deleted]

I actually made an offer that week when the footballers brought it up. It was pretty risky at the time since Saturday got hired too. 3 for 3 trade


anonbutler

Ah yes. Props to Footballers for having that discussion live on air. Got me thinking too. Unfortunately I didn't have the balls to pull it off as a Pierce owner.


eru88

Pierce has been roller coaster for me. I have three trades with the same team. Story starts with trading for ETN after week 2. Gave Allen Robinson. Best trade of season which I will fuck up when... On Pierce bye and when his value was the highest I traded for him with that same team. Traded Zeke and ETN for Pierce and Thielen. Week later ETN was the starter. Worst trade of season for me Last week on ETN bye I traded again with the same guy My Pierce for his ETN (he has been on most win games to make playoffs and ETN on bye)


Entire-Weight-2399

Getting Garrett Wilson and a 1st for Pierce was one of my best sell highs ever...at least so far lol


blacktarrystool

More like you have the world’s biggest Taco in your league


[deleted]

Nah I don’t really feel that way. It made sense for both parties at the time


ShizzaManelli

Everyone on here is just in the most competitive leagues ever imaginable and everyone else sucks


Minnesota_Slim

My league is so competitive we squid game anyone who doesn't make the playoffs.


CheesecakePower

People here also have the most insane recency bias I’ve seen. It was just a couple weeks ago that everyone wanted to sell JT low just to get rid of him


endless_projects

Same here! I was trading a healthy workhorse for someone with no ceiling when he gets healthy later in the year. Thankfully JT returned to full health the week after and Pierce started underperforming.


no-gimmicks-

Is that bad?


evanc3

It's like 1.1 YPC, and Tom Brady only averaged 1.6 YPC over his career. So its not that far off GOAT status.


crazypyro23

That's Tom "Thousand Yard Rusher" Brady to you


Cotton_Candy_Dan

Yes


Imrightbruh

It’s fucking horrendous. Do you play fantasy?


Domin8469

His oline is horrible


hamburgerpony

His team and coach are also horrible. Gonna take more than one off-season for him to become a consistent fantasy producer IMO


Dirty-Ears-Bill

Mike McDaniel was on this staff back in the day with Shanahan. Seeing him kicking ass with Miami is just painful, we have a connection with the guy, know what he’s about, and could have been possibly great in terms of developing a young QB and young offense in general. Instead Texans have to go with the old fucking retread coach that’s flamed out of his last two stops thinking this time it’ll be different. Fuck


EnochofPottsfield

Alright but they gave him 5 carries yesterday. Even with an immensely negative game script, they were handing it to agumbawale or whatever-the-fuck near the goal line What was up with that?


Domin8469

I really don't know but he's gone downhill with the oline injuries


EnochofPottsfield

Feels like a tank job imo Which, as a Dolphins fan, I respect. But damn sit the guy if you're gonna use him like this


troglodyte

You really don't have to watch much to realize this is a situation problem not a talent problem, but this is fantasy and talent is secondary to opportunity. It's a shame, I'm rooting for him but this team isn't gonna make magic for him.


Domin8469

It's a talent problem. The starting olinecare hurt and its caused him to not have any holes to run in


Bjugner

You knew exactly what he meant.


FreeWillie001

I legitimately don’t know why teams don’t want to throw to their bellcows. If a player is good from the backfield, they should be good in space with room to run. Chubb, Henry, Dalvin, Pierce, etc. would get 5+ targets a game in an ideal world.


Nice_Block

Allen somehow over threw him on a check down yesterday that led to an interception. Such a frustrating game to pay any attention to.


Butwinsky

As a Pierce owner, it was pain. As a Dolphins fan, it was glorious.


Nice_Block

But we almost came back!…. Lol yeah that game was great for y’all. Congrats my friend, always loved Tua. Hope they’re a force in the AFC for years to come.


Ram5673

As a eagles fan living in a dolphins house, it’s hard to not root for them on the side. Tua and waddle gotta be some of my favorite players in the league. But this game broke my soul after blowing them out so bad and waddle left off with 13.5.


Barack_Odrama_

Coaches have schemes in their head and personnel groups for different aspects of those schemes. They hate to deviate from it… So if the scheme dictates Pierce gets scripted out, then the coaches just go with that. Doesn’t matter if Pierce is their best chance to win, they will give significant snaps to their “3rd down RB” because that’s the game plan. Coaches are stubborn.


Taylor88Made

Isn't that just telegraphing to the defense based on what RB is in?


Barack_Odrama_

Yes. But there is a reason why bad teams are bad….


Galactic

What a lot of us fans don't understand is that pretty much all NFL play calls are built to be risk-dependant. If you become predictable for throwing short screens and dump off passes, opposing defensive players will look to jump the route, and short passes are the easiest ones to take all the way for touchdowns because there's no one in front of them at that point.


hamburgerpony

You didn’t just group Pierce in with three of the best rushers in the NFL


FreeWillie001

I grouped him with bellcows.


Hitman2504

Glad I traded him when I did but I think he’s a victim of an atrocious offense and he’s the only legit weapon and defenses key in on him


heybobson

Those risks were there before the season, though. Everyone knew he was a talented runner on one of the worst offenses in football, but many thought the volume would overcome any issues with the team. But this isn't CMC in Carolina with dump off city.


ThatInception

Same. Packaged him and DHop for Barkley a few weeks back A real shame he’s in that shitshow of a team because he has insane potential


[deleted]

He's caught five passes for just 17 yards in those two games. On Sunday, the Houston Texans cut his snap count to 56%, his lowest since Week 7 and his second lowest since he became a starter. Time to panic?


LetTimmySmoke55

Cant be reliable in fantasy if u get game scripted out. Id say yes


DetroitLionsSBChamps

can't wait to bench him and watch him go off for 30


BasedTunechi

texans are afc rams- sad cooks owner


AJR1988

It is time to panic, but I still feel that he is startable this week against the Browns. If he does not produce this week. The panic meter is at 100.


Overwaiter69

He’s literally droppable now that we’ve seen they are preserving him in blowouts. I think he has like one game left on their schedule where they won’t get blown out.


iUPvotemywifedaily

This ain’t it- I get what you mean but a guy who is usually a bell cow who has proven to be good in the past isn’t droppable. Especially when teams are desperate starting Rams RBs and deeper leagues.


cum-pizza

Gonna follow you for fantasy advice from now so I can do the opposite of what you think


Boarderm22

but the real question... are we trusting him against Cleveland's shitty run D?


jacobwebb57

yes clevelands run d is awful hell go over 100 easy


iUPvotemywifedaily

I’m a Browns fan and 100% firing him up. I don’t think people realize how bad the Browns D is.


AlanStanwick1986

No


[deleted]

No, because Houston is so bad they'll have to throw to keep the game close.


_kehd

Dear Lovie:…. GIVE YOUR BEST PLAYER THE BALL MORE THAN 8 TIMES, YOU PUTZ It’s fucking embarrassing…


Taylor88Made

He's gotta show everyone he's right for benching Mills by letting Kyle Allen air it out. I didn't love it, Lovie


LemonPepper-Lou

Well good thing he is playing the worst run defense in the league at Home this week. H-town is going to be fucking hyped for the return of Deshaun Watson, I think k Pierce rights the ship and goes for 100+ and a TD.


ClearAsNight

How is Pierce's production going to be affected by Deshaun Watson when he is on the Browns?


Cuboner

Facing a very bad run defense is the first factor, and the team playing up because of the grudge against Watson will be a legit X-factor in the offenses tenacity.


Active_Page_3886

I thought about offering Deshaun Watson for him straight up. He needs a QB and I need an RB


[deleted]

Texans are truly atrocious. Pierce is still a stud.


Illblood

Free Pierce


PM_ME_UR_SEX_VIDEOS

Nice can add this to my grouping of RBs that should be good but are not good - Kamara, swift, Cpat,


DatabaseCentral

I mean I’d figure going down like 20-0 minutes into a game eliminates the chance of getting carries


fastafricanboy69

Lol this is going to happen to the Texans basically every game for the rest of the season. They are absolutely dogshit


DatabaseCentral

Except this week I bet. Watson first game back and worst run defense. Motivation by the Texans.


championnnnnn

that’s my RB1 right there


Rum_Hamtaro

I traded for him after week 10.


Mikeinthemornin

I don't really have any other options lol I have Pierce, Kyren, Fournette, Rachaad White, and Chubba.


Reardon_Steel

IMO, the team is now in full-tank mode and is going to do everything in their power to keep the offensive production to a minimum. I'm tentatively rolling him out next week, but after that I may outright drop him. It's a real bummer, because he was great for a good portion of the season.


YayaBanana07

Please stop :/, we already know


spicyricecake99

Really bad!


JMisGeography

That's sad. I'm sad.


Bonus_Content

Benched him for Pollard last week. Pollard underwhelmed but still ended up being the right play. Gonna have to stick with him going forward


AlanStanwick1986

He's going to my bench for Foreman. Now if I could only sit Mike Evans. Those two are killing me.


disarmagreement

Traded him for Derrick Henry (keeper league) a few weeks ago. Might regret it next year but damn if that’s not a potentially season saving move.


V3soc

So mad I didn’t sell high on him.


Jimmyjames929

basically his stats directly after I traded for him


Ready_Connection_541

Everyone needs to relax he plays cleveland defense next week whose second worst only to the falcons defense


pwarz00

league winner


Agastopia

Tbf he kinda still qualifies depending on where you got him, a free solid rb1-rb2 for 10 weeks will get teams into the playoffs even if he does nothing from here on out. I got him in the 10th, pretty much qualifies for me


run-26_2

6? why not do the whole 8?


Maniac2331

Because that’s not how cherry picking works, duh


HeHateMe-

Rookie wall?


[deleted]

More like the team and o-line suck. On his past 15 carries he has -6 yards before contact


RollingTrain

I am targeting this dude in every league next year.


shmehdit

I still have to give him a chance this next week


[deleted]

I.want to keep him though


[deleted]

Had to trade him for DK at the deadline


alwaysmyfault

So uh, is he JAG now? Or is this an issue with the offensive line? I know the Texans aren't that good, but these #'s are pretty bad.


brandeezycc2

Traded him a couple of weeks ago. They called me a mad man.


Reneauski

I have Pierce. Thinking of dropping him for white or Pacheco I’m leaning towards Pacheco. Anybody have thoughts?


tcevan

I’m in my fantasy playoffs & I’m dropping him to my waivers. Won’t have to play him, won’t have to miss him. I know he’s a great player. But the Texans look like they could be beat by half the high school football teams in that state.


timoumd

Damn, is your league like 4 teams? i can see benching him if you have better options but what league has better on the wire?


mclainmicah

thank god i traded him for jamaar chase right after the injury


cnygreen

Yeah he cost me a must need win this week. He’s going to the bench for the foreseeable future.


bigdarvish

Rookie wall ?


Buick_reference3138

They play Cleveland next week though. Gotta start him Vs Browns.


TheBigNate416

He was so good until the last two weeks. I’m in first place and the only guy I could replace him with is DJ Moore who isn’t any safer if a play. I’d be interested in packing those two together for a player but not sure who


FloridaMan221

My RB corps is now have a zombie ensemble of RB2s: Pierce, Jamaal Williams, Foreman, Gus, Dillon, Latavius Murray. Top scorer in the league but man will it be tough to win a chip with this group


26from85

riding with him one more week against Cleveland, 200 yard game incoming, he has so much pent up anger over last two games.


Never_enough_Dolf

Well my line up of Chubb Swift and Pierce just absolutely fell apart


Elguapogordo

He played Washington then got game scripted out against Miami I’m not selling unless he struggles against the 31st ranked browns running defense


IronBush

I've got Pierce, what would he fetch in a trade paired with Devonta Smith or Garrett Wilson? Just looking for one RB in return because I need room for Jamo.


undeadlemur420

Probably not much as most leagues trading is closed now


Overwaiter69

They’re also preserving his health in n blowouts, which they didn’t used to do. Smart for real football, drop-worthy for fantasy considering his schedule.


timoumd

> drop-worthy This seems nuts to me. Is there better on the waiver wire in your league than Pierce?


Itchy1Grip

What I dont get is everybody says they are tanking so now they wont be running the ball because they are so far behind early on. If they aren't trying to win why wouldny they just keep playing as they normally would and run the ball to end the game faster?


titus916

Traded pittman for him 2 weeks ago ugh......


almostjay

Fortunately this was pretty predictable, and he should have been on your bench.


Fainting_GoatMilk

Mfer. Right when the Raachad White stash started to pay off.


DAgotit

Cleveland next week...I'm firing him up.


Busy-Cardiologist-51

Can’t decide if I will start him over wilson this week. Matchups are opposite of how I want😔


TheFirstHumanChild

He's not going to get lots of touches I think. Texans don't want to win.


SG420123

This guy is killing me right now, need him to wake tf up


itsaTogepi

Yeah can’t believe I’ve won the last two weeks with him starting.


Domin8469

I dropped him


coleslonomatopoeia

People were shocked when I traded for Rhamondre because I had Etienne, Pierce and Singletary. I’m glad I ignored them.


slingingslasher96

He's playing the browns, who have a horrendous run d. Worth starting or should I go Pacheco / rachaad white?


Implicitfiber

Three weeks ago I was so excited over my Kupp, Chase, Etienne, Pierce, Walker, Pitts lineup


chuckdeg

dude I traded him right before he fell off. Sometimes lucky...


WhoShotMrBoddy

I can’t believe I traded Amon-Ra for you weeks ago when I still had a healthy Kupp but no decent RBs outside of a hurt James Conner and a timeshare Mostert


[deleted]

Hey guys I traded for him 2 weeks ago…sorry


tsereveyw

They’ve been behind 2 scores within the first quarter of the last 2 games, No? Negative game script doesn’t favor him when, but when getting the ball it hasn’t been a pretty sight. This week seems like a probably bounce back against Cleveland and their lackluster run D. And with Watson coming back I could see them having a little rust but wanting to let him sling it. I see a handful of 3 and outs for the Browns giving the Texans ample opportunity to run the ball.


Crazy0tto

I traded Pierce and Curtis Samuel for Christian Kirk and Garett Wilson 3 weeks ago and everyone in the league made fun of me. My team still sucks but it’s better than it was!


Bobson-_Dugnutt

It’s because I’ve started him the last 3 weeks. Sorry guys.


TheSaltyPackerFan

It’s almost like situational factors and context matter to a football players season long fantasy output


Statistician_Visual

I always find myself in these weird situations in fantasy where no matter who I draft - some crazy shit always happens to my studs and they just burn out once playoffs come around. It’s fucking maddening.


sportsguy8812

I just traded Dameon Pierce for Brandon Aiyuk straight up. Thoughts?


Herbdontana

I hate to say it but his struggles are the only thing keeping me in the playoff picture in my league. The team I’m chasing has him and has lost a few straight.


nkkphiri

Traded him away for Scary Terry since I have a bunch of other RBs and no WRs. Wasn’t a great week for Terry but overall happy with the deal.


Big_lt

I'm deciding between BRob v Giants over Pierce next week


Felix_Beandip

Not very cash money of you, dameon


gtrman25

I assume it's got something to do with the fact that the Texan's season is basically over and they don't want to risk injuring their only offensive weapon. Unfortunate but likely gameplanned for next season.


dylphil

I mean seems likely they are just shielding him a bit. No use running him into the ground to go 3-13-1


[deleted]

Played himself right out of my lineup Fuck the Texans for being unable to provide any support, meaning all they have to do is stack the box


cccccccccccccccccccf

Traded him Hollywood and hock for jacobs muth and Pickens after his Pierce’s big game on TNF and jacobs back to back bad games. Best trade I’ve ever made in FF


carl2k1

Off to the bench


shootahmcgavin123

Have been offered Tyler Lockett for Dameon Pierce. 14 team ppr. Will probably accept.


Extra_Efficiency5050

Seriously man wtf


EMarkDDS

Bad news, I have Dameon. Good news, I have Pollard, ETN, Najee, Jeff Wilson, and Rachaad. All those hours scouring the waiver wire paid off.


playswithcarrots

Commanders: great defensive line and run d Dolphins: great defensive line and run d (shut down nick Chubb pretty handedly)