Is Jahmyr Gibbs overvalued as a first-round fantasy pick?
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Let's go to the next guy here, which is Jamir Gibbs.
I believe the first show you did with me this summer was Contrarian Corner.
What happens to the Lions in a post-Ben Johnson world?
What if it all does fall apart?
It felt like you and I were in lockstep there that if one guy's going to be insulated from that, it's Jamir Gibbs.
Has anything that's happened since changed your mind or are you still pretty locked in with Jamir Gibbs as a top three running back in this very much elite group?
No, he's so good, and it's a testament to him, right, that we say they've lost what we think was a superstar offensive coordinator and the guys on the offensive line, Frank Ragnow, Kevin Zeitler, some really important names in the center of that line, and that line has been such a strength for them.
And yet Gibbs, I think, is just going to be fine.
I think he has so many ways that he can win.
We saw last year they handed him the keys to that offense, right?
250 carries, just an unbelievable season overall, 20 total touchdowns, over 1900 scrimmage yards.
And here's another situation where they have the most difficult fantasy schedule, and yet I'm looking at this player and saying he's going to be fine because even if they're trailing in games, even if they're not in scoring position as much, he has so many ways that he can put up fantasy points that I think it's going to be the other guys in that offense like we talked about before, and we'll get to David Montgomery probably eventually.
I think he's somebody that could get hurt by some of the changes that have happened there year over year, and I think some of the other pieces like tight end and some of the secondary receivers there, but when it's a player like Gibbs, I have no concerns about him.
12.1% targets here last year; that was sixth among running backs, just behind Gervonta Williams, which, what a stat.
I don't think he's going to be doing that in Dallas this year.
He's insulated from chaos: those pass-catching guys.
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