Optimal Start: The Potential Of Breece Hall In Week One
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00:02 - Now let's go to a muddy backfield,
00:07 more so because of the situation than the weather.
00:09 Although, go to the Jets here, they're playing Buffalo.
00:12 Is it Hall, is it Cook?
00:14 I mean, I got a lean Cook, but you're the expert.
00:17 What's up?
00:18 - I understand leading Cook.
00:20 And I think that's probably the safer play.
00:21 Once again, I'm gonna be unpopular, which is great.
00:24 I love being unpopular.
00:25 I'm gonna start Brees Hall.
00:27 And I understand Brees Hall is not 100%,
00:29 but I saw Brees Hall last year at his peak,
00:33 before the injury.
00:34 And Brees Hall is a very special talent.
00:36 And if he is running with the ones,
00:37 even though the workload might be split here,
00:40 if the workload is split, then who do I want?
00:43 I want the more explosive back.
00:45 And I understand the argument would be,
00:46 well, he's not gonna be as explosive as he was last year,
00:49 'cause he's still on his way back.
00:51 But from what I've seen so far, Brees Hall,
00:53 he looks pretty much like Brees Hall.
00:55 So I think it's just gonna be a limitation of the touches.
00:57 So if we're going to all of a sudden take the 30 carries
01:00 between these two guys, split them in half, right?
01:02 Or something to that effect,
01:04 then I wanna try to maximize those.
01:05 I'm gonna go lean with Brees Hall.
01:07 Now, that being said,
01:08 if you have another viable option in this range,
01:10 like James Cook, right?
01:12 Who's ranked a little bit ahead of these guys.
01:14 I think I'd rather start James Cook in this game
01:15 than both of those dudes,
01:17 because I think it's just a little bit clearer path.
01:20 I think this is gonna be a frustrating situation
01:22 for September.
01:22 If Dalvin Cook has a really big game,
01:24 I wouldn't take too much out of it.
01:26 In fact, I would look to trade him
01:27 because Brees Hall is a better running back
01:29 at the stage of his career.
01:31 He's a younger running back.
01:32 He's the more explosive one.
01:33 And as the season goes on,
01:35 Brees Hall is the guy that I want.
01:36 So week one,
01:37 let's not take too much out of it one way or another.
01:39 I would pivot off this situation if I could,
01:41 but if I had to start one of these guys,
01:44 'cause they're my only two options,
01:45 I would throw out the lottery ticket that is Brees Hall
01:48 and see what happens.
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