Stay away from Marshawn Lynch
by Jordan Coover | Sat, Aug 9th 2:23pm EDT
"Lynch also leads the NFL in carries since 2011, averaging almost 300 per year. The past 15 RBs who've averaged at least 300 carries in a three-year span have dropped by an average of 86.7 totes the following season, often due to injury." (ESPN.com) (ESPN)
Fantasy Impact:
This information leads me to believe that the Seattle Seahawks will lighten the load for Lynch in this coming season. I think that they will try to lower the amount of carries he gets as to keep him healthy until they really need him in the playoffs. If this is the case and he does get about 85 less carries, that moves him to about a late 2nd round draft pick at best for me. There is no doubt the Seahawks will use him when necessary, but they have already run him into the ground the last 3 years. So staying healthy will also be a factor for Lynch as he has a very physical run style. My advice is to stay away from drafting him until the price is right. If you do draft him, then you need to make sure and draft back up Christine Michael as I see him working in compliment with Lynch the most, and taking over in case of an injury to Lynch.
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