For one reason or another, we all become attached to certain players.
- Maybe you drafted them late and they turned into a stud.
- Or you held for years and then they finally broke out.
- Or maybe they're just a locker room guy.
- etc.
A few guys I'll never drop/trade are Jameis, Coker, and McBride.
Who are your guys and why?
The Dolphins have publicly and adamantly ruled out trading De'Von Achane, with General Manager Jon-Eric Sullivan labeling him a foundational pillar of the team's ongoing roster rebuild (7 sources from Dynasty Pulse).
I'm trying to wrap my head around it.
Reasons why they would trade Achane:
Reasons why they would not trade Achane:
Only other thing I could come up with is that the GM is trying to drive the price up by saying how sure they are they want to keep him. Essentially saying they need to receive an offer they can't say no to. But that doesn't feel like what's happening here.
Which brings me back to the post title, if you were the GM of the Dolphins, would you extend Achane or trade him?
The Dolphins have publicly and adamantly ruled out trading De'Von Achane, with General Manager Jon-Eric Sullivan labeling him a foundational pillar of the team's ongoing roster rebuild (7 sources from Dynasty Pulse).
I'm trying to wrap my head around it.
Reasons why they would trade Achane:
Reasons why they would not trade Achane:
Only other thing I could come up with is that the GM is trying to drive the price up by saying how sure they are they want to keep him. Essentially saying they need to receive an offer they can't say no to. But that doesn't feel like what's happening here.
Which brings me back to the post title, if you were the GM of the Dolphins, would you extend Achane or trade him?
If you were the GM of the Dolphins, would you extend Achane or trade him?
Stumbled upon a few 49ers podcasts today (“49ers Cutback” and “49ers Talk”) that brought up how the coaching staff intends to reduce CMC’s snap count and overall usage in 2026 to keep him fresher for the postseason.
Was skeptical because we’ve all heard that story before, but it sent me down a rabbit hole.
A few things stood out:
(1) Coach Speak Index grades Kyle Shanahan as one of the most trustworthy coaches when it comes to usage/workload. Don’t know how accurate this site is, but interesting.
(2) CMC had 413 touches this past regular season. CMC has only had 400+ touches one other time in his regular-season career (403 touches in 2019). The following year, he only played 3 games.
He also had 400+ in 2023 when including postseason touches. The following year, he played 4 games.
(3) Another recent Sports Illustrated article explains how Shanahan and CMC both acknowledged the need for more RB depth to reduce his workload. Neither of them has ever been this adamant about that before in the past. CMC also said this past season was the toughest of his career.
(4) CMC’s average long run per game dropped to 13 yards last season compared to 20 yards in previous years (Fantasy Footballers). Could be a symptom of o-line/offense, toll of a large workload, and/or declining explosiveness.
So with all that, it feels like there are two paths you can go down with this info:
(A) Fade him off a monster year, knowing it will be tough to repeat, and there are already some warning flags.
(B) Ride him until the wheels fall off, because even if the reduced workload stuff is true, a 70%-90% CMC is still really, really, good (and fun to have on your team).
Which side are you taking?
Stumbled upon a few 49ers podcasts today (“49ers Cutback” and “49ers Talk”) that brought up how the coaching staff intends to reduce CMC’s snap count and overall usage in 2026 to keep him fresher for the postseason.
Was skeptical because we’ve all heard that story before, but it sent me down a rabbit hole.
A few things stood out:
(1) Coach Speak Index grades Kyle Shanahan as one of the most trustworthy coaches when it comes to usage/workload. Don’t know how accurate this site is, but interesting.
(2) CMC had 413 touches this past regular season. CMC has only had 400+ touches one other time in his career (403 touches in 2019). The following year, he only played 3 games.
^ Side note: Those 3 games from 2020 were insane. He started off with 28.5 and 24.8 ppr points, missed 6 games, came back for 1 week and put up 37.1 points, then missed the rest of the season.
(3) This SI.com article explains how Shanahan and CMC both acknowledged the need for more RB depth to reduce his workload. Neither of them has ever been this adamant about that before in the past. CMC also said this past season was the toughest of his career.
(4) CMC’s average long run per game dropped to 13 yards last season compared to 20 yards in previous years (Fantasy Footballers). Could be a symptom of o-line/offense, toll of a large workload, and/or declining explosiveness.
So with all that, it feels like there are two paths you can go down with this info:
(A) Sell him off a monster year, knowing it will be tough to repeat, and there are already some warning flags.
(B) Ride him until the wheels fall off, because even if the reduced workload stuff is true, a 70%-90% CMC is still really, really, good (and fun to have on your team).
Which side are you taking?
If you want to track every podcast/article mention of CMC as new info drops this offseason, this player page does it automatically.
I’ve been tracking every time a rookie is mentioned in a podcast or article around the internet. From national media companies like ESPN, to fantasy football brands like Fantasy Footballers, to local podcasts like “Buffalo Bills News Today.”
Every mention gets counted on a simple scale:
-2 = Very Negative
-1 = Negative
0 = Neutral
1 = Positive
2 = Very Positive
Over the last 30 days, these are the weighted sentiment scores for the top 12 rookies based on KTC (KeepTradeCut) rankings and an average of 100+ mentions per player on dynastypulse.com
(1) Jeremiyah Love = 1.12
(2) Fernando Mendoza = 0.88
(3) Carnell Tate = 1.24
(4) Makai Lemon = 0.96
(5) Jordyn Tyson = 0.75
(6) Kenyon Sadiq = 0.90
(7) KC Concepcion = 1.22
(8) Omar Cooper Jr. = 0.87
(9) Denzel Boston = 0.91
(10) Jadarian Price = 0.61
(11) Ty Simpson = 0.08
(12) Jonah Coleman = 0.08 (worth noting he had the fewest mentions by far (39 total) and was the only player to receive zero "Very Positive" mentions)
A few takeaways from this exercise for me:
- Really interesting to see the top 3 WR in the class stacked up against each other and their sentiment scores aligning with the current KTC rankings.
- Concepcion hype is really building. Pretty surprising to see him have a higher score than Love.
- Outside of Simpson and Coleman at the bottom, Jordyn Tyson had the highest negative % of players in the top 10 at 12.42% (no other player in the top 10 was above 10%). This is almost entirely driven by his injury history.
Does anything else stand out to you when looking at this? Do these scores feel aligned with market sentiment?