FANTASY FOOTBALL BUST OF THE YEAR (2023)

BIJAN ROBINSON

By Muntradamus

BEAST DOME NATION.

Every year the Sheep over hype Rookie RBs to the ends of the earth and back. I was guilty of this once with Montee Ball (2013), at least I made up for it with his QB Peyton Manning as the greatest 5th/6th Round Steal of all Time setting NFL Records and leading all the BEAST DOME NATION to Championships. Now I just laugh when I see all the Sheep Experts make the same mistake every year. Every year those sheep have been wrong. Like clockwork, after failing on Clyde Edwards-Helaire in 2020 as a late 1st Round Pick (Only to over-hype him again in 2021/2022), then stabbing at Javonte Williams early 2nd Round in 2021 (Only to over-hype him again in 2022), to follow it up with Breece Hall early in 2022.

This year, the Sheep do something they have not done in a long time. Probably the first time since Edgerrin James was drafted by the Colts in 1999. They picked a Rookie RB to finish as a top 3 overall Fantasy RB!

MEET BIJAN ROBINSON

There is no doubt this guy has talent. Some say Adrian Peterson, he definitely has some of that dominant University of Texas Ricky Williams in him when you look at the College Tape. There is no question in the world Bijan is a special RB, and a future 1st Round Pick in Fantasy Football. However, the sheep world seems to think the Future is now with Bijan Robinson as he is selected in the 1st Round of all Fantasy Drafts. Which is a mistake.

While the future is now for the Falcons, RB is a position the team really had no problems with last season. Cordarelle Patterson reminded us all that he still has some Marshawn Lynch in him when he takes 10+ touches, while Tyler Allgeier started out 2022 slow, only to show he has some Warrick Dunn in him ripping off big fantasy games to close out the season. While Bijan is definitely better than both Patterson/Allgeier, there is no need to force feed their Rookie Stud 30+ Touches right out of the gate. In fact, 20+ Touches might even be a lot but it is doable.

The Falcons offense this season has Desmond Ridder as their starter, but the reigns on his job are looser than Paris Hilton in A Night Club back in 1999 back when Edge was a Rookie. Taylor Heincke is the backup, and he is capable of doing the same things Ridder can do, if not better. Regardless of who the QB is, there is one thing the Falcons need to do on offense. That is control the ball on the ground and eat a lot of clock. Something the Falcons did great to close last season winning their last two games. The Falcons were 7-10 last season, in those 10 losses, 8 of them they lost by less than one possession. They are a team on the brink of turning things around.

While the future is bright for Bijan Robinson. He is extremely overvalued as a Fantasy RB. Go ahead and let the Sheep take him in the 1st Round as they are wasting a valuable draft pick on a player who will likely be a low-end RB1 in Fantasy most weeks. Cord could definitely steal some goal line TDs, Allgeier can steal 6+ carries on the ground each game. The ceiling is so low that if Bijan does not finish as the #1 or #2 or even #3 Fantasy RB, then he was drafted too early. 80+ Total Yards and a possible TD is the likely Weekly floor. While that is not terrible, it is not a 1st or 2nd Round Pick, or even 3rd or 4th for that matter.

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