Its a longshot but he wouldnt be screwed by any means either taking the deal. Sedais Marion Barber should be money, but wont be. He shares carries with 2 equally good Cowboy RBs and I know from experience last season Barbers incoinsistency.
So I look at Seds bench and see Kevin Smith & Steve Slaton. Is Forsett better than either? Forsett is ranked higher than either #2 Back. Forsett is barely outranked by Marion Barber, and Im very confident Forsett will outscore him this season due to the fact he'll get alot more carries.
I am just confused as to why you are looking at those slots on my roster, at all. Andre Johnson is ranked 7-9 overall on most sites, while neither of the players you listed are even in the top 20 overall. You already said Barber is ranked ahead of Forsett, so why in a million years would I want to downgrade both those positions on my roster to Miles Austin and the second stringer on Seattle's underwhelming RB squad?
You are basically saying that my RB 2 slot is weak, so I should somehow prioritize that slot over my WR1 slot in a PPR league, yet the guy you offer for the RB 2 is actually ranked lower than the guy I have in place now, and the WR isn't in the top 20 (overall).
Also, Leon Washington is on the Seahawks now, and from what I can tell, they plan on using him on 3rd downs as a scat back. Julius Jones has the RB1 position on the team, so it really comes down to a question of value at that point, and I don't think you will find anyone that will consider Forsett more of a value play than the most physical and hard hitting back in the game, Marion Barber.
Barber
IS an injury risk, but his upside is a lot more robust, for sure.
All RBs are an injury risk.
The trouble here is that The Cowboys, in their infinite wisdom, have run their starters less than anyone in the pre-season, in an effort to keep their tricks and talent as a surprise.
They look terrible, and folks like Barber haven't played much...but it's a bunch of rookies out there.
I try to completely ignore the information in the preseason...
If I didn't,
Glen Coffee (retired) would have been the best back to have going into last season.
You may be right Tongo, so I won't call you too crazy, at least on the Forsett comparison. I don't think we will see much of him this year, though. I just need some decent numbers from that slot, really, and I think Smith and Barber will fit the bill fine if i play the match-ups. Slaton is kinda ******, and he got turf toe this weekend. Foster's mega perfomance doesn't help his cause, but again...pre-season. Coffee looked that good last year and rarely got to play.
I am not dealing Andre Johnson, that's for sure.