Three Pairs Of Dynasty Players: Can You Find The Difference?
One of the positive things about being old is that we grew up in a time when arcades were popular. A gigantic room filled with video games of every category you can think of. Cutting-edge technology built into a plywood cabinet. NBA Jam, Madden Football, Cruisin’ USA and so much more around for sports fans. Time Crisis, Area 51, Jurassic Park, and all the shoot ’em up games you could want! While being surrounded by all of these high-tech, overstimulating, and super awesome games, by the end of the day, I always found myself in front of the small little touch screen cabinet filled with mini-games.
My favorite mini-game, and the game that stole hundreds of my parent’s dollars, was Find the Difference. Two pictures, side by side, where 99% of the pictures are exactly the same but there were five small differences you needed to find in order to move on to the next round. I don’t know what it was about the simplicity of this game but staring at those two pictures looking for a missing button or an extra flower absorbed hours of my life. I see clearly now that all of that practice was for a reason. It was leading up to this, where I, against the greatest of odds, will pick three sets of players with the same ADP from the October Superflex ADP list and try to tell you the difference between these two players. All paths have led to this moment so let’s get to the first pair.
Jahmyr Gibbs and Justin Herbert (ADP: 25.33)
Seeing as how one of these players is a quarterback and the other a running back you wouldn’t think these two pictures would be put next to each other and look so similar. Two young players at the beginning of their careers but showing the NFL and its fans just how talented they are. This has made them both cornerstones of their teams’ offense. Even though he was the third quarterback drafted in 2020, what we have seen since Justin Herbert stepped onto the NFL field has shown that his talent is right up there with the best of the best of quarterbacks. Along with running back mate David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs has run such a strong and efficient game that the Lions have thrown eight less passes per game since last season.
We have established that these are two very nice pictures, side by side, and very similar but not exactly the same. So what are the differences between these two pictures? First is the obvious one, position. In superflex leagues, quarterback is the position most managers will build their teams around. Once you hit a 12 team league the demand for the position starts to outweigh the supply. Also, from a dynasty perspective, you will get many more years of service from the QB position than you will from RB. The next difference is production. Gibbs is averaging 19.4 PPR points per game and Herbert just 15.6. This leads to the biggest difference between the pictures, offensive identity. The Lions have shown that they are here to establish the run. In the 2024 season, Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery have a total of 195 rushes, split right down the middle between the two. Justin Herbert has thrown 127 passes so far this season. Both teams have already had their byes.
These are both very nice pictures and dynasty rosters are better for having either of them but give me Jahmyr Gibbs and the production now over the long-term play of a quarterback who will hopefully return to his early career glory.
Chris Olave and Bijan Robinson (ADP: 31.00)
Close your eyes and picture your hopes and dreams. Everything you thought the brightest future would look like. Here are the two versions of that picture in front of you. On one hand, we have a highly rated and highly drafted stud wide receiver and on the other we have the prototypical workhorse running back prospect. These are the Lamborghinis you used to race in video games and had their posters on your wall. As we grow up we have to realize what is the reality of owning a Lamborghini and does it fit with your lifestyle.
While there are a few differences between these two pictures the one glaring difference is the setting. The sleek Falcon’s red Lambo (Bijan Robinson) is cruising down a highway with speed lines flying behind it. The shiny Saint’s gold Lambo (Chris Olave) is parked in a garage surrounded by boxes and tools. True, Robinson isn’t getting the workhorse role we believe he is capable of but he is a strong part of the Falcons’ offense. Chris Olave, when healthy, still doesn’t always seem to be a solid part of the Saints’ offense.
No one is sad to have a Lamborghini in their garage. You can always open that door and just stare for hours on end at the engineered sleekness sitting in front of you. But that car is meant for so much more. You are still standing there dreaming of taking that bad boy out on the open road. So just take the car that is already there and roll with Bijan Robinson.
De’Von Achane and Kyren Williams (ADP: 37.33)
This is the final level. A level where the picture on the screen is a picture of yourself. Only now we are looking for a few out of place gray hairs or some missing glasses, we are looking to see what kind of person you are on the inside. In both pictures you have a smile on your face but why are you smiling? In one picture it is because you just completed a hard week’s work and are satisfied with your contribution to society while staring at your paycheck. In the other picture you blew off work to go to a casino just pulled the arm on a slot machine and got your payout equaling a week’s paycheck. In the end, both are the same. A smiling you with the same amount of money but the difference is how you chose to get there.
Kyren Williams is that hard work. A true workhorse for the Rams, Williams puts in the effort and grinds inch after inch to get those points. De’Von Achane is the slot machine. A committee back on a pass-first team but has the efficiency to pay out just the same amount of points with far less touches. In both pictures there is a little bit of worry in those eyes because both running backs have a tendency to get banged up and miss games. In both pictures, you are giving a thumbs up because these are both young and talented running backs. In both pictures, your eyebrows are raised with excitement at the amount of fantasy points these players are reeling in for your fantasy team.
Unfortunately, the timer would run out and the game would be over if I were trying to find the difference between these two pictures. I can only tell you the difference in myself and that is that I prefer my fantasy players to score through volume, I find it much more dependable. When you stare at a smiling picture of yourself which do you see?
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