LeSean McCoy

                           RUSHING                            RECEIVING                            FANTASY

                            Rush    Yards    TD         Rec   Targets   Yards   TD         Tot Pts   Pts/Gm

2011 Stats         273      1309    17        48        69        315     3         282.4     18.8

2010 Stats         207      1080     7        78        90        592      2        221.2      14.7

2009 Stats         155       637      4        40        55        308     0         118.5       7.4

(+) Shady McCoy finished as the #2 RB in overall fantasy points and points/game last year

(+) Has averaged five yards/carry over the past two seasons (30 games)

(+) Had 17 rushing TDs and 20 in total, making him just the 22nd player ever with 20+ total TDs in a single-season

(+) Had at least one TD in 13 of 15 games last season

(+) Despite dropping slightly below the 50-catch mark in 2011 (48), we fully expect 60+ catches this year like he did in 2010 (78)

(+) Can hit pay dirt any time he touches the ball

(+) Gets all the goal-line carries for the Eagles and does well with them, as evidenced by his nine rushing TDs from the one or two-yard line last season (also had one receiving from that distance)

(–) With only maybe a middle-tier backup RB on their roster, the Eagles may feel forced to keep McCoy healthy at all costs

(–) Though not bad, he only had six 100-yard games in 2011

(–) Being a smaller guy that gets a lot of touches, it wouldn’t be a shock to see him break down if the Eagles over-use him

For a speedy second-round draft pick that was put into a great situation with every chance to succeed, rookie LeSean McCoy turned in quite a disappointing season in 2009.  With Brian Westbrook shelved by injuries most of the year, McCoy was given every opportunity to show the Eagles he could play at the next level, but instead, he flaunted the many areas of his game that people thought he might need work on coming into the league.  First of all, he can’t block worth a crap.  As an NFL running back, in order to keep yourself out on the field, you absolutely must have that skill as part of your repertoire.  Second, he was awful in short-yardage situations, which is yet another essential to staying on the field.  McCoy did show to have Westbrook-like qualities though, as he caught 40 passes out of the backfield on the year.  Nonetheless, his rookie campaign left a bunch of questions on the table and with regards to his favorable circumstance, a lot to be desired.

~  Ranked 36th in the league with 116.5 RB fantasy points (basic scoring system)

~  Tied for 31st in the league with 4 rushing touchdowns

~  Tied for 93rd in the league with 4 total touchdowns

~  Tied for 35th in the league with 637 rushing yards

~  Tied for 43rd in the league with 39.8 rushing yards per game

~  Ranked 32nd in the league with 155 attempts

~  Tied for 68th in the league with 1 rushes of 20+ yards

~  Tied for 38th in the league with 28 rushes for first downs

~  Lost 2 fumbles on the year

~  Tied for 16th among running backs with 40 receptions

~  Ranked 17th among running backs with 308 receiving yards

~  Set career bests in every major statistical rushing and receiving category

LeSean didn’t do much with his grand opportunity last season, but he’ll get another shot at stardom come 2010.  The Eagles offense is built for an RB with his skills, as long as someone taught him how to block in the offseason.  Philly’s West Coast style of play turned Westbrook into a fantasy monster over his career, and McCoy fits that mold to a T.  His only competition for playing time will be from Mike Bell and Leonard Weaver, so he should have ample room to run wild out there.  Being in the top 3-5 RBs in receptions should be a lock, but his one big fantasy drawback will be in the TD arena as Bell and Weaver will take those all year.  1,500 total yards is within his reach, but he’s much better suited for PPR leagues than anything else as 1,000 rushing yards is iffy and 100-yard games will be scarce.

~ Westbrook is gone, so the starting job is his to do what he will with it

~ His blocking and short-yardage deficiencies have to change for him to make a serious fantasy impact

~ Mike Bell will start to steal some playing time if McCoy falters at all

~ Defenses can’t stack the box due to the Eagles excellent receiving corps

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LeSean inked himself a four-year, $3.47 million deal in June of ‘09 that included $1.72 million guaranteed and a $1.37 million signing bonus.  There was also an "easy-money" incentive of $357,000 based on playing 35% of the snaps his rookie year or 45% of any season after that (already achieved).  Here's the rest of the deal:

2010 - $395,000

2011 - $480,000

2012 - $565,000

2013 - Free Agent

Mike Bell is the handcuff to McCoy this season

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