Ryan Mathews Fantasy News 2012/2013

[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Ryan Mathews - RB - Chargers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">According to SI's Peter King, the Chargers intend to "feed" Ryan Mathews "as much as any back in the league," and coach Norv Turner compares him to Ricky Williams.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Turner was Williams' offensive coordinator for two years in Miami, and Ricky led the league in carries both seasons (383, 392). "He's told me I remind him of Ricky Williams," Mathews said, "which is the kind of back I would like to be. In college [Fresno State] I was a workhorse back. I believe I can do that here." King suggested that Mathews could approach 400 touches in 2012.
Jun. 4 - 8:50 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Sports Illustrated</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[Mobdeeper7239]

PASSS on him. Trust me. This man can not carry the load. They will realize that after this year. If you watched the KC/SD MNF game last year, it showed. He balled out then got hurt.

 

[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Ryan Mathews - RB - Chargers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">The Chargers' official website expects Ryan Mathews to be "one of the NFL's top workhorses and a Fantasy Football favorite in 2012."</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Thanks in part to a full offseason working with coaches and teammates, Mathews "looks like a chiseled physical specimen as he makes his way around Chargers Park." New FB Le'Ron McClain compares Mathews to "Ray Rice with the power" while also suggesting the potential breakout star has "the smoothness of Arian Foster for running stretch plays, getting into the gap and turning on that other gear down the sidelines."
Jun. 6 - 8:58 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: chargers.com</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Ryan Mathews - RB - Chargers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">A Norv Turner running back led the league in touches six times between 1991 and 2007.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Turner is openly stating that Ryan Mathews will be his new workhorse, in the same vein as predecessors Emmitt Smith, Ricky Williams and LaDainian Tomlinson. Between 1991 and 2008, Turner's primary back finished in the top-five in touches 11 times. Mathews' impressive skill set combined with a potentially monstrous workload should have fantasy owners salivating.
Jun. 7 - 9:32 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Union-Tribune San Diego</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Ryan Mathews - RB - Chargers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">The North County Times expects Ryan Mathews to receive "20-30 carries a game" this season.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Spread over a healthy (knock on wood), 16-game season, the paper's projection would give Mathews between 320 and 480 rushing attempts. The latter obviously isn't a realistic per-game average, but Mathews could have some weeks where he carries the football 30 times. RBs coach Ollie Wilson is also talking up Mathews' improved pass protection, which could lead to more catches.
Jun. 13 - 4:02 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: North County Times</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="subHead" vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Mathews: 'I'm in way better shape' this year </td></tr><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews - RB - SD - Jul. 18 - 6:22 p.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews promises that he'll enter training camp in "way better shape" than he was after last year's lockout, and says he's "about to blow it away" in 2012.
Mathews infamously failed his conditioning test to open 2011 training camp. "Huge, huge difference," he said. "I’m in way better shape this time than I was last year and I just feel good about myself. ... I had a great offseason and great OTAs and minicamp, so I'm about to blow it away. It is going to be fun." Mathews' pre-camp ADP is up to No. 5 overall entering an expected breakout year.
Source: Sports Radio Interviews
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[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Ryan Mathews - RB - Chargers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Ryan Mathews is ready to "shut everyone up" after passing his training camp conditioning test this week.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Mathews is motivated by conventional skepticism that he can't carry the load of a workhorse running back. Coach Norv Turner characterized Mathews' battle with minor injuries as part of the "normal maturation of a young player ... It's not about having adversity. It's about how you handle it, and he's handled it and responded each time."
Jul. 26 - 4:21 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Union-Tribune San Diego</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Ryan Mathews - RB - Chargers </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Ryan Mathews' training camp has been designed to prepare him for a heavy workload.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The Chargers have been talking up Mathews as an every-down workhorse ever since Mike Tolbert signed with the Panthers. The explosive third-year back has prepared himself accordingly, rededicating himself in the offseason and showing well in camp. Anything less than 20 touches per game for Mathews would be stunning. He's averaged 5.24 yards-per-touch in his NFL career.
Aug. 8 - 12:22 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: ESPN.com</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[Mobdeeper7239]

hurt first preseason game. S.D. defense needs to be stellar this season.

 

[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="subHead" vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews likely will miss full six weeks </td></tr><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews - RB - SD - Aug. 10 - 5:55 p.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Dr. Daniel Kharrazi, an independent orthopedic surgeon, says Ryan Mathews is more likely to miss six weeks than four with his collarbone fracture.
Coach Norv Turner has left open the possibility of Mathews returning for Week 1, but Kharrazi and team sources both tell the Union-Tribune San Diego that he's likely to miss the start of the season. "Frankly, I don't think most people would release him before six weeks," Kharrazi said. "The healing time is 4-6 weeks. So, especially in a professional athlete, I think you're going to take the extra step to make sure it's 100 percent healed because you don't want it to get hit on, and if it's not properly healed, he can reinjure the shoulder." Kharrazi has "never seen someone come back" from Mathews' injury in four weeks. Rotoworld's running back rankings have docked Mathews two games from his 2012 projection.
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
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[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="subHead" vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Chargers to use 3-way RBBC with Mathews out </td></tr><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ronnie Brown - RB - SD - Aug. 12 - 9:55 p.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Coach Norv Turner indicated Sunday that the Chargers will likely turn to a three-way backfield committee to replace Ryan Mathews early in the season.
"Right now, it'd probably be a mix," said Turner, pinpointing Ronnie Brown, Curtis Brinkley, and Le'Ron McClain. He didn't mention Jackie Battle or either of San Diego's rookies. Brown would be the starter, but Brinkley would rotate in and McClain might handle obvious power runs. If you're planning to replace Mathews with one of the above in Weeks 1 and/or 2, you'll be disappointed.
Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter
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[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyCopy">SI.com's Peter King anticipates Ryan Mathews (fractured collarbone) missing "at least a week or two of the regular season."</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">This is roughly our expectation, as well. After reading the opinions of multiple medical experts on Mathews' injury, it seems likely that he'll miss Week 1 and be listed as questionable or doubtful for Week 2. Assuming Mathews stays setback-free, he could resume full workloads as soon as Week 3. Notably, Mathews' Average Draft Position at the middle of last week was in the top five. It's since plummeted to the end of the second round.
Aug. 14 - 6:33 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: SI.com</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="subHead" vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Chargers likely to sit Mathews until Week 3? </td></tr><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews - RB - SD - Aug. 22 - 12:41 p.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Kevin Acee of the Union-Tribune San Diego believes Ryan Mathews (fractured collarbone) will be held out until Week 3.
Note that Acee is merely answering a question on Twitter here, not reporting. Still, no one has a better handle on the pulse of the Chargers. A Week 3 return would give Mathews six full weeks of recovery time. His original timetable was set at roughly 4-6 weeks. The Chargers won't hesitate to use Mathews as a workhorse back once he's healed. We like him as a second-round value pick.
Source: Kevin Acee on Twitter
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[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews - RB - SD - Aug. 27 - 8:29 a.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews (fractured clavicle) said Sunday that he's "definitely ahead of schedule."
Mathews remains determined to be ready for Week 1. He's 2 1/2 weeks into a 4-6 week timetable and has sustained no setbacks. "I've always been a fast healer, and that's proving true right now," he said. "My range of motion is improving and I'm feeling really good." Mathews did admit that the training staff will have the final say on when he returns. Previous speculation has the Chargers holding their talented workhorse out until Week 3.
Source: North County Times
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[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Ryan Mathews (fractured clavicle) got "good news" during a Monday checkup with his surgeon and has been cleared to increase his physical activity.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Mathews has been doing lower-body workouts to keep his legs in shape. The fracture happened near Mathews' right shoulder, but he's now been cleared to do upper-body exercises on his left side. "Knowing my body, I think it's going right where it's supposed to be and it's going faster than normal," he insisted. Mathews reiterated that he "feel(s) I'll be ready" for Week 1.
Aug. 28 - 9:31 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Union-Tribune San Diego</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews - RB - SD - Aug. 30 - 11:24 a.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews (fractured clavicle) is not expected to play in Week 1.
Mathews has been extremely optimistic while charging through the rehab process, but that doesn't change the standard timeline for bones to heal. His original timetable was 4-6 weeks from the August 9 fracture and the Chargers have hinted at the back end of that projection. The good news is that once Mathews is unleashed, he will be in shape and have almost no chance of aggravation. The Union-Tribune has previously suggested a Week 3 return.
Source: Union-Tribune San Diego
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[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews - RB - SD - Sep. 3 - 4:30 p.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Despite returning to Monday's practice, Ryan Mathews (collarbone) confirmed he's yet to be medically cleared for contact.
"I just got to wait," said Mathews. Mathews remains "very hopeful" he'll play in Monday night's opener against the Raiders, but it still seems like a major longshot. Most promisingly, Mathews is no longer experiencing pain and has stayed in tip-top physical condition. Reporters observed Mathews catching passes Monday and going through individual drills. He's also been spotted doing uphill windsprints and carrying the ball with both hands.
Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter
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[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Ryan Mathews (collarbone) has not been cleared for contact yet.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">With Monday's opener just four days away, Mathews' chances of suiting up are slim. "I don't have a schedule," coach Norv Turner said. "He'd have to get the reps necessary to prepare for a game, and he's not at that point yet." Look for Ronnie Brown to start against the Raiders while Mathews targets a Week 2 return.
Sep. 6 - 10:44 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: North County Times</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyCopy">The Chargers are still in a "wait-and-see" mode on Ryan Mathews' (clavicle) clearance for full contact.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Coach Norv Turner said Mathews could be cleared as early as Wednesday or a "week from tomorrow." The upshot is that Mathews owners may not have a good read on his availability for the Titans game until later in the week. If Mathews ends up sitting out again, neither Ronnie Brown nor Curtis Brinkley can be trusted in fantasy lineups.
Sep. 11 - 4:23 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[HacheMan]

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Ryan Mathews - RB - SD - Sep. 13 - 7:10 p.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">According to the Union-Tribune San Diego's Kevin Acee, it "appears" Ryan Mathews (clavicle) will play versus the Titans on Sunday.
"I'm exactly where I want to be" to play Sunday, Mathews said after taking hits in Thursday's limited practice for the first time since Aug. 9. "It's ultimately up to coach Norv's decision." Acee isn't sure if the team even knows yet whether Mathews would be on a pitch count if he does indeed play. Although Mathews has the look of a RB2 fantasy option, owners should check back Friday afternoon for the official injury report.
Source: Kevin Acee on Twitter
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