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Bucs see Doug Martin as all-around back

ESPN

Aug 18, 2014 · 4:35 PM EDT

It’s easy to forget that Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin caught 49 passes as a rookie in 2012. It’s so easy that even the new coaching staff and front office came in not counting on Martin as a pass catcher.

“In the offseason, that was an area that we talked about,’’ coach Lovie Smith said Monday. “We went into the draft because we thought that was an area where we thought we needed a little bit of help.’’

The Bucs used a third-round pick to draft Charles Sims, who caught more than 200 passes in his college career. But Sims isn’t going to be contributing right away. He suffered an ankle injury last week that’s going to keep him out for 12 to 14 weeks.

Along the way, though, the Bucs might have found a running back they’re comfortable with as a pass catcher. That’s Martin.

Fantasy Impact:

Smith admitted Martin’s pass-catching game has been better than expected. You'll find a lot of different opinions of Martin on draft day most likely, with not a lot of in between - there are those who love him and those who are scared to death to draft him. His third round ADP still makes him a pretty attractive back at that point in drafts, and we have him ranked 13th on our PPR list. We think he loses some work to Bobby Rainey and Mike James, but still ending up as a RB2.

Bucs RB Charles Sims (ankle) out 3+ months after surgery

Rick Stroud, Twitter

Aug 15, 2014 · 6:40 PM EDT

Buccaneers RB Charles Sims will have surgery on his right ankle and is out 12-14 weeks.

Fantasy Impact:

Doug Martin gets a small boost as Sims was seen as the primary threat to his touches, though the team is still stacked at running back with Bobby Rainey and Mike James. Martin is showing good hands in camp, so he may see most of his additional touches in the passing game.

Buccaneers RB Doug Martin showing better-than-expected hands

ESPN

Aug 15, 2014 · 11:05 AM EDT

Pat Yasinskas of ESPN on the Buccaneers' running backs...

Rookie running back Charles Sims is going to be at least a nice player, but he needs to be really good to validate his drafting. Sims was taken in the third round even though the Bucs didn't have a big need at running back. They had a big need at guard and could have gotten a quality one in the third round.

Speaking of running backs, I think Doug Martin showed the new coaching staff he can catch passes better than it thought.

Fantasy Impact:

Martin was the #3 fantasy running back as a rookie, but his PPG dropped from #3 to #22 during his sophomore season. His stock has taken a hit due to the new regime in Tampa adding rookie Charles Sims to a stacked backfield that already includes Bobby Rainey and Mike James. He’s still going to be the RB1 for the Bucs but probably won’t see the 79.5% share of the carries that he received in his first 21 games. He’s still likely to be a high-end RB2 in both standard and PPR formats.