Many fantasy owners who drafted Ty Montgomery were stoked with his output through two weeks of the season. Starting off strong as his first full season as the lead back with the Packers, Montgomery put up 14 and 22 fantasy points respectively.

Since then, he has fallen off quite a bit, leaving owners with one question: Is it time to drop Ty Montgomery?

The case for keeping him

I was on board with drafting the Packers’ swiss army knife at the beginning of the season, but times have changed. Now Montgomery finds himself behind Aaron Jones on the death chart. With Jones’ recent performances, it doesn’t seem like Montgomery will jump back up anytime soon. Montgomery does hold some value though.

With the likely season ending injury to Aaron Rodgers, the Packers turn to Brett Hundley for answers and to try and save their season. Hundley will look to the reliable weapons that are known on Green Bay, and Montgomery falls under that category.

As a pass-catching back on third downs, Montgomery will be used as another option for the young quarterback to look to. Now let’s all understand that Hundley is no Aaron Rodgers, but that only means Montgomery will have to create holes for himself and try and recreate his string start to the season.

There’s also the obvious chance of injury for Jones. If you have the space on your bench and don’t mind stashing away a running back that may become very valuable for the playoffs, by all means keep him on your bench.

If everything stays as is right now, it doesn’t look like keeping Montgomery will be a valuable option to play week after week. But bye weeks and the chance that he bursts back onto the season gives me reason to believe he holds some value.

The case to drop him

Now many of you are probably done waiting for Montgomery to break out, and I understand that. If you don’t think that he’s worth a spot on your roster and you feel more comfortable with him on the waivers and another player in his spot, then stop reading and drop him. However, if you’re still on the fence, continue reading.

Like I said earlier, Aaron Rodgers is likely out for the season with a broken collarbone. A big part of Montgomery’s game came from Rodgers. Without him, Montgomery is going to have to make space for himself when he gets the touches. That’s the key part. We need to see Montgomery get more of an opportunity.

As a pass catcher, we’ve seen Montgomery struggle in recent weeks. Over the last four weeks, he’s had a total of four receptions for 12 yards. Those numbers are not like the ones from last year when he was a true dual-threat.

The rushing attempts have been inconsistent as well. From Week 4 to Week 7, Montgomery’s rushing attempts have been five, zero, 10 and four.

We haven’t seen a steady amount of output coming from Montgomery, and unless that changes in this next week or two, he has no place on your team.

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