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Tag Archive for 'RBs'

Dynasty Debate: The next elite crop of fantasy RBs

Think sliced bread, indoor plumbing and Chia Pets are special?
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
We’re on the verge of experiencing something truly amazing in 2010 and beyond. There’s a new stable of able running backs in the NFL, and you can thank an opportunistic bunch of rookie 2009 backs for giving us what will be quite a good show [...]

Be excited, but don’t draft Shonn Greene in 2010

Put down the torches and pitchforks folks, there’s a reason – there’s always a reason.
I drafted Shonn Greene in a dynasty league this year and I said in this January 2009 post that I think he’ll be the best running back to come out of the 2009 class.

Notes: Browns vs. Chiefs a fantasy goldmine

Want a formula for a record-breaking performance? Pit two teams with nothing to lose, and who are awful at tackling, against each other.
Understand the Chinstrap Ninjas are not questioning Josh Cribbs’ and Jerome Harrison’s skills. They’re very good. However, they were provided a great opportunity this week against the lowly Chiefs – who also took [...]

Week 5 Day of Reckoning: Dynasty implication edition

After last week when we had two new running backs jump onto the fantasy scene, we get two wide receivers breaking out in Week 5.
Jeremy Maclin and Miles Austin didn’t just break out either, they blew up. Granted, they did it against the equivalent of junior high defenses, but their performances will go down as [...]

Day of Reckoning: We have some new RBs to discuss

Jerome Harrison (152 total yards) and Rashard Mendenhall (191 tot, 2 TDs) went all ninja on Sunday. They each got their first real chance to shine and didn’t disappoint.
You won’t be able to pick either of them up off waivers – you should check anyway – but should you trade for them? Willie Parker is [...]

Better/worse: Fantasy points allowed to RBs

For our purposes, knowing which NFL defenses are good is helpful, but it’s crucial to know which defenses allow gobs of fantasy points to certain positions.
These things change from season to season, but now, in Week 3 we’ve got a decent sample size to work with. Who’s better? Who’s worse? Let’s take a look.