Tuesday during the fantasy football seasons will see the weekly
column called Running Back Hot Zone which will report on all the latest
news and happenings out of the all-important scoring position. So
without further delay let's get right to it.
-For those
of you who took notice of the POLL I placed on the site Sunday
afternoon asking who was the biggest bust in fantasy football to that
point saw that a certain deserving running back who wear blue and calls
New York home was not included. Well if I put the poll up after the
Giants debacle versus the Cowboys than Wilson surely would have been
included and won going away. It was beyond a hideous performance by the
second-year back as Wilson lost two fumbles on only 7 carries and also
showed his pass blocking to be horrific. Wilson rightfully earned a
seat on the bench in favor of the overwhelmed Da'Rell Scott. Clearly
this was not what Wilson's fantasy football owners had in mind when they
thought they were getting a major bustout season, especially with
complement Andre Brown out with a broken leg. What is really
frustrating is that no one will doubt Wilson's explosiveness and vast
potential. No one other than maybe Chris Johnson can go from 0-60
faster than Wilson and be a threat to take it to the house on any given
play. In addition, Wilson was a terrific pass catcher in college and so
he is was in line to be at the very least a major PPR weapon. But the
fact of the matter is that Wilson's football instincts and technique is
horrendous. Fumbles have been a major problem going back to his
Virginia Tech days and his pass blocking is going to get Eli Manning
killed which Tom Coughlin will not stand for. The result was that the
Giants held a wide ranging running back workout Monday which included
Beanie Wells, Willis McGahee, Joe McKnight, and former mate Brandon
Jacobs. The Giants are expected to sign of those veterans and thus
Wilson will see a number of his carries taken away. With Coughlin not
trusting him now, Wilson is looking like a major fantasy football bust
only a week into the season. Amazing. If you are an owners, obviously
you can't cut him yet but I am not optimistic things will get better
soon.
-Those who own the Tennessee Titans' Chris
Johnson couldn't be happy seeing Jackie Battle earn a goal-line carry
Sunday which he converted for a touchdown. In the past we saw LenDale
White serve as the goal-line runner for Tennessee which took a bite out
of Johnson's TD potential and that is now likely going to be the case
this season based on the Battle usage. Thus Johnson's value will firmly
be cemented as a RB 2 in all formats.
-LeSean McCoy is
one of my guys but I failed to get my hands on him for this
season> There were questions about how McCoy would be used in
Chip Kelly's offense but the answer was a phenomenal 184 yards/1 TD
outing against the Washington Redskins Monday. As much talk as there
has been about the passing game for the Eagles, Kelly actually ran the
ball more during his stay in Oregon which means McCoy could be in line
for an MVP-type fantasy football season.
-It looks
like there is room for two fantasy football running backs in Detroit as
both Reggie Bush and Joquie Bell starred. Bush scored on a long TD
reception, while Bell took it in for two scores in a goal-line deal.
Both Bell and Bush are very capable receivers but it looks like the
former will get the goal-line work which could make him a bit more
valuable if the usage stays the way it is. Either way both guys need to
be started for the time being.
-The loss of New
England Patriots RB Shane Vereen for "weeks" due to surgery to repair a
broken wrist is a major bummer off his monster game versus the Buffalo
Bills. Stevan Ridley was benched after losing an early fumble which has
been an issue in his short career. The Pats have no choice but to go
back to Ridley who was a revelation last season in rushing for over
1,200 yards. So Ridley owners are back in play here.
-Lamar
Miller was a complete joke Sunday, rushing for only 3 yards on 10
carries. Are you kidding me? As someone who owns Miller, there was no
doubt who I pointed the finger at when it came to me losing during Week 1
in the Experts League. Daniel Thomas was not much better but at least
he scored from in close. Terrible signs for Miller with Thomas getting
the goal-line work and the Dolphins run blocking was horrendous to the
point that the Miami Hurricane alum could be worth cutting if he doesn't
get it turned around fast. Unreal.
-Finally Matt
Forte got the goal-line work when the Bears were in close Sunday instead
of Michael Bush and he made it count by getting into the end zone.
Huge appeal here for Forte in all formats and if he continues to get
goal-line work, than he is a clear RB 1 in all formats. I am pumped to
see where this goes.
There you have it. As always let us hear your thoughts.
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