Running backs are the straws that stir the drink of any fantasy football team, whether they're goal line touchdown hogs or the workhorse of their offense.
Here' s the top five running backs from Paul Charchian's fantasy football cheat sheet on FantasyVictory.com
1. Maurice Jones-Drew
I have no problem with people who buck conventional wisdom and take MoJo with the first pick overall. Even last year, while splitting carries with Fred Taylor and running behind a horrible offensive line, he still scored 14 times. In April, the team spent their first and second round picks on linemen, and assuredly, MoJo will have more running room than last year. Taylor migrated to New England, meaning MoJo will get the vast majority of the carries, for the first time in his career. If he had scored 14, 9 and 15 times in his three seasons as a change-of-pace back, he could explode as a full time starter. Lastly, he’s a PPR beast, as evidenced by his 62 receptions last year. In typical scoring systems, those catches were like getting 10 free touchdowns.
I have no problem with people who buck conventional wisdom and take MoJo with the first pick overall. Even last year, while splitting carries with Fred Taylor and running behind a horrible offensive line, he still scored 14 times. In April, the team spent their first and second round picks on linemen, and assuredly, MoJo will have more running room than last year. Taylor migrated to New England, meaning MoJo will get the vast majority of the carries, for the first time in his career. If he had scored 14, 9 and 15 times in his three seasons as a change-of-pace back, he could explode as a full time starter. Lastly, he’s a PPR beast, as evidenced by his 62 receptions last year. In typical scoring systems, those catches were like getting 10 free touchdowns.
2. Michael Turner
Turner was a beast last year, leading the league with 376 carries, finishing second in rushing yards, and second in rushing touchdowns with 17. He topped 1000 yards in home games alone. Clearly, he won’t get that much work this year, but with MattRyan
progressing, defenses will be unable to key on him as they did last year. People worry that he’ll wear down due to his workload, but it probably won’t happen this year, after just one year as a starter. The Falcons’ offensive line is mostly intact, and 2nd-year player Sam Baker returns from injury. As he was in San Diego, Turner is very explosive with 11 runs of more than 20 yards last year. Simply put, there’s very little not to like about Turner.
Turner was a beast last year, leading the league with 376 carries, finishing second in rushing yards, and second in rushing touchdowns with 17. He topped 1000 yards in home games alone. Clearly, he won’t get that much work this year, but with Matt
3. Adrian Peterson
In 2008, Peterson played 16 games for the first time since he was a Texas prep player. As a result, he led the league with 1700 rushing yards and carried the ball a whopping 363 times. A fumbling problem emerged, but it’s easy to overlook that issue when he has 20 runs of more than 20 yards. The Vikings shuffled their offensive line in the offseason, which raises some concerns. They’re replacing a probowl center with a seventh round pick, and they’re starting a rookie at right tackle. But, Peterson’s freakish skill obviates the need for the kind of blocking that most backs require. If you believe that Peterson will post back-to-back 16 game seasons, you can certainly make him the top pick in your draft.
In 2008, Peterson played 16 games for the first time since he was a Texas prep player. As a result, he led the league with 1700 rushing yards and carried the ball a whopping 363 times. A fumbling problem emerged, but it’s easy to overlook that issue when he has 20 runs of more than 20 yards. The Vikings shuffled their offensive line in the offseason, which raises some concerns. They’re replacing a pro
4. DeAngelo Williams
Someday in the distant future, you’ll be sitting around the living room, maybe watching football with your grandkids. And, you’ll share the amazing tale of how DeAngelo Williams powered you to a fantasy league championship with his unbelievable performances in the second half of the 2008 season. When you’re telling that story, you’ll want to have these stats at the ready: 1. Williams scored in each of the last 10 games. Over those 10 games, posted 16 touchdowns. Despite a timeshare with Jonathan Stewart, he also topped 100 rushing yards in seven of the last nine games. It was made more remarkable by his incredibly lackluster start to the season, failing to top even 66 rushing yards in five of the
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Someday in the distant future, you’ll be sitting around the living room, maybe watching football with your grandkids. And, you’ll share the amazing tale of how DeAngelo Williams powered you to a fantasy league championship with his unbelievable performances in the second half of the 2008 season. When you’re telling that story, you’ll want to have these stats at the ready: 1. Williams scored in each of the last 10 games. Over those 10 games, posted 16 touchdowns. Despite a timeshare with Jonathan Stewart, he also topped 100 rushing yards in seven of the last nine games. It was made more remarkable by his incredibly lackluster start to the season, failing to top even 66 rushing yards in five of the
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