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I'm starting Reed in my playoff game, and feel good about it. Could possibly be a defensive, battle of FGs. Please see mine: http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=360229

Very hard to sit Charles, but you have to go with Williams here. Please see mine: http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=360229

Definitely Willams- team is interested in getting his stats up so he has the best season ever for a RB his age. Also, Wells would be fine, too. My choices aren't as good. Please see mine: http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=360229

Very tough, but at least your choices are all pretty good (unlike mine). Charles has been on fire lately, so I'd go with him. You're leaning towards Gore, but I think I'd start Jones over him. Good luck! Please see mine: http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=360229

Tough choice, but I'd go with Snelling and Bush. Please see mine: http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=360229

I'm starting Bowe with confidence. I also have a dilemma with the Colts- have Dallas Clark but will probably take a chance on him because I don't have a great alternative. Go with Bowe. Please see mine: http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=360229

Injuries and moronic coaches have forced me to start one of these two RBs in a playoff game: J. Forsett Arian Foster M. Lynch W. McGahee I'm rolling with Michael Bush as my other RB, and would probably still go with DeAngelo Williams if he inexplicably is active and starting today (although not sure even about that, as he may tweak that ankle on his first carry, and that idiot Fox shuffles him off the field constantly even when he's 100% healthy). Right now, believe it or not, I'm leaning towards Foster, as he has the biggest upside, I feel, if his moronic coach doesn't yank him again. Also, I'm starting Dallas Clark, but a bit nervous about the Colts players not playing. My other TE option is normally pretty good- Zac Miller- but he also has some kind of injury (like half the players on my roster). Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Leave a link and I'll help you. Thanks!

Slaton has been one of my two starting RBs all season. The bye week takes away my third option, Marshawn Lynch. So, I'm left to choose between Slaton, Willis McGahee or (ugh) Justin Forsett (best free agent RB available in our 12 team league). Obviously leaning towards Slaton, but Kubiak's announcement that Moats will start, along with a nagging suspicion that McGahee is overdue (and Harbaugh loves to suddenly give a little used RB a bunch of touches, not to mention he might still be the goal line back) have me thinking way too much. I'm even wondering if I go way out on a limb and hope Forsett gets a bunch more touches in a great matchup. I'd really appeciate any comments. Leave a link and I'll help you.

Let's see, Matt Jones has never been charged with any violent act. He "violated" his parole by volunteering the information that he'd drank beer the previous day while golfing. Like a good soldier, he willingly spends the weekend in jail for this "crime," for the sole purpose of showing the team he's committed to attending offseason workouts. His reward from the Jaguars- instant release. Brandon Marshall has had a number of arrests for more serious, violent offenses. In the past year or so, there have been numerous 911 calls to his residence. He had his suspension from last season reduced to ONE game for no logical reason by "hard liner" Goodell. Meanwhile, a punter whose only "offense" was allegedly getting into a shouting match with a cab driver was suspended for FOUR games. Pac Man Jones has committed enough violent crimes that, if he were anything other than a professional athlete, he'd be serving a very, very long prison sentence. He still continues to find work, and the authorities still refuse to try him for the shooting in Las Vegas. Chris Henry was another repeat offender, charged with violent acts on a regular basis. He was inexplicably welcomed back by the league's top employer of thugs- the Bengals. Michael Vick will be fought over by numerous teams when he's cleared to play again, which he will be by "hard liner" Goodell. I could go on, but I think you get my point. Matt Jones had a single drug possession charge against him, and has already been suspended for longer than the career criminal Brandon Marshall. Fellow Jaguar WR Reggie Williams has had a far more serious legal matter during the offseason. Uh, why didn't the Jags immediately cut him? Browns' WR Donte Stallworth apparently ran over and killed a pedestrian over the weekend, in order to beat a red light. Why haven't the Browns immediately cut him for what is a far, far more serious crime than drinking a beer while golfing? The NFL is a complete joke. The inconsistent manner in which these various cases (and there are many other examples I could cite) have been dealt with should make everyone question what's going on in this league.

A few corrections- Forte does not lose goal line carries. Where did you get that from? He's the closest thing to a pure every down back in the league right now. My point was about touches in a given game, not the definition of "every down back." There is no such thing as a back that plays every single down in a game. Even a true workhorse back will be given a breather or two. When I mentioned Thomas Jones, of course I was aware of Washington's role there. Despite the fact he sees action on most passing downs, he doesn't stop Jones from seeing a ton of touches per game. As for Jamal Lewis, Jerome Harrison is barely used- he's lucky to get a few touches each game. I'm simply saying that DeAngelo Williams sees fewer touches, by far, than any of the top backs in the league (and many of the obviously less talented backs). This is reflected in his league leading 5.4 ypc. I don't expect any coach to cater to my fantasy team's needs. DeAngelo has led two of my teams into the championship game this season, even with his limited touches, so I'm not complaining about that. From a football standpoint, it makes no sense to limit your best player's participation in the offense. Why isn't DeAngelo used more as a receiver? Even with a time share similar to any other team in the league, except Tennessee, there is no reason in the world why a talent like DeAngelo doesn't see 25-30 touches per game. Also, why doesn't Fox ever have both backs on the field at the same time? Buffalo does this frequently with Lynch and Jackson (who is obviously not at the talent level of either Williams or Stewart). Bottom line is- no back in the history of the league has produced as much with so few opportunities as DeAngelo has this season.

Atlanta isn't a committee by any definition. Turner gets tons of carries. Norwood is just a change of pace guy (although I think he deserves more touches). You left off Chicago- which gives more touches to one back than any other team, and Cleveland- where slow old Jamal Lewis is allowed to carry virtually the entire load. Also, at this point Arizona is a one-back team, although Hightower has been terribly unimpressive and doesn't deserve it by any means (not that they have much else). Still, they've been pretty successful. When Parker is healthy, he gets almost all the carries for the Steelers. Again, that's worked pretty well for them. Portis gets almost all the carries for the Redskins. Marion Barber got almost all the carries for Dallas, even when Felix Jones was flashing great skills. The Rams give Jackson almost all touches when he's healthy. Ryan Grant gives up passing situations to Jackson, but gets a ton of carries for Green Bay. Thomas Jones gets a ton of carries for the Jets, and they've done pretty well. Steve Slayton, now that ancient Ahman Green is hurt, is getting a lot more touches than DeAngelo (and looking great in doing so). Even Kevin Smith gets a much higher percentage of his team's touches than DeAngelo, even if the woeful Lions don't get to run the ball much. Joseph Addai normally gets a lot higher percentage of his team's touches than he has this season, but has been banged up a lot and often unimpressive when healthy. I don't think the Colts are sold on any kind of committee system. Really, only the Broncos, Saints, Patriots and Seahawks give less of a percentage of touches to one running back than Carolina does. My point is, while more teams are splitting carries among two or more backs, there are several teams who still have a starting back who gets the lion's share of work. DeAngelo Williams is unquestionably more talented than Thomas Jones, Jamal Lewis, Matt Forte, Tim Hightower, Steven Jackson, Marion Barber, Ryan Grant, Clinton Portis, etc. Yet all of these guys are only taken out of the game for a breather here and there, or perhaps on passing downs. Even Adrian Peterson, while inexplicably giving up passing downs to Taylor, gets a lot more carries than DeAngelo. Of all the time-share situations in the NFL, only Tennessee comes close to matching Carolina in terms of splitting carries evenly. Of course, it makes no sense there, either, as brilliant rookie Chris Johnson is shuttled off the field regularly in favor of fat, plodding tortoise Lendale White. I agree that teams should give their backs a break, but it is ridiculous when a player like DeAngelo, no matter how well he peforms, has only had one 20 carry game this season, and is rarely used as a pass receiver. Compare DeAngelo's touches to other starting NFL backs- it's a disgrace. I don't care what Fox's won-loss record is- on this issue, he's a complete idiot.

It's nice to see that a monster Monday Night performance has finally garnered some attention for DeAngelo Williams. First of all, for most of this season, there has not really been a time-share situation in Carolina. Stewart had been limited to 4-5 carries in several recent games. Second, DeAngelo Williams is producing more than any back in NFL history, given that his touches are always limited by his idiotic coach. This guy would be a guaranteed 2000+ yard back if he had a coach that built his offense around him. Just imagine what he would do with the touches that a Matt Forte, for instance, gets every game. DeAngelo reminds me more of Barry Sanders than any back I've seen in the past decade. The main reason he has put up the kind of incredible numbers he has is because of his long runs, which happen now every week. What other back ever got 15 TDs, despite being on the sidelines much of the time, and being almost ignored in the passing game (when he's a great receiver)? DeAngelo continues to be underrated everywhere. Jon Gruden didn't even mention him in his post game press conference. Instead, he mentioned how great Julius Peppers and Steve Smith were. Wow- talk about lack of respect! Was this idiot watching the game? Why does everyone continue to claim that DeAngelo hadn't "developed" until this season? Only his idiotic coach held him back the first two seasons. As a rookie, Fox barely played him, but in his few chances to play, DeAngelo flashed great potential. Last season, every time Fox gave him half a chance. DeAngelo broke big runs and looked like a superstar in the making. Of course, moronic Fox constantly shuttled him out, in favor of future Hall of Famer DeShaun Foster. What a genius! Remember, DeAngelo averaged 5 yards a carry last season- clearly he was already great, but his coach held him back for unknown reasons. At this point, Adrian Peterson is the only RB in the league in DeAngelo's class. Of couirse, he has to put up with an idiotic coach as well, who refuses to use him as a receiver, too (preferring the immortal Chester Taylor instead). DeAngelo may very well score 20 TDs this season, despite being pulled from the goal line often (although he was allowed to score 4 1 yard TDs last week for some reason), and having hit 20 carries in a game only once this season. That's an incredible achievement. To the clown who said DeAngelo wasn't even the best RB on his own team- how much better do you think Stewart could do than average 5.4 yards a carry (best in the NFL)? DeAngelo is clearly the star player on the Panthers, yet has to put up with watching much of each game from the sidelines. What other coach has ever treated his star player like this? Who thinks it's a brilliant strategy to limit the touches your best player gets every week? Okay, I'll now go and read my son DeAngelo a bedtime story....

I have somewhat the same dilemma with Slayton, but I think I'd go with Hillis here, because the matchup is a little better. Please see mine: Visit My Websitehttp://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=335468

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As you can see from my question, I love DeAngelo, so would go with him. I'd give Westbrook the edge over Jacobs, simply because the Giants still split carries among their backs. Please see mine: http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=335468