Fantasy Position by Position: Running-Back Breakdown

By kroberts, Section NFL
Posted on Wed Aug 20 2008 at 8:53 AM EST
More on: Adrian Peterson, LT, Larry Johnson, Frank Gore (all tags)

Anyone can analyze the quarterback position, mostly because youre usually only looking at one guy under a microscope. But take a look at the Oakland Raiders backfield, even for a second, and you have to start to wonder: Who is the starter, the third down back, and will it even matter?

That's what happens when you have a sure fire talent, a couple of injury riddled busts, and a collection of all around solid talent at the position.

It's not really about DO you have the talent, it's what you do with it.

So, in doing my best from digging too deep in the cookie jar and trying to pretend like the Pittsburgh Steelers' signing of Mewelde Moore will actually shake your fantasy football world up, even a little bit, here is my perspective on each team's running back issues, by player, as insignificant as they may be.

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Best of the Backs

By Giantsfan227, Section NFL
Posted on Wed Jul 18 2007 at 4:35 PM EST
More on: [fantasy football, LaDanian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson, Steven Jackson] (all tags)

Ever since man could talk, it has been an understood fact that drafting running backs early and often is the only way of succeeding in the art of fantasy football, and all other suggestions are destined to fail. I'm pretty sure Jerome Bettis even confirmed it as a man law a few commercials back. Of course there are other ways to build a fantasy champion, but stocking up on feature backs sure can't hurt. Let's take a look at the top ten backs, top five sleepers, and five that will plunge to the ground.

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