Fantasy Football: It’s a Love/Hate Thing
By Brian McGee
It’s been 7 weeks of pure unadulterated fantasy football. Has your team met any of your expectations? Are you of the many owners who have been hurt by injuries? Or perhaps you chose the wrong running back on the right team.
The surprise of the season indeed has to be the re-emergence of LaDainian Tomlinson. LT is averaging over 5 yards per carry, something he wasn’t even close to in 2008 and 2009 with the San Diego Chargers. His quickness, his smooth cuts and explosiveness have all seemed to come back to him in full force. With LT seemingly back to his old form, Shonn Greene’s fantasy stock has suffered tremendously. While Greene was drafted in the 3rd or 4th rounds, LT was drafted in the considerably later rounds. If you were smart enough or lucky enough to get a decent trade after the first 3 weeks and relieve yourself of the burden of Greene taking up a spot on your bench, then you must be related to Miss Cleo. The only remaining questions will be if LT can stay injury free and if he has enough gas in the tank to finish the season the same way he has started. Because if he can’t, on either account, then those who held on to Shonn Greene will be rewarded with a deep push into their fantasy football playoff.
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