who to start at rb, tiki barber or jamal lewis? im iffy bout tiki cuz dallas has better D than last time?
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Tiki is in his final season and in the race for rushing leader. He only has a handful of games left to get those yards, he is going to run like his life depends on it. He wants to go out on top. I say Tiki!
885405
Definitely Gore and Tiki, they are both going against weak defenses and they have the most talent between those 4.  Fred and ahman are past their prime.  Taylor is also in a timeshare with Jones-Drew with Jones-Drew getting all of the goal line carries.  Good luck
778261
Go with Addai he has been doing very well and is playing the Eagles. I would go with Jamal but he is playing the Steel Curtain GO STEELERS!
907057
Like another person said, Jacobs is all or nothing.  He's not going to get you any points for yardage, and there's no guarantee that he'll score a touchdown.  It's great if he gets a goal-line carry, but otherwise he could be a zero for the week.\n\nI'd go with Rudi, even against the Ravens' D.  He gets more carries, and I'd bet that Lewis stresses the run even more this week for two reasons.  The Bengals have run into problems this season when they go away from the run, and even Rudi has been complaining about that fact.  Giving Rudi 25 carries also makes the passing game more potent, and I'm thinking that's what we'll see from the Bengals this week.  Rudi might not score, but he'll get some points from yards.  And if he does score, then he's potentially a 10+ points guy this week.
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I've got rudi, and I plan on starting him. Yes the ravens D is good, but the 9 sacks last week against Pitt isn't somthing that happens all the time.  They are playing in Cinncy. but it's your call. One piece of advice in fantasy is go with your gut no matter what. teetering between players will make you go nuts.
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For JusticeManEsq:  Because LT has 14 TDs already this year, and Barber only has 1.  Tiki isn't even on the same level as Tomlinson.  Oh, and I'd bet my house that after this week Tomlinson will hold the league lead in rushing.\n\nAnd to answer the question, I think LT has a good shot at it, the Chargers are scoring some serious points this year, so anytime they're playing with a lead, we'll be seeing alot of LT.  He got off to a slow start, but he's still on pace to tie, so I'm gonna go with yes, he will break yet another record this year.\n\nUpdate:  Four more rushing TD's for Tomlinson today, totals so far:  16 rushing, 2 recieving, 1 passing.  He will break the record this year.
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As much as I love Mac Jones Drew, He's on my team. He was not productive against Houston last time he played 8 carries 10 yrds. He did however get into the endzone. Lewis is going to half to have a big game against Tenn. Portis nailed'em for 60 yrds and 2 TDS. Taylor ran for 80 yrds against'em. Ronnie Brown 90 yrds. Sand Diego ran for over 200 yrds. I think Lewis is a better play here, as Taylor continues to get the touches in Jack.
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Portis for sure. Pretty tough match-ups for all the rest. I would go with McCallister vs. TB because Gore has really slowed down and Minnesota has pretty good run coverage. Not to say TB doesn't have good run D, but NO has a lot of ways to move the ball creating opportunities for him at the goal line, the 49ers not so much. Rudi will be shut down in Baltimore, like somewhere around 60 yards with no TD's
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have LJ smtith....algae crumpler isnt gonna put much up against the ravens defense..\n\nwrs:\nchad...donald..and larry no question\n\nlee evans is a weekly wonder....\n\nrandy has done nothing all year..\n\njoe horns back so devery henderson wont get to much passes like he did before\n\nbraylon edwards is good but not as good as the rest...but you could start braylon instead of larry...thats a toss up\n\nAntonio Bryant is another weekly wonder
979044
don't go with addai, the big d's D is too good for a rookie RB who doesn't seem to get it entirely to beat
935495
start Deangelo...\n\nDeshaun is hurt so Deangelo will get touches and he was already doing well when he didnt get that much touches..\n\nLeon Washington hasnt done much in a while\n\nAnthony thomas hasnt proven much yet
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RB's top 15:\n1 - 3: Shaun Alexander, LaDanian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson...any of these guys would be good picks at these positions.\n4. Clinton Portis\n5. Edgerrin James\n6. Tiki Barber - I am personally not sold that Barber will have back-to-back big seasons.  History shows after a big year, he generally does not perform as well.\n7. Rudi Johnson\n8. LaMont Jordan - drop him down if you do NOT get points for receptions\n9. Carnell "Cadillac" Williams\n10. Ronnie Brown\n11. Brian Westbrook\n12. Domanick Davis\n13. Willis McGahee\n14. Julius Jones (questionable as his back up Marion Barber III is really battling for the #1 RB spot in Dallas)\n15. Warrick Dunn\n\nOther RB's: Jamal Lewis, Reuben Droughns, Willie Parker, Kevin Jones, Corey Dillon, Deuce McAllister/Reggie Bush (as stated earlier, they will be splitting carries), DeShaun Foster, Cedric Benson, Thomas Jones, Tatum Bell, Ahman Green, and Chris Brown.  There is a lot of depth this year at RB, probably the most in some time ( I listed 28, probably a few more out there I am not thinking of)\n\nTop 15 WR's:\n1. Steve Smith\n2. Larry Fitzgerald\n3. Chad Johnson\n4. Torry Holt\n5. Terrell Owens (as per the norm, a lot of questions, but has potential to be best on list, since it is his 1st year in Dallas, an so far, seems to be playing by the rules, should be a safe bet.  But he is still a bigger "bet" then most other top players)\n6. Marvin Harrison\n7. Anquan Boldin\n8. Hines Ward\n9. Chris Chambers (was the 2nd best WR over the 2nd half of the season, maybe the best and now he has a MUCH better QB then he had last year in Culpepper)\n10. Randy Moss\n11. Santana Moss\n12. Reggie Wayne\n13. Darrell Jackson\n(Try to get at least 1 of the top 13 as most every other receiver has some sort of issue; i.e. health issues, depth chart, new team, issues with QB, etc.)\n14. Plaxico Burress (prevalent rumor is he does not get along with Eli Manning)\n15. Roy Williams (new QB, new system, has to prove he can play well for 16 games)\n\nOther notable WR's: Deion Branch, Joey Galloway, Rod Smith, Javon Walker, Donald Driver, TJ Houshmanzadeh, Andre Johnson, Derrick Mason, Lee Evans, Nate Burleson, Lavernaeus Coles, Joe Horn, Mushin Muhammed, Drew Bennett, Isaac Bruce, Braylon Edwards, etc.\n\nThere is a tremendous amount of depth at WR every year, which is why RB's tend to go higher; they have a little better value and there are fewer starting RB's then starting WR's (ratio of 2.5+ starting WR's to 1 RB)\n\nIf TE Antonio Gates were listed as a WR, he would be top 10-15 level, so if you can get him after maybe top 5-7 WR's are gone, he is a GREAT value.\n\nGood luck
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I would go with Curtis Martin.  He has played more games (CM-168 TB-138) and had fewer fumbles (CM-29 TB-39)  to start.\n\nHe has far better averages for rushing stats (Tiki leads only in average rush)\n\nRush:  CM - 3518  TB - 1890 \nYards:  CM - 14101  TB - 8787\nYds / Game:  CM - 83.9  TB - 63.7\nAverage:  CM - 4.0  TB - 4.6\nTD:  CM - 90  TB - 50\n\nHis receiving stats aren't as good as Tiki's, but the question is about being a Running Back, not a receiver.
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Don't take a chance with Cutlet yet. Eli is struggling, but he will come out of his slump soon, but not this week verse Dallas. Young is playing Indy whose D is unproven still, but I don't trust him yet. Chad is coming off two pretty good weeks, and is playing Green Bay's D. \n\nGo with Chad.
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The guy that offered you trade will be probably be too stingy to accept anything you offer. But to your question, do not take Fred Taylor, I was going to suggest taking Jones-Drew but that's already taken care of. Taylor will get the majority of the carries, but Drew does get the goal line carries. You can see how this situation affects Tiki's value.\n\nI think you should definitely take Kevin Jones, in the past few weeks he has been scoring multiple TD's and getting 100 yards from scrimmage. Kevin Jones is a consistent reliable fantasy back that should start every week. Depending on how desperate the owner is for a wideout, it shouldn't be a problem. You have a whole corps of great ones. If you can get TJ too that'll be great but I doubt it. \n\nAny one of your three wideouts should be enough for Kevin Jones, if not you can get a better deal from any other desperate owner.
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They did a pretty good job containing Tiki last week, but seemed to have a problem stopping Brandon Jacobs who is a much bigger back and more of a North-South guy. Addai isn't as big as Jacobs but he is a between the tackles kind of guy and Indy showed last Sunday that they are committed to establishing a running game and that Addai is clearly the man there. Their O-Line is probably the best in the NFL at protecting the QB, which usually translates to a great running game as well.\n\nSo get Addai into your starting lineup. Just don't expect the kind of numbers he put up Sunday. Figure 15-20 carries for 70-110 yards with a TD or two.\n\nGood luck!
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A "time-share" running back is always likely to score you less, so I'd eliminate Addai and after last week, Lundy, which leaves Green and Edge.  Which one will get in the endzone?  I like Edge against Detroit, because Arizona will be able to move the ball against Detroit better than GB will be able to move it against the Pats.