We take a look at the latest fantasy football news that might affect your sit/start decisions for Week 3 of the 2011 NFL season. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams.
Fantasy Football News, Week 3: Peyton Hillis Might Lose Carries To Montario Hardesty
Packers Fantasy RB Situation: Ryan Grant Back In The Lead Over James Starks?
On Tuesday, head coach Mike McCarthy seemed to reinforce the idea that Grant would continue getting more of the carries moving forward. He referred to Grant as an “attempt runner” who gets better as the game moves forward and needs to have the ball a bit more than some of the more explosive backs in the league.
Read Article >Jonathan Stewart, DeAngelo Williams RB Committee To Continue For Carolina Panthers
Why continue a platoon when one player has such a decided advantage? When the other player just got a new contract with $21 million in guaranteed money, these things tend to happen. It won’t last forever if this keeps up, but for now the committee remains in place.
I’ve never been a fan of the Panthers running back approach from a fantasy perspective and this only continues the problems. When both are playing well it is great for the Panthers. For now though you’ve got two potentially quality running backs cutting into each other’s time even as one of them is struggling immensely
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