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Brett Favre Forgive us, we know you are certainly tired of hearing the name. But only 1 season after he came to Prince’s favorite franchise and partied like it was 1999, many fantasy owners were expecting the rager to continue on for another season. Blame the Sidney Rice injury, blame sext messaging, blame the battering toll of almost 2 full decades of NFL games, whoever the culprit, somebody definitely laid a deuce in the coat closet. It looked as if there might be signs of life with Randy Moss making his prodigal return, but that short lived experiment couldn’t even make it to Sidney Rice’s return, at which point Moss and Rice split wide with Harvin over the middle could’ve made even Viking ghosts Jeff George and Daunte Culpepper look like 2010 Pro Bowl contenders. Yes, Favre surpassed the 400 yard mark against the Cardinals just a week after Moss’ departure, but do you really want Old Man Bret manning your starting roster spot?Shonn Greene There is simply no reason a 25-year old second round ADP running back should be lose a position to a 31-year old veteran cast-off, even if that cast-off is one of the most prolific RBs in NFL history. LaDainian Tomlinson is outperforming Shonn Greene by nearly every measuring stick thus far. Hopefully Greene owners drafted LT as a handcuff so they at least got 1 valuable commodity out of the Jets backfield. On the bright side, Tomlinson looks to be running out of steam as games progress, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry in weeks 6 and 8, and 3.7 in week 9. Whether this trend continues or results in any less carries remains to be seen. (more…)

Jahvid Best Through 2 Weeks he looked like a runaway Rookie of the Year candidate and a must start running back, immediately nearing the upper echelon. Yet, after those first 5 touchdowns, Best has been unable to find paydirt in his last 5 contests. We aren’t ready to write Best off completely, as he still has some value in his contributions in the passing game and is still getting the Lion’s share of the Lions’ carries, but a little more of that early-season big play capability would be a welcome return.Jamal Charles It appears everyone but the Chiefs know what a talent they have in Charles, yet Kansas City seems reliant on running Thomas Jones first and Charles second. Not a recommendation for a complete abandonment of Jones altogether, as the 2-back system has been proven to work, however, Charles is obviously the better player in this duo, at least at this stage in their respective careers. When he gets enough carries to work with, Charles has done everything in his power to put up valuable fantasy numbers, but whether the split begins to favor the younger back as the season progresses is no guarantee. With only 2 TDs to date, this yardage totals are solid, but the total specs could be better, more of a product of his role in the offense than level or performance. (more…)

Darren McFadden A lot of analysts projected the Raiders run game might produce a solid runner this year, albeit most opted for Michael Bush. Those who drafted late in the preseason were likely helped out by Bush’s hand injury, realizing McFadden would get the early crack at the job. Despite missing two weeks due to injury, McFadden has shown no sign of relinquishing his strong hold on the starting RB job, involved heavily in both the run and pass game. It appears as if all the talent in the world is finally panning out with the inept JaMarcus Russell now out of the picture, with Run DMc looking like the can’t-miss prospect everyone was so high on coming out of Arkansas.Calvin Johnson Heading into the Week 7 Bye, Megatron racked up 437 yards and 5 TDs, including 4 in weeks 4 through 6. Not that impressed? Consider he spent 5 and a half of those 6 games catching passes from Shaun Hill, not to mention had a Week 1 TD called back on an openly questionable call. In Stafford’s first week back from injury sense he took the business end of a Julius Peppers belly-flop, Johnson added 101 yards and 3 TDs to his season totals. Impressive thus far, explosive going forward, get on the bandwagon now. One small setback, against Revis and the Jets no less, shouldn’t worry any owners out there.Arian Foster There’s really not much more you can say about Arian Foster. No, he hadn’t replicated his Week 1 231-yard 3 TD explosion onto the scene consistent running numbers, then week 9 happened. A week 5 no-show against the Giants remains the only black mark on his season record so far, already topping 100 yards in 4 of 7 contests, plus solid contribution on the receiving end thus far, an added bonus.