Key RB Injuries - In recent days, a bunch of injuries have surfaced to key running backs as we get set for the most important week of the season. Below I have a quick writeup, as it stands on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the progress reports for these running backs as we get close to Saturday, as the league will be playing most of it's games a day early, before Christmas. Maurice Jones-Drew (ankle) - After a hot ...

Adrian Peterson @ Redskins - It's tempting to look past Adrian Peterson mire ten carries against the Saints, and rank Peterson as the usual RB-1 stud he is when healthy, but with Toby Gerhart playing well, I have my concerns. I'm sure those fantasy owners who actually made it to the Super Bowl with Peterson in the lineup last week, are feeling the same way, but if healthy, he's likely a must play on your te ...

LeSean McCoy @ Cowboys - Only time will tell how the season finally ends for LeSean McCoy, but if I had to give out an award for the overall fantasy MVP of 2011, he would get my vote. It's not just McCoy's almost 1,600 total yards from scrimmage or his 20 touchdowns, it's the consistency in which he's totaled these numbers. McCoy has failed to score a touchdown in only one game this year, and with Super Bow ...

Maurice Jones-Drew @ Falcons - Count me in as one of the non-believers in Maurice Jones-Drew's odds of performing at a high level this year. Coming off microfracture knee surgery in the off-season, I was concerned that Jones-Drew was likely to bust for fantasy owners down the stretch as was hard to imagine he would play this well after so many touches, on a knee like that. Not only is Jones-Drew playing wel ...

Steven Jackson vs. Bengals - If you look at the numbers, the odds of Steven Jackson being a trust-worthy option this week aren't promising, as the Rams are one of the worst teams in football, and they will be matched up against a top ten run defense. In Jackson's defense, the Rams offensive line showed flashes of better run blocking than I've seen on film since they played the Browns, five weeks ago. While ...

Quarterbacks Jake Locker - For the second time in the last month Jake Locker stepped in to play significant time as Matt Hasselbeck fell to injury. This time, Locker almost led his team back to a victory at the last minute. Not only did Locker play a good game he had a solid fantasy stat-line with 282 yards passing, a touchdown pass to go with 36-yards rushing and a sweet 6-yard touchdown run. At this point ...

BenJarvus Green-Ellis @ Broncos - Trusting Patriot running backs over the years has proved to be a frustrating situation for many fantasy owners over the years. Of late, BenJarvus Green-Ellis has been a disappointment but he should be the top option in the running game against a Broncos defense that has struggled to contain the likes of Marion Barber and Toby Gerhart, in recent weeks. Both running backs are ...

Shonn Greene @ Eagles - If you happened to read my pre-season writeup for Shonn Greene, you probably know I wasn't a big believer in the young tailbacks' odds to deliver on his coaches promises (two years running) on being the teams "bell cow" in the offense. For those fantasy owners that bought into the idea that Greene would perform this way, you're likely disappointed as Greene has looked soft, well, unt ...

Ryan Mathews vs. Bills - After a hot start to the season, Ryan Mathews fell victim to injury and poor performance that plagued his rookie season. Despite solid play from Mike Tolbert and what seems like a million injuries on the offensive line, Mathews has had two of his better games of his career in the past two weeks. This week Mathews has another fantastic matchup against a Bills defense that was gashed ...

Miles Austin, Laurent Robinson vs. Giants - The Cowboys expect Miles Austin to return this week barring a setback in practice, and that's bad news for Laurent Robinson fantasy owners. Robinson and Austin are worth using as WR-3 plays, but I'm a little concerned about both heading into this game. On one hand, you have Robinson and while he's been great a shoulder injury, slowed his performance down to a craw ...