Every week, I pick one question from our Fantasy Football Q&A and post it on Sunday morning. This week’s question comes from Pradeep, who is wondering how he should replace Michael Turner.
“I need to replace Turner. I have J.Stewart on my roster…so he is the current pick. I also have Bradshaw and Sammy Morris on bench but they don’t look attractive to me. I can pick up Beanie Wells, Snelling, Forsett, or Betts from the waiver. What are my options both for next week and to build a little more depth into the RB position going forward?”
My answer: I’d dump Morris for Snelling and start him while Turner is out.
The simplest thing for Turner owners to do is to run Snelling out there until Turner gets back. That way, you’re pretty much guaranteed the starter in ATL for the rest of the season. The value of some of these other RBs depends largely on how long the starters for their respective teams are going to be sidelined. Sammy Morris is on his way back, but Maroney has been decent as the Pats’ starter, so NE may elect to go with a RBBC to ease Morris back in. Julius Jones will miss this week, but SEA is optimistic that he’ll be back soon. Still, Forsett has value in PPR leagues because he’s going to get extra snaps now that Edgerrin James out (even if Jones is healthy). The Falcons are optimistic about Michael Turner’s injury, but high ankle sprains are tricky, so no one really knows how long he’ll be out. Clinton Portis is dealing with a concussion and is seeing specialists about it. It wouldn’t be surprising if they shut him down, since the Redskins are pretty much out of the playoff hunt. Cedric Benson said that he’d play this week, but it looks like he’s going to be out, so Bernard Scott looks like a great one-week start. Beanie Wells continues to earn more work in the ARI backfield and with a relatively easy schedule coming up, it wouldn’t be surprising if he gets a ton of carries as the Cards try to protect the lead.
Photo from fOTOGLIF
