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Reports out of Oakland continue to indicate that Darren McFadden will be used in a variety formats and several plays are designed specifically to get McFadden the ball. We’ve been inching McFadden up our cheat sheets all summer long – this guy is an amazing talent and it appears the Raiders are ready to take [...]

Bills head coach Dick Jauron has said that he’d like Fred Jackson to get more carries as he’s earned them with solid play over the past few years. This could mean a few less carries for Lynch, but not too many would make sense.  We’ve seen Marshawn be much more effective with 20+ carries a [...]

It was always unlikely that Turner would again see over 370 carries, but certainly would exceed 300 and be one of the top producers in the league at running back –  a great option on any fantasy team. However, the Falcons are indicating they’d like to see Turner carry the ball more like 275 times [...]

Looks like Seahawks offensive coordinator Greg Knapp prefers a 2, if not 3 running back system.  Looks like the breakout year from Julius Jones many keep expecting to come in Seattle will have to wait.  This moves Jones down a bit on our cheat sheets and gives bumps to TJ Duckett and sleeper Justin Forsett. The [...]

We interrupt our mock draft with some concerning news about Brian Westbrook. What was deemed and very much believed to be a minor procedure for Brian Westbrook may be much more serious. Different sources has different opinions on just how serious it is and if it will have any impact on the highly rated fantasy [...]