The Bad Guy: Pickups for Week 11
The Bad Guy is back just in time to help you with your playoff push. There were a bunch of starting RBs that were hurt in Week 10 and RB injuries = waiver wire replacements. If any of the guys below are still available in your leagues, stop reading and grab them immediately!
Justin Forsett RB Seahawks - Julius Jones left Sunday’s game with what was being called a broken rib, a pretty significant injury for someone being tackled 20+ times a game. Sources are now saying that the rib is not broken, not bruised, but that Jones is still expected to miss Seattle’s next game against the Vikings. Forsett excelled in his first significant action of the season, rushing for 123 yards and a TD on 17 carries, while also catching five passes for another 26 yards. In ppr leagues, he is a borderline must start, but for standard scoring leagues, you may want to take the wait and see approach with the 2nd year RB. Looking past week 11, the Seahawks have a nice little schedule going for them, and you may want to keep a close eye on starts at RB for Seattle once Jones come back, as it could very well be Forsett’s job to lose at this point.
Bernard Scott RB Bengals - The surprise of the 2009 season, Mr. Cedric Benson, was forced out of week 10 action due to a hip injury(sore abductor muscle), and his week 11 status is currently up in the air. Scott took over at RB for Cincinnati and while he struggled to get going against the NFL’s top rush defense, he was still able to display his explosiveness in the return game, scoring the games only TD on a 96 kickoff return. The 6th round draft pick out of Abiline Christian started to make a name for himself on HBO’s Hardknocks, and some even thought that the RB job would be his to start the season. The Bengals next three games are @Oakland, vs. Cleveland, and vs. Detroit (I dont think it gets any juicier than that) and Scott could prove to be plenty productive if given the opportunity.
Jason Snelling RB Falcons - Michael Turner was the 3rd big name to go down this past week, and while he is not expected to play against the Giants due to a high ankle sprain, his injury is considered to be the most serious and he could be out for an extended period of time. Snelling came in and replaced “The Burner” and fared quite well, accumulating 93 total yards and a TD. The matchup in Week 11 might seem tough on paper, but the Giants are actually allowing over a 100 yards per game on the ground, and 1.33 rushing TDs per game, numbers that make Snelling a pretty compelling fantasy start on Sunday.
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