For those of you keeping track, the Pats started the season with a five headed running back committee. Now, because of trade and injury, it’s down to three.

Considering that Sammy Morris is, for all intents and purposes, the full back (only having one carry in two weeks) it then leaves us with Fred Taylor and BenJarvus Green-Ellis. Neither one of them is what you call a number one fantasy back. Heck, as long as they are both splitting touches on a team that would much rather throw than run; you’re better off having them as your flex than as your number two.

Taylor got less touches than Green-Ellis did last week, but it was against a very good run defense and it was Taylor who actually broke off the longest run of the day, before it was negated on an illegal shift. In fact, with half the carries, he produced eight yards less on the ground. I would look for Taylor to get the majority of the yards the rest of the way (barring the annual Fred Taylor Hamstring or groin injury), and Green-Ellis probably picking up the scraps.

Projection: Consider Taylor a safe play at RB2 for this week against the Bills at home, 16 carries for 82 yards and a TD.

Bear:
Brandon Jacobs – RB, New York Giants

I touched on this in week one with my Ahmad Bradshaw Bull, but man oh man, am I looking good now. Granted, Bradshaw hasn’t exactly lit the world on fire, but Brandon Jacobs is in the dreaded Coughlin Doghouse.

Take a closer look at the numbers though, and you realize that Jacobs hasn’t been good in over a year. His last 100 yard game came in Week 10 of 2008 against the Eagles. He hasn’t rushed for two TDs in a game since 2008 either.

Equally important is that he’s a very big man, who doesn’t run with the power he did a few years ago. He’s taken a lot of hits, but now more and more on the goal line he tries to tiptoe around the end, rather than ram it home for fantasy owners.

Just as disturbing for Giants fans are the reports of how unhappy Jacobs is; and regardless of his clear the air meeting with Coach and GM, its not exactly ideal to have your backup RB complaining that he’s not the starter.

Projection: Jacobs had a meeting with Giants Brass this week to find out why he lost his starting job. Fantasy owners from last year can probably tell him why he was benched. It’s called diminishing returns. Going against Tennessee look for 13 carries for 42 yards and a charity TD.

Written by Rick Marsh exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com.
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