Fantasy Football Championships: Ride or Die Week 16
Dec 14, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson (22) walks off the field after the game in which the Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers 22-10 at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Running Backs to Ride With:
Le’Veon Bell, vsKC- This is your number one draft pick in 2015. He has been reliable all season, but in the last four games, and since the release of LeGarrette Blunt he has scored 43, 36, 51 and 23 respectively. He carried me and a lot of you out there into the promise land. The Chiefs are a decent defense at time against the rush. But not always. Latavius Murray, C.J. Anderson and Lamar Miller all had decent to good days against them. Well, they haven’t seen Bell yet..
C.J. Anderson, @Cin- A tough about this is that you’ll have to wait until Monday night. It’ll be worth the wait. The Bengals, for whatever reason have not been very good against the run this season. They’re allowing the fifth most FP/G in the league. I don’t know if he goes for over 50 like Le’Veon did but he could have a really studly type game. Get your popcorn ready!
Eddie Lacy, vsTB- Applause to those of you who added this man to your roster. He’s been healthy and reliable all season. He’s averaging close to 20 FP/G since the Packers bye in week nine. He’s a huge part of the offense. If he rests at all this Sunday it’ll be because the Packers went up big early. He’s probably a big reason why they do.
Joique Bell, @Chi- Just give me the guy facing the Bears each week. It just keeps getting worse over there. All the Jay Cutler hoopla means is that every has stopped talking about the Bears defense, for now. The Lions are going in with a plan to run the ball in order the control the clock. They want to get in and get out on Sunday. Bell will see a lot of work.
Running Backs to Die With:
Any 49ers Running Back, @SD- I don’t have stats on the Chargers defense against the rush. I don’t need them. If you are in the championship and Frank Gore or Carlos Hyde on on your roster, you didn’t need them to get here. That much is obvious. With both backs in doubt this week it leaves only Alfonso Smith and the recently signed Philip Tanner. You might remember Tanner from a few years ago on the Vikings, or the Bills, or the Cowboys. I’m staying away at all costs. There no need to play with this fire.
Shane Vereen, @NYJ- It’s obvious the Patriots don’t really need Vereen. They have a decent running game between LeGarrette Blount and Jonas Grey. They’re better at pass protection also, so his field play is pretty much gone. He will probably go in here and there and maybe he can sneak in a touchdown. My life is already too stressful, so I’m not gonna do that. Maybe you have more free time.