Revisiting Drafting Backup Running Backs For Your Fantasy Football Team

A couple of days ago I posted some thoughts on drafting both the starting RB and his backup as an insurance policy. I specifically mentioned Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson.

The responses I got back have been mostly supportive, however there are still a fair number of you (probably students or alum of the Univ. of MeatChicken or the "Ewe") that don't seem to grasp the concept. So, we'll try one more time.

• If you draft both Priest and Larry, you either play them both in the game or you play one and sit the other.

• If you play both, you'll end up with two players giving you roughly the equivalent production of one or maybe 1.2 starters.

• If you play one and sit one, you end up limiting you RB options for any given week, not to mention the bye week.

Yes, there is some danger. If priest gets injured in the first game, and someone else has Johnson, you'll lost KC's running production. But what if Holmes doesn't get injured...

So, how has Priest done in the injury area? Since joining the league in 1997, Holmes has played in 14 or more games 5 of his 8 seasons. One of those years was his rookie season where he was not a starter. Since joining KC, and prior to last year) he started 46 of 48 games and carried the ball 327, 313, and 320 times. Now are you willing to give up a starter to draft a backup to someone with those numbers?

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