Chris Farmer

Which begs the question, did Arizona draft Doucet, a virtual Boldin clone, to take his place on the team rather than play alongside him? He is a virtual clone physically.

We may get that answer after the Cardinals’ season is over.

~Seahawks~RB Justin Forsett

~Rams~WR Brandon Gibson/WR Danny Amendola

~Ravens~WR 2010 draft pick/WR Brandon Marshall

~Browns~RB Jerome Harrison

What you should know about Woodhead is that he is a superior athlete with the will of a champion, but like many other short players that have come before him, he has been undervalued as a result.

Danny is generously listed at 5′8″ and 200 lbs., which surely had everything to do with him not getting serious attention from major colleges coming out of high school, namely University of Nebraska. At North Platte High School in North Platte, Nebraska, all he did was break the Class A career rushing record.

Chris Johnson has amazingly overtaken Adrian Peterson for the elite No.1 spot. How is that possible? With 1,509 yards, 9 TDs, 39 catches for 322 and another TD, with four games still left to play, that’s how. Wait I’m just getting started. How about his 6.2 yards per carry average, 19 runs of 20 yards or more, seven straight games rushing for 100 yards or more and making Lendale White fantasy irrelevant? Phenomenal performance this season.

It has been reported that it will be Brown that gets the start in Jackson’s stead if that happens. Reggie is after all listed as DeSean’s backup on the official depth chart. While Brown may get his name in the game day program, for fantasy purposes Jason Avant is the one you want to pick up, and here is why.

Matt Leinart, Cardinals- If you own Kurt Warner it would seem to be a no-brainer to handcuff him with a former Heisman trophy winner. Well, maybe not. Not the way Leinart has performed this year anyway. It seems funny to say it, but I would be more confident in Gradkowski at this point than Leinart, even though Matt is surrounded by Pro Bowl talent. As a Cardinals fan, I badly want Leinart to prove me wrong—way wrong. Luckily for me, Warner was on the practice field today which I am hoping means this is a mute point.

Michael Crabtree, 49ers- Considering Crabtree didn’t even take an NFL snap until Week 7, the numbers although not staggering are nonetheless pretty impressive—4.5 catches and 58 yards per game and now his first TD. It is surely too late to pick him up for free, but he may be primed for a late season push with increased production. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to try and trade for him for the homestretch before your league’s trade deadline. No guarantees, but lots of upside.

Rock has never gotten a fair shake in Washington. To me, Rock should have been in the regular rotation to receive handoffs for years. He is a poor man’s Maurice Jones-Drew, and because no one in D.C. seems to know what exceptional talent is even when it is staring them in the face, Rock only gets his chance when Portis and Betts both go down with injury. Too bad for his career, but take advantage now during that small window when he gets most of the snaps.

James Casey on the other hand brings a whole lot more to the table. He is a 25-year old rookie for a reason—he spent three years in the White Sox farm system before retiring from baseball to enroll at Rice to play football. This guy is a gifted athlete, as evidenced by the fact that he played seven different positions for the Rice Owls in 2007 on his way to earning Conference USA consensus all-freshman honors.

The Mort report tells us that no team is likely to pursue Larry Johnson. One surprise highlight from Week 10 was the play of Justin Forsett, RB for the Seahawks. He came in to replace Julius Jones who ended up in the hospital with bleeding in his lung and ran wild with 149 total yards and a TD. The only problem is that he faces a stout Vikings defense next week. To my eyes Forsett deserves a chance to showcase his talents the rest of the season and replace Jones as starter, but coaches don’t always see things the way fans do. Stay tuned and certainly give Forsett a chance to ride your bench this week just in case.

Also, Falcons RB Michael Turner suffered what they are calling a high ankle sprain, and is questionable to return. My bet is that he is done for the day, but watch this one closely to see if there are fantasy implications for next week. Jason Snelling looks to get a lot of second half action.

It could also be that coach Fox shuts down Williams altogether, confident enough in Jonathan Stewart and backups Tyrell Sutton and Mike Goodson to get the job done in DeAngelo’s absence.

Yes, it is the dreaded game-time decision for a 1:00 game. What is your back up plan?

The former college walk-on made the Cardinals’ practice squad last season after making just about every catch thrown his way, some reportedly on acrobatic leaps and dives. After a repeat performance this preseason, his hard work paid off. Long was one of five players featured on NFL.com’s “On The Fringe”, and he ended up beating the odds to make Arizona’s final 53-man roster to begin the 2009 season.

Lance Long. As a Cardinals fan I had been pulling for this undrafted player to make the Cards’ squad for two years. He did make it this year but was waived after a week or two. Kansas City head coach Todd Haley was familiar with him from his days as Arizona offensive coordinator, and picked him up. Long had a team-high 11 targets, 8 catches, and 74 yards.

Since you were quick to the wire and nabbed Ryan Moats before most of the world even knew what hit ‘em, do you start him in your fantasy lineup?

Ryan Moats- I picked him up at 4:18 pm Sunday, and he was likely gone from some waiver wires an hour or more before that. Here are my thoughts. Moats is quick and had an incredible day, 23 carries for 126 yards and 3 TDs. I am happy for him since he has been a career backup having what may go down as his best NFL memory of his life. But Steve Slaton is the starter for a reason, and I can’t see Houston leaving him on the bench to rot.

With Finley out again, Havner responded with a two catch, 21-yard, 2 TD performance that has to make you stand up and take notice. Not in a Chris Johnson, 24 Rush, 228 yds, 2 TDs kind of way. More like a Samkon Gado kind of way.

It just seems to me to be the perfect game to give Beanie a chance to breakout. He had a career high 14 carries last week and the Panthers are exploitable on the ground. These three stars should have an asterisk though; three stars for those willing to gamble. This is no lock, just a hunch.

Shonn Greene finally got his chance for the Jets due to an unfortunate injury to Leon Washington. He made plenty good by romping for 144 yards and 2 TDs on only 19 carries. Again, I’d be shocked if he is still available, but you never know. Go take a look and scoop him up if you are lucky. Still, he will be sharing the workload with Thomas Jones, and they won’t be playing the Raiders every game.

Tate has been inactive while recovering from ACL and MCL tears he suffered last season while at UNC. Despite missing the last eight games of his senior year he is still is the all-time combined return yards leader in NCAA history.