Fantasy Football: Crowded Backfield Situations to Avoid in Week 7

October 18, 2014   ·   Craig Vanderkam   ·   Jump to comments

Among the many frustrations for serious fantasy football owners is analyzing start versus sit decisions throughout the course of a week leading up to the Sunday games, making up your mind at the last minute and then watching the games play out—only to see the player you started lay an egg and the player you benched pick up a nice chunk of yardage and score a highly coveted touchdown.
There are several NFL teams moving forward with crowded backfields in Week 7; thus, there's no need to over-analyze those situations. Maybe a player on this list scores a fluky touchdown, but he is not guaranteed enough touches to be counted upon to help lead your team to a win, so bench the running backs from these teams with confidence:
 
St. Louis Rams
Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer told Joe Lyons of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the Rams will use the “hot hand” approach in Week 7 vs. Seattle: “Early in the game, we try to get guys multiple...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article is property of BleacherReport.com