Friday, November 4, 2011

Market Crash...almost: Week 9 Fantasy Advice


For those of you, who have Ahmad Bradshaw on your team, today must have felt like a terrible roller-coaster ride. Initial reports this morning indicated that the New Jersey Giants' running back had broken a bone in his foot and was out indefinitely.

However, it seems that this is just not true. The reality of situation is that Bradshaw did break a bone in his foot...but he is still slated to play in Week 9.

Giants' coach Tom Coughlin said that "He [Bradshaw] has played that way in the past. I don’t know what the determination is just yet. We’ll have to wait and see."

It is, obviously, a great time to acquire Brandon Jacobs if he happens to be in your league's free agency pool. Another very interesting name is Danny (DJ) Ware, the 3rd RB on the Giants' roster. Ware is an undrafted, fourth-year player out of Georgia who has only rushed for 206 yards in his career. So why get him? Because Brandon Jacobs couldn't be an every down back if the defense wasn't allowed to tackle. The guy just does not have it in him. Therefore, if Bradshaw does miss any time, Ware becomes a very interesting prospect. Consider him a penny stock with high upside.

In any case, if you do have a share or two in Bradshaw, it would be very interesting to see if he practices on Friday. Worst case scenario: You’ll need a late-starting backup to put in for him. The Giants play the Patriots at 4:15 EST on Sunday.

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