Game-time decisions are a fantasy owner's worst nightmare, which pretty much makes Arian Foster the equivalent of Freddy Krueger .
Dealing with a persistent hamstring injury, the Houston Texans running back missed practice Wednesday and was limited Thursday. For the third consecutive week, it would appear you're going to have to wait for the inactive list to come out before truly knowing his status for Sunday.
"I’m just going to go out there everyday and see how it feels,” he said, via the Houston Chronicle's Brian T. Smith. “If it feels good enough to play, I’ll suit up.”
This is a decidedly messy situation. The hamstring injury kept Foster out in Week 3 and severely limited him in Week 4, as he tallied just eight carries for six yards against the Buffalo Bills.
He was able to somewhat save fantasy face—especially in PPR leagues—with seven receptions for 55 yards, but as NFL.com's Albert Breer noted, he was splitting the workload with rookie Alfred Blue:
To go from 27.5 carries per game in the first two weeks to just eight totes in Week 4 is concerning. Yes, the Texans playing from behind and Buffalo's stout front seven both had something to do with that, but it's apparent Foster isn't really close to 100 percent.
Of course, it's not just as simple as plopping him on your bench and waiting for him to prove he's healthy. The matchup in Week 5 is too enticing to ignore should he suit up.
Built up in the preseason to have the worst defense in the history of defenses, the Cowboys have actually been quite stingy from a fantasy perspective. They are allowing just 12.3 fantasy points per game to running backs, the ninth-lowest mark in the league.
However, that's slightly misleading. The 'Boys are 28th in the NFL in yards per carry allowed (5.0), but keeping everyone except Carlos Hyde out of the end zone has improved their fantasy numbers immensely.
While Jason Garrett and Rod Marinelli deserve credit for blowing everyone's expectations out of the water, this defense can still be susceptible on the ground.
Which only further clouds Foster's situation. His status and workload are too uncertain to trust him completely, but the matchup is one he could easily take advantage of if given 15 or more touches.
Ultimately, I'm putting him as a middle-of-the-road RB2. If you're stacked at the position, don't be afraid to bench him. If you're thin at the position, however, get him in there and grab Blue—if available—as a potential Sunday-morning replacement.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1tlk2Av
via IFTTT October 02, 2014 at 03:37PM
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