I am not promoting giving up on players that appear to have great potential, but I'd like to quickly argue the counterpoint:Hypothetically, if you were able to find a fair price to unload DMC after his first year, wouldn't you be better off with that draft pick than a steaming turd for a full year? And chances were, you would've been forced to upgrade at RB for 2010 since you obviously couldn't count on RB2 production from him. Now you've wasted resources on a position that DMC is now filling. If you had traded him and acquired a reliable starter then you'd have gotten 2009 production AND not had to invest heavily in the position for 2010. Hell, with Thomas Jones, if you unloaded him after the first season, good move. He was not fantasy relavant for his first four seasons. Nobody wants to weather a 4 year turd storm for a 5th year of 1375 total yards and 7 TDs. Same with Benson. If you were "smart" enough to hold onto Benson then you weathered 4 crappy years. Unless you have a 30 man roster, it is hard to pull that off.It's not always bad to cut bait. I think Beanie is a great talent, but I was adamantly anti-Beanie last year. That was the year to cut bait. He still had perceived value despite no QB and Hightower's presence. Then you should pick him back up when he gets a change of scenery. That's what it took for Benson and Thomas Jones. It simply took opportunity for Larry Johnson, Mendenhall, and DeAngelo - and Beanie doesn't appear to be in line for extra opportunity this year. Although I do take issue w/that list - I have a hard time believing the majority of solid fantasy players wrote off Mendy after 19 carries and an injury or Larry Johnson while he was behind Priest. IIRC Larry was the highest drafted clearcut backup ever (as in non-RBBC).
