Sorry brotha, I did a quick scan, but was trying to get off my Sproles thoughts as I could hear my boys waking up from their nap... Sorry for the oversight. Sproles looks amazing!
Edit: I love how people instantly write players off as being too small for the game and assume injuries etc. That's fine. In the meantime, Sproles looks tremendous. There are some teams that could stand to roll the dice on him being their feature back. He rips off big gains with limited carries. The guy could break off 300 total rushing and receiving yards in a game if he was given 30 plus touches against a mediocre defense. He looks THAT good. Sure, he could get injured, just like anyone else.
So he's the best RB in the NFL?
Are you assuming LT is the best? I think Adrian Peterson is the best RB in the game. Put him in a Chargers uniform and you'd see unbelievable numbers, LT-esque numbers, lol. I'm saying Sproles looks better than LT, that's what I am saying. LT has endured a lot of mileage and he's always been healthy, but I think this will be the year he slows down a bit. It's easy to predict that coming off his past two seasons, but I won't be surprised to see him fall out of the top 5 RBs in the NFL this season. He is 29, about to be 30. Most would say he is still good to go for this year and the next two seasons through age 31, but I don't think he can sustain his pace much longer. 2,859 career touches is a lot of wear and tear.
TOMLINSON is 29: 2859 touches.
Jamal Lewis is 29: 2324 career touches and he is showing a lot of wear. Seems like he's 33 already!
Ahman Green is 31: 2314 touches and he looks like a Model T out there at 31.
Fred Taylor is 32: 2580 career touches; Wasn't even a keeper in my fantasy league. He's almost done.
Edge James is 30: 3312 total career touches! This guy used to be a stud, but he's almost done as a starter in the NFL.
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LT is the 4th OLDEST starting running back in the game. Lewis is a couple months younger and has less career touches. If you started a dynasty this year and took LT with your 1st round pick, you made a mistake. 5 years ago, you would be stoked to be named in that group above, but now the writing is on the wall. LT is a freak, a freak coming off a monster year. He won't deteriorate immediately, but his days of being elite are numbered. He's got the 2nd highest career touch total of the group. That would scare me if I was an LT owner. He's not the best back in the game. In 2-3 years, he will be about as viable as Edge, Lewis and Fred Taylor are today. They're serviceable, but not the foundation of your fantasy team. I expect him to produce this year, but I won't be puzzled if his numbers start to drop off.
Edit: The defense does not matter. LT is largely successful because of the system and the line. A healthy Tomlinson might have done slightly more than what Sproles did today. Keep in mind Sproles only had 7 carries and 2 receptions. He maxed out and did about as much as you would expect a healthy LT to do with 9 total touches. In fact, he might have done more, which is the point. 125 scrimmage yards and 2 total TDs is a hell of a game for any player against any defense in the league. The Denver run defense is weak, but you don't expect a 2nd stringer to go to Mile High and post those type of numbers.