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The backup running backs starting this week. (1 Viewer)

I like Nyheim Hines this week as a sneaky start in PPR. No Doyle/Mack.  Colts likely playing from behind and the Eagles pass rush will be humming. Could foresee a lot of quick passes Hines way to mitigate the Philly pass rush. Had an impressive TD run last week and oddly didnt see a touch after that.

 
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Seems like Latavius is an obvious top 12 RB start this week. 

Or am I over thinking it? Might start him over David Johnson against that Chicago D.
I think a case can definitely be made for that. I see all three of Gio, Clement, and Murray being top 12 options in ppr leagues. DJ also has to deal with their starting tackle missing the game, so Mack is going to be getting back there even faster than normal. And sure, that's going to hurt the passing more than the running, but that means drives will again be short ones that go nowhere. 

I'd probably still start DJ, but that's a hypothetical I don't actually have to deal with as I don't own him anywhere. When you're actually having to live with the results it becomes a lot harder to ignore how terrible this team is. I thought it was a huge mistake to bench him for some of the names that were being mentioned last week, yet it turned out I was wrong. 

 
I have all of these guy on my bench in several leagues....starting clement in several......I really like drakes matchup or id be playing Gio over him too.

For this week in ppr:

Clement - (I do have big man love, so I probably over value, Doug will run a RBBC)

Gio b - safe floor with his pass catching

LMurray - buffalo is awful, but I could see Minnesota jumping out big, then taking the air out of the ball and letting backups finish out the game. should get his by the 3rd quarter though

 

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