Ryan Mathews is a player that I have grown to believe is going to have a super year running the ball for the San Diego Chargers and will have a lot of fantasy success along with that and have recently moved him up my draft board and now like him over my previous ranking of Shonn Greene as slightly ahead of him.
I have put my money where my mouth is and now own Ryan Mathews in two real leagues, not just mock drafts. In both leagues he will be expected to be a significant contributor and probable every week starter. This is a position that both makes me very glad since I think that Mathews is ready to have an explosive season and also very afraid since a rookie running back is now going to be one of the key components of my fantasy football success this year. I have previously warned about the dangers of falling for rookie runningback hype, but believe that Mathews will be the exception to any rookie RB failures.
Everything that has been said by anyone about Mathews is positive and leads me to believe the hype that he will be San Diego’s full time #1 ball carrier and will see 20-25 carries a game. With a solid offensive attack and skill players, the Chargers will be a force to reckon with in their division and Mathews should be a primary beneficiary of this. With lots of high scoring games on the horizon with some weak rush defenses on his plate look for a Mathews success story in 2010.
Let’s hope for my sake that this is the correct analysis or otherwise this could be a long season ahead. Not that I didn’t draft appropriate backup depth to cover myself, but anytime a top draft pick doesn’t perform it is going to hurt you.
What players have you bought into highly this year? Let us know what player’s kool aid you have been drinking in the comments.
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