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Here is a list of the guys who could potentially carry the rock for them this season: Knowshon Moreno, Michael Pittman, Ryan Torain, Selvin Young, J.J. Arrington, Correll Buckhalter, Andre Hall, LaMont Jordan, Tatum Bell, and Peyton Hillis.
With 10 running backs on the roster who have started games in the NFL (except first round pick Moreno), it’s really a crapshoot as to who will be the guy. A timeshare is more then likely to happen. I would expect most of the carries going to Moreno and Buckhalter.
Torain, Young, Hall, Bell, Pittman, and Hillis were brought in under the old regime in Denver and likely won’t carry the load for new head coach, Josh McDaniels. Jordan has seen his better days and Arrington was brought in more for the return game.
Grading the backs right now, I would say Buckhalter is a RB3 since he is established and should be the opening day starter and have Moreno as a RB4. For the rest of the guys, I would say RB5 at best unless things change between now and kickoff of Week One.
FANTASY DEPTH CHART: Knowshon Moreno, Correll Buckhalter, Lamont Jordan, J.J. Arrington, *Selvin Young, *Ryan Torrain
2009 SCHEDULE: @ CIN (1) , CLE (2) , @ OAK (3), DAL (4), @ NE (5), @ SD (6), BYE (7), @ BAL(8), PIT (9), @ WAS (10), SD (11), NYG (12), @ KC (13), @ IND (14), OAK (15), @ PHI (16), KC (17)
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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Bruno Boys Ziza's Take: This is one of those situations in where you could start putting a lot of "what if's" into the scenario of figuring out if Larry Johnson still has anything left in the tank.
My take is that he still has the motor to at least get back to the 1,000-yard mark with a solid amount of touchdowns when he gets full-time work. The thing is that Jamaal Charles and to a lesser extent Kolby Smith are both capable of carrying the rock as well.
Add into that mix the fact that the Kansas City Chiefs have a pretty brutal schedule coming up for 2009, and it is pretty safe to say that none of these backs will be more than a low-end RB2 at any point of the season.
And that is being nice. Johnson has the talent to have some pretty solid weeks but that will be intertwined with a bunch of average weeks. Draft Johnson if you can get him at a bargain rate which to me is a high-end RB3.
The other two are nothing more than handcuff options with the possibility of being solid enough to turn into a RB4. As in any situation though that is clouded with question marks, watch throughout the training camp and preseason games as anything could change in a drop of a dime.
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