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2009 fantasy RB potential (out of four, "Wow I am excited!" faces):
1. Chris Wells (ARI)
You may disagree, but I think the whole Hightower bandwagon last year had a lot to do with Edgerrin James early season knack for being a mortal lock to have a 2.1 rushing average per game. Hightower would be given three chances in a row on the goal line and BAM! He's a end-zone nosed juggernaut powerhouse!
Color me unimpressed.
Chris Wells on the other hand (I refuse to use his nickname), is everything that people were making Hightower out to be last year AND then some. He's tough. He's edgy. He wanted to sacrifice long-term injury last year to play in some of Ohio State's big time games.
He's been injured here and there, but that can probably be explained away by his never-say-die nature and knack for taking it right into the teeth of the defensive time after time.
Not only is he a hard-nosed runner, but he has just enough breakaway speed to potentially be a game-breaking RB as well. Ken Whisenhunt is of the Pittsburgh, smash mouth football mold and I for one think that he likes to succeed on the first smash mouth attempt and not the third or sometimes fourth...(I'm looking at you Mr. Hightower)
Wells is surely going to share some of the playing time with Hightower but I just don't see it being split too evenly if Wells skill set transitions to the NFL like everyone thinks it will.
The situation in Arizona that he landed in was perhaps one of the best possible, with its lethal air attack, strong offensive line, and veteran QB who will tell him what needs to be done.
Bottom line: Apparently some things turn out NOT too good to be true after all!
2009 fantasy RB potential (out of four, "Wow I am excited!" faces):
Honorable mentions (consider them a 1/4 to 1/2, "Wow I am excited" face):
Javon Ringer (TEN), Glen Coffee (SF)
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