Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. OK, I know that he was on this list last week, but things have happened since then. Earnest Graham suffered an ankle injury in Week 11 that will reportedly keep him out for the rest of the season. Although Warrick Dunn is playing he is dealing with his own injury concerns.
Will there be some carries for Cadillac this week? Probably some. Will he shoulder the load? Definitely not. Williams is not ready to resume such actions yet, but if something more serious were to happen to Dunn in the next couple weeks, you could have a starter on your hands.
The question is which Cadillac will show up? Will it be the Cadillac that played so well his rookie year, or the one that we saw last week? I don’t have an answer, but I wouldn’t bet my house on it.
Ahman Green, RB, Houston Texans. Consider this more of a warning than anything else. If you find yourself relying on Ahman Green for points in what’s left in the season, you are in trouble. I know he scored twice last week, but he just isn’t worth much and rarely gets more than 10 carries in a game.
He has just one other touchdown this season, and I don’t see this as a trend. I don't think he will start taking touchdowns from Steve Slaton. Slaton has done nothing to make the Texans doubt his talent. Texas won’t stunt his growth by giving Green a hefty percentage of the carries. Unless you are REALLY in a bind, stay away from Green.
Pierre Thomas, RB, New Orleans Saints. If Reggie Bush is unable to return again, and IF Deuce McAllister gets hit with an expected four game suspension for his use of performance enhancing drugs, Thomas could carry the load for the Saints this week against the Packers. Even if both of these outcomes don’t pan out, he should still have some value this coming week.
McAllister has been scoring lately, but he has rushed for only 18 yards in consecutive weeks. He isn’t exactly lighting up the stat sheet right now. Plus I don’t expect New Orleans to give Reggie Bush 20 carries in his first game back from injury, if he is even able to return this Sunday.
If you are in a bind, Thomas might be able to help. It would have to be the perfect storm of factors for him to be a top notch fantasy starter this week, but he should still get 10-15 carries and catch a few out of the backfield.
Antonio Pittman, RB, St. Louis Rams. Stephen Jackson has been ruled out again for week 12. When a back is ruled out that fast, it makes me nervous. I find it hard to believe that a guy who is too hurt to play on Tuesday will find his way back the following week either, so Jackson owners beware.
Pittman had a good game against lowly San Francisco last week with 95 yards on 18 carries. Before you get too excited about Pittman’s chances for the future, remember he was playing against the 49ers. In week 12, he faces off against the tough Bears run defense. In week 13, he plays against Miami.
Don’t go running to the waiver wire expecting fantasy gold. However, if you own Jackson (like I do) you may be forced to play Pittman as most starters in the league are likely owned by other teams. It appears you can do worse that Pittman, but please temper your expectations so that you won’t be overly disappointed.
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