Arian Foster, Alfred Blue's Instant Fantasy Reaction After Week 6

It took a couple of touchdown runs, but Arian Foster's fantasy owners were likely pleased with his performance Thursday against the Indianapolis Colts. Here is a look at his stats, as well as those from fellow running back Alfred Blue:

	Arian Foster	Alfred Blue
Rushes	20	3
Rushing Yards	109	22
Rushing Touchdowns	2	0
Yards per Rush	5.5	7.3
Catches	3	0
Receiving Yards	32	0
Touchdown Catches	0	0
Targets	4	-
Yards per Catch	10.7	0

ESPN Stats & Info noted that Foster finding the end zone was business as usual, which is why he is such a valuable fantasy option at running back:

The news hasn't been as good for Foster’s running back counterpart, Blue. He only had three carries and simply hasn't been an option in the Houston Texans offense when Foster is on the field.

Blue did turn in a solid performance against the New York Giants in Foster’s absence with 78 rushing yards on 13 carries and was certainly worthy of flex consideration. However, it is impossible to trust Blue for fantasy purposes moving forward with a healthy Foster in the fold.

Blue is just not getting enough carries—five against Dallas and nine against Buffalo—and that didn’t change Thursday.

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As for Foster, he has impressed this year when given a full workload. He finished with 103 rushing yards against Washington, 138 rushing yards and a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders and 157 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Dallas. His Thursday performance went hand-in-hand with those numbers.

The fact that he continued that momentum Thursday is certainly encouraging for fantasy owners.

Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com has been impressed:

Foster is clearly still a top-notch fantasy running back production-wise, but there is real hesitation regarding his ability to stay healthy and on the field.

He already missed time this season and only played in eight games last year, which means it may be worth keeping Blue around as a handcuff in case injuries flare up again.