Fantasy Football's Top Five Disappointments

Everyone loves a good surprise—that one player that an owner just grabbed on a whim and suddenly became a big-time, reliable producer of fantasy points.

Just as much, if not more so, everyone hates a bad surprise—that player who an owner depended upon to be a big-time, reliable producer of fantasy points, but instead weighs the team down with his minimal production.

We know who most of the pleasant surprises are, but who are the disappointments and, more importantly, will they come back to produce?

This column will focus on those players who, surprisingly, might be on the trading block and whether you should buy low (keep in mind, some of these players may be on no-cut lists):

1.  Joseph Addai—RB (Indianapolis Colts)

Perhaps the biggest disappointment of the year, Addai has not gotten on track so far this season, averaging only 49 total yards per game. Addai has yet to record a 100-yard game, and is averaging fewer than one TD per game.

However, in Addai's situation, he was probably just stuck in a case of bad timing. The Colts have been plagued by injuries on offense, so Addai never got a chance to get on track at the beginning of the year. Then, as his teammates got healthy, Addai suffered a hamstring injury of his own.

Expect Addai to come back strong and with a vengeance in the second half of this season, particularly as Peyton Manning becomes more comfortable with his own health situation.

2.  Larry Johnson—RB (Kansas City Chiefs)

In a way, his current production is not totally unexpected, because the Chiefs were expected to be terrible on offense, thus limiting Johnson's opportunities.

Johnson did end up playing very well in several games and seemed to put himself back in the category of elite RBs. However, Johnson has created much of his own current mess, earning a benching after several off-field incidents. Now, the rest of his season is in doubt.

The Chiefs are not going anywhere, so they may decide it isn't worth the trouble to keep Johnson as the focal point of their offense. This will particularly be true when the Chiefs fall behind, as they will no longer see the need or usefulness in forcing the running game.

Even when Johnson comes back, look for Kolby Smith and Jamaal Charles to take away more and more carries from L.J.

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