Fantasy Football Week 6: Arian Foster and RBs Destined to Flop

It's always nice to have a star running back to lift your fantasy squad, but sometimes these same stars are destined to disappoint.

Houston Texans running back Arian  Foster has come out of his funk recently, and so has the Carolina Panthers' DeAngelo Williams, but both will flop in Week 6.

Here are three star running backs who will frustrate fantasy owners in Week 6.

3. Steven Jackson, St. Louis Rams

The Rams' offensive line is so bad that the Green Bay Packers won't have to blitz much to put pressure on Rams quarterback Sam Bradford.

Instead, I expect them to focus on Steven Jackson and make Bradford beat them, which he won't given he doesn't have a legitimate No. 1 receiver to throw the ball to.

Even if Jackson is 100 percent recovered from his quad injury, he's not going to have a fun time staring down virtually the entire Packers defense in Week 6.

His disappointing fantasy numbers will continue.

2. DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers

DeAngelo Williams had a breakout performance in Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints after coming back to life in Week 4 against the Chicago Bears.

The only problem is, both those teams surrendered a lot of rushing yards anyway and the Atlanta Falcons are giving up 3.5 yards per carry this season.

You add in the fact that the Panthers will likely be playing catchup early on, and Williams isn't going to get many opportunities anyway.

Williams still has some big games ahead of him, but this is not one of those big games.

1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans

After an ugly start to the season, complete with "anti-awesomeness," Arian Foster has scored at least 18 fantasy points in each of his last two games.

But Foster faces an entirely different beast in the Baltimore Ravens' defense in Week 6 and he's not going to get much help from quarterback Matt Schaub, who I expect to struggle against the Ravens' pass defense.

You can expect so-so numbers from Foster, but they may not even be fitting of a No. 2 running back. By now you should realize it's not smart to test your luck against the Ravens' rush defense, which is giving up 3.2 yards per carry this season and has allowed only one rushing touchdown.