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  Brandon 10:49 pm on August 7, 2007 Permalink  

  Running Back Musical Chairs 

  If you’ve started looking over the cheat sheets (ours or your own) and come to the running backs sheet, you might not notice anything strange until you look to the
  backs that would probably go after the first round. That’s when you start noticing that there’s going to be a ton of new faces on new teams this year. Below, I’ve
  broken down the players that changed teams and the new rookies running backs as well, to let you know how important the player will be on their new team and what it means to you as a manager.

  Players with New Homes

  -Travis Henry (TEN to DEN): One of the most important player moves of the offseason (barring maybe Randy Moss), Henry will look to take the starting spot at running
  back for a run-crazy Denver offense. Don’t be surprised to see Henry taken in the early second round. (More …)

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  Matt 8:19 am on August 7, 2007 Permalink  

  Let's have a look at the Raiders running backs! 

  And while we’re at it, let’s stab ourselves repeatedly in the cornea! Sadly, though, fantasy managers don’t have a choice; when the #1 RB on any team, even the Raiders, has back problems that are bad enough for the coaching staff to start singing the praises of a backup named Adimchinobe Echemandu, we’re forced to pay attention. If Jordan is still hurt to start the season, the Raiders are in a pretty significant bind; backup Dominic Rhodes will start the season on a 4-game suspension. This would essentially transform two guys who normally wouldn’t show up on draft day into potential late-round, 5th-RB options, depending on how strong your sense of smell is:

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