NFL Fantasy Football: Packers RB James Starks Could Breakout, Worth Picking Up

October 20, 2010   ·   George S   ·   Jump to comments

Ryan Grant goes down in the first game of the season. Panic sets in for those who drafted him as a backbone to their fantasy team. A lot of people may not have know who his backup even was.
The rest of the game Brandon Jackson got most of the carries, and John Kuhn, who is usually a fullback, punched in a short TD.
Sure enough, after the game every fantasy owner scrambled to try and get Brandon Jackson on their waiver wire and maybe even Kuhn. Those who have to bid on free agents may have spent a fortune to acquire Jackson.
I thought I was the luckiest guy in the world since I had picked him up shortly before the season started and hung on to him as a flier. I felt I had just hit the lottery. Boy, was I wrong.
The problem was everyone assumed that Brandon Jackson would just replace Ryan Grant's numbers. It turns out, there is a big skill difference between Ryan Grant and Brandon Jackson.
Jackson has averaged almost eight fantasy points per week, while Grant ave...

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