Fantasy Football Advice: Start Steven Jackson

by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 27, 2011 9:32 AM CST in Fantasy Football

Runningback Steven Jackson #39 of the St. Louis Rams walks out onto the field before the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals. Can he pile up the yardage today?

The St. Louis Rams are mostly a fantasy football black hole. When an offense averages a league-worst 12 points per game, you can understand why Sam Bradford and crew are mostly a fantasy non-factor. However, the one constant in all these years of woefully unproductive Rams offenses has been running back Steven Jackson, and he should be a fantasy contributor for today's game against the Arizona Cardinals.

In week 9 against the Cardinals, Jackson ran for 130 yards on 29 carries. That was his second consecutive game in which he topped 100 yards, and he did it again in week 10 against the Browns. Fans and fantasy owners no doubt expected big things from Jackson last week against the Seahawks, but the Rams offense and Josh McDaniels proved to be too clever by half, lining up with empty backfields in a spread formation for most of the game and taking away Jackson as a factor.

The move has been universally panned in the days since, for good reason. Arizona has allowed opponents to top 150 rushing yards in each of their last three games, beginning with that week 9 game against the Rams. If Josh McDaniels decides not to lean heavily on the run today, it isn't going to help his case with Rams owner Stan Kroenke for sticking around another year.

Surely McDaniels and his boss, Steve Spagnuolo, will listen to reason this week. Surely. If they do, Steven Jackson should be a good fantasy play as the Rams only hope for any kind of offensive production.

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You cant go wrong

starting the beast. My starters are Jackson/Sproiles every week if possible :)

by OldRam61 on Nov 27, 2011 10:16 AM CST reply actions

same here

always a start, together with Blount here since Bradshaw is out and Mathews is awful really

Go RAMS!!

by Rams_4_ever on Nov 27, 2011 12:26 PM CST up reply actions

You said to start him last week

How did that go? He didn’t carry it at all

Note to Douglas M: Remember that 99% of what I say involves BS

by King Sam Rules! on Nov 27, 2011 10:21 AM CST via mobile reply actions

I start every week for last 4 years

i am also a homer

M-V-TEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Upon hearing that the nfl lockout was over, I faced in the general direction of Seattle and gave them the finger. GO RAMS
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by Throw on Nov 27, 2011 11:43 AM CST reply actions