I don't do IDP. I don't see defensive players as being consistent enough, nor their stat categories interesting enough on an individual basis, to make it worth my time. Football (the American kind, not the kind where you're supposed to writhe in pretend agony on the turf every time you make contact with another player), as I'm sure you've heard many times, truly is the ultimate team sport, and that's even more the case on the defensive side of the ball. For sure, there are some individual players, your Urlachers, Strahans, and Ray "Probably Killed a Guy" Lewises out there who are interesting from a fantasy standpoint, but by and large I just think IDP sounds pretty boring.

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I was wondering this myself, but my mighty google-fu found the answer for me. As a service to our readers for whom the force is not as strong, I present the knowledge you seek (from here):

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Not that Byron Leftwich belonged on your roster anyway except in very deep, 2-QB formats, but the news that he has been demoted from the starting role still comes as something of a surprise as the Jags have been saying all along that they were confident in his abilities. He's looked pretty rough in the preseason, and Garrard had some mild success filling in for him last season, so the move makes sense, I guess. It's not like they had a better option.

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Throughout my experiences with fantasy football drafts, I've noticed one thing: no matter the format of the league, when it comes time to pick the last 2 or 3 guys for a team, managers rarely make very educated selections. In a 15 round draft that lasts over two hours, rosters are pretty much set and the manager is simply looking to grab another beer or get ready for bed. Even in a more experienced keeper league this can happen. In our keeper league draft, players like Priest Holmes, Sammy Morris, Kevin Faulk and Reggie Williams made onto rosters with late round picks. These are prime candidates for a "Post-draft Draft".

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Similar to that old Carmen Sandiego TV show/video game in which Carmen's henchmen were hunted down all over the world, fantasy owners have been struggling to hunt down any information regarding one of their potential top picks in the fantasy draft this season: Randy Moss.

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Larry Johnson finally took part in a preseason game last night against the St. Louis Rams, although he still saw only limited playing time. Johnson carried the ball three times for 12 yards, a healthy average of 4.0 yards per carry (although the sample size is a little too small to read into this all that much). It appears that LJ is ready to begin the season, but it seems that in his first game he might not see 100% of the load that he would generally see. Feel safe starting him in your leagues however, as he is still LJ and with 75% of his normal carries, he will still perform better than 75% of the other running backs in the league.

It was good to see last year's surprise rookie standout out on the field last night against Miami, even if it was only for two offensive series with backup QB Jamie Martin (Drew Brees sat the game out due to being Drew Brees).

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In the world of fantasy football, the phrase "running back platoon" or "running back by committee" usually sends managers running for the hills, with good reason. While NFL coaches love to use platoons (if they have two quality running backs), keeping their backs fresh and changing the pace for opposing defenses, it can become a nightmare for fantasy managers trying to decide who to start on a week to week basis.

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AOL loses all credibility when they post this joke of a mock draft on the front page of their fantasy football site, as if there's something we can all learn from it. A few highlights from the draft:

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Sounds like Holt's knee could be a major source of frustration for his fantasy owners this season:

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