Don't Just Play, Win! Have you ever walked into your fantasy football draft unprepared? Carrying a I know this sounds ridiculous but look at the pattern. In the spirit of Marshall Faulk, and Shaun Alexander, Ladainian was the consensus first overall pick for the 2008 fantasy season. He rewarded all of those first pick drafters with what was by far his worst fantasy season to date. The reason was a season riddled with injury, the most debilitating of which was an ongoing, nagging toe injury. This injury is not looking like it will ever go away for good. This allowed for the emergence of the quick footed and very versatile Darren Sproles. If history serves as any indication, the days of fantasy football dominance for LT….ARE OVER!!! I am not saying that he is not longer ownable like Alexander became after his big season, or retired like Faulk after his big season’s, but He is no longer draftable in the first round. There have been rumours floated that Ladainian Tomlinson may get cut before the season starts. These rumors will probably remain just rumors, but with the season that Sproles had, you can definitely look for a running back by committee in San Diego at the very least. I cannot see a situation that you can draft the 2nd horse in an obvious timeshare situation and still consider yourself a serious Fantasy Football player……even if that player is the greatest fantasy football player of all time. Consider yourself on notice, if you draft LT in the first round and get your ass handed to you, not my fault, I warned you.
