Oh, the dreaded game-time decision. Fantasy football owners hate hearing those words, because we often become forced to make a decision on whether to use a player but we just don't have all the information we need. Wouldn't it be nice to know if this guy will play or not, and then we could decide? Well, LaDainian Tomlinson
was seen limping around the San Diego Chargers offices Tuesday and Wednesday with his sprained right ankle in a protective boot. He's already been labeled a game-time decision for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Man, couldn't they wait until Friday?
What surprised me the most -- and scared me, to boot -- was the fact Chargers coach Norv Turner told reporters Tuesday that Tomlinson would have this designation for the injury report. That's awfully early in a week for any coach to already know, and furthermore announce, that his star player is in such dire straits. Most coaches would keep the information to themselves, so the opponent would be guessing and would not necessarily prepare for this result. Fantasy football owners are guessing as well, and they don't like it.
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Eric Karabell
