RB handcuffs: Which ones interest me? 

August, 17, 2012
08/17/12
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Simply put, you won't see me spending much time worrying about the novel fantasy football practice of "handcuffing" backup running backs to my starters. I've just seen too many times in which the oh so popular next guy in line cannot handle the job and quickly disappoints. This is not the case with Houston Texans running back Ben Tate, because we saw during the 2011 season how electric he can be should something again befall top overall pick Arian Foster, but past Tate, it's a largely unexciting crew of backup running backs.


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Eric Karabell
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Eric Karabell is an ESPN.com senior writer. He has worked at ESPN since 1997 and covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric appears several times per week on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other ESPN shows, contributes to ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine and is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2010.

Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.

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