Eli Manning? That was supposed to be a strong Redskins defense, and Manning isn't generally known as a strong December quarterback. So much for that; time to rethink his value. In fact, it's time to rethink how all the quarterbacks in the supposedly run-oriented NFC East are viewed, because all of them are in the top 15 in quarterback fantasy scoring this season, and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight.
We've discussed the change in approach of the NFC East teams quite a bit this season, as four top-20 running backs on draft day from the NFC East became non-fantasy entities as time went on. I wrote about Brian Westbrook on Monday, and hey, it's great that he's back, but don't get too excited about the quantity of touches he'll get this week. Marion Barber and Brandon Jacobs have managed to stay semi-healthy but have hardly matched expectations; I don't even rank them in the top 20 among running backs anymore. And don't even ask about the Redskins; yes, Quinton Ganther did score another touchdown Monday, but if you thought he looked good rushing 10 times for 21 yards, then we were watching a different football game.
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Eric Karabell
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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