One of my friends e-mails me often, not about whom he should be starting for the pending week, but about his bench options and whom should go. His team is stacked, but as a veteran fantasy player, he knows that means little on the first day of October. The bench will be needed. One always has to look forward, especially when a strong starting lineup affords that luxury. That's what this weekly "sneaky pickup" blog is about, not necessarily about this week, but as with the Charlie Whitehurst blog from last Friday, planning ahead.
On Thursday's Fantasy Focus podcast -- can you believe there is now an Eric Karabell "Name Game" drop? -- I asked colleagues Matthew Berry and Christopher Harris if it's time to call St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson brittle. There's no denying Jackson's talent, and I ranked him as the No. 6 running back for this season and continue to rely on him in leagues, but I don't know if he will play Sunday, and as the Rams become more viable -- I'm calling for a win this week -- I'm paying more attention to their depth.
To find out which Rams running back has caught Eric Karabell's attention, as well as three other sneaky pickups to make, you must be an ESPN Insider!
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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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