I had planned on making Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard my No. 5 option at the position for Week 17, and I certainly felt justified in going out on that limb. Garrard has played consistently well this season; he's just outside the top 10 in quarterback scoring this season, has double digits in eight consecutive games and averaged 19 points over the past three games. Plus, the Jaguars are scheduled to face the gift that keeps on giving this season, the Houston Texans' leaky pass defense. Merry Christmas, indeed!
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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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