With the news that Montario Hardesty is out with a torn ACL, are we back to Jerome Harrison being a guy that is going to decide fantasy championships as he did a year ago?
If you recall, Harrison became what was both right and wrong with fantasy football in 2009, as he burst onto the scene just as leagues were being decided with 434 yards and four touchdowns in weeks 15 and 16. Jerome was given the opportunity as Jamal Lewis had already gone the way of the moa, and Chris Jennings was hurt late in the season, leaving no one to compete with Harrison for carries.
Can Harrison do it again?
It's certainly worth watching, but I'm not sure we should expect 200 and two every week just yet. Let's examine. In 2009, Harrison literally had no one challenging him for carries late in the season due to attrition. This year, I'm hearing Joshua Cribbs is going to be involved a bit in the backfield, and Peyton Hillis is a potential goal line vulture. In the preseason, Hardesty, Harrison, and Hillis (give me one more for a state fair 4H special) each scored from inside the five. On top of that, Harrison's three huge games (he exploded in week 17 too) in 2009 came agianst the Chiefs, Raiders, and Jags, who may have been confused with the Gophers, Terrapins and Jackrabbits at that point in the season. In 2010, the Cleveland offense is going to be horrible, and they'll draw the Steelers, Bengals, and Ravens twice, making the Browns slate one of the worst for ball carriers in the league.
I'm not saying Hardesty's fate isn't tied to a rise in value for Harrison, because it is. Still, I'm thinking Jerome is now somewhere in the 20-25 range, not a top 15 back.
Cheers,
TFAM
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