Weekly Pepper: Steve Slaton Is 2009’s Fantasy Steal

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Published: August 3, 2009

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In today's edition, I will be documenting the biggest steal of this year's fantasy football season.

 

192/203/190/175/173.

These are the fantasy numbers of Chris Johnson, Maurice Jones-Drew, Brandon Jacobs, Steven Jackson, and Frank Gore: five running backs ranked ahead of Steve Slaton in 2009 who scored less than his amazing 210 point rookie campaign.

Chris Johnson has a well known handcuff named LenDale White. The only thing LenDale wolfs down quicker than the spaghetti at the $2.99 buffet is touchdowns near the goal line.

Maurice Jones-Drew supporters are suffering from the optimist's paradigm without looking at the actualities. It's quite similar to those who play blackjack and don't assume the dealer's card you can't see isn't a 10. These guys lose a lot.

We all know his upside but for once let's take a look at the downside:

1. Maurice Jones-Drew was a change of pace back. Defenses prepare for...

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