Jamaal Charles vs. Cedric Benson

[Irish Drunk]

The hype that Charles is getting astounds me. He had a few good weeks near the end of the season and now they call him a top 10 back. Did anyone forget that Jones ran for over 1,400 yards last year, and despite being 31 he doesn't have the wear and tear on his body like some other backs his age. Plus he may be one of the fittest players I have ever seen, pure muscle.

That said since it is a PPR and not being a fan of Benson I would take Charles over him in a heartbeat. But I just wanted to get my point across.

[RSersen]

You are correct with Charles having better second half numbers. My rebuttal is to look at the opponents.

My rebuttal is to also look at the opponents.

10 11/15/09 @OAK 18 103 1 0 25.3....I could run for 110 against Oak.

Yep...and KC plays them two more times this year.

12 11/29/09 @SD 14 93 1 1 24.5..SD had a horrible def last year, look what the Jets did to them in the playoffs.

Yep, and KC plays them two more times this year.

13 12/06/09 DEN 18 56 1 1 14.5..see Oak but not quiet as bad.

Yep, and KC plays them two more times this year.

14 12/13/09 BUF 20 143 1 0 35.1...just EWWWW!!

KC plays the Bills again this year.

15 12/20/09 CLE 25 154 1 0 30...JUST EWWW!!!!

KC plays the Browns again this year.


Those are the facts. People who rip Charles because of his easy second half 2009 schedule, aren't realizing that his 2010 schedule is almost exactly the same.

All those soft run defenses again, plus new additions in the Rams (27th against the run in 2009) and Colts (24th). The only top 10 run defenses he'll face all year are the Titans (10th), 49ers (6th), and Texans (10th). That's it. Everyone else is in the bottom half of the league. According to fftoolbox.com, Kansas City has the easiest schedule as far as fantasy RBs are concerned.

So, unless you think the majority of those teams are suddenly going to turn it around on defense...his schedule is even more of a reason to draft him, not avoid him.

[bounce]

I like Charles, personally. Benson has upside, but took way too long to actually come on. Charles has game breaking, Chris Johnson-ish potential.

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