POWER-POLE RANKINGS WEEK 10: RUNNING BACKS

TOP 20 RUNNING BACKS

1. Demarco Murray

2. Marshawn Lynch

3. Matt Forte

4. Le’Veon Bell

5. Jamaal Charles

6. Eddy Lacy

7. Mark Ingram

8. LeSean McCoy

9. Andre Ellington

10. Lamar Miller

11. Ronnie Hillman

12. Justin Forsett

13. Denard Robinson

14. Bobby Rainey

15. Chris Ivory

16. Darren McFadden

17. Frank Gore

18. Tre Mason

19. Joique Bell

20. Boobie Dixon

RUN FOREST RUN

Sitting atop our week 10 totem-pole is Demarco Murray, I mean, how could he not be?!? Romo is probable to start, but don't let that scare you of the Murray bandwagon. The Cowboys are going to be using the run game even more then usual, and Murray should easily top 100 yards once again and hit pay dirt at least once. Matt Forte and Marshawn Lynch have both been fantasy beasts this season, but based on the matchups, Lynch is definately the better bet this week. Seattle should go up on the Giants and use Lynch to score and run out the lock, where as the Bears have looked lost and confused on offence the last few weeks. Frank Gore is an intriguing play, as he has the talent to be a top tier back, and the 49ers offensive line is more than capable on paper, of opening up holes. Now that the team has publicly announced that they are going to be getting Gore the ball more, he might be grossly undervalued this week, but only time will tell. Tre Mason is the other really interesting bottom of the barrel back. He has such explosive running talent, and seems able to find holes where none really exist. However he can't catch a cold, let alone a pass, and therefore is not used at all in the throwing game, hindering his fantasy value. His case isn't helped by the three-headed work horse that the Rams coaches seem to love using at running back. He could be a top 10 running back in a few weeks, but until the backfield situation is sorted out in St. Louis, I can't with good conscience rank him any higher.