2017 PSDG: Fantasy Impact: Pass-Catching RBs (Preview)
John Cooney - 7/26/2017
Running backs that possess the ability and the opportunity to get into pass patterns outside, upfield or in space provide fantasy football owners a chance for creative point accumulation each and every week. Pass catching backs owning speed, elusiveness and a reasonably expanded route tree are potentially lethal fantasy football weapons as they not only create additional points but can do so in a hurry, requiring less touches. Explosive receiving halfbacks can change the outcome of a fantasy football contest on a single swing pass, screen set up, shuttle toss or an opportune wheel route. The beauty of the "play making" back is that they do not need a higher volume of carries or an abundance of touches to turn a FFB loss into an improbable, come-from-behind victory. Extreme YAC-getters like David Johnson, James White and Chris Thompson have the game-breaking speed or shiftiness to go with wide receiver-like...
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