Week 7 Fantasy Football Love/Hate

I don't normally pat myself on the back (yeah, right) but today I am considering the great pickup I made at crunch time last week that got me the big win.

Heading into last week, my running back situation was incredibly grim. Over the course of the season, I have seen my running back corps become depleted, one by one, thanks to injury. With a bye week here for one of my starters, a move had to be made.

Checking the free agent pool in my league, I made the instinctive decision to pick up New York Giants rusher Brandon Jacobs. As you may know the Giants have had a miserable rushing attack this season and as far as Jacobs was concerned this wasn't 2008 —  but something just pointed me into clicking him into my starting lineup minutes before the Giants' Thursday night kickoff.

Well, 106 yards and two touchdowns later, my fantasy week was off to a great start and would finish with a close 114 – 109 win, thanks to Jacobs turning back the clock.

For those of you wondering, the moral of this story is something I've preached often —  a successful fantasy season is made by luck as much as it's about knowledge, so don't be afraid to take a gamble if you are in need of a spark.

James LeBeau is an avid fantasy football participant and a sports contributor for CraveOnline Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @Jlebeau76 or “like” CraveOnline Sports on Facebook.

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