RADIO
Another year of fantasy, another year of not knowing what to make of the Denver backfield. It feels like we do this every September--we talk about how this is an offense that likes to utilize one specific back and how much fantasy value they’ll have with Peyton Manning under center. We eventually settle on one guy only to see him outplayed or shipped off to another team. Now we’re left with the lackluster combination of C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman.
In Anderson’s defense, he keeps getting dinged up and having to head to the sidelines, but even when he’s on the field he hasn’t been productive enough to warrant his first-round draft status. That being said, if either Anderson or Hillman could somehow grab control of the starting gig by outrunning the other, that players would still be a top-12 RB the rest of the way.
Sadly, this backfield looks as flat as a pancake. Honestly, if you have a better RB3 or flex option on your bench, I’d just sit Anderson until he comes around. If your running back corps consists of, say, Melvin Gordon, DeVonta Freeman, and the returning Arian Foster, just bench the Broncos backs until further notice. I’d much rather be a week too early in pulling him than a week too late at this point.
