LaDainian Tominson: washed up?

There is a magic number in football for running backs: 370. Any runningbacks that have hit that number of carries in a given year have broken down after that. Jamal Lewis, Larry Johnson, LaDainian Tomlinson... the only exception is Eric Dickerson. And while they all had an exceptional year when carrying the ball so many times, only Jamal Lewis as rushed for over 1000 yards in his career after his 370+ carry season, and that was a few years after. Can Tomlinson do it?

He is at the magical 30 year old mark. And while, in a keeper league, his value should slide, simply from age, I would not bet against him this year. He will undoutedly split some carries with Darren Sproles, but Tomlinson's value is not just in his carries. He is a great receiver out of the backfield as well. In any redraft league, I would take Tomlinson in the middle to later first round and smile all the way to the bank. There is risk, yes, but his track record and abilities speak for themselves. And the San Diego offense has many weapons, so the entire attack does not rely on him, like it has in some years past. Take a chance and reap the rewards.

Now, for today's treat, I present sexy Mihaela