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Last week we had several key running backs who were lost to injury.  This week it was the quarterbacks’ turn to take a beating, although running backs had another rough week too.  Quality may trump quantity in most aspects of life, but when it comes to fantasy football, you can never have enough running backs.  Here’s a list of the players who were hurt during Week 11 action or were surprising scratches:

QB

• Marc Bulger (inj)
• Ben Roethlisberger (inj?)
• Kurt Warner (inj?)
• Tony Romo (inj?)
• Matthew Stafford (inj?)

RB  

• Ladell Betts (inj) 
• Reggie Bush (inj?) 
• Marshawn Lynch (inj?)
• Brandon Jacobs (inj?)
• Kolby Smith (inj?)

WR 

• Calvin Johnson (inj?)
• Jacoby Jones (inj?)

TE - none

K - none 

So, who are some players at each position who should be on your radar screen if you need a replacement?  The following list contains players who may not be available in your league, depending on the number of teams in your league and your roster requirements.  LT indicates players who may have fantasy value for the rest of the season, while ST indicates players whose fantasy usefulness is likely to be limited to the amount of time it takes a player ahead of them on the depth chart to recover from an injury/return from a suspension.  SPEC indicates a player whose fantasy worth may not be obvious now, but may be worth speculating on for use later in the season. 

Quarterbacks

Alex Smith (LT), Chad Henne (LT), Kyle Boller (ST), Vince Young (SPEC), Jason Campbell (SPEC), Josh Freeman (SPEC), Brady Quinn (SPEC), Daunte Culpepper (SPEC), Matt Leinart (SPEC), and Dennis Dixon (SPEC).

Running Backs

Justin Fargas (LT), Michael Bush (LT), Rock Cartwright (ST), Bernard Scott (SPEC), Chester Taylor (SPEC), Maurice Morris (SPEC), Derrick Ward (SPEC), Chris Jennings (SPEC), Kevin Faulk (SPEC), Rashad Jennings (SPEC), Kahlil Bell (SPEC), and Lex Hilliard (SPEC).

Wide Receivers

Donnie Avery (LT), Malcom Floyd (LT), Greg Camarillo (LT), Chaz Schilens (LT), Anthony Gonzalez (inj, SPEC), Earl Bennett (SPEC), Sammie Stroughter (SPEC), Andre Caldwell (SPEC), Michael Clayton (SPEC), Mohamed Massaquoi (SPEC), Kenny Britt (SPEC), Michael Jenkins (SPEC), Brian Hartline (SPEC), Davone Bess (SPEC), James Jones (SPEC), Chris Chambers (SPEC), Lance Long (SPEC), Josh Morgan (SPEC), Bryant Johnson (SPEC), Nate Washington (SPEC), Robert Meachem (SPEC), Mark Bradley (SPEC), Early Doucet (SPEC), Dwayne Jarrett (SPEC), Maurice Stovall (SPEC), Jason Hill (SPEC), Ted Ginn (SPEC), and Brandon Gibson (SPEC).

Tight Ends

Brandon Pettigrew (LT), Fred Davis (ST), Marcedes Lewis (SPEC), and Randy McMichael (SPEC).

Kickers

Jason Elam (LT), Josh Scobee (LT), Jeff Reed (LT), Dan Carpenter (LT), Kris Brown (LT), and Matt Stover (ST).

Defenses

Atlanta (ST), Carolina (ST), and Seattle (ST).

I’ll post my analysis of the Week 12 games by Thursday morning.  If your league requires you to set your lineup before the first game of the week, this week’s Thanksgiving tripleheader features Green Bay at Detroit, Oakland at Dallas, and the New York Giants at Denver.

Until then,

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