Let the zero-RB recriminations roar. As the “very online” amongst us look to the past to debate the best draft strategies from six weeks ago, new data points keep emerging to either retcon or perfect talking points. It’s been a rough year for … well, basically every approach, but zero-RB in particular is taking its lumps as teams continue to run the ball and receivers drop like flies.
The latest WR injury is a reminder that, more than anything else, chaos takes the day in these arguments. Rashee Rice was just minding his own business after his quarterback threw an interception when … that same quarterback accidentally detonated his knee with a no-look tackle attempt. Awful. Stupefying. Completely random.
The crushing blow for fantasy managers is just as bad for the Chiefs, though the fallout seems obvious. As Denny Carter said on our Sunday evening podcast,Travis Kelce gets his targets back. A battle royale takes …