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FFL: Best Backfield Backups

By Scott Engel
ESPN Fantasy Games

Monday, July 18, 2005

Middle- and later-round picks are often used for "insurance" choices or "handcuffs." It's always a prime strategy of veteran fantasy owners to snare the main backups of starting players who are injury-prone or in danger of losing their starting jobs. The players who appear at the top of the depth charts aren't always the best ones to pick. Here are the top NFL reserves to consider on draft day 2005. We'll focus on the running back and quarterback positions here, since those are the main situatio ...

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