Who Should I Start? Hassan Haskins or DJ Giddens

Thursday, October 16, 11:14 AM

Despite being named the team's starter leading up to their win against the Miami Dolphins last weekend, Los Angeles Chargers running back Hassan Haskins took a backseat to teammate Kimani Vidal. It was never assumed that the 25-year-old would absorb all of LA's backfield work in Omarion Hampton's (ankle) absence, but Vidal took the opportunity and ran with it. Haskins was out-touched 21-7, out-gained 139-23, and out-snapped 43-20. The Chargers could opt to even out the distribution of backfield touches moving forward. Still, Vidal has the hot hand currently, and figures to get another crack at running away with the starting job in Sunday's home outing with the Indianapolis Colts. Haskins can't be trusted for fantasy, but he's on the radar as the handcuff to own in Los Angeles for the time being.

Saturday, October 11, 8:55 AM

Indianapolis Colts running back DJ Giddens was busy in a Week 5 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Giddens saw his largest workload since back in Week 1 as he took five carries for 22 yards and failed to corral his lone target in a 40-6 blowout win over Las Vegas. The rookie running back will now get ready to take on the Arizona Cardinals at home in Week 6. The Cardinals are allowing the 12th-most fantasy points per game to opposing running backs through five weeks, although it will be Jonathan Taylor, not Giddens, who likely gets to enjoy that matchup. That being said, Tyler Goodson (groin) will miss a second consecutive game, which will allow Giddens to operate as Taylor's main backup. This makes Giddens a very valuable handcuff in all fantasy leagues in case Taylor is forced to miss time at any point this season.