Jahvid Best/Kevin Smith Fantasy News 2010/2011

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Jahvid Best - RB - Lions </TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Jahvid Best (toe) was limited in Lions practice Wednesday.</TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Best's routine, at this point in the season, is to be limited throughout the week and play on Sundays. He received just 14 touches last week and picked up 42 total yards. Best will be a poor flex option against Tampa Bay.
Dec. 15 - 5:09 p.m. ET</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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Jahvid Best - RB - Lions </TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Jahvid Best (toe) was limited in Lions practice Wednesday.</TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Best hasn't scored since Week 2, and is averaging 3.17 YPC dating back to Week 9. He'll be easy to avoid this week against a stout Miami run defense.
Dec. 22 - 5:05 p.m. ET</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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Jahvid Best - RB - Lions </TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Jahvid Best (toe) was limited again in Thursday's practice.</TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Best will play this week, just as he has in all but one week since originally sustaining the turf toe injury that ruined his once-promising rookie season back in late September. He's not a fantasy option against a forbidding Miami run defense.
Dec. 23 - 5:57 p.m. ET</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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Jahvid Best - RB - Lions </TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Jahvid Best (toe) was limited in Thursday's practice.</TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Best will play against the Vikings Sunday, but he's only good for 8-10 touches per week. The rookie comes in at No. 40 in Rotoworld's running back rankings for Week 17.
Dec. 30 - 4:00 p.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Source: Judd Zulgad on Twitter</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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Jahvid Best - RB - Lions </TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Doctors have advised Jahvid Best (turf toe) to stay off his feet as much as possible for the next eight weeks.</TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Best's good news is that he doesn't need surgery, but his inability to stay healthy as a first-year pro bodes poorly for his chances of returning as a full-time back in 2011. After averaging 7.33 yards per carry in his Cal career, Best bottomed out at 3.27 in 15 games with the Lions. We'll know more about his future role based on the Lions' offseason additions.
Jan. 3 - 2:18 p.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Source: Dave Birkett on Twitter</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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Kevin Smith - RB - Lions The Lions plan to have Kevin Smith back as a "strong No.2" option to Jahvid Best next season, according to beat writer Tom Kowalski.
Per Kowalski, Lions coaches remain "very high" on Smith despite his laundry list of injuries the past two seasons. The Dolphins would have to surrender a draft pick to sign Smith as an RFA. Expect him to be back in Detroit as Best's top backup in 2011. January 18 - 4:11 p.m. ET
Source: MLive.com