Fantasy Football 2011: Looking Toward the Playoffs (Running Backs)

For those of you with a decent lead in your division, it's not too early to start thinking about the playoffs.

Playoffs??!!

Yes, the playoffs. We're not like the players and coaches who always "take it one game at a time." We can look ahead and plan accordingly. If you have a stud running back that has a brutal playoff schedule, you might want to think about trading him for an equal or lesser running back that has great matchups in weeks 15 and 16.

We will first look at five running backs that have extremely favorable playoff matchups (weeks 15 and 16), and then look to four that might have a rough time getting you a lot of points in the playoffs.

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