Fantasy football Week 8 start/sit - The crowded Atlanta Falcons backfield - ESPN

Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson battled headaches on Sunday. The team wanted to protect him, and the ballyhooed rookie ended up playing in only 11 snaps in the team's win over the Buccaneers. Robinson carried the football one time, gaining three yards, scoring only 0.3 PPR points more than we did. Fantasy managers wound up with headaches with the lack of notice that Robinson was ailing, but who are we kidding, they would have left him active anyway. Football players fall ill, just like you and I do. It happens.

The overlooked problem here is that Robinson, the No. 8 pick in the NFL draft and a top-5 choice in preseason ESPN average live drafts, was only somewhat living up to the overwhelming hype before Week 7. A case can be made for the positive and negative, really. Early on, Robinson looked great. He rushed for more than 100 yards in two of the first four games, and he caught five passes per outing. What a talent! Sure, he shared touches with Tyler Allgeier, but few seemed to care. The first-round fantasy pick was worth it.

Then again, even removing the Week 7 statistical calamity, Robinson has rushed for fewer than 50 yards in three of the past four games when he was a major part of the offense. He still hasn't scored a rushing touchdown and Allgeier remains solidly in play, entering Week 8 with 105 touches from scrimmage, only two fewer than Robinson! Former standout Cordarrelle Patterson played a role on Sunday with Robinson ailing. He shouldn't play a major role moving forward, but it's the Falcons, so who knows for sure? Robinson averaged only 13 rushing attempts through the first six games. Everyone expected more.

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