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Turner hurt his ankle on Sunday and not his head.

Yesterday was a brutal day for Fantasy Football owners.   Fantasy stars were dropping like Pro Wrestlers all day.  Starting running backs Michael Turner, Cedric Benson, Julius Jones, Brian Westbrook and Ronnie Brown were all knocked out of their respective games and their status for next week is unknown.  Consider it a cruel irony that the bye weeks have ended only to be followed up by Injury Sunday.

Here is a quick status update and guys you may need to consider adding.

Atlanta: Cue the “Psycho” music and a blood curdling scream.  Michael Turner and the phrase “high ankle sprain” are being thrown around in the same sentence.  (Wait for it…..AAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!)  Other than maybe “turf toe” there isn’t a worse fantasy injury than the high ankle sprain.  The recovery time is somewhere between two weeks and next season.  It also assures you of seeing that damn “Q” next to his name each and every week until the season ends or his leg is amputated.  The Falcons were already without Jerious Norwood due to a hip flexor injury leaving them thin at RB.  Jason Snelling did run for 50 yards and a TD making him the guy you need to add if you are a Burner owner.

Cincinnati: The early word on Benson is that the hip injury isn’t that serious and he is expected to practice in a limited fashion this week.  His status will need to be monitored as the week progresses.  If he can’t go Bernard Scott got 13 carries but was as productive as the Chicago Bears version of Cedric Benson, running for only 33 yards.  We have our first white running back alert of the season as Brian Leonard could get some carries in relief of Scott.  Don’t touch any of these guys, or Larry Johnson if he signs, unless you get word that Benson can’t go.  (The fact that Ced is this good makes me want to die on the inside.)

Philadelphia: Westbrook suffered another concussion putting his season in doubt.  While his season maybe in doubt, your fantasy roster no longer is.  McCoy is the man and you can set your lineup with confidence.  This injury may be a blessing for fantasy owners.  You can now focus your attention on to why Leonard Weaver is getting goal line carries over Westbrook or McCoy.  Seriously, what the hell is wrong with the Eagles?

Miami: Ronnie Brown looked the most hurt of all limping off the field on crutches.  It sure had the look of a ….. I can’t say it…. a high ankle sprain.  (AAAHHHHHHH!!!!)   The RB situation in Miami will stay relatively stable as Ricky Williams and Brown made up the most effective and fantasy friendly RB platoon in football.  (Who would have thought an offense that was invented in the era of Pop Warner would pay fantasy dividends in the era of the forward pass?  It still seems ridiculous to me.  Just tackle the guy with the ball!)  There isn’t anyone to recommend here.

Seattle: Julius Jones sucks.  He has since the day he entered the league.  Jones slowed Marion Barber’s rise to fantasy prominence and he again appears to be blocking the way of a more talented player in the shifty Justin Forsett.  With Jones most likely out with a bruised lung we can only hope that this is Forsett’s big break.  He showed more upside with 113 yards on 16 carries than Jones has shown since he was at Notre Dame.   This week is a lousy matchup at the surging Vikings but Week 12 brings on the St. Louis Lambs.  Pick up Forsett and hope he keeps the job.

Larry Johnson: Stay away.  While 2006 seems recent to you and me, it’s an eternity ago in the life of a running back.  Running backs age faster than dogs or porn stars.