The Facts:
The Chargers' offense became the Mathews Show in December, as the workhorse tailback led the NFL in carries over the final five games of the regular season. Even with the recent acquisition of Donald Brown -- a favorite of general manager Tom Telesco -- the Bolts have no plans to lighten Mathews' load in 2014. "We know Ryan is our bell cow," Telesco said on Wednesday.
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The GM went on to stress that Mathews is "our No. 1 back. He had an excellent year last year. And we all know what Danny Woodhead can do in his role. ... And we think Donald can come in and add to that, too, and give us some different options. And a different style, too." As the San Diego Union-Tribune noted earlier this month, "Ball control was part of the Chargers' identity in 2013. Moving forward, the Chargers want to add more speed on offense. Their focus is not sustaining long drives. They want touchdowns, however they come, and it's expected they'll continue to work to find more explosiveness in the passing game over the coming weeks and months. ..." That said, free agency thus far has strengthened last year's recipe. San Diego has made two key signings on offense.
Brown is one. David Johnson, a former Steelers blocking TE and FB, is the other. The entire starting offensive line from 2013 remains on the roster. So even with Brown's arrival, Mathews is in good position to build on his impressive 2013 season and fantasy football owners should draft accordingly.
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