One of the worst things that can happen to you in fantasy football is hope. That glimmer of hope that makes you believe that your team can pull off the impossible. And trailing my buddy Scotty J. by 51 points after his team (with Wes Welker and Beanie Wells) went nuts, I had resigned myself to the loss despite having LeGarrette Blount and Pierre Garcon going on Monday.

The Buffalo Bills’ upset at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals dropped them from the heady ranks of the top 5 in NFL.com’s latest Power Poll, but otherwise there wasn’t much change at the top, with Green Bay and New Orleans leading the way.

Yesterday we took a look at the surprising WRs who were targeted the most in Week 3, and also a glance at some surprising trends that brought us names like Andre Caldwell, Davone Bess and Dane Sanzenbacher (Jim Tressel is smiling somewhere). Today, it’s time to spotlight the RBs and take a look at the ‘touch leaders’ for Week 3.

LeGarrette Blount is still the starter in Tampa Bay, but talk of a platoon could put a dent in his value.

Fantasy owners looking for a breakout candidate at running back should look no further than Shonn Greene.

Without a doubt, Week 17 of the 2010 season brought us a lot to chew on from a statistical standpoint.

If you have backfield depth, it might be time to consider benching Peyton Hillis.

The weather could have a major effect on the first week of the fantasy football postseason.

Pulling in a couple of fantasy thoughts from the Twitterverse: TD, Peyton Hillis. The man is matchup proof! 8 carries, 52 yards, TD vs. the Jets. Wow. LeGarrette Blount on pace for a huge game — 78 yards, TD on six carries. Someone named Josh Vaughan just scored for the Panthers. He was on the practice squad earlier in the week! Mike Sims-Walker injured…bad news for fantasy owners if he can’t come back … Chad Ochocinco scores a TD. Figures. I benched him this week … Josh Freeman is so underrated. Another TD. Do you guys think he could be a top-10 fantasy QB next season? Where do you guys see him being drafted in 2011? Round 5? Round 6? [...]

The Halloween edition of Let’s Go Primetime brought some new players to Deion Sanders’ weekly list of top performers.

LeGarrette Blount could be worth a look off the fantasy waiver wire heading into Week 8.

St. Louis QB Sam Bradford was the hot pickup this week, as enthusiasts scrambled to replace bye week starters Tom Brady and Chad Henne.

Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris spent part of the team’s bye week getting a longer look at reserve running backs LeGarrette Blount and Kareem Huggins, under the guise of getting the two youngsters more involved behind starter Cadillac Williams.

Many football enthusiasts know the name LeGarrette Blount, but not for positive reasons. Now the Buccaneers rookie running back could make a name for himself in fantasy circles — and for positive reasons.

One player who can expect a larger role for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when the team returns from its bye week is RB LeGarrette Blount.