Ask the Experts: Several big-name players had disastrous opening weeks -- struggling, underutilized, or benched. Pick one of these players you are confident will turn things around the rest of the way, and say why.

Several big-name players had disastrous opening weeks -- struggling, underutilized, or benched. Pick one of these players you are confident will turn things around the rest of the way, and say why.

Marshawn Lynch faced an incredibly tough Carolina front seven in week 1. Now he gets to return home. Unfortunately it is against SF. But in both games versus the 49ers last year Lynch ran for over 100 yards. Plan on the same in week 2 and a TD to boot. Others nominated but not selected in the "disastrous but set to turn things around category" are C.J Spiller and Trent Richardson. C.J. seems destined for a RBBC with Fred Jackson and Richardson needs RG Jason Pinkston to return from IR in week 9 but more likely 11 after the Brown bye in week 10.



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Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Basics , all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20+ year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

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