LaDainian Tomlinson Is Ready to Prove His Doubters Wrong

This past week LaDainian Tomlinson turned the ripe old age of 30. Many fantasy football analysts will give you the common info that because LT has now hit this land mark age—he is practically "washed up." Just recently I wrote a column and did a show on blog talk radio on how a magazine we both like, had Steven Jackson ranked No. 5 and LT ranked No. 7. In that work, I questioned just how important a player's age is, versus their performance on the field. Tomlinson has not missed a regular season start since 2004 (he missed one game) and has been a solid, if not fantastic fantasy option in every year of his career. Sure he did wear down a bit in his rookie year but that was his first season in the NFL. It usually takes a guy a year to get used to the full 16-week schedule. Now it is true that LT has broken down once he has gotten to the playoffs, but that does not really matter in fantasy football. Fantasy owners care more about if the guy was health enough to start on a regular ... (link)