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Will LT lead you to the Promised Land?

 
When you selected LaDanian Tomlinson with the No. 1 pick in your fantasy draft you had visions of taking home the hardware in your league.  After all, he is LT.  He had seven straight season with more than 1600 total yards and more than 10 TDs.  To say he hasn’t lived up to his top billing is a gross understatement.  In fact, Michael Turner, his former backup, has nearly twice as many TDs (13 to 7).  Three times this year Tomlinson has been held under 70 total yards without getting in the endzone.  He has just two 100-yard games and two multi-TD games, items that have been staples of LT’s storied career. Well folks, if you’ve hung on through his ups and downs to be in the playoffs, it’s time to collect your dividends.  First up is Oakland.  Tomlinson simply terrorizes them when he squares off against them.  In 15 career games against the Raiders he has 2077 total yards (138.5 per game) and 21 TDs (1.4 per game).   ... (link)

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