Fantasy Football Cut-N-Go: Maurice Jones-Drew Takes Knee, Apolgizes Later

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Maurice Jones-Drew owes me six points. In fact, he owes a whole lot of fantasy football owners a touchdown after kneeling on the one-yard line instead of scoring a go-ahead touchdown against the New York Jets.

With under two minutes left in the game, the Jets had no timeouts, a one-point lead and the Jacksonville Jaguars driving in the red zone. The Jets decided to let Jones-Drew score so they would have plenty of time for a game-winning drive of their own. Toni Monkovic of The New York Times gives Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio a ton of credit for foiling that plan.

"Maurice Jones-Drew did the unselfish thing at the end," Del Rio said. "I had talked to him on the sidelines and told him that when he popped free to stop on the 1, take the air out of this game and let Josh Scobee win it with essentially an extra-point try."

As Jones-Drew approached the goal line for an easy score against the Jets, he took a knee at the 1-yard line. Jacksonville then ran seconds off the clock and won with a short field goal on the last play. But the move wasn't for the faint of heart. The Jaguars were behind by a point. Had the hold been fumbled, had the kick been shanked, Del Rio would have been roasted on a spit of criticism.

The best part about the entire situation -- forget that this was an incredible heads-up football play -- is that Jones-Drew felt bad after the game and apologized to his fantasy football owners.

Feel better with the knowledge that Jones-Drew not only took a knee one yard before scoring a touchdown that could have vaulted your fantasy team to victory, he also kept six points from his fantasy football team as the Jaguars running back owns himself in a league.

The fact that we're all smiles and sunshine is reflected on Jones-Drew and his willingness to apologize for his actions, even though he was told not to score. The scary, hypothetical question remains: What would we be saying if he scored on Sunday and later said, "I needed the touchdown to seal my fantasy victory"?

Other Fantasy Football Notes

• Jerry McDonald of The Oakland Tribune says that Tom Cable is unsure whether JaMarcus Russell is still the starting quarterback in Oakland. Some reports are saying a decision won't be made until Wednesday.

• Brandon Jacobs may be on pace to rush for similar yardage as he did in 2008, but he's doing so with many more carries. His efficiency is down and Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger says that it could be due to the types of plays Jacobs is being asked to run.

• Adam Caplan of Scout with FoxSports.com says we won't see Brian Westbrook for some time, maybe not even again in 2009.

• Lee Rasizer of CBS Sports says that Knowshon Moreno is back on the top of the depth chart in Denver. He is the starting running back, not Correll Buckhalter.

• The extent of the high-ankle sprain of Michael Turner won't be known until he tests it a bit more. If he cannot play, look for Jason Snelling to get the carries for the Falcons unless Jerious Norwood, who's been out for five games with a hip injury, becomes healthy enough to play. If both Norwood and Snelling are available, they may split carries.

• Carlos Frias of The Palm Beach Post says the Dolphins are completely comfortable using Ricky Williams as an every-down back if Ronnie Brown cannot play. You should be, too. Get Williams into your starting lineup at RB2 or FLEX.