Top Flops

1 CADILLAC WILLIAMS RB Buccaneers

LOOKING BACK
Williams's struggles, which have spawned countless strained locutions (e.g., "the Cadillac is stalled"), have been the result of a perfect storm of woes. Considered a late-first- or early-second-round pick, Williams has been plagued by back spasms and a faulty offensive line, as well as his team's defensive malaise. (The Bucs fell behind in their first three games, helping to limit Williams to eight, 15 and 19 carries.) The gruesome bottom line: 414 yards and one touchdown in seven games.

LOOKING AHEAD
Williams is a good buy-low candidate. With his back spasms easing up, he's running harder than he was early in the season. He has a few favorable matchups ahead, including the Saints (Week 9), Panthers (Week 10) and Browns (Week 16).

2 EDGERRIN JAMES RB Cardinals

LOOKING BACK
Few players have killed more fantasy dreams than James. Projected as a mid- to high-first-round pick, Edgerr-inch has baby-crawled his way to 516 yards on 185 carries, averaging a barely perceptible 2.8 yards per attempt, and has scored just three touchdowns. The main culprit was an offensive line that was so dysfunctional that coach Dennis Green made three changes before last Sunday's game against the Packers, moving Reggie Wells from left guard to right tackle and Chris Liwienski from right to left guard, and starting rookie Deuce Lutui at right guard. With the reshuffled deck, James, who signed a four-year, $30 million contract in the off-season, produced 84 yards and one TD on 24 carries.

LOOKING AHEAD
Owners of James should cut their losses and get what they can. Leon Washington for James? That's a no-brainer if you can pull it off. Even acquiring a No. 2 receiver in return would be getting more value than he's giving now.

3 LAMONT JORDAN RB Raiders

LOOKING BACK
This is what $27.5 million buys an NFL owner these days: a running back who has carried for 335 yards and one touchdown in seven games and might not even have a job after this season. To be fair, Oakland's running woes cannot be completely blamed on Err Jordan, who's in the second year of his fat five-year deal. He's playing behind one of the league's worst offensive lines (four of five starters are in new positions) on a team that's always trailing.

LOOKING AHEAD
If Jordan owners can get a bag of chips for him, they should pull the trigger. Not only is he battling a sore back, which kept him out of a win over the Cardinals two weeks ago, but he's also losing his grip on the starting job. The coaching staff has said it wants to get more carries for backup Justin Fargas, who's averaging 4.7 yards per carry to Jordan's 3.7. The move would allow the team to get a better read on Fargas, who's in the last year of his contract and could presumably be re-signed for much less than it would cost to bring Jordan back.

4 JOEY GALLOWAY WR Buccaneers