The doctors say he can go. Marv says he wants to go. Dungy says he could go, if it were a playoff game, but maybe he shouldn't, because it's not. So what in the world do fantasy owners do with Marvin Harrison in Week 9?
What makes this decision so difficult is that Harrison has so little track record with injury that we simply don't know how he plays through them. He hasn't missed multiple games in the same season since 1998 and has only two DNPs in the eight seasons since. He's been the model of fantasy consistency, recording at least 1,100 yards and 10 touchdowns in each of those eight campaigns.
And that's what makes this statement so difficult: Even if he's active, I don't think you use him unless you're absolutely desperate. As in, Devery Henderson or Ashley Lelie desperate.
Look, Harrison has suited up and attempted to play in one game since bruising his knee. That was good for three catches, 16 yards and a lot of watching from the sideline. Dungy has already said that if he does play, Marv will be on a play count. One wrong step and he could be ruled out the rest of the game. And he just so happens to be facing the stingiest defense in the NFL. You may have heard of them.
It wouldn't surprise me one bit if Marv does give it a go on Sunday. He's the football equivalent of a gym rat, and he's got to be just dying to get in this Super Bowl XLII.5. But just because he's in the Colts' lineup doesn't mean he has to be in yours.
