Lions to give Best a full workload?

Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was in Tennessee when the Titans drafted all-world RB Chris Johnson. Johnson isn’t the biggest guy in the world, but he’s continued to show that he can be “the” guy. He puts the dick in our mouth between the tackles, he puts the dick in our mouth on the outside and he even puts the dick in our mouth in the passing game.

Now that Schwartz is in Detroit, can he possibly expect first-round pick Jahvid Best to do the same?

According to Tom Kowalski of MLive.com (this guys knows everything about the Lions), Schwartz is going to take a wait-and-see approach. Best is only 5′ 10″ and 200 lbs., which would suggest that he needs some sort of rotation to stay fresh. Keep in mind that Johnson is only 185 lbs., yet ran for 2,000+ yards last year.

It’s well known that Best is the Lions opening-day starter. That much we know. Kevin Smith is just too banged up and was ineffective when he was in there anyway. Best is the guy.

But, keep an eye on this one for fantasy football purposes. Best is a homerun threat that could get serious, serious carries if he shows he can handle the load. Schwartz seems like he’ll run with him if all goes well.