Recommendation: Barber's thumb hinders his ability to pass block, which kept him out for much of the fourth quarter in last Sunday's loss to Green Bay. He should do better than five carries this week, but the loss of Marc Colombo and the Redskins' staunch defensive front makes him only a mediocre fantasy play.

Advice: Dallas never really got its running game going on Sunday, and the five carries were the fewest of the year by far for Barber. A player who once looked like a fantasy star has been embroiled in a tailback-by-committee approach in Dallas, and it's tough to figure what Barber will do each week.