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LeSean McCoy: Not worried about my numbers

(Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)
(Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

Any time you get a win it's a great feeling as they are so hard to come by in this league. And anytime you can score a TD while winning it's a really good feeling. Admittedly, I've yet to play my best football but we are right where we want to be as a team in terms of our record at 2-0, so I can't complain. Believe me no one puts pressure on me like myself so I'll stay pushing for that signature game. The most important thing is winning a game in the division against Washington this week, and if I have a great game en route to that so be it. Our offense makes defenses pick their keys on what they want to stop. And I'm quite OK with that. Look what happened this last week with Darren Sproles (Sproles had 7 receptions for 152 yards and a rushing touchdown in the Eagles’ win).

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Speaking of Sproles, I heard that Yahoo Sports’ Brad Evans nicknamed him “The Butter Squirrel” after the last game and it took off on Twitter. That's comical.  It may stick as a nickname, you never know. We don't call him anything really behind the scenes, we just call him when we need a big play. And he made plenty of them last week.

This week we will see a familiar face lining up against us. I know Jack (DeSean Jackson) is playing he wouldn't miss this game for the world and he texted me earlier this week saying he was going to go Sunday. He's a terrific competitor so I'm sure he will definitely have his share of big games this season and is still someone fantasy owners should start (Note: Jackson was injured last game and has 9 catches for 81 yards for the Washington Redskins).

Let me talk about another player who is also in our division and leading the NFL in rushing: DeMarco Murray of the Dallas Cowboys. I've watched him since he was in college, and the thing about him is he's strong, runs tough inside the tackles but has the speed to go the distance. Fantasy owners who got him have a very good back.

Did you see that Atlanta-Tampa Bay game? I love Julio (Jones) as a top wide receiver in this league (He had 11 catches for 161 yards and 2 TDs). My other top receivers in this league are AJ Green and Dez (Bryant), Fitz (Larry Fitzgerald), Antonio Brown and Josh Gordon. But Megatron (Calvin Johnson) is Megatron and he's just crazy; they built him in a lab. So he's tops.

 In terms of rookie receivers, Sammy Watkins of Buffalo or Brandin Cooks in New Orleans have caught my eye so far. Other rookies that have been impressive so far are running back Terrance West outta Cleveland and of course receiver Jordan Mathews on our team.

LeSean McCoy is an All-Pro running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and the 2013 NFL leading rusher. His posts will appear each week on Yahoo Sports and will give fans his thoughts on fantasy football and more.