It’s only March and already the impending Fantasy Football season has been dealt a serious blow. Just days after inking Chester Taylor to a four-year deal, overrated Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz has declared he has not one, but two starting running backs:

“We have two starters,” Martz told Chicagobears.com… They will share carries.”

They being Taylor and last year’s fantasy bust Matt Forte. Ugh. Thanks Mike. Way to further dilute the NFL running back rankings by using the dreaded committee approach.

Split and carries might be the two most frightening words in fantasy football, excluding Browns and quarterback. By the way, since when does the geeky offensive coordinator get final say on how the totes will be divided? Isn’t that the head coach’s job, in this case, Lovie Smith?

Oh, never mind. I forgot. Lovie is a lame-duck who will get shit-canned after Chi-town starts the 2010 season 0-3. I guess it’s never too early to begin grooming his eventual replacement, which of course will be Mike Martz.

So, drop both Forte and Taylor down a notch or two. Don’t waste time trying to predict their weekly production. You’d be better off weighing the fantasy value of Rex Grossman.