Giants RB Orleans Darkwa (back) is inactive for today’s game against the Bucs. Rookie RB Wayne Gallman is active for the 1st time this season. He joins Paul Perkins and Shane Vereen in the backfield.

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Giants RB Orleans Darkwa (back) is questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Bucs. He was limited on Friday after sitting out the previous 2 days. Darkwa shouldn’t be in your Week 4 fantasy plans. His absence would turn RB Paul Perkins from a bad fantasy play to a sorta-bad fantasy play.

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ESPN's Jordan Raanan believes the Giants will expand RB Orleans Darkwa's role in Week 3 -- even saying he might be "featured." The G-Men are looking for answers after totaling just 13 points through 2 games. RB Paul Perkins has been completely ineffective, averaging a pathetic 1.9 yards per carry on 14 attempts. Darkwa has carried just 6 times but averaged 5.2 yards per. This is a backfield to avoid in Week 3, but Darkwa is worth a wait-and-see stash in deeper fantasy leagues.

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According to ESPN's Jordan Ranaan, Giants RB Paul Perkins hasn't "blown anyone away with his performance this summer." That, of course, comes across as a euphemism for: Perkins looks disappointing. The team has been counting on Perkins to lead the backfield in his 2nd season after it let Rashad Jennings go in the offseason. But Orleans Darkwa is reportedly pushing for more work and has already been splitting recent 1st-team reps. Shane Vereen also could add more carries to a profile that should already include leading the group in receptions. We'd still bet on Perkins leading the team in carries this season -- as of now -- but the Giants seem headed for more of a committee approach than they probably hoped heading into camp. And Perkins looks more like the bench fodder that his fantasy football draft price has made him so far than a potential mid-round steal. We'll see if he can step it up.

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