There's a classic football saying, “you can't make the club from the tub." Well, in fantasy football it's hard to win the strap if your players aren't getting the snaps. This week, I'm jumping all over the place to hit a number of players at various positions. Here are a baker's dozen of players that are being impacted significantly by a shift in their snaps. As promised, this week is all about the crowded and confusing backfield situations currently developing in the NFL.

Buffalo Bills

Without Sammy Watkins (ankle) and Percy Harvin (hip, personal reasons), the Bills focused on getting the ball to their secondary wideouts last week in London facing the Jaguars. While tight end Charles Clay played 80 of 81 offensive snaps, he was only targeted five times. On the other hand, Robert Woods and Chris Hogan were each peppered with double-digit targets while playing nearly every snap. Buffalo heads into a bye and there's a chance Watkins might be able to return in Week 9 against the Dolphins, but Harvin's status is a big unknown. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor (knee) could also return against Miami. Woods would likely be the guy if Watkins is unavailable.

Cleveland Browns

Isaiah Crowell is coming off a brutal Week 7 game against the St. Louis Rams in which he only managed nine yards on eight carries. It was also the first game where he did not register double-digit rushing attempts. Crowell only managed to gain yardage on half of those attempts and had a long of only eight yards.

Over the last two weeks, the return of Robert Turbin has cut in Crowell's playing time. Against the Rams, Crowell played a season-low 27 percent of the offensive snaps. Meanwhile, Turbin played 35 percent of the snaps and led the team with 30 yards on just five carries, sparked by a 22-yard gainer.

While there's not much of a value in Turbin at the moment, Crowell has become droppable. Duke Johnson played more than 60 percent of the snaps in Weeks 4 and 5. With Turbin now in the rotation, that number has dropped to 44 and 38 percent, respectively. The reduction in snaps doesn't change the outlook for Johnson all that much. The rookie remains a worthy PPR flex consideration.

Dallas Cowboys

Get ready for a heavy dose of DMC in Big D. Joseph Randle is in danger of missing multiple games with an oblique injury that first popped up during training camp and early in the preseason. Darren McFadden was on the field for 61 of the Cowboys' 76 offensive snaps, taking on 29 carries for 152 yards and a touchdown.

Backup Christine Michael gained buzz during the bye week by getting practice reps with the first team, but only saw seven snaps despite Randle's early departure. Dynasty owners have long believed Michael would become a thing based solely on workout numbers. Truth is he wasn't a workhorse at Texas A&M, has maturity issues, and is a liability in pass protection. The Seahawks rarely made him active on game day and gave up on him for a reason. Dallas recently grabbed undrafted rookie running back Rod Smith off the Seahawks practice squad and may end up leaning in his direction over Michael.

Houston Texans

A torn Achilles tendon puts Arian Foster on injured reserve and raises question over what the Texans will do in the backfield going forward. Since exploding in Week 3, Alfred Blue has only been trusted with 15 carries in four games. During the same period of time, Chris Polk has 16 carries and eight receptions. Blue and Polk appear headed for a committee as neither guy has played particularly well lately. Also keep in mind the Texans' upcoming schedule is not favorable. They'll face the Titans this week before heading into the bye. From there, it's Bengals, Jets, Saints, and Bills before heading into the typical three-week fantasy football playoff period. We'll monitor and report their snaps, but the Texans don't appear likely to serve up a full workload to one guy.

Indianapolis Colts

After seeing 75 percent of the snaps from Weeks 3-5, Frank Gore has played fewer than half the snaps each of the last two weeks. Now game flow and a titled scoreboard have required the Colts to throw the ball nearly 100 times during the span, so the numbers are understandably skewed. However, it is notable Ahmad Bradshaw only played two fewer snaps than Gore in just his second game back. The Colts coaching staff has said Gore will be on a pitch count, and that certainly has been the case with Bradshaw back in the fold.

Kansas City Chiefs

In the first two games without Jamaal Charles (knee), Charcandrick West has led the KC backfield by playing 69 and 88 percent of the offensive snaps, respectively. The Vikings limited West to just 33 yards on nine carries prior to the second-year undrafted free agent going off for 110 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown against the Steelers. The upcoming schedule has a lot of peaks and valleys, but West is the only guy to own as Knile Davis only played five snaps.

New York Giants

Facing the Cowboys in Week 7, we saw the Giants hand the ball off to four different running backs. Shane Vereen led the team with 56 rushing yards on four attempts. He also led the foursome in snaps, playing 23 of the 53 chances. Orleans Darkwa saw the most carries (eight) and found the end zone. His 14 snaps slightly edged out Rashad Jennings, who was on the field for 11 plays. Andre Williams got five snaps and ran the ball four times. As one of the most clouded running back stables going, it's difficult to roster any Big Blue RB, even Vereen in PPR. He's only caught one pass in each of the last two games.

San Diego Chargers

Heading into last week's game against the Raiders, it appeared Melvin Gordon would sit in order to rest his ankle. Gordon ended up being active, but only played 15 of the team's 91 snaps, rushing seven times for 29 yards in a duplication of last week's lackluster line against the Packers. In that one, the embattled rookie got himself benched after two fumbles. Meanwhile, Branden Oliver saw 33 snaps and led the team with nine carries and 35 yards in addition to catching six passes for 39 yards. However, San Diego was down big early and relied heavily on throwing the ball to Danny Woodhead. He played 42 snaps and recorded a total of 16 touches. Woodhead is clearly the guy to own here. Gordon's recent lack of usage may prove to be more about his performance than the ankle, making Oliver someone to take a look at.