Marion Barber carried the ball 11 times for 32 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' monster win over the Vikings in Week 6. He added a reception for three yards, and vultured a score from Matt Forte in the first quarter. As for the high carry-total, that was a byproduct of the score. Barber and his 2.9 yards per carry average tonight did nothing to remotely suggest that he'll eat into Forte's workload in-between the 20s.

Marion Barber had just one carry for three yards in Week 5 against the Lions. The Bears didn't get closer than the 9-yard line of Detroit tonight, so there were no goal-line carries for him to have. He's clearly no threat to Matt Forte's workload, and even if Forte were to go down, we're not sure he could sustain a full workload. There are better players to target instead of owning Barber as a handcuff.

Making his season debut, Marion Barber rushed five times for 17 yards with a touchdown in Sunday's win over the Panthers. Barber immediately took over as a goal-line vulture in his first game as a Bear. He even proved his health after the three-yard score, perfectly executing a standing backflip in celebration. There's not much standalone value here, but Barber is a good bet for a fistful more scores the rest of the way. Kahlil Bell didn't touch the ball.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Marion Barber (calf) will be active for Sunday's matchup with Carolina. Barber turned in a full practice week and will probably move into the No. 2 back role, ahead of Kahlil Bell. Matt Forte remains locked in as the Bears' feature back. The team's plans for Barber are unclear after three missed games.

Marion Barber (calf) has resumed practicing fully. Barber should be a go against the Panthers after sitting out the Bears' first three games. He won't be a spark for a Chicago rushing attack averaging just 3.2 yards per carry, and isn't worth an own in any format barring injury to Matt Forte.

NFL Network's Jason La Canfora is reporting that Marion Barber (calf, questionable) will not play in Week 3, but will likely return in Week 4. Barber practiced in full on Friday, so he likely had a setback during the last two days. He's no more than a handcuff with Matt Forte the clear No. 1 back (and player for that matter) in Chicago.

Marion Barber (calf) is listed as questionable for Week 3. Barber was limited in practice all week, and signs point toward him making his season debut against the Pack. It's an incredibly tough matchup, of course, and we'd be hard pressed to consider Barber any threat to Matt Forte until proven otherwise. Forte has easily been Chicago's best player through two weeks.

Marion Barber (calf) was limited again in Thursday's practice. It's good news that Barber didn't have a setback after Wednesday's practice, but his Week 3 role remains up in the air.

Marion Barber (calf) was limited in Bears practice Wednesday. The team is trying to work Barber in back slowly after last week's setback. We'd be hard pressed to consider him a factor at all until he proves his health.

Marion Barber (calf) is listed as doubtful for Week 2. Players don't play when they're listed as doubtful, so count on seeing Kahlil Bell as the backup to Matt Forte at New Orleans. Bell had 10 carries in Week 1, but none were in the red zone and five came in late fourth-quarter garbage time during a blowout win over Atlanta. He's little threat to Forte's workload.