Over the weekend another fantasy site asked the question of whether kickers and defenses should just be eliminated from fantasy football leagues. Naturally, a large number of respondents said Yes, they should be. "They're too random," "There's too much chance involved," "It's all about luck," were some of the comments posted.

I thought about it and said, Well, why stop there?

Injuries are also unlucky. Picking players who do or don't get hurt, unless they have an extensive history of them like Sam Bradford or Darren McFadden, is also heavily reliant on chance. So how fair is it if you lose a player to injury? If Bradford plays 4 games and gets hurt, maybe for the rest of the season you should get the average points he scored in each of his first four contests.

They already have something along similar lines, called Team Quarterbacks. Lose your starting quarterback, and it's OK -- you get his backup. Of course, that's not really fair since we know Scott Tolzien won't be half as good as Aaron Rodgers. Unlucky!

Setting aside injuries, there are way more elements of good and bad luck in fantasy football. In a Week 15 playoff game two years ago, Jamaal Charles put up over 200 yards and 5 TDs. Can't we do something about that? Maybe the solution is to eliminate ridiculous, outlier games by players, since it's not really fair to have an important matchup decided by such chance. Cap running back numbers at 100 yards and 2 TDs; that's more fair.

Frank Gore once carried 11 times for 8 yards in a game. This is a guy who for his career has averaged more than 1,000 yards per season and 4.5 yards per carry. Shouldn't he then not be allowed to have a week with fewer than, say, 65 rushing yards? At a minimum? Somebody somewhere lost a matchup by a couple of points based on Gore's unlucky week.

Sometimes Julio Jones catches a long touchdown because a defensive back falls down. Or because Joe Haden gets hurt during a game and his backup is terrible. Or because the Falcons are behind 30-0 and Atlanta is passing on every down. Talk about lucky and unpredictable.

Here at Fantasy Index, of course, we firmly believe a lot of skill goes into picking kickers and defenses. There are things that are predictable: Kickers from teams that win in general score more points than teams that lose. Defenses with better pass rushes post better overall fantasy numbers. Matchups matter. Just like any other position.

But if you believe kickers and defenses are all about luck, by all means, get rid of them from your league. Let's also find a way to legislate out injuries, Hail Mary touchdown completions, and fumbles that get a starting running back benched when an opposing tackler just happened to put the crown of his helmet directly on the ball.

While we're eliminating chance and luck, let's find a way to get Andrew Luck out of opposing lineups, too. 'Cause he's just too damn good.