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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
JP Losman |
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Pats defense will shut him down. |
RB |
Marshawn Lynch |
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TD's will not be easy, and yards will not be plentiful either. |
WR |
Lee Evans |
|
Losman will look to him if the Bills want to win. |
WR |
Roscoe Parrish |
|
Kick returner is one of the better options this week. |
TE |
Robery Royal |
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Don't even go there. |
DEF/ST |
Bills |
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Their only chance is if Randy Moss tears a hammy, and probably Brady too. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Tom Brady |
 |
Until someone stops him, Brady is one of the best fantasy options around. |
RB |
Laurence Maroney |
|
Splitting carries with Morris is bad news. |
RB |
Sammy Morris |
|
TD/carry vulture is killing Maroney's value |
WR |
Randy Moss |
|
A fantasy starter every week. |
WR |
Donte Stallworth |
 |
It's only a matter of time before Brady starts throwing his way. |
TE |
Benjamin Watson |
|
With all the options on this offense, he won't do as well as last year - but he's still good enough. |
DEF/ST |
Patriots |
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Great defense against mediocre QB = good fantasy stats. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Tavaris Jackson |
|
With a solid offensive line against a bad team, he's about as close to fantasy worthy as he'll get this season. |
RB |
Chester Taylor |
 |
Don't go there until he comes back from injury and shows he'll get carries. |
RB |
Adrian Peterson |
|
He's an ANIMAL! Good looks in the passing game. |
WR |
Bobby Wade |
|
As the season goes on, Jackson will get used to throwing his way. |
WR |
Troy Williamson |
|
If he can hold onto the ball, he will be a fantasy winner...but not yet. |
TE |
Jim Kleinsasser |
|
Don't start him. |
DEF/ST |
Vikings |
|
The Chiefs have no passing game. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Damon Huard |
|
Vikings defense was awful against the pass last year, but Huard is not a guy who can pick them apart. |
RB |
Larry Johnson |
|
MIN has a decent run defense, and it's not clear LJ is at full performance yet. |
WR |
Sammie Parker |
|
If you have Sammie Parker starting, you have no receivers. |
WR |
Eddie Kennison |
|
KC is not a good place to pick up receivers. |
WR |
Dwayne Bowe |
|
He's improving, but the overall passing game is still lacking. |
TE |
Tony Gonzalez |
|
Huard's best option, as usual. |
DEF/ST |
Chiefs |
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Minnesota's offense isn't a powerhouse, but they will probably score points on KC. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Jon Kitna |
|
Over 500 yards and 4 TD's in 2 games so far. |
RB |
Tatum Bell |
|
Watch out for when Jones comes back. |
RB |
Kevin Jones |
|
May have a chance to paly this week...keep an eye on him |
WR |
Roy Williams |
 |
A definite starter every week. |
WR |
Calvin Johnson |
|
If Dawkins isn't at 100%, expect a big day. |
WR |
Mike Furrey |
|
Use him if you have KC receivers. |
WR |
Sean McDonald |
|
He's a free agent for a reason. |
TE |
Dan Campbell |
|
With the receivers in they have, don't expect production here. |
DEF/ST |
Lions |
|
Philly has been dismal so far this year, with poor receiving talent and questions at QB. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Donovan McNabb |
|
Hopefully you traded him already - he's having trouble throwing sure TD passes. |
RB |
Brian Westbrook |
|
Philly's only great option. |
WR |
Reggie Brown |
|
With McNabb struggling, don't look for good stats. |
WR |
Kevin Curtis |
|
Same as for Brown. |
TE |
LJ Smith |
|
Philly hasn't been scoring enough points to warrant interest here. |
DEF/ST |
Eagles |
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The lions have too many offensive weapons. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Alex Smith |
|
He hasn't been impressive against lesser defenses than Pittsburgh. |
RB |
Frank Gore |
|
He's a motivated man. |
WR |
Darrell Jackson |
|
Less than 100 yards receiving and no TD's in 2 games? Not a great play. |
WR |
Arnaz Battle |
|
No receivers for SF have been that impressive yet. |
TE |
Vernon Davis |
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He hasn't been living up to his talent thus far. |
DEF/ST |
49ers |
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Pittsburgh will be a tough matchup. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Ben Roethlisberger |
|
Nate Clements has work to do to stop Roethlisberger. |
RB |
Willie Parker |
|
Over 100 yards a game so far. |
WR |
Hines Ward |
|
He has a great connection with Roethlisberger. |
WR |
Santonio Holmes |
|
Pittburgh's home run threat. |
TE |
Heath Miller |
|
He can get a lot of yards after the catch. |
DEF/ST |
Steelers |
|
Opponents are averaging 11.5 points a game. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Marc Bulger |
|
O-line is a disaster, but should still get some decent numbers if he survives. |
RB |
Steven Jackson |
|
He'll get his carries, and Tampa can be run on. |
WR |
Torry Holt |
|
If Bulger isn't on his back too much he'll have a good day. |
WR |
Isaac Bruce |
|
Big week last week, should have a decent day. |
TE |
Randy McMichael |
|
Getting more comfortable with Bulger, but may be needed to help block until the O-line figures it out. |
DEF/ST |
Rams |
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Not a good unit at all. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Jeff Garcia |
|
Not a bad spot play against a beatable St. Louis secondary. |
RB |
Carnell Williams |
|
Who knows with him after last week's performance. Could be in a good spot against a weak D. |
WR |
Joey Galloway |
|
Let the good times roll and the TDs flow. |
WR |
Ike Hilliard |
|
Might see a few catches, but Galloway is target #1. |
TE |
Alex Smith |
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Clearly better than Jerramy Stevens and had a few looks last week. |
DEF/ST |
Buccaneers |
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It'll seem like the TB defense from the Dungy days. Should get 7 sacks without trying. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Trent Green |
|
Don't expect much. |
RB |
Ronnie Brown |
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Unless he gets more carries (11/game) he should be on your bench. |
WR |
Chris Chambers |
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He'll get the ball thrown his way in this one, but can he catch them? |
WR |
Marty Booker |
|
Ok matchup, but he's hit and miss. |
TE |
David Martin |
|
NY not great against TEs, but hasn't shown much yet. |
DEF/ST |
Dolphins |
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Jets O-line is vulnerable. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Chad Pennington |
|
Looks healthy enough to play, and not a bad matchup. |
RB |
Thomas Jones |
|
26 carries last week, and usually does well against the Fins. |
WR |
Laveranues Coles |
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Production has been spotty so far, Cotchery is the man in NY. |
WR |
Jerricho Cotchery |
|
Back in form after last week. |
TE |
Chris Baker |
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Getting more involved in the offense. |
DEF/ST |
Jets |
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Miami is having trouble doing much on offense this year. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Peyton Manning |
|
He looks like a man possessed, and although he struggled against this team last year, he won't this year. |
RB |
Joseph Addai |
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Not a great matchup against a fast D, but he'll still get it done. |
WR |
Marvin Harrison |
|
No brainer start every week. |
WR |
Reggie Wayne |
|
Wayne will get the ball plenty. |
WR |
Anthony Gonzalez |
|
Bump him up if Clark can't play. |
TE |
Dallas Clark |
|
Banged up with a neck injury, check his status to make sure he's playing. |
DEF/ST |
Colts |
|
Bob Sanders is a one man wrecking crew. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Matt Schaub |
|
No Andre Johnson and going against a good Indy secondary. |
RB |
Ahman Green |
|
He'll get a good numbers of carries, but matchup not the best. |
RB |
Ron Dayne |
|
Getting 10+ carries a game, but if Indy gets ahead early Dayne will be forgotten. |
WR |
Andre Johnson |
|
Out with a knee injury. |
WR |
Kevin Walter |
|
Eh, no thanks. |
WR |
Jacoby Jones |
|
Might get some passes thrown his way in this one by default. |
TE |
Owen Daniels |
|
He'll get plenty of looks with Johnson out. |
DEF/ST |
Texans |
|
The Colts will give them all they can handle. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Philip Rivers |
|
Won't do much against two shutdown corners. |
RB |
LaDanian Tomlinson |
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He's been quiet so far, and faces a tough D, but he's due for a big one. |
WR |
Vincent Jackson |
|
Has been ok so far, but CBs will cover him like a blanket. |
WR |
Eric Parker |
|
Won't get many chances in this one. |
TE |
Antonio Gates |
|
Shockey did well getting open against the Pack last week. |
DEF/ST |
Chargers |
|
They'll have no problem getting to Favre in this one. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Brett Favre |
|
With no run game to speak of, the Packers offense will go through him. |
RB |
Vernand Morency |
|
Still questionable with knee injury. Looks likes the #1 option for GB once he's healthy. |
RB |
Brandon Jackson |
|
Wynn stealing carries, and he was already unspectacular. |
RB |
DeShawn Wynn |
|
Might get the nod to start this week, but unless you're hurting don't start him. |
WR |
Donald Driver |
|
Favre's favorite target will always get at least 10 passes thrown his way. |
WR |
Greg Jennings |
|
Still dealing with that hammy and hasn't practiced yet this week. Might be forced back if Jones can't go. |
WR |
James Jones |
|
Could rack up the short yardage catches. Injured in practice on Thursday so keep an eye out. |
TE |
Donald Lee |
|
Grabbed a TD last week, but that was against a horrific Giants LB corps. |
DEF/ST |
Packers |
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Could force some TOs from Rivers. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Matt Leinart |
|
If he throws for less than 2 Interceptions you are lucky |
RB |
Edgerrin James |
|
Edge had a nice run going...too bad it has to end here |
WR |
Larry Fitzgerald |
|
Anytime you are matched up against McAllister it's bad news |
WR |
Anquan Boldin |
|
Actually is a good play against a smaller Samari Rolle |
TE |
Leonard Pope |
|
Next... |
DEF/ST |
Cardinals |
|
Boller actually played pretty well last week so depending on McNair versus Boller this could be a 3 star versus 2 star matchup. I'll make the assumption that McNair will start. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Steve McNair |
|
I can't understand why they are still going with McNair who is clearly done in the NFL |
QB |
Kyle Boller |
|
Should start but won't |
RB |
Willis McGahee |
|
Got hsi first receiving TD in his career last week...are you kidding me? |
WR |
Derrick Mason |
|
Can we say security blanket? |
WR |
Mark Clayton |
|
Is starting to rival Fred Taylor for the "fragile" moniker |
WR |
Demetrius Williams |
|
If his wrist is ok, could be a nice downfield threat |
TE |
Todd Heap |
|
Best play on the Ravens every week |
DEF/ST |
Ravens |
|
Ed Reed should be all over the field |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Carson Palmer |
|
Should do1/3 as good as last week (2TDs) |
RB |
Rudi Johnson |
|
Solid performance expected |
WR |
Chad Johnson |
|
If you would even consider NOT starting Ocho, you must have Steve Smith and Randy Moss too |
WR |
TJ Houshmanzadeh |
|
Seattle's pass D is not prepared for Cincy |
TE |
Reggie Kelly |
|
Check downs and that's about it |
DEF/ST |
Bengals |
|
We saw what they were really made of against CLE |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Matt Hasselbeck |
|
If Derek Anderson can shred them for 5 TDs, Hass might go for 12 |
RB |
Shaun Alexander |
|
150 yards and 2 TDs would not be surprising |
WR |
Deion Branch |
|
Expect a quality showing |
WR |
Nate Burleson |
|
Nasty Nate is ready for a solid game |
WR |
DJ Hackett |
|
Most likely still out with an injury |
TE |
Marcus Pollard |
|
50+ on the horizon this week |
DEF/ST |
Seahawks |
|
Bad play in week #3 |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Derek Anderson |
|
Welcome back to Earth Derek |
RB |
Jamal Lewis |
|
Had his 200 yard performace for the decade. Next one should be in 2012 |
WR |
Braylon Edwards |
|
Bailed out Anderson on several occasions due to his athletic ability |
WR |
Joe Jurevicius |
|
Don't expect last week's numbers |
TE |
Kellen Winslow, Jr |
|
Should be solid this week |
DEF/ST |
Browns |
|
They have given up 10 passing TDs in 2 weeks...that's just pathetic. |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Josh McCown |
|
The matchups don't get any better than this. |
RB |
Lamont Jordan |
|
Should approach ~200 rushing and receiving yards |
WR |
Jerry Porter |
|
Good matchup |
WR |
Ronald Curry |
|
Just like Jerry, should be solid |
TE |
Zach Miller |
|
If you are really that bad off, the matchup should allow for a few fantasy points |
DEF/ST |
Raiders |
|
Unlike Cincy, they will actually show up for the game. |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
David Garrard |
|
If you like <125 yards and no TDs start him |
RB |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
|
Jacksonville will be forced to run the ball |
RB |
Fred Taylor |
|
Denver is giving up 156 YPG on the ground |
WR |
Dennis Northcut |
|
Terrible start |
WR |
Ernest Wilford |
|
Wait another week |
WR |
Matt Jones |
|
Likewise for Jones |
TE |
Mercedes Lewis |
|
I honestly would not start a receiver against Denver |
DEF/ST |
Jaguars |
|
Denver should eat up some yards but may not score more than 23 points |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Jay Cutler |
|
Did you know that Denver has the best yards per game in the NFL? |
RB |
Travis Henry |
|
He might be the best RB that Denver has had since TD |
WR |
Javon Walker |
|
Chalk up another solid game |
WR |
Brandon Marshall |
|
Could be the fantasy player of the game (PoG) |
TE |
Tony Scheffler |
|
Nice play here |
DEF/ST |
Broncos |
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Should hold Jacksonville to around 200 total yards |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Eli Manning |
|
He will have a hard time throwing on the skins defense. |
RB |
Derrick Ward |
|
He has been golden the past 2 weeks, he should be able to get in the end zone this week. |
RB |
Brandon Jacobs |
|
Still out with injury |
WR |
Plaxico Burress |
|
85yds and a TD |
WR |
Amani Toomer |
|
40 yrds and no td |
TE |
Jeremy Shockey |
|
50 yrds and no td |
DEF/ST |
Giants |
|
Don't even think about it |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Jason Campbell |
|
He'll see a lot of throwing lanes against a bad secondary |
RB |
Clinton Portis |
|
He should have over a hundred yards and a td |
RB |
Ladell Betts |
|
He should get decent numbers in a spot role and clean-up |
WR |
Santana Moss |
|
Campbell will hit him a bunch of times including a td |
WR |
Antwaan Randle El |
|
He will get a good amount of yards but portis and moss will hog the td's |
TE |
Chris Cooley |
|
He should get about 50-60 yrds receiving |
DEF/ST |
Redskins |
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They'll get the win and hold the Giants to no more than 2 td's |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Jake Delhomme |
|
He and Smith will hook up for 3 td's this week |
RB |
DeShaun Foster |
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He should have a lot of room to run with the falcons |
RB |
DeAngelo Williams |
|
Will he get enough carries to make an impact this week |
WR |
Steve Smith |
|
This is going to be another huge performance against hated |
WR |
Keary Colbert |
|
Not a significant fantasy player this week |
WR |
Drew Carter |
|
He is benefitting greatly from smith and should see |
TE |
Jeff King |
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Averaging 23 yrds in 3 games, he may get a few catches, |
DEF/ST |
Panthers |
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They should shut the falcons down |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Joey Harrington |
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He'll throw picks and bounce passes all game |
RB |
Jerrious Norwood |
|
Ditto for Norwood |
RB |
Warrick Dunn |
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He won't find anywhere to run with 10 in the box |
WR |
Michael Jenkins |
|
He'd be ok if his hands weren't made on granite |
WR |
Roddy White |
|
Lacks consistency |
WR |
Joe Horn |
|
It's a sad day for Joe Horn |
TE |
Alge Crumpler |
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Harrington will be sacked by the time he finishes running |
DEF/ST |
Falcons |
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ATL should get beat by 20+ this week |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Tony Romo |
|
The bears' defense is top 5 and he'll have to work hard for |
RB |
Julius Jones |
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Barber is quickly ecliping him on the depth chart, he may see reduced playing time |
RB |
Marion Barber III |
|
He may find some room if the bears' get caught worrying |
WR |
Terrell Owens |
|
He will be double covered a lot, he still may score though |
WR |
Terry Glenn |
|
Still out with injury |
WR |
Patrick Crayton |
|
3 passes for 51 yards so far, he probably won't do much |
TE |
Jason Witten |
|
Romo's favorite target |
DEF/ST |
Cowboys |
|
They'll pick grossman off a few times and get the win |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Rex Grossman |
|
This is the week he truly starts to lose his starting job |
RB |
Cedric Benson |
|
I think he'll get into the 70-80 yrd range and MAYBE a td |
RB |
Adrian Peterson |
|
He's the backup, don't expect much |
WR |
Muhsin Muhammed |
|
2 for 15 yards so far, is he over the hill?? |
WR |
Bernard Berrian |
|
10 for 148 yrds so far, will he get a this week? |
WR |
Devin Hester |
|
He's done nothing in the passing game, but he's still the |
TE |
Desmond Clark |
|
7 catches for 67 yrds in 2 games and no td's, don't |
DEF/ST |
Bears |
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If their offense doesn't help out, they will find |
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Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
|
QB |
Vince Young |
|
He's going to run and throw all over the Saints |
RB |
LenDale White |
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He should have a pretty good game, 75 yards 1 td |
RB |
Chris Brown |
|
Looking to rebound after an awful week 2 |
WR |
Eric Moulds |
|
The old vet should have a decent game against this secondary |
WR |
Roydell Williams |
|
He's looking to put on a big performance in his hometown |
TE |
Bo Scaife |
|
Vince doesn't use tight ends much |
DEF/ST |
Titans |
|
They could possibly stifle the Saints and come up with the win, it's a 50/50 gamble |
Player |
Rating |
Rationale |
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QB |
Drew Brees |
|
This is the week the Saints FINALLY get something going, it's almost a do or die week even though it's just week 3 |
RB |
Reggie Bush |
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He hasn't learned how to run the ball in the NFL yet. I think he's in for a sophmore slump |
RB |
Deuce McAllister |
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I think the Saints are going to use him alot more since Reggie clearly can't get it done |
WR |
Marques Colston |
|
He blows up this week, mark my words |
WR |
Devery Henderson |
|
He should have a modest game to makeup for his poor performance so far |
TE |
Eric Johnson |
|
I'm expecting a so-so game out of him, unless Colston is somehow stifled |
DEF/ST |
Saints |
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This game will be a shootout of sorts, leave this D on the bench |
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