And by the way, here’s where I hold a little confessional. I had 26 fantasy football teams this year. 10 were ESPN teams that are still playing. Of the 16 that have finished, I made the championship playoffs in 11 leagues. Of those 11 teams, I got one fourth place finish, one third place finish, five second place finishes and four league championships. Still have to see how I do in with the 6 teams I still have playing tomorrow.

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QB
Alex Smith: He is consistently above average and the  Niners are playing the Rams hoping for a first round bye.

Ryan Fitzpatrick: The Patriots pass defense is leakier than my jalopy’s transmission.

Eli Manning: Let’s face it, he just about owns the Cowboys. And that’s coming from a Cowboys homer.

Philip Rivers: It’s a divisional game and Rivers loves playing in those. He’s playing for pride and that is something that Rivers has in abundance.

RB
Rashard Mendenhall: With Big Ben still gimpy, and facing a soft Cleveland run defense, I say the Steelers ride his back again.

Ben Tate: Speaking of riding a back, despite Tate’s big goose egg last week, I think the Texans ride Tate and rest Foster in a meaningless game with the third seed locked down.

Kahlil Bell: It’s a Black and Blue grudge match with the Vikes and they just gave up some big yards to the Skins last week.

Toby Gerhart: Who else are the Vikes gonna play at RB? Adrian Peterson? Oh, that’s right, they can’t. He just had knee surgery. Because the geniuses on the Bears coaching staff were still using him in the second half of a completely meaningless game.

WR
Steve Johnson: It’s the Patriots. God’s gift to merely adequate passing attacks.

Malcom Floyd: Since he’s gotten healthy he’s been outshining Vincent Jackson.

Percy Harvin: With Peterson out and Gerhart still a little green, he’s gonna see a lot of touches coming his way.

Denarius Moore: Moore is Palmer’s favorite so far. Palmer seems to really be looking for the kid.

TE
Brent Celek: He’s been on a roll lately. It’s like all of a sudden he and Vick are BFFs

Dustin Keller: Sanchez has been targeting him so much, you’d think he’s got a man-crush on Keller. A real bromance.

Jared Cook: Really, Hasselbeck doesn’t have many better options to throw to.

Sit ‘Em!
QB
Joe Flacco: Boldin is out.  With the Bengals keying on Torrey Smith, I don’t see Joe putting up big numbers.

Aaron Rodgers: He’s going to play but I can’t for the life of me see him playing more than a half at the most. It’s just not wise to risk him against the Lions when the Packers already have home field advantage locked up through the playoffs.

Rex Grossman: Philly may be out of it, but they’re playing for blood.

Andy Dalton: The Ravens. ‘Nuff said.

RB
LeGarrette Blount: Atlanta has a pretty tough run defense.

Cedric Benson: He hasn’t done much lately and the Ravens are shooting for home field advantage.

Steven Jackson: Sure the Niners gave up their first rushing TD last week. I don’t think they’r e looking to allow number two this week.

Felix Jones: I don’t think he goes anywhere against the Giants. It’s gonna be cold and he’s brittle.

WR
Brandon Marshall: Revis Island. ‘Nuff said.

Dwayne Bowe: Denver’s fighting for playoff spot and bailey’s gonna lock him down.

Jordy Nelson: If the Packers coaches have just a tiny bit more sense than the Bears coaches, Nelson won’t play more than a half.

Mario Manningham: I think it’ll be Nicks and Cruz that Manning skewers the Cowboys with. Manningham becomes the odd man out.

TE
Jermaine Gresham: Like I said about Dalton, it’s the Ravens, baby.

Jermichael Finley: See above comments about Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson

Tony Gonzalez: No reason to risk a vet at the end of a long season for a mostly meaningless game. I say he gets rested for the playoffs.

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QB
Alex Smith: (available in 63% of ESPN leagues) He scored 19 points the last time he faced the Rams. Right now, the Niners are  running neck and neck with the Saints for a first round bye and they both play in early games so Smith will be playing and playing hard.

Matt Flynn: (available in 97% of ESPN leagues) Technically a risk, but I’d be shocked, especially after seeing what happened to Adrian Peterson last week, that any coaching staff not suffering from a recto-cranial inversion would risk playing Rodgers in a meaningless game against a divisional foe with a coach that almost got into a fist fight with an opposing coach and has a rep for playing dirty.

RB
Toby Gerhart: (available in 41% of ESPN leagues) The Vikings’ ill-advised risking of their franchise back’s health in a @#%&*! meaningless game has opened the door for Gerhart to maybe help somebody’s roster at RB.

Kahlil Bell: (available in 47% of ESPN leagues) Speaking of the Vikes, the Vikings’ run defense is still reeling from last week’s shellacking by the ‘Skins. That raises the kid’s stock.

Evan Royster: (available in 94% of ESPN leagues) There’s some risk because of the Shanahan Running-Back-By-Committee Wheel O’ Fortune, but he seems to have the hot hand for now.

Donald Brown: (available in 74% of ESPN leagues) He’s playing like the lead back and at the very least he should get goal-line carries.

Stevan Ridley: (available in 91% of ESPN leagues) Looks like he’s floated up to the top RB status in NE and this week they face a Bills run defense that’s almost as bad as the Pats’ pass defense.

WR
Denarius Moore: (available in 47% of ESPN leagues) It appears he’s the best combo right now of health and chemistry among the receivers that Palmer has.

James Jones: (available in 35% of ESPN leagues) Only about a one in three chance he’s there, but if he is, snag him. He’s gonna get a lot of work against the Lions. Even with home field locked up for the Packers and a wild card spot locked up for the Lions, the teams are division rivals and they’ll come to play. And being a former second stringer, Jones will have some familiarity with Rodgers’ back-up, Matt Flynn, who should see considerable playing time, possibly even starting this game since it’s meaningless in the standings for Green Bay.

Titus Young: (available in 95% of ESPN leagues) Yeah, he’s the #3 WR on the Lions, but Johnson and Burleson should be getting plenty of rest for the playoffs.

TE
Brent Celek: (available in 65% of ESPN leagues) The Eagles may be just playing for pride, but they are facing a divisional rival and Celek’s been on a roll.

Jared Cook: (available in 89% of ESPN leagues) I wouldn’t expect another 22 point explosion, but the 8 points he got the week before would suit most TE owners just fine.

Evan Moore: (available in 98% of ESPN leagues) he’s the only healthy TE the Browns have and the last time he faced the Steelers he scored 5 points. Not great, but not bad from a TE.

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QB
Matt Moore: C’mon. 3 TDs. What’s not to like? Now, if he had cut down on the turnovers the ‘Fins might have pulled off an upset. 19 points. Swami!

Rex Grossman: Like Moore, turnovers took some of the bloom off the rose. But 15 points is a respectable total. Swami!

Mark Sanchez: It’s a recurring theme, so much potential, so many turnovers. 15 points. Swami!

Matt Ryan: It wasn’t much of a shootout on the Falcons side. But Ryan still chalked up 18 points. Swami!

RB:
Rashard Mendenhall: Who do you think the Steelers rode to victory in this game? Charlie Batch or Mendenhall? Hmmm? Told ya so. 20 points. Swami!

DeAngelo Williams: I told you Tampa has been giving up TDs on the ground like Christmas fruitcakes. Williams only gained 66 yards on the ground but still scored twice. 19 points. Swami!

Ryan Mathews: I was right. He is inconsistent. 6 points. Bonehead!

LeGarrette Blount: Butterfingers. One point. Bonehead!

WR
Santana Moss: Well, his double digit game streak ended at two. 4 points. Bonehead!

Santonio Holmes: As goes Sanchez’s fortunes, so goes Holmes’. 5 points. Bonehead!

James Jones: Yeah, baby. 2 TDs. 17 points. Swami!

Steve Smith: The Panthers decided to run and not throw. Egad! 2 points. Bonehead!

TE
Jermichael Finley: Not shabby. Could have been better if he didn’t have a couple of drops here and there. 8 points. Swami!

Brent Celek: I may be a Cowboys homer, but Celek made them into his prison girlfriend. Between how the Jets and the Cowboys have fared lately, it looks like the Ryan boys inherited the “overrated defensive mind” gene from their dad. Shouldn’t be a surprise. They are identical twins, after all. 11 points. Swami!

Jared Cook: Crazy insane. 22 points. Swami!

Sit ‘Em!
QB
Joe Flacco: He must have learned something from their first meeting. He added on an extra 10 points from their first meeting. 14 points. Bonehead!

Eli Manning: He almost made me look bad. But he came up just short of my 12 point cut-off for QBs. 11 points. Swami-ish.

Charlie Batch: Parcells would have called what Batch did, “just driving the bus.” And he did it efficiently with no mistakes. But even with weapons like Wallace and Brown, it only amounted to 6 points. Swami!

Carson Palmer: Not even double digits this week. I tell you, Crennel is making a pitch for the head coaching job with the way his defense is playing now. 9 points. Swami!

RB
Marshawn Lynch: I never would have thought he’d be the one to score the first rushing TD that the Niners would give up all year. He must really want a new contract. Do you think he just bought a boat? 18 points. Bonehead!

Steven Jackson: No TDs, but he still racked up enough yards to hit double digits. 12 points. Bonehead!

Beanie Wells: I’ll bet he can’t wait for the end of the season so he can get some rest and heal up. 5 points. Swami!

Frank Gore: I guess the Niners aren’t afraid to wear him down. No rest for the weary! 15 points. Bonehead!

WR
Brandon Lloyd: Pittsburgh, baby. 2 points. Swami!

Hakeem Nicks: Revis Island, baby. 2 points. Swami!

Steve Johnson: More production than I expected but still under double digits. 9 points. Swami-ish.

Darrius Heyward-Bey: He did a little better against the Chiefs than Nelson and Jones last week, but not enough to break double digits. 7 points. Swami-ish.

TE
Heath Miller:  Like I said, it’s Batch, not Big Ben playing. One point. Swami!

Greg Olsen: Yep. Zero points. Swami!

Visanthe Shiancoe: He helped block Orakpo. Kyle Rudolph got what few passes went the TE’s way. Zero points. Swami!

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QB
Matt Moore: Hey, the Patriots have made almost every QB that’s played against them look like Pro Bowlers.

Rex Grossman: The Vikings have been giving out passing TDs like they were dime-a-dozen stocking stuffers from Big Lots.

Mark Sanchez: The Giants secondary is not the Eagles secondary.

Matt Ryan: This should be a lights-out shoot-out in the Superdome. Laissez les bon temps rouler!

RB:
Rashard Mendenhall: Who do you think the Steelers are going to ride in this game? Charlie Batch or Mendenhall? Hmmm?

DeAngelo Williams: He’s been getting so-so running yards lately but scoring. Well, the Bucs defense has really been giving up running TDs the last few weeks.

Ryan Mathews: I think he’s inconsistent, but on the other hand the Lions have given up 100 yards to backs the last two weeks in a row.

LeGarrette Blount: Last time they played Blount got stuffed but the Bucs were also using a benchwarmer QB. Freeman is back so Blount should find a little more room to run this time and the Panthers do give up a fair bit of running yards.

WR
Santana Moss: He’s scored the last two weeks and the Vikes pass defense ain’t what it used to be.

Santonio Holmes: He’s been on a TD streak and the Giants DBs have been on an even bigger TD giving-up streak.

James Jones: Jennings is still out and the Bears pass defense isn’t coached by Romeo Crennel.

Steve Smith: Aqib Talib is out for the season and the Bucs don’t have another CB that can hang with Smith.

TE
Jermichael Finley: The Bears can’t cover everybody. Finley should get free often enough to rack up some points.

Brent Celek: I may be a Cowboys homer, but I expect Celek to run them ragged.

Jared Cook: Whether it’s Hasselbeck or Locker under center, they’ll need a security blanket and the Jaguars’ zone defense usually leaves the middle of the field open to TEs.

Sit ‘Em!
QB
Joe Flacco: he only put up 4 points against the Browns the last time they played a few weeks ago.

Eli Manning: Tough match-up, folks. Rex Ryan and Gang Green are fighting for their play-off lives, too.

Charlie Batch: Big Ben is out, at most only suiting up for emergency duty. batch is old (for a football player and the Rams have been playing hard, either for Spagnuolo’s job or for their own under a new coaching regime.

Carson Palmer: Under Romeo Crennel as head coach the defense has been playing really, really tough. I think they’re playing for him to get the head coaching gig. Just ask Aaron Rodgers how they did.

RB
Marshawn Lynch: He only gained 33 yards the last time he played the Niners and they’ve gotten better since that first game.

Steven Jackson: Who do you think the Steelers are going to key on? Kellen Clemens or Steven Jackson? Hmmm?

Beanie Wells: He’s gimpy and the Bengals don’t give up many yards on the ground.

Frank Gore: Seattle has a decent run defense. Gore only gained 59 yards against them in the first game of the season. There’s no reason to wear him out before the playoffs hit. He’ll get some touches and then he’ll get rested in the second half.

WR
Brandon Lloyd: Do you really expect Kellen Clemens to light up the Steelers with just one guy?

Hakeem Nicks: Revis Island.

Steve Johnson: Champ Bailey is a Darrell Green-like ageless freak.

Darrius Heyward-Bey: You know, Jordy Nelson and James Jones are fast and they didn’t do squat last week against the Chiefs.

TE
Heath Miller: It’s Batch, not Big Ben playing. ‘Nuff said.

Greg Olsen: After starting out pretty well, with the exception of one week, Olsen has really not put up many numbers.

Visanthe Shiancoe: He’ll be helping block Orakpo.

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QB
Matt Moore: (available in 94% of ESPN leagues) He’s scored at least 12 points in 6 out of his last 8 games and this week Moore faces the less-than-imposing Pats defense.

Alex Smith: (available in 63% of ESPN leagues) Hey, the guy put up 12 points against the Steelers. This week Smith faces Seattle. The Seahawks are playing tough lately, but they’re still not the Steelers.

Kyle Orton: (available in 84% of ESPN leagues) His finger is better, he’ll have one more week of practice and Orton faces a barely adequate Raiders pass defense at home.

RB:

Toby Gerhart: (available in 61% of ESPN leagues) Everybody said, that he’d get benched with Peterson back, but  Gerhart made the most of the touches he got. And he’ll still get plenty of work in a meaningless game to keep Peterson’s injury risk minimal.

Kahlil Bell: (available in 86% of ESPN leagues) Yeah, Barber’s in the doghouse. The Bears will see how  much they can get out of the kid.

Lance Ball: (available in 96% of ESPN leagues) McGahee’s hamstring is balky and even if he plays Ball will get a fair bit of work. Why? have you ever tried to keep a wonky hamstring warm and loose outdoors in Buffalo in December? They can’t make enough Ben-Gay for that.

Sammy Morris: (available in 99% of ESPN leagues) Felix Jones is questionable. Even if he plays he’s gimpy. Morris isn’t a kid anymore and he doesn’t have big speed, but he’s a tough runner, he has fresh legs and a reliable receiver out of the backfield.

WR
Greg Little: (available in 91% of ESPN leagues) He’s the best Seneca Wallace has to throw to. I know that doesn’t inspire confidence against Baltimore, but the Ravens just seem to have a knack of playing like complete suck-monsters against lousy teams.

Nate Burleson: (available in 72% of ESPN leagues) This is a risky play against an up and down Chargers team, but if Calvin Johnson attracts the attention he deserves, the old guy can still rack up some yards.

Demaryius Thomas: (available in 63% of ESPN leagues) He’s put up double digits the last three weeks and TDs in 2 of the last three games. This week, Tebow’s favorite receiver faces the beatable Bills pass defense.

TE
Brent Celek (available in 72% of ESPN leagues) I don’t think he’ll break 20 points again, but I expect him and the Eagles to put a load of points up on Dallas’ defense. And I’m a Cowboys homer.

Ed Dickson: (available in % of ESPN leagues) The Ravens don’t go to their TE much but the Browns do a good job of covering WRs but nowhere near as good with TEs.

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QB
Tim Tebow: Yeah, in real football he lost. In fantasy football, he won big. 26 points. Swami!

Andy Dalton: I swear the Rams are playing like Steve Spagnuolo owes them money and he won’t pay up if he gets fired. 5 points. Bonehead!

Matt Stafford: This week he pulls out a 4th quarter comeback instead of Tebow. 29 points. Swami!

Rex Grossman: How did he not rip a weak Giants secondary? How? 7 points. Bonehead!

RB:
Cedric Benson: Not great yardage totals but he scored. 14 points. Swami!

Michael Bush: If he had been able to score, the Raiders might have won. Not great rushing totals but he padded his points with receiving yards. 13 points. Swami!

Reggie Bush: Wow. I never would have guessed last year that the l’il fella would ever be durable enough to rack up 200 rushing yards in the NFL. 24 points. Swami!

Chris Johnson: Oh, well. He hit double digits. Barely. 10 points. Swami-ish.

WR
Antonio Brown: Nah, all the Steelers got pwned all the way around.5 points. Bonehead!

Jordy Nelson: WTF? That’s all I can say. WTF!?!? 2 points. Bonehead!

Santana Moss: Was hoping for more, but hey, Rex was Rex. Moss still hit double digits. 10 points. Swami!

Demaryius Thomas: Was hoping for more, but double digits works. 11 points. Swami!

TE
Jake Ballard: Ah, Eli regressing a little bit. One point. Bonehead!

Jermichael Finley: At least one Packer pass catcher did okay. 8 points. Swami!

Owen Daniels: Maybe I was wrong about that Yates kid. AUGH! 2 points. Bonehead!

Sit ‘Em!
QB
Carson Palmer: I still don’t know who he really has to throw it to. 18 points. Bonehead!

Philip Rivers: Well, it wasn’t a knock ‘em dead performance but it’s still about twice as many points as I thought he’d put up. 14 points. Bonehead!

Alex Smith: Despite the power blackouts and the Steelers, he only dropped off in production slightly.  Go figure. 12 points. Bonehead-ish.

Ben Roethlisberger: On the other hand, Ben didn’t look right. Would it have killed Tomlin to have rested the big guy and start Dixon?. 5 points. Swami!

RB
Frank Gore: I totally expected the Steelers to shut him down. 12 points. Bonehead!

Rashard Mendenhall: I totally expected the Niners to shut him down. 8 points. Swami!

C.J. Spiller: This kid is completely frustrating. He tanks it one week and shows up like a beast the next. 28 points. Bonehead!

Ryan Mathews: Now, the question is: Are the Chargers that good, or did Baltimore fall back into their familiar pattern of losing to lousy teams after they smack around a good one. Hard to say which principle was in operation here. 22 points. Bonehead!

WR
Steve Johnson: More points than I thought but still below the magic 10 point mark for me. 8 points. Swami!

Michael Crabtree: Yep, called it. 3 points. Swami!

DeSean Jackson: Did i nail this one or what? 2 points. Swami!

Anquan Boldin: Actually, a couple more points than I expected. 5 points. Swami!

TE
Jermaine Gresham: The Rams really do play the TE well. One point. Swami!

Vernon Davis: Wow, I did not see that coming. 13 points. Bonehead!

Dennis Pitta: Todd Heap isn’t missing Baltimore. 2 points. Swami!

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QB
Tim Tebow: Even Chad Henne lit up the Patriots secondary. Chad Henne!

Andy Dalton: He’s got a running game to rely on and Dalton’s got the Rams to throw against inside a wonderful climate controlled dome. What’s not to like?

Matt Stafford: Oakland’s pass defense ain’t what it used to be and it’s banged up. Add to that the fact that Detroit’s passing game is the only strong and healthy part of the offense.

Rex Grossman: Bottom line is that the Giants don’t have a Revis Island to rely on. Grossman should at least come close to the 18 points he scored on them in the season opener.

RB:
Cedric Benson: The Rams rush defense isn’t nearly as good as the Texans’ and last week Benson almost hit double digits against them.

Michael Bush: McFadden didn’t practice. So, it’s on Bush and the Lions do give up yards to backs at a decent clip.

Reggie Bush: This Bush has racked up 100 yards two games in a row and Buffalo’s run defense is not good enough to stop him from doing it three times in a row.

Chris Johnson: He had hit a stride there for a while before meeting the Saints last week. The good news is that this week he faces the Colts.

WR
Antonio Brown:  Risky if Big Ben doesn’t play, but likely to not be hurt by that as much as Wallace. Brown benefits from all the attention paid to Wallace and the effect of that is heightened if Roethlisberger is out. defense will key on Wallace as the top WR even more.

Jordy Nelson: With Jennings out, Nelson should see even more passes and scoring opportunities coming his way, if that’s even possible to imagine.

Santana Moss: The Giants have a pass defense that’s almost as leaky as the Pats.

Demaryius Thomas: Speaking of a leaky Pats pass defense, Not only does Thomas face them, the last two weeks he’s been Tebow’s favorite WR.

TE
Jake Ballard: The Redskins don’t do that good a job against TEs.

Jermichael Finley: Not only does Jennings on the sidelines increase everybody’s chances to catch passes, the Chiefs also don’t do that good a job against TEs.

Owen Daniels: That Yates kid isn’t as bad as I thought and Johnson’s hammy is still bad.

Sit ‘Em!
QB
Carson Palmer: He doesn’t have much left to throw to and if Suh goes back to stomping on guys that piss him off, Palmer may finish the game with even fewer.

Philip Rivers: He’s been resurgent lately, but I think the Ravens are about to change that for him this weekend.

Alex Smith: It’s the Steelers, Need I say more?

Ben Roethlisberger: The big fella is hurt and I don’t think he finishes the game.

RB
Frank Gore: He’s a little gimpy and he’s facing the Steelers. if the Niners want him healthy for the playoffs they’re going to need to spread around the carries, especially this week.

Rashard Mendenhall: Speaking of the Steelers/Niners game. Don’t expect Mendenhall to rack up big numbers, either, not even with Big Ben being limited if he plays.

C.J. Spiller: Say what you will about the ‘Fins, their run defense is more than a match for Spiller.

Ryan Mathews: The Ravens. ‘Nuff said.

WR
Steve Johnson: The guy is healthy, but his hand is injured and the weather is starting to get nippy off of Lake Erie. Plus, the ‘Fins are going to key on him because there isn’t anybody else on the offense that’s a serious threat.

Michael Crabtree: Steelers, baby.

DeSean Jackson: With Maclin gimpy, Jackson mostly likely lands on Revis Island.

Anquan Boldin: He hasn’t put up many points in a while, and against the Chargers DBs, he should score even less.

TE
Jermaine Gresham: For some strange reason, the Rams play the TE pretty well. Who knew?

Vernon Davis: It’s the Steelers. He’ll be doing a lot of blocking.

Dennis Pitta: The Chargers have a good pass defense and Pitta has to share TE targets with Ed Dickson.

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QB
Andy Dalton: (available in 64% of ESPN leagues) His production has been below double digits the last two weeks but that was against two pretty good defenses, the Steelers and the Texans. This week his match-up with the Rams is kind, but they have been playing tough lately. I guess his defense doesn’t want Spagnuolo to lose his job.

Rex Grossman: (available in 87% of ESPN leagues) Some risk with this guy but he put up 18 points on the Giants in their first game and really, the Giants have been letting passers put up points for a while.

RB:
Marion Barber: (available in 33% of ESPN leagues) I know he was the goat of the last game, but Barber did generate some pretty good fantasy numbers. He’s risky, but he should at least start the Seattle game. As long as he doesn’t blow it early he should remain on the field.

LaDainian Tomlinson: (available in 48% of ESPN leagues) Greene has taken the brunt of the action lately in the running game, but the old man still has some skills to put up numbers in the passing game. And against a pass rush like the Eagles, the pass to the back in the flat is one way to slow them down.

Maurice Morris: (available in 45% of ESPN leagues) Nothing great here, but he’s the most competent of the least injured backs the Lions have.

WR
Jabar Gaffney: (available in 54% of ESPN leagues) He’s gotten the most benefit out of that bonehead, Fred Davis’, suspension.

Titus Young: (available in 96% of ESPN leagues) The Raiders pass defense is vulnerable and, over the last few weeks, Burleson’s numbers have declined while Young’s have gone up.

James Jones: (available in 40% of ESPN leagues) Jennings is out. Jones should benefit the most. Should.

Donald Driver: (available in 75% of ESPN leagues) yeah, Jones should benefit the most, but the thing is last week, when Jennings went down it was this old man that got more attention. Go figure.

Demaryius Thomas: (available in 72% of ESPN leagues) it’s only a two week trend, but it looks like as Tebow has gotten a little more comfortable throwing he’s been looking to Thomas over Decker. And the Pats have even made Chad Henne look awesome this year.

TE
Jacob Tamme: (available in 99% of ESPN leagues) Risky play, but he’s put up 4 and the 7 points with Orlovsky throwing it the last two weeks. And this week’s opponent, the Titans, isn’t quite as tough as the Ravens were last week.

Evan Moore: (available in 98% of ESPN leagues) McCoy is out and Ben Watson went to IR. He’s a pure pass catcher and Seneca Wallace is going to need all the help he can get. And against the Cards, Moore could actually do some damage.

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But that’s all in the past and for the next three weeks or so I can sleep in and then get up to eat sleep and breathe football. However, last week was close to a debacle. Wound up at chance, 50/50 with 15-15 Swami to Bonehead calls. Here’s a closer look.

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QB
Tony Romo: Hey, the Cowboys may be losing in December like clockwork but you can’t put the blame on Romo, he’s actually putting up some great stat lines. Now, the defense and the head coach, that’s another story. 28 points. Swami!

Tim Tebow: Nowhere close to the points I was hoping for. Just barely makes the cut-off for minimum acceptability. But the kid did pull out another heck of a win in real life. 13points. Swami-ish.

Cam Newton: He continues to make preseason naysayers, me included, look like idiots. 18 points. Swami!

Matt Stafford: I think his finger is all better now. 17 points. Swami!

RB:
Marshawn Lynch: Playing for the big money. But he wasn’t really effective until well into the second half.  He had me worried for a while. 17 points. Swami!

Michael Turner: I guess he was resting up for Thursday. 7 points. Bonehead!

C.J. Spiller: I miss you, Fred Jackson. 5 points. Bonehead!

DeMarco Murray: Injury. Damn. 2 Points. Bonehead!

WR
Santana Moss: Yep. New England. 14 points. Swami!

Dez Bryant: He might not have played out the way I expected but, there were still enough points being tossed around to get him into double digits. 11 points. Swami!

Michael Crabtree: Maybe he needs some help. 6 points. Bonehead!

Riley Cooper: 2 points. Doh! Bonehead!

TE
Brent Celek: Back on Vick’s “Ignore” list? 3 points. Bonehead!

Jermaine Gresham: Just over the threshold. 4 points. Swami!

Jared Cook: Zero points. Double Doh! Bonehead!

Sit ‘Em!
QB
Andy Dalton: Yep, told ya. 9 points. Swami!

Christian Ponder: I hope they don’t get the kid killed at this point in the season trying to play for pride, but really, I’m kind of worried about Peterson’s health now, too. 5 points. Swami!

Matt Moore: I said he was about to hit a wall. 3 points. Swami!

Matt Ryan: Incroyable! 28 points. Bonehead!

RB
Beanie Wells: The Niners did really rough the Cards up. 2 points. Swami!

Cedric Benson: Just missed double digits. 9 points. Swami-ish.

Brandon Jacobs: There was a time this season when Dallas actually had a pretty good rush defense. 22 points. Bonehead!

Steven Jackson: I thought he would get stuffed with the defense keying on him. I was wrong. 18 points. Bonehead!

WR
Dwayne Bowe: Well, Crennel could always move him to CB. 6 Points. Swami!

Santonio Holmes: Bottled up. 7 points, even with a TD. Swami!

DeSean Jackson: I guess he’s still Vick’s buddy. 11 points. Bonehead!

Steve Johnson: Well if you’re a Steve Johnson fan, at least he didn’t shoot himself in the foot again, so to speak. 11 points. Bonehead!

TE
Owen Daniels: Maybe this Yates kid isn’t as bad as I thought. 10 points. Bonehead!

Anthony Fasano: I wonder why now, at this point in his career, he’s been scoring fantasy points. I nthink it’s the shoes. 5 points. Bonehead!

Jake Ballard: And there was a time when in this season when Dallas had a pass rush that was feared enough to  require TEs to stay in and block. 11 points. Bonehead!

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Now is no time to try and get wacky with your rosters, but with injuries and slumps and rebounds and such, sometimes you have to re-evaluate who you should start if you want to survive the playoff tournament.

Start ‘Em!
QB
Tony Romo: I know I may be accused of being a Cowboys homer because of this pick. And I am a Cowboys homer, just not because of this pick. It’s a division rivalry, a fight for the divisional lead, two up and down franchises, and they’ve had their share of shootouts on the Cowboys’ home turf. I think this is another high scoring one.

Tim Tebow: I hear the common wisdom is that the Bears run defense will plug up the Broncos and Tebow. Well, the Jets and the Vikes have pretty good run defenses, too, and Tebow still put up some respectable numbers.

Cam Newton: Speaking of young running QBs that are facing tough run defenses, I do not think Newton will be throwing three picks in his rematch with the Falcons. I think he goes 17-18 points minimum and probably over 20 on his home turf.

Matt Stafford: In contrast, I’m sure everybody reading this would agree that Stafford is a much more accomplished thrower than Tebow. Well, last week Tim Terrific lit up the Vikes for two passing TDs. You do the math.

RB:
Marshawn Lynch: The guy is clearly playing for a new contract before his old one runs out next year and he’s been a beast. Now, this week he faces a weak Rams run defense. The downside for the future is when RBs superperform this well looking for a big paycheck, they usually regress big-time once they sign a new deal.

Michael Turner: He’s done well against the Panthers when they’ve had better run defenses and this time they have a bad one. Turner put up 25 points against Carolina already this year and they haven’t gotten any better.

C.J. Spiller: He’s all the Bills really have and the Chargers run defense has been seriously underperforming lately.

DeMarco Murray: Okay, so I’m a Cowboys homer. But here’s the deal. Murray’s totals slowed down once his blocking fullback, Tony Fiammetta, was sidelined. But guess who’s supposed to be back against the Giants? Take a wild guess.

WR
Santana Moss: The Patriots have a porous pass defense and with Fred Davis being a bonehead and getting himself suspended, Moss is  going to be seeing a ton of passes coming his way.

Dez Bryant: Robinson is a little nicked up but Miles Austin is back, though he’ll likely be a little rusty. That means in my imaginary Romo-Eli shootout the big winner in the Cowboys WR rodeo is Bryant.

Michael Crabtree: He’s got a good match-up against the Cards. Last time he broke double digits and put up 12 points against them.

Riley Cooper: A little risky, but Maclin may not play, Avant can’t be relied on, and DeSean Jackson has just about played himself out of Philly with his pouting act. With Vick back against a less-than-impressive ‘Fins pass defense, Cooper is poised to put up some points.

TE
Brent Celek: Speaking of the Iggles receiving situation, that may have something to do with Celek’s stat line being revived this year.

Jermaine Gresham: Houston’s defense is tough but a TE is a QB-in-trouble’s best friend and Dalton should be in plenty of trouble.

Jared Cook: I think Hasselbeck looks for and finds him against the Saints. It’s not like the old guy has a lot of other passing options.

Sit ‘Em!
QB
Andy Dalton: He’s facing a Houston defense that’s playing every bit as well as the Steeler defense that held him to 9 points last week.

Christian Ponder: The kid is hurt and the latest word is that he’s a game-time decision. And while the Lions are without Suh, they still have Vanden Bosch to apply pressure.

Matt Moore: He’s done better than a lot of people have expected. But the Iggles are playing with hurt pride and they’ve had a long week to prepare. I have the feeling they’re going to throw the kitchen sink at Moore.

Matt Ryan:  Not that he’s got an especially bad match-up, but why throw it when you’re paying Michael Turner? The Panthers run defense is shaky and the  more time you run off the clock the less time Cam Newton has to beat you. My bet is that Ryan isn’t going to be given many throwing opportunities.

RB
Beanie Wells: The Niners run defense will eat his lunch and make him ask his mother to give them seconds.

Cedric Benson: The Texans aren’t any easier to run on than the Steelers.

Brandon Jacobs: I think Eli throws it a lot to keep up with the Cowboys. That equals not a lot of touches for Jacobs or Bradshaw, either.

Steven Jackson: Bradford’s not 100% and Feeley’s hurt, so the third stringer, Kellen Clemens may play. That means Jackson will be wearing a huge bull’s eye on his back and the Seahawks will be taking careful aim.

WR
Dwayne Bowe: He hasn’t scored in weeks and Palko is the QB since Orton’s hurt.

Santonio Holmes: In the same game, The KC pass defense has been playing pretty well and though they don’t have a Revis Island, Brandon Flowers’s name is tropical sounding enough to blanket Holmes.

DeSean Jackson: Just how long after the season is over do the Iggles cut this whiny baby loose? I have 24 seconds in the pool at my favorite watering hole.

Steve Johnson: The Chargers pass defense has more than enough guys to cover him.

TE
Owen Daniels: Sorry, T.J. Yates is no Matt Schaub. Once the kid learns how to check down quicker, maybe.

Anthony Fasano: I think the Iggles throw the kitchen sink at Moore which means Fasano blocks a lot.

Jake Ballard: Speaking of blocking a lot, The Giants O-line will need Ballard’s help in containing DeMarcus Ware’s rush.

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