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You Might want to Look Elsewhere Before You
Start These Guys
Matt
Hasselbeck (QB -
Seattle)
Matt Hasselbeck was
supposed to have a breakout season but so far he is not getting it done
for fantasy owners. Hasslebeck has been careless with the football
and his receivers having been dropping passes all season long. So far
through seven games Hasselbeck has 8 touchdown passes and 9
interceptions. In his last three games he has thrown two
touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Seahawks won last week
because they took the ball out of Hasselbeck’s hands and gave the ball
to Shaun Alexander. This week the match-up against the 49ers is
great except that Hasselbeck could be without his number one receiver
Darrell Jackson. If Jackson doesn’t play you shouldn’t play Hasselbeck.
Tom
Brady (QB - New
England)
Brady is a victim of a
lack of receivers. The Patriots have no single star at receiver
but Brady spreads the field and hits the open receiver. Since week
one when Brady threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns he has not had
all of his receivers available to him. Deion Branch and Troy Brown have
missed time even though Brown returned last week. This week the Patriots
could be without their new number one receiver David Givens. The first
four games Brady threw nine touchdowns and four interceptions. The last
three games Brady has thrown four touchdowns and three interceptions.
Laveranues Coles
(WR - Washington)
Coles leads the team in
receptions (38) and yards (452) but after seven games he has failed to
catch a touchdown pass. Rod Gardner appears to be the guy Mark
Brunnell looks for in the end zone. The Redskins as a team have
eight touchdown passes in seven games and five have gone to Gardner.
Another reason you should shy away from Coles is that Mark Brunnell is
awful. How bad is Patrick Ramsey if he can’t replace an old and
ineffective Mark Brunnell?
Kevan
Barlow (RB - San
Francisco)
Barlow has one
100-hundred yard rushing game on the season and last week he averaged
3.1 yards per carry and could only post 56 yards rushing against a
Chicago defense that is ranked 29th against the run and gives up 139.3
yards per game on average. If Barlow can’t produce in that
situation when will he ever produce? This week he faces a Seattle
team that held him to 22 yards on 10 carries in their week 3 meeting.
If someone in your league wants him then go ahead and trade him while
you can.
These
Guys are playing like Super Stars
Jason
Witten (TE -
Dallas)
There has been much
talk about how good Antonio Gates and Eric Johnson are but the one tight
end who is not getting any recognition is Jason Witten. His value has
skyrocketed due to the injury of Terry Glenn, the loss of Antonio Bryant
and the bad hamstring of Quincy Morgan. Witten leads the team in
receptions with 39 (nine more then Keyshawn) and he has three
touchdowns. In his last two games Witten has 17 receptions, 196 yards
and 2 touchdowns. If for some reason he’s still available in your
league pick him up immediately! Parcells loves to utilize the
tight end and the Cowboys have a poor rushing attack and are short on
receivers. Witten will continue to produce excellent numbers.
Drew
Brees (QB - San
Diego)
Brees was unstoppable
last Sunday throwing 5 touchdowns against the Oakland Raiders. The two
games prior Brees only threw for 1 touchdown. He is getting
comfortable with Keenan McCardell and Antonio Gates is a stud. If
you are in a league that penalizes for interceptions then you might want
to know that Brees has been virtually mistake free. So far this
season he has 14 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. In fact, Brees
has thrown a total of one interception in his last six games. This
week Brees should be in for another good game because he faces a New
Orleans passing defense that is ranked 31st in passing yards allowed and
ranks 23rd in passing touchdowns allowed. After this week’s game
the Chargers are on a bye but after that he faces the Raiders again and
the Chiefs. If you are struggling at the quarterback position Brees
would be a nice pick up for your fantasy team. By the way, in week
16 which is usually the Championship game in most fantasy leagues, San
Diego is facing the Indianapolis Colts.
Jake
Plummer (QB -
Denver)
The good news for
Plummer owners is that he has thrown 10 touchdowns and has averaged 284
yards the past four games. The bad news is that in that same span
he has thrown 8 interceptions. The Broncos are on a two game skid
but this week they face a Houston secondary that is ranked last in
passing touchdowns allowed. Plummer is a good quarterback to trade
for because his schedule is very nice the next few weeks. Denver
plays Houston, (bye week) New Orleans, Oakland, and San Diego. If you
don’t get penalized for interceptions then Plummer’s your man.
Reggie
Wayne (WR -
Indianapolis)
As a Reggie Wayne owner
I was very worried after he shoved the “Golden Child” Peyton Manning on
the sidelines two weeks ago. How did he and Manning respond the
following week? Wayne caught six passes for 119 yards and 2
touchdowns against the Chiefs. What was nice for Reggie's owners was
that on Wayne‘s second touchdown catch he and Manning made up a play
that wasn’t even in the playbook. It seems like the two of them
have made peace. That is a big relief to all Wayne owners. Reggie
leads the team in receiving yardage and has five touchdowns on the
season.
KeyShawn Johnson
(WR - Dallas)
KeyShawn Johnson did
not score a touchdown in his first three games but since then he has
been a regular visitor to the end zone. Johnson has scored a
touchdown in three out of the Cowboys’ last four games. In fact,
with his two-touchdown game last week he now has four touchdowns on the
season. Keyshawn has not had more then five touchdowns in a season
since 2000 when he had 8 touchdowns. Is it possible that Keyshawn may
score double-digit touchdowns for the second time in his career? Hey,
anything is possible. The Red Sox won the World Series didn’t
they?
Minnesota Running Backs...I’ll be Watching Closely
Michael
Bennett (RB -
Minnesota)
It appears that Mewelde
Moore will not play on Monday night. Tice said whoever practices the
best out of Michael Bennett and Onterrio Smith will get the start Monday
night though both will play. If you drafted Michael Bennett and
have been holding on to him, Monday night could be judgment day for your
fantasy back. Tice told Bennett “Go win your job back” in the half of
last week’s game against the Giants. Bennett had 5 carries for 20
yards and scored a touchdown. If he has a big game Monday night
Bennett may reclaim his job as the starting running back in Minnesota.
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