Friday, October 31, 2008

You Know Who You Should Sit?

Greg Jennings (WR – GB) Marble Ryan's personal favorite "talented motherfucker" has been a beast so far this season, but the ride comes to an end this week as GJ runs head first into the immovable Titans defense. Tennessee has yet to allow a strong game from an opposing receiver this season, which is pretty amazing considering that it’s Week 9. Tennessee will shut down Jennings’ ability to get yards after the catch, which his fantasy value hinges on. Expect mediocre numbers, after which a frustrated Marble Ryan will immediately trade Jennings for the "explosivity" of Tyler Thigpen and a Brother Jimmy's pulled pork dinner and two side dishes to be named later.

You Know Who You Should Also Sit?

Brett Farve (QB – NYJ) Everyone's favorite gunslinger has returned! After tricking many of us into believing that in his old age, he’d discovered some maturity and restraint as a quarterback, Favre’s gone back to his old ways of trying to do way too much on his own and refusing the accept the fact that, regardless of what Deanna Farve says, he no longer has the physical prowess of a 27-year-old. He's thrown 7 interceptions in the past 3 games against some mediocre defenses. Expect him to struggle mightily against the solid Buffalo D.

Steve Slaton (RB – HOU) It might be tempting to start Slaton if Ahman Green is out this weekend as expected, but even with a full load of carries, Slaton won't be able to do anything against Minnesota's tough run D. Expect Houston to build their gameplan around Matt Shaub's rejuvenated arm and Minnesota's mediocre pass D. Even if he's the only Houston back playing, Slaton’s unlikely to get more than a handful of touches.

Terrell Owens (WR – DAL) The #2 WR taken in just about every fantasy draft, TO has been so disappointing of late that it's time to bench him — at least until Romo returns in 2 weeks. In the each of the past 3 games, Owens’ yardage totals have ended up in the 30s, and after scoring 5 times in the first 5 games, he hasn’t found the end zone since. I don't see Checkdown Johnson doing a much better job of getting him the ball this week, so you can expect more mediocre fantasy numbers and sideline pouting.

Edgerrin James (RB – ARI) His yards per carry average has been mediocre all season (and has been for each of the past 3 seasons, actually), but what’s kept Edge useful for fantasy purposes has been his guaranteed number of touches. Well, that trend seems to be mercifully coming to an end this year. With Arizona relying more and more on their explosive passing game and giving an increasing number of carries to rookie Tim Hightower (including all the goal line chances), it's about time to take the once-great RB out back and put him out of misery. Edge has had fewer than 10 carries in 3 of his past 4 games, and Arizona Coach Ken Wisenhunt recently referred to their RB situation as a "position battle." The last time Wisenhunt made such a claim, the "battle" was more of a massacre and "starter" Matt Leinart ended up on the sidelines with a clipboard in his hands. Expect a similar outcome here.

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