Every week, I highlight a few marginal fantasy players, three to start and three to sit. Let’s see how I did last week:
START
Kelly Holcomb – 25 yards passing (PUSH)
Holcomb left with an injury and J.P. Losman the game finished game.
Cedric Benson – 12 carries, 50 yards (PUSH)
Benson was off to a great start before leaving with a knee injury. Adrian Peterson filled in and ran for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Bobby Engram / Joe Jurevicius – (HIT) / (MISS)
Engram had a nice day, catching six passes for 70 yards. Jurevicius only caught three balls for 27 yards.
BENCH
Mark Brunell – 226 yards passing, 2 TDs, 2 INTs (MISS)
Brunell had a better day than expected and completed a pass to nine different receivers in the game.
Kevan Barlow – 25 carries, 63 yards (HIT)
Barlow got a ton of carries in the Windy City, but not a ton of yards.
Jimmy Smith – 3 carries, 43 yards (HIT)
Smith continues to suffer with the Jaguars’ youth movement at WR.
Onto this week’s picks:
START
QB – Matt Hasselbeck, SEA
Hasselbeck has a fantastic matchup against the 49ers and should have a strong stretch run with a pretty easy schedule.
RB – Patrick Pass / Heath Evans, NE
If Pass doesn’t have any setbacks this week, he should have a big game against a poor New Orleans rush defense. If Pass can’t go, Evans will carry the load for the Patriots.
WR – Andre Johnson, HOU
The Texans offense has shown improvement and they should have some opportunities against a questionable Kansas City defense.
BENCH
QB – Mike Vick, ATL
Unless you are out of options, it is a good idea to bench Vick against a very good Tampa Bay defense.
RB – Kevin Jones, DET
It doesn’t look like Jones is going to have a second half of the season like he did last year and Mariucci has said that he’s not going to take carries away from Bryson and Pinner just to feed KJ the ball. This week, he faces a tough Dallas rush defense.
WR – Ashley Lelie, DEN
Lelie is coming off an injury and faces a stout Jets pass defense this week.
