Every week, I submit six names our fantasy football owners – three marginal players to start and three to bench. Let’s see how I did last week:
START
Kurt Warner, ARI – 354 passing yards, 1 TD, 2 INT (HIT)
Carnell Williams, TB – 103 total yards, 0 TD (HIT)
Derrick Mason, BAL – 3 catches, 32 yards (MISS)
BENCH
Brett Favre, GB – 277 passing yards, 2 INT (HIT)
Julius Jones, DAL – 162 total yards, 0 TD (MISS)
Mushin Muhammad, CHI – 0 catches (HIT)
On to this week’s picks:
START
QB – Brad Johnson, MIN (vs. STL)
BJ has been playing pretty well of late and this week he has a very nice matchup against a Rams defense that can’t defend the pass.
RB – Samkon Gado, GB (vs. DET)
The Lions are one of the worst defenses in the league in giving up fantasy points to running backs. Assuming he doesn’t fumble and lose his job again, Gado should have a good day.
WR – Lee Evans, BUF (vs. NE)
Eric Moulds has been suspended for one game so Evans should have a big day against a Patriots defense that can’t really cover anyone.
BENCH
QB – Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (vs. CHI)
Big Ben should find the going tough against a stout Bears defense.
RB – Jamal Lewis, BAL (vs. DEN)
Denver is a lot better at defending the run than they are the pass and the Ravens will probably get behind early, so I don’t think Lewis will get a lot of opportunities.
WR – Roy Williams, DET (vs. GB)
The Packers are the opposite of the Broncos – teams run against them so well that there’s no need to pass, and when they do try to pass, the Pack defends it well. This all adds up to a subpar day for Williams.
