Even when I don’t have Ron Dayne on my roster, he finds a way to screw with me. Dayne made a surprise start last Thursday and vultured a TD from my sleeper, Darius Walker, who finished with just 13 carries for 66 yards. Walker also caught one pass for two yards, but it wasn’t enough to salvage a very mediocre game. The Walker pick broke a streak of six pretty good sleeper picks.
Let’s see if we can get back on track. This week’s sleeper is…
David Patten, Saints (vs. PHI)
Patten has been boom-or-bust all season. In his five “good” games, he averaged six catches for 99 yards and 0.6 TD. In the other nine games, he averaged 1.6 catches for 22 yards and 0 TD. Needless to say, the guy is a risky play. But with Reggie Bush out (or at least limited), the Saints are forced to utilize Patten more often in their gameplan, and over the last two weeks he has responded by posting 13 catches for 193 yards and two scores. If you’re in need of a sleeper at WR, give Patten a shot.
