Author: John Paulsen (Page 923 of 937)

Every week, I highlight a few marginal fantasy players, three to start and three to sit. First, let’s see how I did last week:

START

Matt Hasselbeck – 233 passing yards, 1 TD (HIT)
Shaun Alexander did most of the damage against the 49ers, but Hasselbeck contributed with a solid game.

Patrick Pass / Heath Evans – 184 combined yards (PUSH)
The duo split the carries and the catches and combined for a very good total.

Andre Johnson – 6 catches, 50 yards (PUSH)
AJ had a solid game in points per reception leagues, but owners in other leagues are still waiting for him to do something.

BENCH

Mike Vick – 306 passing yards, 2 TDs (MISS)
Vick looked great against a good Bucs defense. He seems to be getting more consistent as the season goes on.

Kevin Jones – 67 total yards, 1 TD (MISS)
I’ll give myself a miss on this one. Even though KJ didn’t have a very good game, he did find the endzone.

Ashley Lelie – 4 catches, 81 yards (PUSH)
Lelie had a better game than I expected, but he still didn’t find the endzone even though the Broncos put up 27 points.

On to this week’s picks:

START

QB – Trent Green, KC
Green has had an up and down season and is currently QB18, but this week he faces a New England pass defense that is second worst in yards allowed per game.

RB – Chris Brown, TEN
Brown has been solid lately, and this week he faces a porous 49er defense that allows 120 yards and 1.5 TDs on the ground.

WR – Eddie Kennison, KC
Just like Green, Kennison should have a big day against the Patriots.

BENCH

QB – Chris Simms, TB
Simms will probably struggle against a very good Chicago defense that is second best in the league against the pass.

RB – Tony Fisher / Samkon Gado, GB
Who knows what’s going on in GB. After a great game against ATL, Gado gets pulled early in the second half of Monday’s game against the Vikings for fumbling. Whoever gets the carries might find it tough to run against the Philly D.

WR – Reggie Brown, PHI
The Packers have been surprisingly good against the pass, allowing only 187 yards a game through the air. I think they’ll keep Brown out of the endzone.

Donovan McNabb is out for the season and Antonio Gates is nursing a foot injury. So what do you do?

Post all of your roster questions here, that’s what.

QUARTERBACKS

Mike McMahon, PHI – Donovan McNabb is out for the rest of the season and McMahon looked pretty good in the second half of the game against the Giants. He should be reasonably productive in the Eagles offense the rest of the way.

Jamie Martin, STL – Marc Bulger is out again with a shoulder injury so that means Martin will be the starter for the Rams. Martin was solid in relief on Sunday and should be an adequate fantasy backup for the remainder of the season.

RUNNING BACKS

Tony Fisher, GB – Sam Gado lost his job with a fumble in the beginning of the second half of Monday night’s game and, just like that, has gone from hero to goat. Fisher is first in line to get carries, but the Green Bay running game isn’t very impressive. Fisher will do some damage in leagues that reward one point per reception.

Maurice Hicks, SF – If Kevan Barlow and Frank Gore continue to miss time with injuries, Hicks would get the start. He played great on Sunday, carrying the ball 11 times for 83 yards and a score after Barlow left the game.