Category: NFL (Page 1261 of 1282)

QUARTERBACKS

Josh McCown, ARI – Kurt Warner is out for the year so that means McCown should start the rest of the way. Combined, the ARI QBs rank as the #4 QB, so McCown is a great option for those desperate for help at the position.

Rex Grossman, CHI – If you are really desperate and can’t get McCown, Grossman was named the Bears starter so you have that going for you.

RUNNING BACKS

Frank Gore, SF – Gore had a nice day filling in for Kevan Barlow and if he gets another start, he should put up decent numbers.

Michael Turner, SD – Keep an eye on LT2’s status this week. If he’s out, Turner immediately becomes a very valuable commodity for Week 16.

Jonathan Wells, HOU – Wells scored twice filling in for the injured Domanick Davis, and if he gets another start, he would be a solid play as he’s scored in every start this season.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Samie Parker, KC – Parker has been playing well lately and if Kennison continues to be hobbled, he should get most of the looks in KC.

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

Brad Johnson, MIN – 146 pass yards, 0 TD (MISS)

Samkon Gado, GB – 180 total yards, 1 TD (HIT)

Lee Evans, BUF – 4 catches, 83 yards (HIT)

BENCH

Ben Roethlisberger, PIT – 173 pass yards, 1 TD (HIT)

Jamal Lewis, BAL – 0 carries, 0 yards (HIT)

Roy Williams, DET – 4 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD (MISS)

On to this week’s picks:

START

QB – David Garrard, JAX
Garrard has been terrific filling in for Byron Leftwich and should have a good game against the 49ers.

RB – Ryan Moats, PHI
Moats had a big game last week and should see at least 15 touches against the Rams.

WR – Jimmy Smith, JAX
Smith has been great with Garrard at the helm and the duo should carve a poor San Francisco defense.

BENCH

QB – Mike Vick, ATL
Vick faces a very tough CHI defense on the road. Don’t expect his normal stats.

RB – Willis McGahee, BUF
The Bills just haven’t been able to run the ball recently and things will continue to be tough against a very good DEN defense.

WR – Mushin Muhammad, CHI
ATL is pretty good against the pass, so I expect the Bears to focus on the run and have success with it.

If you’re reading this, you’re in the playoffs. That’s the good news. The bad news is, you don’t know who to start. Post your questions here and I’ll give you answers. They may not be the right ones, but they’ll be answers nonetheless.