November 21, 2009

Stand up or sit down

Jamey Eisenburg from sportsline.com does some really good analysis. As with the Talented Mr. Roto, I like to review the Start 'em Sit 'em column Eisenburg puts out. If you want to read it, find it here

Quarterbacks
Start 'em:
Brett Favre - I would start him against Seattle, should do well
Matt Schaub - The Tennessee defense has been horrible against good passers
Ben Rothlisberger - Now stick with me on this one. I think the Steelers will shut down the whoeful KC offense, get a lead early, and settle into a smash-mouth running game, limiting Big Ben's need to throw the ball all over. He will do ok, but not excellent.
Matt Hasselbeck - I am not on the wagon with this one. Now, Seattle might be down early and get into a passing situation by middle of the third quarter. Hasselbeck might do ok, but not a must start.
Donovan McNabb - He has a great week in San Diego, mainly because he had to, but he should do ok against the weak Bears D
Sit 'em:
David Garrard - not much argument here
Alex Smith - The Packer D looked strong in shutting down Romo and the Cowboys last week, expect more of the same
Matt Cassel - Cassel might not do great against the Steeler, but might pick up some ok numbers in desparation time
Carson Palmer - Everyone is playing up the Oakland defense on the net, but I see good things for Cinncinati, especially with Benson on the sidelines, they will rely more on the passing game
Matt Ryan - If the o-line can protect him, he will do well, if not, well, hard to throw the ball from your ass

Runningbacks
Start 'em:
LaDainian Tomlinson - The Denver D has not been playing great lately, yet, I don't trust Tomlinson in this one
Ricky Williams - We all know how this one turned out, but I did start him on my team
Beanie Wells - Wells is starting to play more and more, getting more touches, and if they feed him the ball, Beanie will score and scoer well... in fact, I am starting him on my team as well
LeSean McCoy - Against Chicago, I can agree with this start
Bernard Scott - I would not put Scott in a must start category just yet
Sit 'em:
Laurence Maroney - The Hoodie will not commit to the run, and the Jets do fairly well against the run, even without Kris Jenkins
Jonathon Stewart - He had an ok night, but DeAngelo is clearly the star in Carolina
Jamaal Charles - Completely agree with sitting Charles
LaDell Betts - Betts can catch the ball out of the back field, so he might just do ok against the 'Boys
Justin Forsett - Tough match up for his first start, Minnesota will shut him down

Wide Receivers
Start 'em:
Steve Breaston - He is a decent flex option or weaker #2, but not a must start
Santonio Holmes - I would start Hines Ward in this game, Holmes has been very inconsistent, and has some important drops
Jerricho Cotchery - If they keep the reigns on Sanchez, so too will Cotchery be slow
Pierre Garcon - It is hard to name a #3 option (see Breaston), even in a great offense, as a must start... both Wayne and Clark are primary in Indy
Sit 'em
Michael Crabtree - The Packer D played well last week, getting back to the high pressure mode they had been in earlier in the year
Santana Moss - Nice call here, I have seen Moss on some folks start list, but he belongs here, even if he has torched the Cowboys in the past... these are NOT the same old Redskins
Devin Hester - I might sit him too, but he is the primary Wideout for all of Culter's down field jam jobs
Mike Sims-Walker - I don't agree, the Buffalo D is not that strong

Tight Ends
Start 'em:
Greg Olsen - This only works if Culter checks down more than he has been
Kevin Boss - not sure I would ever put Boss on a must start list
John Carlson - The Vikings bring heat and Hasselbeck's first check down will be Carlson, this one could happen
Sit 'em:
Todd Heap - Heap has been mainly invisible anyhow, so not a tough call here
Benjamin Watson - again hard not to sit an invisible player (other than one game)
Zach Miller - A good tight end is always a new QBs best friend... Miller might do ok

Today's Hottie: Sarah Stage
Since she suggested it and it sounded good, Today is Sarah Saturday and will be each of the next few weeks!



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