Week 8 was a much better week for us then week 7 with our expert calls. It Our sleepers were weak, and with 2 players that were basically inactive there isn't much to talk about. Look at the end of the post to go over that. Here are the numbers on our calls:
QB's 13/17 Correct ( 77%)
RB's 12/21 Correct (57%)
WR's 16/24 Correct ( 67%)
TE's 7/13 Correct (54%)
DEF's 13/18 Correct (72%)

OVERALL THIS WEEK: 61/93 Correct (66%) Last week 52/86 Correct (60%)
"Start at your own risk "calls or players that did not play due to injuries were not counted.

Last week, was our worst week of the 2007 season and this week with an overall average of 66% correct calls we improved and got much closer to the standard average we are looking to have of 70%. This week we did amazing on QBs, but RBs and TEs killed us.
Here is the review of our picks and how they stacked up:


QUARTERBACKS (13/17 77%)

1st Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED AS MUST Start:
We recommended 6 QB's as must starts. All 6 had amazing games except for Eli Manning. I'm not sure what his problem was, but the rain didn't help. Only 59 yards passing against Miami is ridiculous. You should get that on the first drive. Derek Anderson and Rivers were somewhat risky picks as MUST starts and they performed exactly how we expected. Brett Farve is for real and isn't going anywhere.


2nd Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:

4th Tier Quaterbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:

We recommended benching 5 QB's and we hope you did. Garcia's game was admirable, but was beat out by so many more performances it just wasn't worth it.

RUNNINGBACKS (12/21 55%)

1st Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:
Tough calls this week. LT didn't do bad, but certainly didn't do enough. Adrian Peterson disappointed for the first week in awhile. Stephen Jackson was having a great game before he got hurt, but we consider him a success as we do not predict injuries. Willie Parker and Jacobs were great.

2nd Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
Out of the 8 picks we made in this tier only Westbrook and Lendall White shined. The Green Bay RB shuffle produced Grant with 104 yards, and Reggie Bush had over 120 total yards. Not much else here.

4th Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 7 RBs this week., the most we've ever had. All but 2 were correct. We got burned by Kevin jones big time. Chatman didn't have an amzing game, but 100 total yards and 3 catches isn't bad at all.

Hopefully you kept Ron Dayne, Thomas Jones, Ron Dayne, Clinton Portis, and Kevin Faulk on the bench.

WIDE RECEIVERS (16/24 67%)
1st Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:

We had solid success in our 1st tier of WRs, which totaled 11 picks. Plaxico Burress was a major disappointment for the first time this season. Marques Colston had an amazing game and did far better than we expected. Edwards and Wayne also came through, but we had several bad starts including Holmes, Driver, and Coles. Both Holt and Moss had a TD, so produced as expected.
2nd Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Greg Jennings Wes Welker, Hines Ward, Joey Galloway, and Lee Evans came up big here. The rest don't matter with those guys. Chad Johnson is turning into a major dissappointed.

4th Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 3 WRs, and we were on target with all of them.
Last week Donte Stallworth burned us, not this week.

Tight Ends To Start:
Cooley, Clark, and Gates had great games, especially Gates with 2 TDs. Health Miller took the week off apparently. Shockey got caught up in the London game with Eli Manning and had little.

2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start:
All failures. Bad picks.

Tight Ends To BENCH:
We recommended benching Bubba Franks,
David Martin, and Daniel Graham. We hope you did!

We did sloid here. Tampa Bay, Minnesota, and Chicago let us down.

4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:
Hopefully you benched Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, Carolina, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati. Buffalo burned us.

Again another brutal BYE week is upon us with so many valuable fantasy players sitting, this is a week when we really need some sleeper gold.

Here are 10 sleepers we think could help your team win in week 8:

Marc Bulger STL (QB) - Sleeper? Yea. He's been cut in nearly 65% of the leagues and would be a great pick up if your QB is on the BYE. He's playing Cleveland and looks to get into a shootout with Derek Anderson. If Bulger can stay on his feet look for 300 yards and 2 TDs.

Jason Wright CLE (RB) - Watch the status of Jamal Lewis. If he doesn't go, this guy has a shot at the Rams defense. His last performance netted 100 total yards and a TD. Expect the same.

Derrick Ward NYG (RB) - Yea he's losing carries to Jacobs, but against Miami this game could be a blow out real quick and Ward could break one at any moment against the league's worst rush defense. Look for Ward to get 80+ yards and a TD. More if he gets allot of garbage time.

Shaun McDonald DET (WR) - He's had several bad games in a row, but with Chicago's weaker pass defense trying to hold off the big Detroit wideouts, look for McDonald to overmatch the secondary of Chicago and find the end zone and 90 yards.

Detroit (DEF) - Detroit is playing the Bears on the road and is capable of making plays. There defense is solid even though the passing numbers don't confirm that. If they catch Griese on a bad day look for a big game out of this defense.

Randy McMicheals STL (TE) - This guy has burned us all year, but we think he will put up some solid numbers this week. We aren't saying touchdown, but we think he will see plenty of balls thrown his way and one could end up in the end zone. If your TE is on a BYE week, pick up this guy and give him a shot.

Tony Scheffler DEN (TE) - Again, many TE's on the BYE. This guy is a Red Zone target and against Green Bay could come up big. Cutler is relying more on his TE's with Javon Walker out, so, grab this guy if your TE isn't playing this week. Look for a 2-3 catches and a TD.


Chad Pennington NYJ (QB) - This guy is playing for his job. Thank God its at home against Buffalo. We expect him to have another good game and throw 2 TDs with 240 yards.

Vincent Jackson SAN (WR) - With Chambers entering the picture and taking attention for at least the first week we see Jackson getting some serious attention

NY Jets (DEF) - The Jets defense is playing a rookie QB on a weak team at home. They desperately need a win and should come through big. If you need a defense give these guys a try.


Good luck this week!

Jon Kitna

Jay Cutler

Carson Palmer

Ben Roethlisberger

Brian Griese

Jeff Garcia

LaDainian Tomlinson

LaMont Jordan

Earnest Graham

Frank Gore

Joseph Addai/Kenton Keith - With them splitting time, who will get the carries and the scores? You have to start Addai, right?

Travis Henry - Playing against the Green Bay defense. He is at home, and makes him a solid start, but a risky one.

WIDE RECEIVERS
1st Tier Wide Receivers MUST Start:

Lee Evans

T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Chad Johnson

Benard Berrian

Muhsin Muhammad

Greg Jennings

Hines Ward

Kevin Curtis

3rd Tier Wide Receivers Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall):

Santana Moss - Playing New England you know Washington will pass. The big question is can Campbell get the ball to his receivers and pass the New England defense.

Brandon Marshall - You know Cutler has to pass, and they have to pass to Marshall. I'd start him, but the risk is Green Bays' solid defense.

Antwaan Randle El - Playing New England you know Washington will pass. The big question is can Campbell get the ball to his receivers and pass the New England defense.

Issac Bruce - He's playing hurt, but Bulger loves him and they will be in a shootout with Cleveland.

Ronald Curry

Heath Miller

Kevin Winslow

Desmond Clark

David Martin

Tennessee

Indianapolis

Minnesota

Tampa Bay

Chicago

New Orleans

Jacksonville

San Fransico - The play solid and will be tested by New Orleans, but the Sanits have been very bad on offense, and San Fran is at home.

Denver - At home and Monday night. We smell a bad game from Brett Farve, but its a serious gamble.

Cleveland - They are bad and on the road, but they are facing a St. Louis offense with NO offensive line, and a soso Bulger and Jackson.

4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Washington
Carolina
St. Louis
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati

Week 7 has been here and is gone. It was a subpar week for us. Our sleepers were terrible. Here are the numbers on our calls:
QB's 8/17 Correct ( 47%)
RB's 14/20 Correct (70%)
WR's 12/21 Correct ( 57%)
TE's 8/12 Correct (67%)
DEF's 10/16 Correct (63%)

OVERALL: 52/86 Correct (60%)
"Start at your own risk "calls or players that did not play due to injuries were not counted.

We had the worst week of the 2007 season this week with an overall average of 60% correct calls. QBs and WRs really killed us.
Here is the review of our picks and how they stacked up:


QUARTERBACKS (8/17 47%)

1st Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED AS MUST Start:
We recommended 6 QB's as must starts. Jon Kitna who has proven his inconsistency bombed big time this week. Carson Palmer only found the end zone once when we were expecting 3 TDs. Romo played well even though he only got 1TD. 31 completions is great with 277 yards. Garcia was a great call with 2 TDs and over 300 yards. I need not mention how good Brady was. Every sports channel in the world took care of that.


2nd Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:

4th Tier Quaterbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:

We recommended benching 5 QB's and we gt burned on on two of them, Kurt Warner and Jay Cutler. We hoped you listened and benched Trent Edwards, Cleo Lemon, and Matt Shaub.

RUNNINGBACKS (14/20 70%)

1st Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:
We found our best success of the week with RBs. In the first tier we found success accept for Thomas Jones and Joseph Addai. We really expected Addai to get more carries. Willie Parker didn't find the end zone, but got 131 total yards and 4 receptions. All the other RBs found the end zone and had great games.

2nd Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
We had many 2nd tier Runningbacks this week. Our successes were B. Jacobs with over 100 yards and a TD, Lendall White, Maurice Jones-Drew, and even Brian Westbrook who we have come to expect lots of yards and catches, but few TDs. Norwood/Dunn, Edgerrin James, and LaMont Jordan were complete let downs this week.

4th Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 7 RBs this week, the most we've ever had. All but 2 were correct. Marshan Lynch had a great game and even though Portis only got 43, he managed to get 2 TDs.

Hopefully you kept Ron Dayne, Kevin Jones, Julius Jones, Travis Henry, and Derrick Ward on the bench.

WIDE RECEIVERS (12/21 67%)
1st Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:

4th Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 3 WRs, and we were wrong on 1 of them, Donte Stallworth.
Javon Walker had surgery on his knee after we made our called, and Lee Evans was a bust.

Tight Ends To Start:
From the start this was a tough week for TEs. Benjamin Watson ended up sitting out with an injury. Whitten, Shockey, and Clark had great games.. Chris Cooley did not.

2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start:
Desmond Clark, Alge Crumpler, David Martin were all bad this week. Heath Miller had 2 TDs and was awesome. Tony Gonzalez was solid, but not good enough.

Tight Ends To BENCH:
We recommended benching Randy McMichaels, Greg Olson, and
and Bo Scaife. We hope you did!

Philadelphia was solid, and Tennessee played a great 3 quarters, and a terrible 4th. Denver stunk it up as well. New Orlenas, Detroit and of Course New England all performed well with New England getting 2 TDs!

4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:
Hopefully you benched Miami, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, and NY Jets. Minnesota had a good game and got a TD, so we called that one wrong.

Houston DEF (Def) - Good Call. Even know they gave up 38 points on 8 field goals, they did scroe a Touchdown, get 3 fumbles, and a sack. Not bad for a sleeper.

David Patten (WR) - BAD PICK. Last week we gave up on Devrey Henderson, and this week he gets the TD.

Dallas (DEF) - Great game. A TD, and only gave up 1 TD.

Antwaan Randle El (WR) - Tough Game, bad call.

Charles Johnson (WR) - I threw up watching this game. BAD CALL.

Owen Daniels (TE) - 36 points and this guy get 2 catches for 20 yards. BAD CALL!

This is another heavy BYE week with the best TE and RB out of action, along with several QBs and WRs. Here are the sleepers we found this week, and there isn't many.


David Patten WR - He's been getting more and more looks from Brees and with Henderson falling off look for Patten to surprise against Atlanta.

Chad Pennington QB - Pennington will be in a shootout with Palmer. He will be able to throw against Cincy's defense and it Coles and Cotchery. Look for 2-3 TDs and 250 yards.

Owen Daniels TE- Houston is up against Tennessee. Daniels should find the end zone.

Kevin Faulk RB - If you didn't already pick this guy up. Hop on him. He will see plenty of playing time in New England.

Cedric Benson RB - It all or nothing for this guy and against Philly he can run. Look for 100 yards and a TD.

Benard Berrian WR - We think Griese will have problems against the Eagles defense, but he should find Berrian open often and for a TD.

Dallas Defense DEF - Minnesota won't know what hit them. Dallas is mad, at home, and out to hurt.

Houston Defense DEF- With or without Vince Young, The Texans D should have a big game.

Charles Johnson WR - He's back and will wreak havoc on the small corners in Tampa.

Antwaan Randle El WR - He will steal the show against Arizona while Moss is being double covered.

Good Luck!

Jason Campbell

Edgerrin James

LaMont Jordan

3rd Tier Wide Receivers Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall):

Desmond Clark

Alge Crumpler

New Orleans

New England

Detroit

NY Giants

Kansas City - A much better team at home, yet its Culpepper...

San Fransico - Probably won't get much luck on the road.

Week 6 has been here and is gone. It was a pretty good week for us. Here are the numbers on our calls:
QB's 8/13 Correct ( 62%)
RB's 14/21 Correct (67%)
WR's 14/21 Correct ( 67%)
TE's 6/12 Correct (50%)
DEF's 12/16 Correct (75%)

OVERALL: 54/83 Correct (65%)
"Start at your own risk "calls or players that did not play due to injuries were not counted.

We had a OK week with our calls. Again we had great success on defenses calling them correct at 75%, but failed on TEs. WR and RBs predictions were solid with getting 67% out of each. Finally, QBs were below average at 62% correct calls. McNabb and Rivers did the damage there. Overall 65$ correct out of 83 calls is very solid. Below is the review:

Here is the review of our picks and how they stacked up:


QUARTERBACKS (8/13 62%)

1st Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED AS MUST Start:
We recommended 5 QB's as must starts. Palmer, Brady, and Romo were great, but McNabb, and Rivers were let downs this week.


2nd Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:

Farve and Pennington were disappointments, and Warner left the game with an injury. That being said, Hasselbeck was outstanding, and Garcia and Manning were very solid.

4th Tier Quaterbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:

We only recommended benching 2 QB's and both were successful. One didn't start (Carr) and that was a good thing.

RUNNINGBACKS (14/21 67%)

1st Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:
There were allot of good RB's to start this week. Ronnie Brown had over 170 total yards and 9 receptions and Willis Mcgahee got 70 and a TD. Other great performances for out to Larry Johnson (Congrats on your first TD), Westbrook, and 4 TD's from LT! Rudi Johnson, Marion Barber, and Jacobs were disappointments.


2nd Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
Again, many 2nd tier runningbacks. Maurice Jones-Drew was phenomenal, along with Derrick Ward and E. James having great games. Lamont Jordan nearly had a career day, while Reggie Bush put up 140 total yards. Bad performances were DeShaun Foster, and Sammy Morris, who got hurt against Dallas.

4th Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
Julius Jones did little or nothing, while Cedric Benson has become a joke, and the Green Bay RB's amassed 48 yards and TD. Nothing to write home to mom about. Portis was sad as usual with a fumble, and Leonard wasn't anything this week as we expected. Thomas Jones had 130 yards running and the Tennessee RB's got a TD and nearly 100 yards, so they burned us. Not by allot, but burned us.

WIDE RECEIVERS (14/21 67%)
1st Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:

Braylon Edwards and TJ Houshmandzadeh had great games, along with Terrell Owens, Donte Stallworth, and Plaxico Buress.we and Fitzgerald had awful games, and were disappointments.

2nd Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:

Berrian and Colston finally got in the end zone, and Patrick Crayton scored for the 3rd straight week. Randy Moss didn't do a ton, but got a TD. Mason, Coles, and Cotchery were huge disappointments. However Engram had a great game with 9 catches and 120 yards, but no TDs.

Kevin Curtis has a huge 75 pass TD and over 100 yards for a awesome day, and finally Donald Driver had a bad day with less than 40 yards receiving.

4th Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
If you benched Vincent Jackson, James Jones, and Jerry Porter than you did real good.

Tight Ends To Start:
Tight Ends were not a factor this week in many games. Winslow had a solid game, but LJ Smith, Whitten, Gates, and Watson were bad. Jeremy Shockey was solid or a Tight End on a bad TE week.

2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start:
Tony Gonzalez with 2 TD's and Cooley with 1 TD were great, but Bo was nowhere to be found.

Tight Ends To BENCH:
We only recommended benching Bubba Franks, Owen Daniels, Alge Crumpler. We hope you did!

4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:
Hopefully you benched Miami, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Kansas City, and NY Jets.

Overall our sleepers were EXCELLENT. Calling Adrian Peterson against the Bears and Derek Anderson were great calls. We did screw up on a couple of WRs. We expected allot more from Brown and Jennings, but got squat. Cleo Lemon was another surprise call, and despite not scoring a TD, the San Diego defense had a great game. The Bears TE's were a toss up, but after watching how terrible TE's were this week, 8 total catches for over 100 yards isn't bad. We got 7 out of 10 correct for a 70% success rate. Here are the reviews:

Cleo Lemon (QB) - Great CALL! Had a huge game, 256 yards and 2 TDs.

Devery Henderson (WR) - Bad pick. This guy is fading with Patten emerging.

Adrian Peterson (RB) - AMAZING GAME, and our call of the week. 224 yards and 3 TDs.

Benard Berrian (WR) - Got his first TD and looked very good.

Jason Wright (RB) - Score and tacked on nearly 100 total yards.

Reggie Brown (WR) - Terrible game, aweful call.

Greg Jennings (WR) - Tough Game, bad call.

San Diego Chargers Defense - 2 INT's, 5 sacks, a funble, and only 14 points very good game.

Derek Anderson (QB) - GREAT CALL! 4 TD's and 245 yards. you can't do much better.

Desmond Clark/ Greg Olsen (TE) - Combined for 111 yards and 8 catches. Maybe that is good for you and maybe not.

There aren't many sleepers this week, but we dug up a few for you. If you are out some players on BYE, check these guys out:

Cleo Lemon (QB) - Dolphins play the poor defense of the Cleveland Browns. He should be able to throw on them for 2 TDs and 200 yards.

Devery Henderson (WR) - He almost got a 56 yard TD bomb that was reviewed into a 54 yard pass last week. He'll get the TD this week.

Adrian Peterson (RB) - Running against the Bears, most would consider benching him, we say start him. He's too much for the Bears and he'll catch passes.

Benard Berrian (WR) - Griese will be throwing often and Berrian is his best target. This could be his break out game and 2 TDs is not crazy talk.

Jason Wright (RB) - Wright looked good last week filling in for Jamal Lewis, Judging by his injury he isn't suiting up this week even though they hold out hope. If he doesn't play, Wright is a huge sleeper against Miami's run defense.

Reggie Brown (WR) - Most of you don't know this, but this guy is still on the team. He will show that this week against the Jets. 7 repeceptions, 120 yards, and a TD, maybe 2.

Greg Jennings (WR) - This guy makes the big catches. Look for 4 repcetopns, 110 yards, and 1 TD.

San Diego Chargers Defense - Culpepper is starting and he isn't strong against a blitzing team. San Diego should feast on him.

Derek Anderson (QB) - He is still in free agency and if your QB like Manning is out pick this guy up an start him. You won't regret 2-3 TDs and 260 yards.

Desmond Clark/ Greg Olsen (TE) - Griese will be looking for his Tight Ends all day since they won't be run blocking against Minnesota.

Week 5 has been here and is gone. It was a great week for us. Here are the numbers on our calls:
QB's 13/18 Correct ( 72%)
RB's 9/16 Correct (56%)
WR's 12/19 Correct ( 63%)
TE's 6/10 Correct (60%)
DEF's 14/15 Correct (94%)

OVERALL: 54/78 Correct (70%)
"Start at your own risk "calls or players that did not play due to injuries were not counted.

We did an outstanding job call Quarterbacks and Defenses, while doing a solid job of calling WR's and TE's. Our we spot this week was runningbacks, who probably screwed up allot of expert picks this week. Many RB's did not score or lost scores to backups. Below are the picks we made with comments.

Here is the review of our picks and how they stacked up:


QUARTERBACKS

1st Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED AS MUST Start:
Peyton Manning - Peyton go 253 and 2 TDs, so just about what we expected.
Vince Young - His team won, but 3 INTs and no TD's stunk it up.
Jon Kitna - Did anyone see this performance coming? barley 100 yards and NO TDs.
Tom Brady - A magician as always.
Drew Brees - This team isn't dead yet, but its got 1 nail in the coffin. 250 yards and no TDs doesn't cut it!
Phillip Rivers - Like I said on the radio show Sunday, I'm sold on Phillip Rivers. 270 and 3 TDs. Excellent start.
Tony Romo - Wow, the 5 INTS and Fumble hurt, and hurt bad. On the other hand, 29-50, 309, and 2 TDs is like a good pain killer. Depending on the type of scoring system you were this was good. Completions league, good.





2nd Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
Jeff Garcia - 150 yards and 2 TD's is very acceptable.
Brett Farve - 322 yards and a TD. Even with 2 INTs, not bad.
Eli Manning - Great game against the Jets. 186 yards and 2 TDs. we will take it.
Matt Schaub - The yards were there at 300, but no TDs made it for not much of a day.
Ben Roethlisberger - 200 yards and a TD is a solid, but not exciting performance. Assuming you didn't have better, you'll take it.



3rd Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED START AT YOUR OWN RISK:
Matt Leinart - Big risk and no reward. Left the game with a broken collarbone.
Derek Anderson - If you started him you had to be happy with 287 and TDs, but not the 3 INTs.
Trent Green - Concussion after 5 pass attempts. Not good.
Chad Pennington - 230 and a TD look sok, but he 3 INTS make it bad, very bad.
David Carr - Got hurt, and came back. Didn't help much, bad start.




4th Tier Quaterbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
Matt Hassleback - Did absolutely nothing.
Steve Mcnair - 214 yards and nothing.
Jay Cutler - 230 yards and no TDs with an INT
Trent Dilfer - Did better than McNair, but overall very bad
Trent Edwards - 176 yards and an INT, great thing you benched him. You did bench him, right?
Brian Griese - Honestly had a good game, 214 and 2 TDs.



RUNNINGBACKS

1st Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:
Willie Parker - 100+ yards, but no TDs. Najah Davenport took 2 of them and we don't understand why.
Clinton Portis - Another game of let the obscure runningback get the TDs. Not a worthy game.
Ronnie Brown - Excellent game with 150+ total yards and a TD.
LaDainian Tomlinson - Nearly 150 total yards and 3 receptions, but another game with no TDs. Still a must start every week.
Marion Barber - Bad week. 28 yards rushing. 6 receptions for 45 does help, but still a bad week.
Reggie Bush - I've lost all confidence in this team. Over 100 total boring yards.



2nd Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:

Maurice Jones-Drew - Found pay dirt and 82 yards! We started him.
Sammy Morris - 112 total yards, plus 2 receptions. Not bad.
Willis MaGahee - Great start. No TDs, but 136 total yards and 7 receptions!
Tennessee Runningbacks - 66 Total yards and a TD. If you were desperate you are happy.
Travis Henry - 65 yards and a whole lot of nothing.
Marshan Lynch - 98 total yards and 2 catches isn't going to cut it.
Thomas Jones - 36 yards. This guy has one leg out the door.



3rd Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED START AT YOUR OWN RISK:

Larry Johnson - 9 Carries, 12 yards. Will the real Larry Johnson show himself!
Frank Gore - Another tough defense shut him down. We benched him in all three leagues (The only player I have in all three of my leagues.)
Joseph Addai - DIDN'T PLAY
Jerious Norwood - Only 6 carries. I'm very happy I cut him last week.
Shaun Alexander - 25 yards. Hopefully you figured out the risk was not worth it.


4th Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:

Jamal Lewis - Left the early because of injury and Tom Brady.
Cedric Benson - Whether his name is Chris or Cedric, he's not a good running back now or in the immediate future.
Green Bay Runningbacks - Bad call for us. Wynn had 78 yards and a TD. Not bad.

1st Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:

Larry Fitzgerald - 9 receptions, 136 yards, and a TD. Awesome game.
Torry Holt - 5 receptions, 89 yards and a TD. Great game.
Roy Williams - Every Detroit player was a miserable let down.
Plaxico Burress - Scored as we expected and tacked on 124 yards.
Reggie Wayne - 62 yards and an end zone dance. Easy call.
Terrell Owens - Wow, 2 receptions for 25 yards. What is he waiting for. The Ref's stold at least one 30-40 yard reception from him, not that it would help much.

2nd Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
Shaun McDonald - Every Detroit player was a miserable let down.
Calvin Johnson - Every Detroit player was a miserable let down.
Wes Welker - He's becoming a worthless WR.
Patrick Crayton - 6 receptions, 73 yards and a TD. Great call and we started him in 2 leagues!
Steve Smtih - 47 yards and a TD is bad for Steve Smtih, but considering its Carr now at the helm, this is a good game.
Marques Colston - 31 yards and 4 catches is junk.
Laveranues Coles - 8 receptions, 89 yards is a solid game.
Chris Chambers - Losing Trent Green could really hurt this guy. Only 19 yards. Ouch!

3rd Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED START AT YOUR OWN RISK:
Dwayne Bowe - 4 receptions for 70 yards isn't anything to write home about, but its points.
Derrick Mason - 11 receptions and 85 yards, but like normal, no TD.
Amani Toomer - BIG Goose egg since Burress played.
Braylon Edwards - 110 yards, but no TD. Solid game.
Joey Galloway - BAD risk. Only 50 yards.
Lee Evans - VERY BAD Risk. Only 12 yards and 1 catch.

4th Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
Joe Horn - 2 receptions for 3 yards. We aren't kidding 3 yards!
Deion Branch - 14 yards and he's hurt. Good call.
Benard Berrian - 10 total yards. He is not connecting with Griese.
Donald Driver - 51 yards, no end zone. We hoped you listened on that one.
Darrell Jackson - 6 yards. What happened to this guy? THIS OFFENSE?

Tight Ends To Start:
Antonio Gates - GREAT CALL!
Bo Scaife - BAD CALL!
Jeremy Shockey - GREAT CALL!
Chris Cooley - GREAT CALL!
Benjamin Watson - GREAT CALL!
Jason Whitten - GREAT CALL!
Eric Johnson - BAD CALL!

Tight Ends To BENCH:
Tony Gonzalez - BAD CALL!
Heath Miller - BAD CALL!
Alge Crumpler -GOOD CALL!

WE RECOMMENDED Defenses To Start: Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Dallas, San Francisco, San Diego, Baltimore, New England, and Tennessee Defenses
WE RECOMMENDED to BENCH: NY Jets, Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Miami, Denver, Houston, and Buffalo.

Overall our sleepers were good, but certainly not great. We got 6 out of 11 correct for a 55% success rate. Here are the reviews:

Brian Leonard - Great call on this sleeper. 102 rushing yards and 33 receiving yards. Great game for a fill in.

Ladell Betts - Mike Sellers stold the show in this game. Betts stunk it up with 30 total yards.

Jason Campbell - 248 yards and 2 TDs. This was a great call, but also a gimmie against Detroit.

Randy McMicheals - Got his first TD of the season. Success!

Brandon Jacobs/ Derrick Ward - If you started either RB, you should be happy. Jacobs lead the way with 100 yards and a TD, and Ward followed with 56 yards and a TD. Ward also hauled in 3 catches. Great call.

Kevin Jones - Bad day for all Detroit Lions. They failed us and we failed you. 65 Total yards for Kevin.

Antwan Randle El - 7 receptions for 100 yards, not bad.

Houston Texans Defense - 1 sack, and 1 INT. Nothing else to talk about. Not a stellar game in the least bit.

Devry Henderson - We said look for 4 catches, 105 yards, and a TD. Well he got 4 receptions, 101 yards and no TD. He did score in the game on a 56 pass from Brees, but it was overturned cause he stepped out of bounds at the 2 yard-line. If he had been able to keep his balance it would have been a perfect call. If's don't score points!

Seattle Seahawks Defense - 3 sacks and 21 points, nothing to write home about.

Jerricho Cotchery - Big let down here. We expected more than 4 catches and 31 yards.

Week 5 has many good players on BYE, so sleepers will be critical this week. Here are our 10 sleepers for week 5:

Brian Leonard - He will get the start against Arizona. Arizona will be looking to put pressure on Ferotte and we think that will opn holes for Leonard. Look for 100+ yards and a TD.

Ladell Betts - Portis is nursing a sore knee, and could go down in the game. Even if Portis stays in the game, look for Betts to get 10 carries, 2-3 catches and find the end zone.

Jason Campbell - We aren't high on this guy, but facing Detroit in Washington is a great match up for him and his WRs. Look for him to put up 250 yards and 2-3 TDs , especially if this game turns into a shootout.

Randy McMicheals - This guy has been absent most of the season. With Ferotte at the helm now, look for him to check down to his TE. Randy shouldn't let us down and get 6 catches 70 yards, 1 TD.

Brandon Jacobs/ Derrick Ward - Nobody knows which guy will start. We think the value goes to Jacobs. He'll get the end zone carries and take over the early if he starts. Ward will get carries, and either runningback can break one. Look for 2 TDs and 150 yards from these two.

Kevin Jones - Slowly he is taking over for Tatum Bell. Jones should get the ball 10-12 times, especially aroundthe goal line. Look for 75 yards and 1-2 TDs.

Antwan Randle El - Detroit's secondary is bad. With attention going to Moss, look for Randle El to expose holes and catch 5 for 110 and a TD. We expect one long bomb out of him.

Houston Texans Defense - Miami's offense is inconsistant. Look for the Houston offense to put up points and keep the pressure on Green. This will allow the Texan's defense to get sacks, INTs, and most likely a TD.

Devry Henderson - We are seeing a big gamevfrom the New Orleans offense. Devry will be part of that. Look for 4 catches, 105 yards, and a TD.

Seattle Seahawks Defense - The Seahawks face-off against Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh hasn't been that effective on offense and can give the ball away. Seattle should be all over Big Ben and a TD is not out of the question.

Jerrico Cotchery - Big game. Has the most catches of any Jets receiver and will be looked at plenty in this game. We see 8 catches, 135 yards, and a TD.

Good Luck!
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We reach Week 5. The first bye week was rough for many of us, and the second bye week isn't anymore fun. Automatically BENCH the following fantasy stars due to the BYE week:

Carson Palmer, Chad Johnson, Rudi Johnson, TJ Houshmandzadeh, and Cincy DEF (kidding).

LaMont Jordan, Duante Culpepper, Jerry Porter, Ronald Curry, and Oakland Def.

Adrian Peterson, and Minnesota Def.

Brian Westbrook, LJ Smith, Donovan McNabb, Kevin Curtis, and Reggie Brown.

If I missed a player you have, trust me on this one BENCH them.

Onto our week 5 NFL Fantasy Football picks:

This question was brought up to me by one of my blog readers and I found it to be one of the best questions asked of the year so far. The question in detail is concerned with the much improved Dallas Cowboy defense and will it affect Tony Romo's fantasy numbers if it continues to get better and dominate the opposing offenses. I carefully considered my answer, and after plugging away at research I wrote him back , YES. Believe it or not, a strong defense can, especially in the long run impact offensive numbers. The logic behind my answer is simple. If the defense is allowing less points, the Cowboy offense will need to score less points. That's simple enough. The deeper logic dictates that the Cowboys will go to the run more to run out the clock, and that is primarily where a good defense hurts the QB. Lets look at the first 4 games of the year, and figure out the trends.

Week 1 Cowboys 45- Giants 35

Dream game for any Tony Romo owners. 4 passing TDs and 1 rushing. This is an example of a game where the Cowboys had no defense at all. The results for the offense were tremendous. The total output 6 TDs. You can't ask for more out of Romo there.

Week 2 Cowboys 37-20

This game was far more subdued then the first game. In a tight game where the defense played very well after the 3rd quarter the Cowboy offense had only produced 2 TD's. Of course with a tight game the quarterback is still throwing, and he threw another TD to seal the game. Not so, cause Trent Green threw another one forcing the Cowboys to run the clock out and of course Marion Barber ran one in. Total output for Tony Romo, 2 TD's. Total output for the team, 4 TD's. This game was played well by the defense, and Romo therefore didn't have to throw as much. Therefore, his output down, the runningbacks up.

Week 3 Dallas 34-10

A defensive gem by the Cowboy defense and truly there first one. Romo threw 2 TD passes in the 3rd quarter putting the Cowboys up late 17-10. After settling for another field goal the Cowboys defense closed the door on what was still a tight game with an interception return. Marion Barber capped a final drive off with a TD run. Now two hings to note here. If the defense didn't get the INT and the TD, Romo would have had to step up and drive down the field. Instead by not only stopping the Bears drive, the defense put points on the board, and with a 4th quarter 17 pt lead you'll go easy. Of course, if the Bears shot down and scored quickly, maybe Romo throws more. Nope, Grossman throws the INT, and Barber get s a cheap TD.

Week 4 Cowboys 35- Rams 7

Here is a game that for Romo was great. 3 Passing TD's and 1 rushing. All three passing TD's were in the 3rd quarter, and inced the game. You can't complain about this game from a fantasy or football point of view, nut note no scores at all in the 4th quarter. Backups were in, and it was over the Dallas offense. Luckily, Romo got his points, but there will be games where he doesn't.

Week 5 will be interesting for Romo and the Cowboys. There is no doubt they will dominate the Bills in Buffalo, but will the defense take away from Romo, and give to the runningbacks or to themselves. I think they will, and the runningbacks will score big. Look for 2-3 rushing TD's against a weak rushing defense, and 1-2 TDs from Romo. The defense could throw in one themselves. Final score 34-13 Cowboys.

I had another fabulous week in Fantasy Football. The best part about it I did it without many of my top runningbacks, which kind of proves my theory that runningbacks are not the end all in fantasy football. I have Frank Gore in all three leagues, not much. Marion Barber in 2 leagues, not much, and Brian Westbrook and LaMont Jordan each in 1 league. What carried me this week was the outstanding performances from my QB's Kitna, P. Manning, and Romo. Also, my WR's did very well, especially Reggie Wayne, Braylon Edwards, and Shaun McDonalds.

Let's view the leagues and Match ups:

In my Fox Sports league I just eeked out a win 86.3-84.4 over the other undefeated division leader who started Tony Romo against my Peyton Manning. Going into the Sunday Night Game he was done and had a 1.5 point lead on me and I had only Kevin Curtis left. I obviously felt confident I would win, but I barely did! Peyton manning, Reggie Wayne, and the Bears defense won it for me this week.

This game was a blowout with the final 149-99. My Opponents team did not show up, and he paid the price. Even with below average performances from Marion Barber and Frank Gore, I still managed to tally points with great performances by Jon Kitna, Braylon Edwards, Larry Fitzgerald, and Nate Kaeding. I did not start Brian Westbrook this week and I consider this a huge win because out of my three big Runningback I only managed 22 points (1 point reception league).

This was a hit or miss week and injuries played a big role in it.

Quarterbacks

Donovan McNabb and Phillip Rivers let us down. We've been high on McNabb just about all year, but everytime we pick him he goes six feet under. So next week we will pretend to not pick him, so in fact we are picking him. Get it?

Phillip just had a aweful game. Less than 50% completion percentage, 2 INTs, and a fumble. The key was no touchdowns. We still feel he's a great QB, but he let us all down this week, not just his team.

Romo, Manning, and Brady didn't let us down this week and rarely do. Matt Schaub, Jon Kitna, and Matt Hassleback also did us proud.

We recommended benching Lienart and Alex Smith, but failed badly with Farve and Culpepper.

Quarterback Hit/Miss ratio: 10/20 50%

Runningbacks

Runningbacks suffered some serious injuries and some not so serious injuires this week. Carnell Williams went down for the year, and LaMont Jordan and Josesph Addai went down for the week.

Addai, Tomlinson, and MaGahee had solid good games, while Barbar and Gore had quiet games. Gore did have 121 all-purpose yards, but failed to score the second week in a row.

Adrian Peterson, Ronnie, Brown, and Larry Johnson came through with very good performances.

We recommended benching 5 key runningbacks. We hit the nail on the head with Rudi Johnson, Maroney, and Ahman Green. Though Jamal Lewis scored a TD, 64 yards doesn't seem very worthy. Henry didn't get in the end zone himself, but 131 yards is a worthy start.

Runningback Hit/Miss ratio: 12/18 67%

Wide Receivers
Again injuries played a role that impacted Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, and Steve Smith. We weren't sure if Delhomme was going or not for S. Smith. We feel that even with Bulger's rib injury, Hot should have had a better game, and failed to do so.

We got it right for TJ Houshmandzadeh , Randy Moss, and Reggie Wayne, but failed with TO and Torry Holt not finding he end zone.

We still recommended starting Santonio Holmes and Larry Fitzgerald who both had great games.

Our worst call of the week was benching Braylon Edwards. He is on one of my fantasy teams, and on Saturday night I changed my mind and started him once I saw the true injuries to the Baltimore defense. I should have updated my blog as well and I will do that next time. The other 4 bench recommendations were on the spot.


Receivers Hit/Miss ratio: 12/21 58%

Tight End Hit/Miss ratio: 6/14 43%