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Must Start:
Cedric Benson
v. KC – If you think Kansas City was embarrassed by the Texans,
wait until you see what the Bears do to them. Projected score:
122 – 0. There will be lots of clock killing in the second half
and opportunities for Benson to rack up some nice yardage and
touchdown numbers.
Derrick Ward v. GB – Ward looked great filling in for Brandon
Jacobs, running with confidence and elusiveness. If, God forbid,
Lorenzen gets the start due to Manning’s injury, expect
Ward to be handed the ball a lot. If Manning is healthy, Ward
will do even better not having to face eight men in the box all
day.
Adrian
Peterson v. DET – The future is now. Chester Taylor’s unfortunate
injury nicely handed the reins to AP and he did what the Vikings
were hoping he would. Detroit made the Raiders offense look good
in Week One so the Minnesota running game should have no problem
getting some traction. Keeping Mike Martz’ pass-happy offense
off the field will encourage the Vikings to run repeatedly.
DeShaun Foster v. HOU – Foster had a solid first week and
is holding on to his starting job for the moment. Against the
Texans, even a guy in a job share starts to look pretty good.
Chris Brown v. IND – Another running back splitting time,
but sometimes you have to use what is available to you. How many
owners know that Mr. Chris Brown is the current NFL rushing leader?
Indy made the Saints look silly and will, to a certain extent,
do the same to the Titans. Once Tennessee gets down by double
digits, LenWhale White isn’t the back TEN coaches will expect
to be in the game catching balls and scampering for 20-yard gains.
Grab A Gatorade:
Laurence
Maroney v. SD – New England is definitely limiting Maroney’s
workload. He was on the field for only 30 snaps last week while
Sammy Morris and Kevin Faulk took the other half of the workload.
The Chargers will make it difficult for Maroney to do much with
his limited touches. Even last week his 20 carries only got him
72 yards and no touchdowns. He’ll be lucky to get those numbers
again this week.
Ladell
Betts @ PHI – Before the season started, Betts was occasionally
getting drafted ahead of Clinton Portis. One week into the season
Portis is looking healthy and more explosive than Betts. Owners
can’t afford to start Betts right now and maybe not for the rest
of the season.
Tatum Bell v. MIN – Mike Martz has been known to throw
the ball around a little bit during his years in coaching. The
Minnesota defense is pretty good at stopping the run. So, unless
Bell gets lucky on a swing pass, he won’t be worth starting
this week.
Ahman Green
@ CAR – The Carolina defense is a bit tougher than that of the
Chiefs. Inexplicably, Ron Dayne is still around stealing carries.
But the Houston organization is known for making good personnel
decisions. So I am sure there is a reason. Yes, that was sarcasm.
Willis McGahee v. NYJ – McGahee looked horrible last week
and it doesn’t get easier against the Jets. Losing your
top blocker in Jonathan Ogden certainly won’t help either.
The whole Baltimore offense is looking a lot like last year’s
Oakland Raiders. Avoid all Ravens and check to make sure Art Shell
isn’t on the Baltimore sidelines.
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
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