Who to Start, Who to Sit – Week 9
It’s time for Ryan Hallum of Fighting Chance Fantasy’s weekly article helping you to decide who to start and who to sit in Fantasy Week 8. As always, it is a great read and should definitely help you with your roster this week. I highly recommend you checking out his site, it’s worth it.
Quarterbacks
Start: Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Seattle Seahawks. In five of his seven games McNabb has thrown one or zero touchdowns, and he has actually been pretty inconsistent. But now Donovan is finally getting his full offense back as Brian Westbrook looks to be back, as well as Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown. Not to mention the Seahawks STINK! I know they just had a good game against the 49ers, but that isn’t really saying anything given the turnover machine they had at QB. McNabb should be able to throw for at least 250 yards and two touchdowns.
Start: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons vs. Oakland Raiders. Ryan has five touchdowns in the past three weeks, and has shown maturity far beyond his experience in the NFL and has been good against bad pass defenses. He certainly has shown a chemistry with his number one receiver, Roddy White, and has been able to find him on a number of big plays. Bring in the Oakland Raiders. They aren’t the worst against the pass, but their defense is nothing to write home about, and Ryan should have plenty of opportunities to have another ground breaking game for the rookie.
Sit: Brett Favre, New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills. The Jets’ offensive line has been horrible this season, leaving the Hall of Famer running for his life for most of the season. And we all know what happens when Favre has to improvise and get on the move. Sometimes, it means a SportsCenter moment. However, most of the time it means someone wearing the other color jersey is going to be catching the ball. He has been doing that a lot lately, and not against great competition. Now, the tough Bills defense will be playing the Jets and I think that they will keep Brett under wraps. Look for a two or three interception game, and probably only one touchdown pass….maybe two. But he won’t be a good play this week.
Sit: Jason Campbell, Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers. After six touchdowns in the first four games, Campbell has thrown only two in the last four games. He still hasn’t thrown an interception yet this season, but he just hasn’t put up good fantasy numbers either. Campbell is a much better real football player than he is a fantasy QB. The Steelers are the best defense against the pass, and have averaged allowing less than one passing TD a game. Don’t expect Campbell to thrown more than one TD, or to break 200 yards passing. Hopefully, you have a better option on your team.
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