Who To Start, Who To Sit – Week 12
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 12. 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.
We are coming down the stretch now and these decisions become more and more important as most of you are probably still in the thick of your playoff races. Every win is bigger and your roster calls are crucial. Here’s to hoping guys on your team are playing the Lions!
Quarterbacks
Start: Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers. For Cowboys’ fans and Romo’s fantasy owners it must have been good therapy to see their team leader back on the field. And although he didn’t play particularly well (198 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT), just his presence was enough to get that team ready to beat a division rival in a game they had to have. This week the rust should be off and he gets to have what amounts to a little more than a scrimmage against the terrible Niners’ defense. Too bad for San Francisco that the Rams are only one the schedule twice, because St. Louis made this team look good. However, the rest of the season the Niners have been bad on defense, especially against the pass ranking 25th in the league and allowing 15 passing touchdowns. Romo should have 250-275 yards and two or three touchdowns.
Start: Eli Manning, New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals. The Giants relied on their rush game in crushing the Baltimore Ravens, but this week it should be an aerial show as they face their old stopgap in Kurt Warner and the high flying Cardinals offense. The G-Men have been great at morphing into whatever kind of team they need to be to win the game. Some weeks it is the three headed rushing attack, some weeks it is Eli Manning whipping the ball around the field. I see this being a big weekend for the younger Manning as the Cardinals have allowed a league high 19 touchdowns through the air and the Giants will need to score big points to keep up with Arizona. Eli should have a minimum of two touchdown passes and could easily have three.
Sit: Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens. I think you should sit Donovan McNabb just for the simple fact that he said that he didn’t know NFL games could end in a tie! C’mon Donovan, you can’t be serious! My 2 year old daughter knows that NFL games can end in a tie! And the five month old is starting to figure it out too. Guess it is that high class Syracuse education. But, boy was that game pathetic or what? McNabb and Company could move the ball against the crushing defense (feel the sarcasm) of the mighty Bengals and put up plenty of yards but just 13 points. This week the Ravens are the opponent, and if the Eagles couldn’t score against Cincy, what are they going to do against Ray Lewis and the Punishers from Baltimore? Don’t expect more than 200 yards and one score from McNabb this week.
Sit: Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts. This is one of my picks for Week 12 that I will go way out on a limb. Rivers has already tied last year’s total for touchdown passes with 21 and is having a great year. However, this week the opponent is the Colts. That might not seem like a reason to sit a guy who is probably going to the Pro Bowl, but if you look at the numbers for the Indy pass defense I think you will be surprised. They rank 9th in the league allowing just under 190 yards, but as we sit here preparing for Week 12 the Colts have only allowed two passing touchdowns all season long. That is amazing! In 10 games, two passing touchdowns allowed. Let that sink in for a second. Perhaps Rivers might get one, but I would be surprised to see that number go up much more than that given the Colts’ season.
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