Gameday4Cast: Week 3

You win some and you lose some, and if you listened to me and my stupid, "Don't trust the Lions offense with Shaun Hill at the wheel," nonsense last week, well ... I hope you didn't listen to that.

I don't care if the re-animated corpse of Sammy Baugh is playing quarterback (he's dead, right?) -- play Jahvid Best, no matter what I say.

But aside from that glaring bit of god-awful advice, I think I steered you pretty well last week. I told you to snag Michael Vick off waivers and made sure you started him, warned you not to overreact to Matt Ryan's bad Week 1, scared you off the Cowboys' running backs, nudged you to start Marcedes Lewis, and coaxed you to pick up the Chiefs' defense.

Whether that was enough for us to still be friends, well, I'll leave that up to you. After all, it's your fantasy team.

Here's this week's Gameday4Cast*:
*Your results may vary

SUNNY

• QB: Tony Romo already leads the NFL in passing yards, and now he gets a crack at the Texans' porous pass defense. ... I know you were already going to start him, but Tom Brady is 8-0 with a 105.1 passer rating at home against the Bills. Just sayin'. ... If Brett Favre can't do anything against the Lions' lackluster secondary, he won't do much against anyone. Start him while you still can.

• RB: Pierre Thomas has scored rushing and receiving touchdowns in each of his past two games against the Falcons, and Reggie Bush won't steal any of his touches for a while. ... Jahvid Best went crazy on the Eagles last week, hurting them on the ground and as a receiver out of the backfield. You know another running back who is pretty good catching passes? Maurice Jones-Drew. ... This week's big waiver wire prize was Chargers fullback Mike Tolbert, who all of a sudden looks like a starting running back on a potent offense. And his short-yardage prowess give him value even after Ryan Mathews returns.

• WR: See Romo, Tony and apply the same logic to Miles Austin and Dez Bryant. ... Call it a hunch, but I love Josh Morgan against the Chiefs. Kansas City has allowed big plays to No. 2 receivers Legedu Naanee and Josh Cribbs, and Brandon Flowers can only cover one guy. Assuming that's Michael Crabtree, Morgan could have a nice day. ... Matt Ryan has loved throwing to Roddy White so far this year. No reason for that to change against the Saints. ... Pierre Garcon is out, and Reggie Wayne is likely to be wearing Champ Bailey like spandex all day, so Austin Collie is due for a big game against the Broncos.

• TE: Cowboys, Texans, blahblahblah. Yeah, Jason Witten, too. ... Quick -- who leads the Browns in receptions? Did you say Ben Watson? No, really. And Watson averages 19.3 yards per catch in his career against Baltimore. ... A big reason for Watson holding the team lead are his four catches for 62 yards against the Chiefs, who also gave up big numbers to Antonio Gates. I like Vernon Davis even more than usual.

• D/ST: After picking off Joe Flacco four times last week, the Bengals have to be licking their chops at the prospect of facing Jimmy Clausen in his first NFL start.


PARTLY CLOUDY

• QB: I still believe in Joe Flacco, but if I had a good backup, I'd leave him on my bench for a week to make sure the first two weeks were a fluke. With that said, Flacco is 4-0 with a 95.9 passer rating against the Browns. ... It's scary to think about starting a rookie quarterback, but you really could do worse than Sam Bradford against a Redskins defense that gave up darn near 500 passing yards last week.

• RB: For as much as I like the 49ers' passing game against Kansas City, the Chiefs have been pretty tough against the run. You'll still want to start Frank Gore, but don't expect him to go crazy like last week. ... Either Michael Turner or Jason Snelling is probably going to have a pretty good game against the Saints. If you can figure out which one, start him. ... Good news -- Rashard Mendenhall is going to run the ball a ton. Bad news -- he has to do it against a pretty stout Bucs run defense.

• WR: It probably won't last forever, but Jeremy Maclin has been on the receiving end of touchdown passes from Michael Vick each of the first two games. Keep riding the hot hand while you can. ... Demaryius Thomas is going to be pretty darn good. But he won't always be as good as he was last week, so temper your expectations, or better yet, sell high.

• TE: It's probably a little too early to be starting him at this point, but keep an eye on Tony Moeaki of the Chiefs. He has been the team's most consistent receiver, so he's worth a stash if you'll need someone to cover a bye week soon. ... Matt Ryan hasn't loved throwing to Tony Gonzalez so far this year. Maybe that will change. Maybe it won't.

• D/ST: The Eagles are catching a Jaguars team that turned it over six times last week against the Chargers. But the Eagles gave up 32 points last week against the Lions. Any other options?

STORM WARNING

• QB: You have to be desperate to have Jimmy Clausen on your roster. But you are not desperate enough to start him. Trust me. ... Remember how bad Eli Manning looked against the Colts? The Titans are even better against the pass. Pass.

• RB: Jerome Harrison continues to cede too many carries to Peyton Hillis, especially on the goal-line. ... Despite scoring a touchdown, Brandon Jackson didn't inspire a ton of confidence last week against the Bills, and now he has to face the Bears and their No. 1 rush defense. Do not want. ... Dallas is good against the run, bad against the pass. That equals a bigger day for Matt Schaub and Co. than for Arian Foster. Don't bench him unless you have better options, but don't count on a huge day.

• WR: Remember the part about Jimmy Clausen's first NFL start. Don't expect too much out of Steve Smith (the Panthers one). ... I was a little nervous about Hines Ward and Mike Wallace with Dennis Dixon at quarterback. I'm petrified with Charlie Batch taking the snaps.

• TE: We had a Greg Olsen sighting last week, but don't expect him to show up again. We're still worried about the tight end's role in Mike Martz's offense, and the Packers do a good job of stopping opposing tight ends. ... Let's go ahead and file Brandon Pettigrew under "fluke" for now. If you're holding him to cover an upcoming bye, that's cool, but don't count on him as your regular starter until you see him develop more consistency.

• D/ST: The Texans chewed up the Colts with their running game and torched the Redskins through the air. How shall they dismantle the Cowboys this week?




Ich schätze, sie werden ihre Fälle an den Kongress zu nehmen, in der Hoffnung, dass ihre Agenden wird ein Teil der Rechnung erforderlich, um dieses Programm zu erneuern geworden
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