Buy, Watch or Pass - Week 7
QB’s Joey Harrington, Miami Dolphins – 414 pass yds, 2 TD’s, 3 INT’s Daunte Culpepper was supposed to make Miami a Super Bowl contender, but he hasn’t lived up to the player he once was and eventually got hurt again. In his place while he recovers is once promising Joey Harrington. The 414 passing yards from Sunday sure looks impressive, but that came from 62 pass attempts. He completed 33 of those for a 53% completion rate, not exactly awe inspiring. To his defense though, two of those interceptions came on tipped balls & 7 seven of his passes were dropped. In any case, don’t go racing to waiver wire to pick him up. His performance came against a putrid Green Bay secondary and outside of a game against Detroit; the rest of Miami’s schedule isn’t very favorable. Will Culpepper reclaim the starting job once he returns? Who knows, but I do know not to buy into this situation. PASS Mark Brunell, Washington Redskins – 226 pass yds, 2 TD’s Mark Brunell has been one of the most inconsistent Fantasy QB’s this year. He’ll do well against good secondaries and then play horrible against bad ones. While Indianapolis doesn’t have a great secondary, they aren’t bad either, and he managed to get 226 yards & 2 touchdowns. The offensive coordinator, Al Saunders, was supposed to spark this Washington offense, but for some reason he hasn’t done so. One might look no further than his inability to correctly use Santana Moss. They are constantly using short routes; however their best receiver is an awesome deep threat. All things considered, Brunell is an intriguing pickup because of the favorable schedule he has the rest of the way & he has the tools on offense to put up better numbers. Can’t recommend him as a starter, but he certainly is worthy of a roster spot as a backup if you are in need of one. BUY Jon Kitna, Detroit Lions – 269 pass yds, 3 TD’s, 2 INT’s If you look at the top fantasy QB’s, you will see Jon Kitna on that list. Wait, Jon Kitna? Surprisingly enough, he hasn’t thrown for less than 225 in a game this year and has 10 total touchdowns in his last 5 games. On the other hand, he’s also been consistent with turnovers by turning the ball over at least once in his last 6 games, a total of 12 turnovers overall. So unfortunately what you see is what you get with Kitna. His schedule is a mixed bag the rest of the way, but he does posses a very nice matchup against Green Bay during the Fantasy Football playoffs. If he’s still available, grab him and put him on your bench. He’s worth the roster spot. BUY David Carr, Houston Texans – 224 pass yds, 2 TD’s David Carr has been one of the nicer stories in the NFL. Thought to be on the bubble for his job as the season began, he’s compiled a nice 97.9 passer rating & completing 70% of his passes. While that’s certainly starting QB worthy in the NFL, in the Fantasy Football world, we need more than that. If you throw out the Dallas game, Carr has been very consistent. He still plays with a poor offensive line, so instead of worrying about interceptions, you’ll still be worried about fumbles. He has some nice matchups mixed with some bad ones, so it’s hard to say what to expect the rest of the way. Carr plays on a poor team, but if they start playing better (like they just did against Jacksonville), then he’d be worth a pickup down the road. WATCH Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh Steelers – 195 pass yds, 2 TD’s During the middle of the third quarter against the Falcons on Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger got knocked out of the game, allowing veteran Charlie Batch to come in and do some damage. Batch completed 8 of 13 passes for 195 yards & 2 TD’s. This isn’t the first time this season Batch has looked good. He started the season opener against Miami and threw for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns in that game. The Steelers offense doesn’t seem to miss a beat when he’s in, and personally I think he looks better than Roethlisberger does. Even if Batch finds more starts due to Roethlistberger’s injuries, the schedule is not very favorable, though he did dismantle a good Falcons secondary. Pay attention to what’s happening in Pittsburgh. Batch may be a nice play if he finds the time. WATCH RB’s Leon Washington, New York Jets – 129 rush yds, 2 TD’s It seems the New York Jets have finally decided on a starter in the form of Leon Washington. The rookie from Florida State is playing rather well, averaging 4.9 yards a carry & ran for his first 2 touchdowns last Sunday. While Jets head coach Eric Mangini says he’ll still share carries with Barlow, he did receive more on Sunday and it’ll be hard not to give him the football more based on his recent performances. Looking at the rest of the Jets schedule, 5 out of the 9 games are against poor run defenses. The only thing hurting Washington is that he may not receive the goal line carries, but you can’t pass up a productive starting running back. BUY Wali Lundy, Houston Texans – 93 rush yds, 15 rec yds, 1 TD Another rookie making some noise was Wali Lundy. He ran for 93 yards on only 19 carries and a TD. He didn’t receive the start, but got more carries and was much more effective than Samkon Gado. Lundy has yet to receive the official label as starter but it could just be a matter time. Of course I would want to see more before deciding to pick him up, but Houston’s schedule the rest of the way is FULL of poor run defenses. This situation bears your full attention. WATCH Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Jaguars – 10 rush yds, 58 rec yds, 1 TD Another game, another touchdown for Maurice Jones-Drew. Though he only rushed for 10 yards on 8 carries against a poor run defense, he did get a total of 15 touches, showing that Jacksonville is including him heavily in the game plan. He now has 5 touchdowns in the last 4 games. Jacksonville also has a light schedule against run defenses & Fred Taylor always seems to get hurt sometime during the season. If he’s still available, you should go get him now while you have the chance. BUY WR’s Marty Booker, Miami Dolphins – 110 rec yds, 1 TD The Miami Dolphins offense threw the ball 62 times, and one of the beneficiaries was Marty Booker. But I’m going to make this short and sweet; his performance came against a very ugly Green Bay secondary, he still hasn’t separated himself from Derek Hagan or Wes Welker for more playing time & the quarterback situation is still unsettled. This is an anomaly. PASS Mike Furrey, Pittsburgh Steelers – 109 rec yds, 1 TD Mike Furrey certainly surprised a lot of people by becoming the #2 wide receiver in Detroit. He played well again on Sunday, by hauling in 109 yards and a TD. He’s been a hot and cold receiver this season, looking good one week (82 yards & 2 TD’s against St. Louis) and then looking average the next (80 combined yards against Minnesota & Buffalo). He hasn’t played bad by any means, he’s just been consistently mediocre. There aren’t many good matchups the rest of the way, but as long as he’s starting in Detroit, he bears watching. WATCH Marcus Robinson, Minnesota Vikings – 77 rec yds, 1 TD Marcus Robinson hauled in his third touchdown of the year and contributed 77 total receiving yards in the Vikings slaughter of the Seahawks. Robinson can be a nice deep threat from time to time, but he gets hurt too much & isn’t the focal point in the Vikings offense. Pretend like you have never even heard the name before. PASS Nate Washington, Pittsburgh Steelers – 76 rec yds, 1 TD Everybody got into the act in that high scoring affair against the Falcons, including Nate Washington. For the second straight week he’s hauled in a touchdown and 65+ yards. He’s developing into a very nice #3 option for the Steelers, but that means nothing to your fantasy team. Hines Ward & Santonio Holmes are still ahead of him on the depth chart and both looked good on Sunday. Third receivers have no fantasy value. PASS Do you have questions regarding your Fantasy Team? Send them to Alex The Great at http://sports.enterto.com/ask_alex.html Every week I will answer a couple questions and post them directly at http://sports.enterto.com This article is dedicated to the most charismatic and heroic king of all times! Alex Martinez is a fantasy sports writer for Enterto.com He has been following sports & playing fantasy sports since he was a kid. |
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