The Answer Man

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

DAUNTING DECISIONS

Due to the holiday week, the schedule for this week will look like this:

Wednesday: Daunting Decisions
Thursday: Fantasy MD
Friday: Recap of Thursday games
Rest of week normal

Wali Lundy- Despite being benched for several games earlier in the season, Lundy has turned it around for a very successful season. The Texans play the Jets defense who is being killed on the ground in recent weeks. The whole Texans offense is playing well lately, and they will look to pound the rock in order to steal a victory. START.

Braylon Edwards- After being injured last season for the majority of the year, Edwards has bounced back for a tremendous sophomore season. The Browns face a Bengals defense that gave up 510 yards passing last week. In fact, the Bengals have the worst pass defense in football currently. Expect Charlie Frye to take several deep shots tp Edwards all game long. START.

Jake Delhomme- Going into this season it would be considered a no brainer to start Delhomme every week. However, Jake has been so inconsistent that he can't be relied on every week. The Panthers play a Redskins defense who has struggled to defend the pass all season. Another plus has been that lately Steve Smith has been a man on a mission which can only help his QB. Expect a huge day for Delhomme as the Panthers continue to streal towards the top. START.

Devery Henderson- In the case of Henderson, he is only a good play if Marques Colston is sidelined this week with his ankle injury. Henderson had a huge day last week in the Saints pass first offense led by their star QB Drew Brees. This week New Orleans faces Atlanta who has the fourth worst pass defense in all of football. Expect Henderson to have another solid day, and he's a good WR 2 or 3 option. START.

Eli Manning- Much has been made about Eli Manning's struggles, but it's easily forgotten that in the last two weeks he's played he #1 pass defense in Chicago and the #5 pass defense in Jacksonville. He gets a much easier task this week against a weak Tennessee secondary. The Titans had their day in the sun last week, and expect the entire Giants offense to have a nice bounce back this week. START.

Edgerrin James- Edge is coming off his two best games of the season and seems to be getting back on track. However, Arizona takes on Minnesota this week which has the best rush defense in all of football. Last week they destroyed Ronnie Brown. Try to avoid playing James at all costs considering the matchup couple with his poor offensive line. SIT.

Thomas Jones- Another RB who has put together a nice string of games lately is Thomas Jones. However, he also faces a very tough matchup as the Bears take on the Patriots on Sunday. This is perhaps the only difficult game left on the Bears schedule, so after this week Jones should be good to go for almost every remaining game. So sit him this week and enjoy the ride the rest of the season. SIT.

Donte' Stallworth/Reggie Brown- If there were ever a week to sit the two very productive Eagles' WRs it would be this week against Indy. With McNabb out, the numbers will suffer under backup Jeff Garcia. It's likely that the Eagles will rely heavily on Brian Westbrook with dump offs and runs considering the Colts rush defense is significantly worse than their pass defense. SIT.

Lee Evans- Last week's game was a breakout career day for Lee Evans, but with JP Losman as your QB those days will be few and far between. This week the Bills take on Jacksonville who has completely shut down the pass this season. It's likely that Losman will struggle like Eli Manning did last week, so as a result Evans should struggle. SIT.

Jon Kitna- While I'm a big believer in the Lions playing above their talent level on Thanksgiving, I don't forsee a good game from Jon Kitna on Thursday. The Dolphins have played much better lately and resemble the team that was picked to make the Super Bowl. Their defense has been a huge part of this, and the key to their success has been pressure on the QB. Kitna, like most QBs, perform poorly under pressure, and if he is without Kevin Jones, the Dolphins will know they are a one dimensional team. SIT.

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