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By Derek of The Sportmeisters
Welcome to the best time of the year Sports Fans. Here is where I will tell you who I think you should start or who I think you should sit for your fantasy team.
This year, I will give you your obvious must starts (guys you start every week no matter who they play), a few players from each position who you should start, a sleeper start em’, and a must sit em’.
Also, I will be giving projections for those players. If you have more questions, don’t forget to join me for my weekly Sunday Morning Start Em’/Sit Em’ Chat from 10:45am to 12:45pm. Go to www.Sportmeisters.com for more info. Enough talk, let’s get down to business!
QB Obvious Must Starts
Drew Brees – NO vs. MIA – Projection: 315 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Peyton Manning – IND vs. STL – Projection: 335 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Philip Rivers – SD vs. KC – Projection: 295 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
Aaron Rodgers – GB vs. CLE – Projection: 350 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Tom Brady – NE vs. TB – Projection: 300 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Kurt Warner – ARI vs. NYG – Projection: 250 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
QB Start Em’
Matt Schaub – Houston Texans vs. SF – Schaub has now put up back-to-back games of 350-plus yards and has six touchdowns in those two games. This week he gets the 20th ranked pass defense of the San Francisco 49ers. Start Em’.
Projection: 300 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears vs. CIN – Cutler put up 300 yards last week and threw two touchdowns. He now has 10 touchdowns on the year and this week he faces the 28th ranked pass defense of the Cincinnati Bengals, who allowed almost 400 yards passing to Matt Schaub last week. Start Em’.
Projection: 325 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Eli Manning – New York Giants vs. ARI – Eli didn’t have his best game last week against the Saints and, even though he threw an interception and lost a fumble, he still threw for 178 yards and a touchdown. He has 11 touchdowns on the year and faces the 31st ranked pass defense of the Arizona Cardinals this week. Look for a bounce back performance. Sleeper Start Em’.
Projection: 275 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
QB Sit Em’
Jason Campbell – Washington Redskins vs. PHI – After a dismal performance in the first half against Kansas City, Campbell was benched for the second half in favor of Todd Collins. We don’t know if he will start this week and, even if he does, he faces the fifth ranked pass defense of the Philadelphia Eagles. Sit Em’.
Projection: 150 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Donovan McNabb – Philadelphia Eagles vs. WAS – Was that really Donovan McNabb and the Eagles getting run over by the Oakland Raiders last week? After a great week against Tampa Bay, he threw for just 269 yards and didn’t throw a touchdown against Oakland. This week, he faces the third ranked pass defense of the Washington Redskins. Hard to bench, but you have to do so until he gets back on track. Sit Em’.
Projection: 220 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Derek Anderson – Cleveland Browns vs. GB – If you are starting a guy who has just 11 completions and 145 yards in the past two games, then your fantasy team is in big trouble. Anderson has thrown six interceptions since taking over as the starter and faces the 10th ranked pass defense of the Green Bay Packers this week. Must Sit Em’. (If you even own him)
Projection: 125 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
RB Obvious Must Starts
Adrian Peterson – MIN vs. PIT – Projection: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD, 3 receptions, 25 yards
Michael Turner – ATL vs. DAL – Projection: 80 yards rushing, 1 TD
Steven Jackson – STL vs. IND
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