Fantasy Football: Week Eight Start Or Sit

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Week Eight Who to Start and Who to Sit

Before I get to my Week Eight selections, let’s check last week’s picks for accuracy. 

Good Starts from Week Seven:

Laurence Maroney, RB (NE): Maroney only had 43 yards rushing, but did score a touchdown in a blowout win over the Buccaneers.

Miles Austin, WR (DAL): Austin had a monster game, with six receptions for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Falcons.

Austin Collie, WR (IND): Collie didn’t have a great game, but did end up with 36 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Bad Starts from Week Seven:

Frank Gore, RB (SF): In his first game back from injury, Gore couldn’t get it going rushing 13 times for only 32 yards.

Andre Caldwell, WR (CIN): Caldwell was non-existent, catching only two passes for 19 yards.

Good Sits from Week Seven:

Brett Favre, QB (MIN): For the first time this season, Favre didn’t score a touchdown and threw an interception.

Clinton Portis, RB (WAS): Portis had only 43 yards rushing on 14 carries in the Redskins loss to the Eagles.

Matt Forte, RB (CHI): Forte continued his disappointing season, totaling only 49 total yards of offense.

Bad Sits from Week Seven:

Ricky Williams, RB (MIA): Williams rushed for three touchdowns on nine carries for 80 yards.

Here is my Week Eight list of who to start and who to sit: 

Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens                                     

Start: Correll Buckhalter, RB (DEN)

Explanation:  Buckhalter will be fully healthy coming off a bye-week and should get nice size portion of carries.  Before his injury, the Broncos started using him in the passing game more which adds to his value.  Though it isn’t the best match-up since the Ravens can still stop the run, he should be able to put up decent numbers.

Sit: Willis McGahee, RB (BAL)

Explanation: After coming out strong in the beginning of the season, McGahee has only received 15 touches over his last three games.  The Broncos have also shown that they can stop the run, so unless you are desperate, go with a different running back.

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles                                 

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