Fantasy Football Week Two Starts & Sits

Brandon Marshall will come back this week so get him in your lineup. He missed only one week, so he should still be ready to go even without practice to play Monday night. San Diego will have to gameplan for him and Eddie Royal.
 
Mushin Muhammad has some extra motivation playing Chicago this weekend, but he has more going for him than that. Even a rusty Peyton Manning was able to abuse the Bears’ secondary. Look for Muhammad to put up a good day.
 
Joey Galloway’s owners should check back on game day for his playing status. Atlanta is vulnerable to the pass; Galloway has the veteran moxy to exploit it if able to suit up.

Tight Ends to start:

Carolina proved vulnerable to an unhealthy Antonio Gates last week. Chicago has few offensive weapons in the passing game. They do have Desmond Clark and Greg Olsen though they might take some receptions away from each other. They are worth putting into your lineup this week.
 
Following the defense matchup’s line of thought, Cleveland gave up significant fantasy points last week to Jason Witten. Granted Witten is the number one fantasy TE but Heath Miller is no slouch either; look for him to have a solid day.
 
Finally, there is the issue of Tony Scheffler last week. It was reported to watch him because he had not yet claimed the top spot on the TE depth chart. Since last week, Scheffler has done so. It is safe to get him in the lineup to reap the benefits of having Jay Cutler throwing to him.

Defenses to start:

Look to start Buffalo this week. They play a Jacksonville’s offense in disarray. It should be a couple of weeks until they get their house in order. If you play the drop/add defense’s strategy look to follow Jacksonville the first part of the season.
 
Two other teams that offensively need work takes place in Washington State this week.  If you own either the 49ers or the Seahawks defense, start them.
Matt Hasselbeck will be less likely to turn the ball over; however, he runs the offense with the least weapons. Seeing what has happened this season with the Seahawks wideouts, one has to wonder.
"Mike Holmgren, do you regret your decision to come back for one final season?"

Sit of the Week:

 
Last week I suggested sitting Peyton Manning and this week I am sticking with the Colts. They travel to Minnesota and will face a formidable rush defense. Yes, Ryan Grant did well but he had a big week versus Minnesota last season as well.

Take away Grant’s 57-yard run, and he had 35 yards for the night.

Indianapolis still is missing their starting center, Jeff Saturday, and Chicago has given the rest of the league a template of how to shut down the Colts. This will happen until Peyton loses the rust. That will be soon, but this week if you have other options bench Joseph Addai or expect lower numbers than normal.

Quarterbacks to sit:

The QB that everyone starts start this week that will be likely to underachieve will be Tony Romo. Philadelphia has three very good defensive backs headed by Asante Samuel. They will be good enough to slow down the Cowboy’s offense. I am saying it now; Tony will beat my sit them standards. Just be ready for a down week.
 
Baltimore’s defense is solid and Matt Schaub looked shaky last week (1 TD 2 INT). It is safe to bench him for other options this week.
 
Things are getting ugly in Seattle. The top three receivers are out this week after Nate Burleson went on the IR. Matt Hasselbeck’s top options will be Rookie TE John Carlson and Courtney Taylor. Keep Matt on your bench this week.
 
Miami has WR difficulties as well. Chad Pennington will have a tough time throwing into the Cardinals’ defense and keeping his receivers from being smacked around. Look for Pennington to put up low stats this week.

Running Backs to sit:

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