Fantasy Depth Chart's Week Two Sits & Starts

Last week was a great week of both real and fantasy football.

Below is a small selection (at every position) of my weekly starts and sits. To read the complete list click the link at the bottom of the page! Now lets take a look at last week’s article to see the hits and misses before diving into week two predictions.

Hits: Adrian Peterson (Start), Kevin Smith (Start—only in PPR leagues though), Calvin Johnson (Sit), Larry Johnson (Sit), Clinton Portis (Sit), Kurt Warner (Sit), Tony Gonzalez (Start), John Carlson (Start—damn good of me too), Kellen Winslow (Sit), Tom Brady (Start—way to save me late Tom), Randy Moss (Start—all around player)

Misses: Santonio Holmes (Sit), Devin Hester (Sit—one play changes everything), Carson Palmer (Start—very concerned now), Terrell Owens (Sit), LaDainian Tomlinson (Start—way to roll your ankle)


RBs

Start:

Darren McFadden/Michael Bush @ Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these guys are very good starts this weekend. Bush is likely to be the better of the two in non-PPR (unless Fargas returns) while McFadden should be productive in the passing game to a tune of worthy RB2 in PPR leagues.

Sit:

Julius Jones @ San Francisco 49ers. Jones saved his week on Sunday with a long run late in the game. Don’t expect another miracle run this week against a very physical 49ers defense. Put Jones back where he belongs…on your fantasy bench.


QBs

Start:

Brett Favre @ Detroit Lions. The Lions stink. Its that simple. Getting your hands on the old one for a spot start in deeper leagues could prove to be fruitful. Favre will not be a weekly contributor so don’t rush to the waivers for him. But those playing the matchups should pay some interest in the legend.

Sit:

Kurt Warner @ Jacksonville Jaguars. He is on here again. Another tough physical defense that is built to stop the run will run over the Arizona Cardinals. A lot of owners will feel the need to start this highly drafted QB but don’t play the fool, things aren’t right in Arizona right now. Hopefully, the Cardinals will right the ship and save some fantasy teams later in the year.


WRs

Start:

Greg Jennings vs Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals defense was good enough for the Denver Broncos (minus their last play on the field) but going against the GB passing attack is different. Their nickel package could see a lot of time on the field this Sunday.

Their base 4-3 was built to stop the Steelers and Ravens, I suspect this week we’ll get to see how they will handle WR loaded teams. I expect Jennings to beat the deep man at least once on Sunday.

Sit:

Antonio Bryant @ Buffalo Bills. The Bills showed the NFL that they can properly gameplan. They restricted the production of an excellent passing attack by willingly double teaming throughout the game.

Bryant (injured or not) will stand no chance against a defense primed to shut him down. The Buccaneers will need to pound the ball hard before they are able to move it up the field with Bryant.


TEs

Start:

Owen Daniels vs Tennessee Titans. The Texans would be smart to mimic the Steelers use of Heath Miller against the Titans. A safety valve is exactly what Schaub will need against the Titan rush throughout the day.

Used properly, Daniels could be in for a PPR owner’s dream day even if he doesn’t score a TD. Given that Daniels can get vertical faster than Miller, Daniels still maintains some big play potential and should be on nobody’s bench.

Sit:

Antonio Gates vs Baltimore Ravens. I’m going out on a serious limb here talking down a top tier TE. However, I feel the Ravens are one of the few teams that can be physical with Gates while providing tight coverage in the secondary. Reed could be the great equalizer removing Gates as a downfield threat throughout the game.

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