Fantasy Football: Start'em, Sit'em for Week 6

Every week, we list several players that we believe should start on most fantasy rosters. We do the same with folks that should take a seat on most fantasy rosters. Of course, my recommendations are made on general terms as I have no way of knowing the specifics of your roster.

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Players to Start for Week 6:

QB - Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (vs Browns): The schedule makers did the Steelers and Roethlisberger owners a favor. By scheduling their bye in Week 5, Roethlisberger had an extra week to prepare for the Browns and work on his timing with the team's receivers.

Last year, Roethlisberger ranked third in the NFL behind Houston's Matt Schaub and New Orleans' Drew Brees in passing yards per game. While he might not pick up exactly where he left off, he's well-positioned to hit the ground running against the lowly Browns.

QB - Jay Cutler, Bears (vs Seahawks): Luckily for the Bears, they didn't need Cutler to beat the Panthers. Not because his backups filled in admirably, but because running back Matt Forte had a monster week -- 166 rushing yards. Even better, the Bears get Cutler back this week and the Cutler gets to face the team that has allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks.

QB - Joe Flacco, Ravens (at Patriots): Only the Jaguars and Texans have allowed more fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks than the New England Patriots. While Flacco hasn't played great this season, he has faced four good pass defenses. Excluding his game against the Browns (Week 3), Flacco has thrown only two touchdowns and six interceptions.

RB - Michael Bush, Raiders (at 49ers): With Darren McFadden out against the Chargers, Bush carried the ball 26 times for 104 yards. Per Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune, coach Tom Cable says the Raiders won't play McFadden this week unless he's not 100 percent. In other words, there's a good chance that Michael Bush will carry the full load.

RB - Ryan Torain, Redskins (vs Colts): Over the past two weeks, Torain has had 18 and 16 carries, respectively, with Clinton Portis out with a third-degree separation of the groin muscle. Torain should see 15-plus carries for a third week in the row as the team looks to control the clock as much as possible against a Peyton Manning-led offense. On the season, the Colts have allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to opposing running backs.

RB - Felix Jones, Cowboys (at Vikings): For the second time in his career (and first time during the regular season), Jones eclipsed the 100-yard mark by rushing for 109 yards on 15 carries in Week 5. This week's matchup may not be very favorable, but the Cowboys are likely going to try to get Jones the ball often. Meanwhile, Marion Barber had only six carries for 19 yards last week.

WR - Kenny Britt, Titans (at Jaguars): For three consecutive games, the "Question Mark" has scored a touchdown. Last week, Britt had his best performance (four receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown) of the season. This week, the Titans face the Jaguars, who have allowed the most fantasy points to opposing receivers through five weeks.

WR - Danny Amendola, Rams (vs Chargers): Last week, the Rams lost Mark Clayton to a season-ending injury and the biggest (fantasy) benefactor was Danny Amendola. Amendola caught 12 passes on 19 targets for 95 yards. Amendola is a must-start in point-per-reception (PPR) leagues, however, he should be a start in standard-scoring leagues this week as well.

WR - Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs (at Texans): Bowe had back-to-back drops and finished with only two receptions for 33 yards last week against the Colts. On the season, Bowe has only nine receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown. Over the next two weeks, Bowe has extremely favorable matchups—Houston and Jacksonville, both of whom rank in the bottom four in passing yards allowed.

Players to Sit for Week 6:

QB - Matt Schaub, Texans (vs Chiefs): After leading the NFL in passing yards in 2009, Schaub has started the 2010 season with three (out of five) games with less than 200 passing yards. Perhaps he'll turn things around sooner rather than later, but I feel like there are several second-tier quarterbacks that have favorable matchups this week that push him out of my top ten.

RB - Peyton Hillis, Browns (at Steelers): With quarterbacks Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace recovering from ankle injuries, rookie quarterback Colt McCoy is expected to make his first career start.

Unfortunately for McCoy, he faces the Steelers defense in his debut. Meanwhile, Hillis, who has scored a touchdown in all five games this season, is also banged up. In four games, the Steelers have allowed 54, 35, 53 and 66 total rushing yards even though they have faced running backs like Atlanta's Michael Turner, Tennessee's Chris Johnson and Baltimore's Ray Rice.

RB - Marion Barber, Cowboys (at Vikings): Expecting Felix Jones to be the man again this week, I'd stay away from Barber in all leagues. No matter how many carries he's had (six to 17) in any given week, he has yet to go over 55 rushing yards. And I would expect him to get closer to six than 17 carries this week.

WR - Lance Moore, Saints (at Bucs): Any receiver not named Marques Colston in the Saints' offense is too inconsistent for my taste. Although the Saints receivers have a relatively favorable matchup, I'm sitting Robert Meachem, Devery Henderson and Moore. In Weeks 3 and 4, Moore had 11 total receptions for 186 yards and three touchdowns. In his other three games, he has four total receptions for 31 yards and no touchdowns.

WR - Mike Sims-Walker, Jaguars (vs Titans): Sims-Walker had his second best game of the season last week—four receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown. That said, he also has two games where he was tied in receptions with Christopher Columbus, Betty White and me. So, consistency is not something you can expect from Sims-Walker at this point and he faces the Titans, who will likely use cornerback Cortland Finnegan on him.

WR - Louis Murphy, Raiders (at 49ers): One of the players that benefited most by the quarterback shift from Jason Campbell to Bruce Gradkowski was Murphy. In Week 2, Murphy had five of his six receptions in the second half when Gradkowski replaced Campbell and then followed up that performance with a 119-yard gem. Murphy may not be the first in line to welcome back Campbell to the starting lineup for Week 6.

We will release our fantasy rankings later today.

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Good luck in your Week 6 matchup and/or in our free fantasy football for Week 6 (new entries welcome).