Fantasy Football Week Seven Market Report: Whom to Buy and Whom to Sell

Let's face it: The stock market is a roller coaster right now, and many of our 401ks and investments hang in the balance. But let's focus on what really matters: As a fantasy owner, whom should you be buying and whom should you be selling?

SELL

Derek Anderson
Sell this guy while he’s coming off a nice performance on national TV. While some may see Anderson as finally waking up from his statistical slumber, it seems more like a blind squirrel found a nut against a flat Giants team.

Get all you can because he faces Washington, Jacksonville, Baltimore, and Buffalo in four of the next five weeks, as well as Indy, Philadelphia, and Tennessee during the fantasy football playoff weeks.

Terrell Owens
Look me in the eye and honestly say that you think this year will end swimmingly in Cowboy-land. Doubts are beginning to surround Tony Romo, and there’s a new horse in the stable at WR. Kudos to Owens for putting the positive spin on things by focusing on the double teams he will avoid now, but get real. Owens makes Britney Spears look stable and the fireworks will really start after a couple of losses and skinny stat-lines for T.O.

Reggie Bush
This one isn’t so much because Bush is heading into a statistical dead zone. It’s more about the one or two ADHD owners in your league that get distracted easily. While Bush is having a versatile season, his production doesn’t necessarily translate to your league’s scoring. Throw out a couple of offers and see if you can get someone more consistent but maybe not as sexy.

Kyle Orton

Admit it. He’s better than you thought. I’m right there with you. I thought he could pull off the first negative QB rating in NFL history, but he has overachieved. But sell him before the after-taste kicks in. Build your case around him breaking off 334 yards and two TDs on the Lions and rolled up 286 yards and one TD on the Falcons.

With all due respect to Mr. Orton, that’s like me playing Madden on Rookie level, so don’t expect him to consistently dial that up for you.


BUY

Philip Rivers
Although he is coming off a big game, which may push his price tag up, he’s a prime candidate to have a nice statistical year. He’s shown that he can throw when called upon, and with LaDainian Tomlinson failing to perform to past expectations, the load on Rivers could increase which will lead to better yardage and more TDs.

Dominic Rhodes
I know Joesph Addai is only out two to four weeks, but have you ever “slightly” torn your hammy? I strained mine in high school and walked with a hitch for three years. Granted, Addai and I have a different collection of tools in our respective athletic toolboxes, but if you think Addai will be good as new in four weeks, then you probably think the Kimbo Slice knockout was a fluke, too.

Along with Addai’s status, add Mike Hart’s season-ending injury and Dominic Rhodes will be the go-to guy for at least the next four weeks, if not longer.

Eli Manning
Don’t let Monday night fool you. The Browns' defense played above their skis a bit and the Giants drifted away from their gameplan of run-run-play action. Manning is a reliable QB that generally makes good decisions with the ball. He has a no-doubt stud in Plaxico Burress, who will get three to five downfield jump-ball opportunities a game.

The Giants' running attack will continually provide Manning with favorable matchups in the secondary, and he will capitalize on them.

Calvin Johnson
I know Dan Orlovsky’s mad dash out of the end zone doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence in the Lions' offensive prospects for the remainder of the year, but find hope in a couple of factors: Johnson’s No. 1 obstacle for pass targets is now in Dallas, leaving him as the go-to guy for whomever the Lions roll out at QB, be it Orlovsky, Drew Stanton, or heck, even Scott Mitchell.

Also, let us assume the Lions’ descent into suckitude continues this year. This means that Detroit QBs will be playing from behind which means a significant amount of aerial football. I don’t know about you, but I don’t discriminate between trash-time stats and crunch-time stats.