2011 Week One Fantasy Football Start/Sit

Fantasy football is a tricky game. It gets even trickier when you have to decide between a plethura of players to whether start or sit, especially in week one.

Today, I’ll tell you some borderline guys that you are going to want in your fantasy lineup and some guys you best leave on the bench. Believe me, it is very hard to do in week one, so my editions after this will be much more extensive. Without further ado, here are you starts/sits for week one.

Starts

Position	Player	Opponent
QB	Kyle Orton	vs. Oaklandnd
QB	Josh Freeman	vs. Detroit
QB	Kevin Kolb	vs. Carolina
RB	Ahmad Bradshaw	@ Washington
RB	Jahvid Best	@ Tampa Bay
RB	Mike Tolbert	vs. Minnesota
WR	Chad Ochocinco	@ Miami
WR	AJ Green	@ Cleveland
WR	Jacoby Jones	vs. Indianapolis
TE	Jared Cook	@ Jacksonville
TE	Zach Miller	@ San Francisco
DEF/ST	Arizona Cardinal	vs. Carolina

Player that intrigues me the most:

AJ Green: I doubt he is going to be able to be a dominant force in the fantasy world this year, thanks to a rookie QB throwing him the ball, severely limiting his upside. However, starting out the season against the Browns? I would go ahead and start him in week one and go from there. Could be a one week wonder, who knows? It’s worth a shot.

Honorable Mention:

Knowshon Moreno: Kyle Orton knows he has to play well to keep his job. If he can do that, I was right on picking starts for the week. If they can get ahead, it’ll be Moreno taking the workload in the second half, which would make fantasy owners happy. What scares me is that the Raiders have enough offensive prowess to keep up with the Broncos, so that may not happen.

Sits

Position	Player	Opponent
QB	Joe Flacco	vs. Piittsburgh
QB	Drew Brees	@ Green Bay
RB	Rashard Mendenhall	@ Baltimore
RB	Ryan Matthews	vs. Minnesota
RB	Ryan Grant	vs. New Orleans
WR	Jeremy Maclin	@ St. Louis
WR	Percy Harvin	@ San Diego
TE	Greg Olsen	@ Arizona
TE	Brandon Pettigrew	@ Tampa Bay
DEF	Chicago Bears	vs. Atlanta

Player that intrigues me the most:

Percy Harvin: He’s playing with a new QB and Sidney Rice isn’t lining up opposite of him anymore. We saw how ineffective he was last year when Rice was out. Now not only is Rice not there, but McNabb is the passer. Doesn’t exactly sound like a recipe for success, especially not in the first week.

Honorable mention:

DeAngelo Williams: The Cardinals have a pretty good run defense, Williams is in a timeshare with Jonathan Stewart and they will probaly be behind from the get-go. You might want to avoid him this week.