Week 7 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Plaxico Burress and WRs to Bench

When it comes to wide receivers, Week 7 kind of sucks.

Then again, I'm probably just saying that because Wes Welker has a bye. There's quite a void with him out of the picture, and I suppose it's the void that sucks.

Oh well. The bright side is that there are plenty of wide receivers out there who will keep the points coming this weekend. You will rejoice when you get them.

However, you won't be getting them from the five guys listed below. Correct your lineup accordingly.

Brandon Lloyd, St. Louis Rams

In being traded from the Denver Broncos to the St. Louis Rams, Brandon Lloyd is going from a bad situation to an even worse situation.

Thankfully for Lloyd, the word from ESPN's Adam Schefter is that Sam Bradford's high ankle sprain will not keep him out of action on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Things will be as they are supposed to be.

The not-so-good news for Lloyd is that this likely won't matter. The Cowboys' secondary is suspect, but it has done good work against opposing receivers this season. No receiver has posted a 100-yard game against the Cowboys, and they were even able to hold the aforementioned Lord Welker down for roughly 3.8 quarters in Week 6.

If they can do that, they can take care of Lloyd.

Sidney Rice, Seattle Seahawks

It's still not known whether or not Seattle will start Charlie Whitehurst or Tarvaris Jackson on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. The Seattle Times reported on Wednesday that Jackson isn't out of the picture just yet despite suffering from a pectoral strain.

Either way, don't expect much out of Sidney Rice. He's been solid enough this season, but he has a tough matchup on his hands against a Browns team that has not allowed a 100-yard receiver this season. They've also allowed just two receiving touchdowns, which is pretty darn good.

Plaxico Burress, New York Jets

The Plaxico Burress experiment is starting to look more and more like a bust. He hasn't found the end zone since Week 3, and in fact has just seven catches in the last three weeks.

But Burress' recent struggles will be the least of his worries on Sunday against the San Diego Chargers. They have generally been very good against opposing receivers this season, allowing just two touchdowns and just one 100-yard receiver. In Weeks 3, 4 and 5, no receiver had more than 70 yards receiving against the Chargers.

Overall, the Chargers have the league's No. 2 passing defense. That's not a happy prospect for Mark Sanchez.

Darrius Heyward-Bey, Oakland Raiders

DHB was a laughingstock in the first two years of his career, but he's starting to show signs of life this season. In the last three weeks, DHB has 17 catches for 296 yards.

But as you may have heard, the Raiders have themselves a new quarterback, one who hasn't thrown a pass since January.

Carson Palmer and DHB might be a good duo some day. For now, I'd keep DHB stashed on your bench.

Santana Moss, Washington Redskins

Santana Moss hasn't been great this season, but he's been pretty decent. In fact, you have to give him credit for doing anything at all given Washington's quarterback situation.

You may have also heard that Rex Grossman is out as Washington's QB. The decision to insert John Beck goes against the wishes Moss expressed on Monday (via the Washington Post), as Moss said that Grossman deserved another shot.

Well, he isn't going to get one. That makes one wonder if Moss is due for a letdown this Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

We also don't know if John Beck is any good, which is another thing that doesn't bode well for Moss.