2011 Fantasy Football: Start/Sit NFL Week 12

Here’s a look at LestersLegends sit and start advice as you set your lineups for the 12th week of the NFL season.

Quarterbacks
 

Start

Tim Tebow @ San Diego: With quarterbacks falling by the wayside, it’s Tebow Time for fantasy teams too. Think what you want about his mechanics, but he’s winning and putting up fantasy numbers. Tebow is averaging 70.2 rushing yards the past five games.

Sit

Ryan Fitzpatrick @ New York Jets: While Tebow is winning, Fitzpatrick is losing. He has two touchdown passes and seven INTs in his past three games. The Bills are averaging 8.7 ppg during that stretch. Good thing he signed that contract when he did.

Running Backs

Start

Chris Johnson vs. Tampa Bay: What one was a no-brainer should still be most weeks (only sitting rather than starting). He has less yards in his past 26 games (1873) than he had in 16 games in 2009 (2006). He’s only on pace for 814.4 yards but he should add to that projection after taking on Tampa Bay’s 26th ranked run defense (133.5 ypg allowed). The Bucs have also allowed the second most rushing TDs (13).

Sit

Ryan Mathews vs. Denver: I don’t know if he’s trying to show his toughness by returning too soon, but he’s combined for just 108 total yards the past two weeks and averaged 71.3 total yards over the past four games. He fumbled twice (losing one) last week to make matters worse.

Wide Receivers

Start

Harry Douglas vs. Minnesota: Even if Julio Jones returns Douglas makes a strong play. He’s had at least 50 yards in four of the past five games. The Vikings rank 28th with 259.4 passing yards allowed per game.

Sit

Eric Decker @ San Diego: He’s scored three times int he past four games but only has one catch in the past two weeks. He’s also averaging just 32.0 ypg over the past six games.

Tight Ends

Start

Heath Miller @ Kansas City: Gronk just went wild on the Chiefs. While Miller isn’t Gronk, he is a good athlete. He’s averaging 4.8 catches for 62.0 yards over the past four games. Anthony Fasano also had a pair of scores against the Chiefs in Week 9.

Sit

Owen Daniels @ Jacksonville: Daniels is averaging just 31.5 yards the past few weeks and has some things working against him. Andre Johnson should return this week and Matt Leinart is taking over at quarterback. Oh yeah, and they like to run a lot.

Defenses

Start

New York Jets vs. Buffalo: They aren’t the same defense we’re used to, but the Bills haven’t been the same offense either. The Jets should take care of business at home.

Sit

Philadelphia Eagles  vs. New England: Don’t look know but the Patriots have topped 30 points for two straight week. The Eagles’ strength lies in their passing defense, but the Patriots don’t have a traditional passing attack.

Also check out:

• Week 12 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
• Week 12 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
• Week 12 Fantasy Football WR Rankings
• Week 12 Fantasy Football TE Rankings
• Week 12 Fantasy Football DEF Rankings