2011 PPR Fantasy Football Week 14: Flex-Play Rankings and Projections

Miles Austin, Laurent Robinson vs. Giants

The Cowboys expect Miles Austin to return this week barring a setback in practice, and that’s bad news for Laurent Robinson fantasy owners. Robinson and Austin are worth using as WR-3 plays, but I’m a little concerned about both heading into this game.

On one hand, you have Robinson who's been a great surprise this season, but a shoulder injury slowed his performance down to a crawl against the Cardinals. Now with reduced snaps, he’s unlikely to pick up more than 50 yards and maybe a touchdown.

As for Austin, the last time he returned from his hamstring injury he failed to be effective for a couple of weeks. Where both receivers become worth starting this week is because the Cowboys will be playing an all-important game as the Giants come to town. This should be a high-scoring game where both Tony Romo and Eli Manning throw for more than 350 yards and at least a couple touchdowns. Get these guys in your lineup, if anything for the matchup.

Steven Jackson @ Seahawks

It appears the Vikings have a chance to turn things around for the future with Christian Ponder and Percy Harvin, and I hope that is the case because it would be a shame to see Adrian Peterson suffer the same fate that Steven Jackson has had to endure. The Rams had expectations to contend for the division title, but instead they are arguably the worst team in football at this time.

Seattle shut Jackson down a few weeks ago, and fantasy owners should look to other options for a flex play this week. If you're desperate, go ahead and put Jackson in the lineup, because at the end of the day, at least he’s a feature back in the NFL, and that’s worth something.

More WK 14 PPR Rankings – QB | RB | WR | K/D | Waivers | Start / Sit |

1	Ray Rice	Colts
2	Marshawn Lynch	Rams
3	Arian Foster	@ Bengals
4	Chris Johnson	Saints
5	Maurice Jones-Drew	Buccaneers
6	Percy Harvin	@ Lions
7	Calvin Johnson	Vikings
8	Victor Cruz	@ Cowboys
9	LeSean McCoy (I)	@ Dolphins
10	Reggie Bush	Eagles
11	Adrian Peterson (I)	@ Lions
12	Wes Welker	@ Redskins
13	Greg Jennings	Raiders
14	Steve Smith	Falcons
15	A.J. Green	Texans
16	Ryan Mathews	Bills
17	Willis McGahee (I)	Bears
18	C.J. Spiller	@ Chargers
19	Roy Helu	Patriots
20	Shonn Greene	Chiefs
21	Roddy White	@ Panthers
22	Brandon Marshall	Eagles
23	Hakeem Nicks	@ Cowboys
24	Frank Gore	@ Cardinals
25	Rashard Mendenhall	Browns
26	Michael Turner (I)	@ Panthers
27	Dez Bryant	Giants
28	Jordy Nelson	Raiders
29	Michael Crabtree	@ Cardinals
30	Mike Wallace	Browns
31	Michael Bush	@ Packers
32	DeMarco Murray	Giants
33	LeGarrette Blount	@ Jaguars
34	Marques Colston	@ Titans
35	Antonio Brown	Browns
36	Anquan Boldin	Colts
37	Jeremy Maclin (I)	@ Dolphins
38	BenJarvus Green-Ellis (I)	@ Redskins
39	Marion Barber	@ Broncos
40	Mark Ingram	@ Titans
41	Steve Johnson	@ Chargers
42	Vincent Jackson	Bills
43	Brandon Lloyd	@ Seahawks
44	Santana Moss (I)	Patriots
45	Laurent Robinson (I)	Giants
46	Torrey Smith	Colts
47	Nate Burleson	Vikings
48	Larry Fitzgerald	49ers
49	Miles Austin (I)	Giants
50	Santonio Holmes	Chiefs
51	Mike Williams (TB)	@ Jaguars
52	Beanie Wells (I)	49ers
53	Jonathan Stewart	Falcons
54	DeAngelo Williams	Falcons
55	Steven Jackson	@ Seahawks
56	Darren Sproles	@ Titans
57	Peyton Hillis (I)	@ Steelers
58	Demaryius Thomas	Bears
59	Eric Decker	Bears
60	Darrius Heyward-Bey	@ Packers
61	Denarius Moore (I)	@ Packers
62	Mike Tolbert	Bills
63	Maurice Morris	Vikings
64	Ahmad Bradshaw (I)	@ Cowboys
65	Cedric Benson	Texans
66	Brandon Jacobs	@ Cowboys
67	Toby Gerhart	@ Lions
68	Ryan Grant	Raiders
69	Deion Branch	@ Redskins
70	Plaxico Burress	Chiefs
71	Reggie Wayne	@ Ravens
72	Julio Jones (I)	@ Panthers
73	Damian Williams	Saints
74	Lance Moore	@ Titans
75	DeSean Jackson	@ Dolphins