Love/Hate
Week 1
Football
season is back. Food, games, beer (well, pop for me), but that means you have
to make the toughest decisions for your fantasy line up. That’s why I’m here;
to tell you who I like for this week.
Pretty much, every week I will give you two guys for
each position in the love and the hate category. It will start with
quarterbacks, then running backs, wide receivers, and then tight ends, and
every once in a while I might throw in a defense if I like them a lot.
Quarterbacks
Love
Chad
Henne vs New England- Even though I think New England will
dominate this game, I think Henne could have a decent game. He is going to be
playing from behind (most likely) which means the Dolphins will be airing the
ball out. Besides that point, Last year in the one full game that Henne played
New England he went 28 for 38 with 305 yards and tossed two touchdowns. The
only downside? Three interceptions. Not a great game anymore. If he can
eliminate or even cut back on those mistakes, Henne could have a real nice
game.
Eli
Manning vs Washington- Last year Washington had the 31st
ranked pass defense in the NFL. Manning didn’t have great games against the
Redskins last year, but I think he may fair better this year. Manning didn’t
have Hakeem Nicks in week 13 or week 17 of last year: the two times that the
Giants faced the Redskins. I expect Manning to go for 300 yards a couple
touchdowns and maybe a pick.
Other Nominees: Kyle Orton, Matthew Stafford, and
Kevin Kolb
Hate
Ben
Roethlisberger @ Baltimore- Ben has never been a great
fantasy option when he plays in Baltimore. Last year he threw for 253 yards as
well as tossing a touchdown and a pick. With the extremely low scoring affairs
with these two teams it is hard to start anyone. I figure most people have a
better option than Big Ben this week though.
Jay
Culter vs Atlanta- I know this isn’t a great sit, for most
people he is already sitting on your bench. Atlanta doesn’t have a stellar pass
defense; they finished 22nd in pass defense last year. He also lost
a big target in Greg Olsen to Carolina. I don’t see Cutler having a great game
this week.
Running
Backs
Love
Beanie
Wells vs Carolina- Whisenhunt has given Wells the green
light for Sunday, and that may not stick for long. I think you should use
Beanie with a favorable matchup before he has to share more of his carries.
BenJarvus
Green-Ellis @ Miami- This is another pick that
depends on if the Patriots can jump out on top of the Dolphins. But I don’t
pick Lawfirm solely on that. He also had two pretty good matchups against the
Dolphins last year. I would expect him to put up double digits and he should be
a strong flex play this week, maybe even a RB2.
Hate
Felix
Jones @ NYJ- Even as a Cowboys fan, I have to admit: the
Cowboys’ offense will struggle on Sunday Night Football. They may shut down the Cowboys pass defense
with Revis and Cromartie. With a rush defense like the Jets it doesn’t look
like Jones will have much fantasy value this week.
Mark
Ingram @ Green Bay- I’m not going to take too much time on
this. They did not have a great rush defense last year, but they only allowed
six TDs. We all know Ingram will be the goal line back for the Saints, but with
so few TDs, it’s unlikely he finds the end zone. Keep Ingram on the pine for
Thursday
Shonn
Greene vs Dallas- Yes. I’m sitting both running backs in
the same game. The Cowboys have a pretty good running back and I’m not buying
Greene quite yet. I don’t really expect him to get a ton of carries. I still
expect him to be in a split with Ladanian Tomlinson.
Wide Receivers
Love
Kenny
Britt @ Jacksonville- We don’t know what Britt and
Hasselbeck have together yet, but last year when Britt played he was fairly
effective. In ten games he had nine touchdowns with a much less effective
quarterback then he has now. With a great matchup like this, you’ve gotta start
Britt.
Marques
Colston @ Green Bay- Green Bay was the fifth best pass
defense in the league last year, so why do I love Colston? He is the only WR
that should be on the field for the entire game with Lance Moore missing this
game. I think Colston is going to see a lot of targets on Thursday night from
Drew Brees.
Santana
Moss
vs New York Giants- The Giants pass defense is in mayhem with all the injuries
right now. I know Grossman is the quarterback, but he hasn’t looked awful in
preseason and I think Moss could have a nice game. I think Moss could have
around ten targets from Beck this week, and he may even find the end zone.
Hate
Reggie
Wayne @ Houston- This is a great matchup for Wayne and the
Colt’s receivers, but I don’t think that Collins is going to find Wayne all
that often. I think the Cotls will run a lot, and also target Clark and Collie
quite a bit. I would play Wayne as a flex at best this week.
Sidney
Rice @ San Francisco- With the injury that is going on
with him, he may not even play. Even if he does play, it isn’t the greatest
matchup and he doesn’t have a great quarterback. It has been said that if Rice sits
this game out, then Ben Obomanu.
Tight
Ends
Love
Marcedes
Lewis vs Tennessee- I’m going to stick with my theory
here: when a tight end (and only a tight end) have a bad quarterback starting,
it will not affect them. Last year he didn’t score a single touchdown against
the Titans last year. He also has the matchup favoring him. The Titans are the
25th fantasy defense against tight ends. Maybe Lewis can find the
end zone this week.
Hate
Dustin
Keller vs Dallas- Not that this guy is starting for a lot
of fantasy teams, but if he is, I don’t like him. He is playing a good defense
against TEs and I think that Sanchez will expose the Cowboys’ weakness in the
defensive back position, not looking for Keller. Cowboys only allowed five touchdowns
all of last year. Keep Keller on the bench this week.
Thanks for reading everyone; I hope that you enjoyed
it. If you have any questions about fantasy football, or anything football
related really, you can contact me on Twitter @TheFFAddict, and feel free to
email me cshardy@att.net.
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