How can this season get any better? Every week,
every game, every quarter, and even every drive (well, except for the Chiefs' drives)
has been overwhelming. And when every game is close, how can you watch every single one? How can you see who is performing and who isn't? That’s why I’m here; to enlighten you on who to
start this week, and who is going to fart this week. Last week's Bank/Tank wasn't great,
but it was better than the week before. In every category I was near perfect,
but then there was one: my tank wide receivers. For the second straight week I
did not hit on my wide receivers, but hey, it happens. This week, I’ll be
aiming for perfection (yeah right, when man sets foot on the moon…oh wait…).
Quarterbacks
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Tony
Romo vs – Disagreeing with Liz Loza on this one. Romo may be
injured, he may not of had the best last two games. But this game is going to
be a shootout; no doubt about that. With Stafford, Megatron, and Jahvid Best in
town, this is going to be a tough one for the Cowboys to handle. They aren’t
going to be running on the Lions defensive line, so I think Cowboys will resort
to the air. Call me crazy, but if Dez Bryant is active on Sunday, Romo is going
to have a nice game.
Eli
Manning @ Arizona – Look, we all know Arizona (since losing
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) has fallen apart nearly every game. Manning is fifth
in the league against the Arizona Cardinals is in my best Bart Scott voice “25th
in the league!” The Cardinals “can’t stop a nose bleed” and with Nicks and
Manningham ready to go, Manning (of the Eli variety) is going to have a really good
game.
Extra: Ryan Fitzpatrick
Tank
Michael
Vick vs San Francisco – Rather it be his offensive line,
injuries, or the newly designed playbook, Mike Vick has not lived to one-half
of his standards so far this year. I know San Francisco has looked bad in
previous weeks, but in week three they actually showed us that they can stop.
With Maclin not completely 100%, Vick could really struggle on Sunday, just as
he has in the previous three weeks. I think this might be the one pick that
could backfire on me the most, but if that happens you can blame me. Sit Vick
this week.
Matt
Schaub vs Pittsburgh – The Pittsburgh defense is still the
Pittsburgh defense. They are a force on the ground and through the air. They’re
going to shut you down. Schaub hasn’t been playing particularly well, so sit
him this week.
Extra: Mark Sanchez, Joe Flacco
Running
Backs
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Legarrette
Blount vs Indianapolis – Not only is this guy getting all of
the carries for the Bucs, but now, he is taking on the Indianapolis Colts. This
is the matchup you see on your schedule and say, “This is his day.” And that is
exactly what it is going to be. I see the Bucs coming out early, and handing it
off for the majority of the second half, which means it’s going to be a
LeGarrette Blount fest. Get ready for it.
Darren
Sproles @ Jacksonville – The Saints are using Sproles the
way he is supposed to be used: screen passes, very few carries, the carries he
gets are to the outside, and they are getting him in the open field. All of
those are the ways that Darren Sproles finds the endzone. If he continues to be
used like this, it will make Sean Payton look like a genius, and it is going to
only help your fantasy team. With an excellent matchup against Jacksonville
this week, Sproles could be huge.
Extra: Daniel Thomas, Joseph Addai (this is going to
be a let down..)
Tank
Beanie
Wells vs New York Giants – I think Wells’ injury is going to
linger this week, and it doesn’t help he is playing a tough Giants defense. I
expect this game to be close, and not be Beanie running the ball for the
Cardinals all day long. Wells says he is ready to go, but I’m not so sure he’s
going to be 100 percent. I think it is in your best interest to keep Wells on
the pine this week and wait for a better matchup and a stronger hammy.
BenJarvus
Green-Ellis @ Oakland – BenJarvus had $100 for every time I
was impressed last week, he be broke. Not only was he losing carries to Stevan
Ridley, but he averaged under two yards per carry. And that’s not even all. The
Lawfirm got stuffed three times at the goal line. Ouch. The Raiders defense has
looked fairly good, and I think this is your week to sit BenJarvus.
Extra: Frank Gore (even if he plays)
Wide
Receivers
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Dwayne
Bowe vs Minnesota - Those of you who saw my week two and week
three Bank and Tank, you know that I hated Dwayne Bowe… and I got burned,
twice. This week, even with the way that Antoine Winfield has been playing, I
am starting Dwayne Bowe. It doesn’t look like the Chiefs’ struggles have
affected Bowe that much. Cassel is still throwing him the ball on a consistent
basis.
Nate
Burleson @ Dallas – With the Cowboys’ secondary banged up,
Burleson or Titus Young is going to have a huge game. Cowboys have stopped the
run defense pretty well, but they can’t shut down the pass game (hmm, that’s
odd). I look forward to Burleson making me look good on Sunday. If you are
trying to find a man to fill your flex, then this is your man.
Extras: AJ Green, Julio Jones
Tank
Sidney
Rice vs Atlanta – He had a great game last year, but Brent
Grimes is a top ten cornerback in this league. Rice is going to take him on
this week with his shoulder still injured. I’m not saying Rice is going to dump
a goose egg for you, but I would temper your expectations. Falcons shut down
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers last week, and they have a hell of a
better quarterback than Tavaris Jackson.
Anquan
Boldin vs New York Jets – The Jets have dominated wide
receivers through the air (as you might have guessed). Boldin hasn’t looked
great in the last two games. Well, I’ll just put this one out there: Revis
Island. Boldin is going to be shut down by Revis, keep him on your bench.
Others: Santonio Holmes
Tight
Ends
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Vernon
Davis @ Philadelphia – The Eagles are only allowing 8
points per game to tight ends, but don’t but into it. The only tight end that
the Eagles have played that has some respect is Tony Gonzalez, and he destroyed
them all night long. With the Eagles’ linebackers looking like garbage, I love
Davis this week.
Extra: Jared Cook
Tank
Brandon
Pettigrew @ Dallas – I’m not buying yet. He had a great
game last week and all, but can he really do it again. With the Cowboys’ week
secondary, Stafford will look to use his wide receivers and expose the Cowboys
weakness. The Cowboys kept Keller in check and shut Vernon Davis down. Don’t
depend on Pettigrew quite yet.
Extra: Tony Gonzalez
I hope you enjoyed the week four edition of
Bank/Tank, but more importantly, I hope it helps you get a win this week. I don’t
do a big of good if I’m not helping you win your games. I’ll be back this
weekend with my picks with my start/sit for each game included. If you ever
have a question about your lineup, trades, or start/sit questions then send me a tweet on twitter or you can send me an email. Don’t forget to look in the
Fantasy Rankings page for my updated rankings, and the Injury Report tab for
all of the latest injury news. On Sunday that will pretty much be a live stream
of all of the news that I can find that you are going to need to get the
crippled out of your lineup. Thanks for reading!
