hannibal_lecter

The certainly seem to have taken a step back from their success last season. But they've played some tough opponents. I think they'll get it going eventually...it's just a matter of whether your roster can hold up to wait for them to get it together or not.

This is a tough one. Let me start with who I wouldn't play. Simpson is not assimilated into the offense yet and so will be a dud this week--but he'll get it going in a week or two. Colston and the Saints are in a bad situation and so I would sit him too. I would not go with LeShoure just because I think the Detroit backfield has some serious issues. Of the two left, I would go with Tate over McGahee actually because the Texans are a much more solid team and Tate is much more durable than McGahee.

I would go with Williams against Miami. A newly-appointed starting running back on a 3-0 team playing well makes more sense to me than either Murray playing a stingy Chicago D or Martin against Washington. While I think Martin will do better than Murray, I still believe that Williams will outshine them both this week.

I would jump on this trade. Gronk is a huge step up at TE and CJ will end up with more points than Benson and Ridley combined. The only drawback is that you'll be left with only one healthy starter, but I think Daniel Thomas will get his fair share of touches with Bush and his injury concerns.

I would jump on this trade and not look back. Charles is a step-up (actually, more than one step--maybe an entire staircase) from Brown. Then you can drop Moreno and get the best free-agent available.

I'd go with Welker and Harvin. Though Harvin will eventually probably start giving up points to Jerome Simpson, I don't see Simpson being anything more than a decoy this week. I think Welker and Harvin will both end up with more points than Decker this week.

I think Barden is best choice this week out of those four players. I would give Forte and Stewart another week to see how they are progressing. As far I the quarterback options, I would go with Kolb vs Miami. The Cardinals are playing well right now and I think he'll end up with more points certainly than Sanchez and most likely Freeman this week.

I would go with Fitzpatrick over Romo this week. Fitzpatrick is going against a struggling New England team while Romo is going up against a stingy Chicago Defense.

I would consider this one sort-of a toss up. I would go with McGahee just because I think Detroit has a toxic backfield with running backs who just cannot stay healthy. That being said, McGahee has trouble staying on the field as well. I just think McGahee at home is a smarter choice than LeShoure on the road this week.

I'd bench Griffin against the stingy Tampa Bay Defense in favor of Peyton Manning playing Oakland at home. And I do think that Brown will get the majority of the carries against the Eagles this week--I think that the Giants want to take it easy on Bradshaw as they assimilate him back to the offense coming off of that injury. Perhaps by next week Brown will be replaced by Bradshaw as the starter, but for this week I would go with Brown.

I would not take this trade. If the Panthers can get it figured out, then S. Smith will certainly end up with more points than either Colston or Holmes. And Bush (if he can stay healthy) is a much better option than Murray. Further, I don't see when you would ever want to play Colston or Holmes over either Fitzgerald or T. Smith. You have a lot of Ravens though, so be sure to cover yourself for their Week 8 bye.

I would rank them in the exact order you've got them listed. Green-Ellis will probably have the most points, but Benson and the Packers are going to want to make a statement. LeShoure is probable, but I'd stay away from the Detroit backfield. And although Bradshaw may be back in the lineup, I would expect the Giants to take it easy on him this week coming off of a neck injury.

Don't start Forte yet. Be patient. The Bears don't want to rush him back and lose him for the season again. It may take a week or two, but he'll be back in the swings of things...IF he can stay healthy.

I would absolutely not make this trade. T. Smith will end up with more points than both Hillis and S. Smith combined I think. Especially if the Panthers continue to under-achieve and Jamaal Charles keeps up the good work, Hillis will become obscure and S. Smith will end up with nothing but garbage points. T. Smith, on the other hand, will probably put-up Pro Bowl numbers.

I would go with Daniel Thomas. I think the injury to Bush is more serious than is being reported and even though Forte may be in uniform on Monday, I don't see the Bears throwing him into a starting-role right away given his extensive injury history. The only question to me is whether to play McGahee vs Oakland rather than Thomas vs Arizona, but I think that the latter running back will end up with more points than the former.