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Week 15 Start/Sit
By Chris Goudey
WagerWeb.com Contributing Writer
This is the time of the fantasy season where your palms sweat and you try to see as many stats as you can, because it’s PLAYOFF TIME, BABY! This is where all your hard work will pay off and you can rub it in your friends' faces. It is more important than ever to have the correct players in your lineup, so heed the Sensei’s advice!
For Week 15, I’m only going to give opinions based on strong trends, so if your player isn’t mentioned that means he’s got no big matchup trend either way. I’m also only giving you guys you probably have a decision on. This is not the article that will tell you to start LaDainian Tomlinson or Peyton Manning. Go ahead and start the guys you normally would if they aren’t mentioned here.
Quarterbacks
Start 'Em
Jon Kitna, Detroit – Kitna was going to be a good play this week anyway because of his matchup against Green Bay, but now with starting RB Kevin Jones out for the year, they’re going to throw a lot more than they would have anyway.
Jeff Garcia, Philadelphia – The Giants defense can be beat and they may have to throw a lot. There will be a lot of points scored in this one, so that’s always good for a passing offense.
Matt Leinart, Arizona – Denver’s rush defense is much stronger than its pass defense, and the Cardinals have problems running the ball anyway, so Leinart should have the ball in the air plenty of times.
Jay Cutler, Denver – Cutler looked really good and I can see now why he’s in the lineup. He gets to face his first really soft defense this week, so I can see him doing very well.
Sit 'Em
Chris Weinke, Carolina – Yes, Weinke put up 400+ yards in his first start in 4 years, but don’t be fooled – he’s still nothing but a backup. He might have to throw a lot against the Steelers this week, but I’d be surprised if he had more TDs than interceptions.
Brad Johnson, Minnesota – The Jets’ defense is much weaker against the run than the pass, so I think the Vikes will try to run as much as possible. His coach also pulled him for bad play two weeks ago, so Johnson shouldn’t be in your lineup.
J.P. Losman, Buffalo – Miami’s defense just shut out Tom Brady, so it is playing very well. There’s about 27 other QBs I’d play this week before Losman, even though he has looked good recently.
Running Back
Start 'Em
Tatum Bell, Denver – Bell looks to be over the toe issues he had the last few weeks, and he should be good for at least 100+ yards against Arizona this week.
Ahman Green, Green Bay – Green has an excellent matchup against Detroit this week, so he should approach 100 yards and will probably score at least one TD also.
Sammy Morris, Miami – Morris was a real surprise last week, as he rushed for 120 yards and a TD against a tough Patriot defense. He has a much easier matchup this week and should come close to that again against Buffalo.
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville – Hopefully you listened to me last week and started Drew, but if you didn’t you get a second chance this week. Drew should be solid again against Tennessee.
Sit 'Em
Cadillac Williams, Tampa Bay – I don’t think there could be a worse situation for a starting RB – on the road, against the Bears, in a game that should be a blowout, which means his team will have to pass.
Chester Taylor, Minnesota – Taylor does get a nice matchup this week against the Jets, but he’s going to be in a lot of pain with his rib injury. I would think with the great performance of Artose Pinner last week that he’d get a lot of Taylor’s carries this time around.
Warrick Dunn, Atlanta – If Dunn plays, he’s going to be limited and has a tough matchup against a quick Dallas front seven.
Travis Henry, Tennessee – Henry is questionable right now and even if he does play, Jacksonville has a strong rush defense, so I’d sit him either way.
Wide Receivers
Start 'Em
Terry Glenn, Dallas – The Falcons have one good CB (DeAngelo Hall), and I’m pretty sure he’ll be on T.O. all game, so Glenn should become the primary option for Tony Romo this week.
Laveranues Coles/Jerricho Cotchery, NY Jets – The Vikings have the #1 rush defense in the league, so the Jets will have to throw to get anything going. Good times for the C & C boys.
Marty Booker, Miami – He has become Joey Harrington’s favorite target and even though the Dolphins will probably try to run a lot against the Bills’ bad rush defense, Booker should get some nice results on play-action passes.
Mike Furrey, Detroit – As I said last week, Furrey has turned into a top-shelf 2nd WR for the Lions, and they will literally throw the ball all day against Green Bay.
Sit 'Em
Keyshawn Johnson, Carolina – Weinke threw for over 400 yards last week, but Keyshawn only got just over 50 of them, so I’d stay away from him, as that number is likely to go nowhere but down.
Derrick Mason, Baltimore – Between the ermergence of Mark Clayton and Baltimore playing a team that’s horrible against the run (Cleveland), Mason is likely to have an off week.
Chris Chambers, Miami – Chambers has fallen to the #2 WR on the Dolphins, with Marty Booker becoming Joey Harrington’s favorite target lately. Combine that with a tough matchup against the Bills’ top CB Terrence McGee, and Chambers should be on your bench.
Tight Ends
Start 'Em
L.J. Smith, Philadelphia – Smith finally got a chance to produce last week, with a TD against Washington, and the Giants are giving up a lot of points to TE this year.
Tony Scheffler, Denver – He and Cutler have a nice rapport that was developed in the preseason, and it has carried over to the field since Cutler took over. There’s no reason why that shouldn’t continue this week against the Cardinals.
Sit 'Em
Kellen Winslow, Cleveland – This is only if you have Winslow and another good TE on your team. I’d probably play the other guy in that situation, as Winslow has a bad matchup (Baltimore) to deal with. If he’s your main guy, then stick with him and hope for the best.
Kickers
My thoughts on kickers are these: A. You shouldn’t have more than one kicker anyway, and B. They are nearly impossible to predict. Thus I’m not going to try to. Stick with the guy you drafted and if all else fails, try to get the guy on the team that scores the most points. I won’t be giving you start and sit thoughts on kickers, so just keep those two thoughts in mind.
Defenses
The only defenses I would play every week no matter what are Chicago, Baltimoreand San Diego. Here are other defenses that might be on your team and get an upgrade this week: Green Bay, Miami, Jacksonville, New England, Oakland and St. Louis. Teams most likely drafted and should be benched this week are: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, NY Giants, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Washington and Indianapolis.
Make sure you try and check out one of the pregame shows start to make sure all your players are in the lineup, and best of luck in Week 15!
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