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Love

Ray Rice, RB, BAL – It is almost inevitable that the running back that has to face the Bills each week will be on this list.  It didn’t pay off for MJD owners, but you can’t ignore the numbers. The Bills give up over 20 points a game to opposing RBs and are allowing an AVERAGE of 182 rushing yards per game.

Frank Gore, RB, SF – The 9ers, under Mike Singletary, are a run-first team and despite their struggles this is not going to change.  With their new offensive coordinator, they are striving for more balance but they are still running to set up the pass… not the other way around.  With the Panthers giving up 134 yards per game to the run, Gore is sure to at least tally a hundred yards.

Dwayne Bowe, WR, KC – The Jaguars pass defense is just about as bad as the Bills run defense. The corner backs of the Jaguars have not been able to stop opposing WRs all season and after his best game in years, you may as well use him in the best match-up possible.

Matt Forte, RB, CHI – The Redskins have the worst overall defense in the NFL.  They allow over 100 yards per game rushing and just under 300 yards passing.  This suits Forte and the Bears offense perfectly, The Skins have not been able to generate much of a pass rush and with Forte being an integral part of the passing game and running game… as scary as this sounds Forte could have his best game of the season this week. (but, given he has two 30 point games so far this season I am not making that prediction… just saying it is possible)

Ryan Mathews, RB, SD – As the injuries stack up for the struggling Chargers offense, the likelihood that they lean on Mathews over the next couple weeks increases.  The Patriots defense has been terrible this season and if Gates and Floyd are out, expect a lot of carries for Mathews.

Josh Freeman, QB, TB – The Buccaneers defense has been solid against the pass, but has struggled with the run.  This will be a game of two franchises struggling to return to playoff form and the Buccaneers have been far more consistent and successful thus far.  After seeing the Rams completely collapse to the Lions two weeks ago I am expecting big games from both Freeman and Mike Williams this week.  What has really turned me into a Freeman believer is his ability to close out games in the 4th quarter.

Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI – Max Hall is definitely not the reason that Fitz is on this list, but the Seahawks pass defense is.  Seattle allows 290 yards per game through the air and while that wont happen, I would say it is likely that the best receiver in football is able to beat a bad defense deep at least once.

Marques Colston, WR, NO – I understand your frustration about him having yet to score a receiving TD, but I am seeing flashbacks of Anquan Boldin scoring three times in one game against this secondary.  Colston may not have reached double digit points yet this year, but this is the week that changes.

Todd Heap, TE, BAL – Believe it or not there are two things that the Bills suck at.  First is defending the run… but after that its defending opposing Tight Ends.  They are the only team to give up 5 TDs to the TE position and Heap will match up well against the Bills linebackers and secondary.

49ers, D/ST, SF – The Panthers offense has been inept all season.  DeAngelo Williams has been their only bright spot and with zero consistency at the QB position the 9ers defense should have little trouble containing them.  So far this season the Panthers offense has allowed the most fantasy points to opposing defenses (averaging 13 per game).

Hate

Fred Jackson, RB, BUF – He ran very well in his first game after the Marshawn Lynch trade, but going up against the Ravens is not where you want to start someone on this struggling Bills offense.  I expect a very lopsided game this week, even with the Bills having an extra week to prepare.

Ricky Williams, RB, MIA – Apply this to Ronnie Brown too.  The only person on the Dolphins worth starting against the Steelers is Brandon Marshall.

LeSean McCoy, RB, PHI – The Titans defense has been quietly great this season and especially against the run.  The Eagles also have some injury concerns on the offensive line so given the pass rush of the Titans I think the Eagles lose the game before their bye week.  With a bad match up and being on an almost pass-only offense, McCoy’s only chance at a big day will come through the air.  With his high level of play so far this season you still need to start him, but lower expectations.

Kenny Britt, WR, TEN – With all the talk about the Eagles being about the Quarterback position, it has largely gone unnoticed how effective their pass defense has been.  The Eagles have only allowed an average of 15 fantasy points per week to all WRs on the opposing offenses.  Since we can’t assume that Britt catches every pass in this game, its is extremely unlikely he is able to have a good week.

Michael Crabtree, WR, SF – I think he will be able to maintain value for fantasy owners, but this is not the best week to use him.  The Panthers are 5th in the NFL in pass defense and it is largely due to the ease in which people are able to run on them.  Knowing this makes it all the more likely that Frank Gore has a huge game and Crabtree sees his lowest targets in 3 weeks.

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Studs

Jeremy Maclin, WR, PHI - With DeSean Jackson about to miss at least one game Maclin will be the top receiver on the field.  Given that he is going against the Titans, I don’t see raising his value that much.  Last week was a huge game from his fantasy owners and Maclin is fast developing into one of the better second WRs in fantasy football.  You can count on him down the stretch, regardless of which QB is playing.

Dwayne Bowe, WR, KC – I was big on this guy going into the year and he has been a HUGE disappointment for myself and any fantasy owners still clinging to him.  One good game is not enough to count on him, but he has an even better match-up against the Jaguars next week.  Feel comfortable starting him for at least one more week this season.

Ryan Torain, RB, WAS – He got banged up a bit at the end of this game and he won’t be better than a bye-week or injury plug-in in most weeks… However, apparently he is trust-worthy if there is a squishy match-up on the horizon. Don’t take a chance on him next week.

Calvin Johnson, WR, DET - You were worried about his injury weren’t you? Me too!  He is thankfully one of the guys you start when he is active… so let’s hope you stuck to that!  If not, let this be the last “start your studs” lesson you have to endure.

Andre Johnson, WR, HOU – I saw a question on Twitter on Sunday… “Andre Johnson or Brandon Lloyd?” I almost died inside.  Huge game for fantasy owners and Texans fans alike this week from Johnson and if I were to draft a new team today he would still be my number 1 receiver.

Greg Jennings, WR, GB - It came almost completely from one big play, but that is what Jennings does.  He will need to be started next week because the absence of Finley will lead to more looks deep to Jennings.

Matt Schaub, QB, HOU – Owners of Schaub have been getting restless.  They drafted one of the elite seven QBs and have not gotten that in return. Finally a strong outing from Schaub and he will hopefully stay closer to the stats he has been able to put up the past two seasons.

Frank Gore, RB, SF – He didn’t find the end zone, but over 140 yards rushing is impressive.  I had him as my number 3 overall RB in the pre-season and after watching him remain productive through the struggles of his team, I would keep his value the same today.

Duds

Hakeem Nicks, WR, NYG – Just when it looked like we could trust him… He had a great match-up and was still not able to get fantasy owners a single point.  Manning used Steve Smith as his favorite weapon on Sunday, but the running game was effective and passing was not a high priority.  I still like Nicks as the best fantasy receiver in New York, but the love for him has gotten a bit out of hand and should be scaled back.

Miles Austin, WR, DAL - The Cowboys are in trouble, they have talent and no leaders in the locker room.  Austin is consistently productive and had it not been for a costly penalty he would be on the other list!

Visanthe Shiancoe, TE, MIN – 0 receptions, 0 targets.  That is not how I saw Randy Moss impacting Shiancoe’s role in this offense.  In my defense, I don’t think that is why he had no targets!  The Vikings had issues protecting Favre and relied on the TE position as a blocker rather than a receiver.  TDs will go down from last season, but this guy could have some big passing plays come his way this season.

Santonio Holmes, WR, NYJ – It looked like Holmes was out of sync with the offense this week, he had an opening on a reverse and couldn’t find it among other things. He will develop into a better deep threat with each week and will eventually kill the value of Braylon Edwards.

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1. Chris Johnson @ JAC
2. Adrian Peterson vs. DAL
3. Frank Gore vs. OAK
4. Ray Rice vs. DET
5. Michael Turner @ PHI
6. Rashard Mendenhall vs. CLE
7. Steven Jackson vs. SD
8. Maurice Jones-Drew vs. TEN
9. Arian Foster vs. KC
10. Ahmad Bradshaw vs. DET
11. LeSean McCoy vs. ATL
12. Matt Forte vs. SEA
13. Jamaal Charles @ HOU
14. Ryan Mathews @ STL
15. LaDainian Tomlinson @ DEN
16. Jahvid Best @ NYG
17. Michael Bush @ SF
18. Ryan Torain vs. IND
19. Ronnie Brown @ GB
20. Felix Jones @ MIN
21. Peyton Hillis @PIT
22. Marshawn Lynch @CHI
23. Shonn Greene @ DEN
24. Ricky Williams @ GB
25. BenJarvus Green-Ellis vs. BAL
26. Joseph Addai @WAS
27. Knowshon Moreno vs. NYJ
28. Brandon Jackson vs. MIA
29. Thomas Jones @ HOU
30. Darren McFadden @ SF
31. Mike Tolbert @ STL
32. Chris Ivory @ TB
33. Marion Barber @ MIN
34. John Kuhn vs. MIA
35. Ladell Betts @ TB
36. Cadillac Williams vs. NO
37. Brandon Jacobs vs. DET
38. Willis McGahee @ NE
39. Jason Snelling @ PHI
40. Chester Taylor vs. SEA
41. Jerome Harrison vs. ATL
42. Correll Buckhalter vs. NYJ
43. Donald Brown @WAS
44. Javon Ringer @ JAC
45. Mike Bell @ PIT
46. Derrick Ward vs. KC
47. LeGarrette Blount vs. NO
48. Danny Woodhead vs. BAL
49. Derrick Ward vs. KC
50. Deji Karim vs. TEN

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1. Chris Johnson                    @ JAC
2. Frank Gore                         vs. OAK
3. Adrian Peterson               vs. DAL
4. Ray Rice                               vs. DET
5. Michael Turner                 @ PHI
6. Arian Foster                       vs. KC
7. Rashard Mendenhall      @ CLE
8. Steven Jackson                 vs. SD
9. Maurice Jones-Drew      vs. TEN
10. Ahmad Bradshaw            vs. DET
11. LeSean McCoy                  vs. ATL
12. Jamaal Charles                  @ HOU
13. Matt Forte                          vs. SEA
14. Ryan Mathews                  @ STL
15. Pierre Thomas                   @ TB
16. LaDainian Tomlinson       @ DEN
17. Darren McFadden           @ SF
18. Jahvid Best                         @ NYG
19. Ryan Torain                        vs. IND
20. Peyton Hillis                       @PIT
21. Joseph Addai                     @WAS
22. Ronnie Brown                   @ GB
23. Felix Jones                          @ MIN
24. Shonn Greene                  @ DEN
25. Marshawn Lynch              @CHI
26. Ricky Williams                    @ GB
27. Michael Bush                     @ SF
28. BenJarvus Green-Ellis    vs. BAL
29. Thomas Jones                   @ HOU
30. Brandon Jackson              vs. MIA
31. Knowshon Moreno         vs. NYJ
32. Mike Tolbert                      @ STL
33. Marion Barber                   @ MIN
34. John Kuhn                           vs. MIA
35. Cadillac Williams               vs. NO
36. Brandon Jacobs                                vs. DET
37. Willis McGahee                 @ NE
38. Jason Snelling                    @ PHI
39. Chester Taylor                   vs. SEA
40. Jerome Harrison               @PIT
41. Correll Buckhalter            vs. NYJ
42. Donald Brown                   @WAS
43. Chris Ivory                           @ TB
44. Javon Ringer                      @ JAC
45. Mike Bell                             vs. ATL
46. Derrick Ward                      vs. KC
47. LeGarrette Blount           vs. NO
48. Danny Woodhead           vs. BAL
49. Ladell Betts                         @ TB
50. Deji Karim                           vs. TEN

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