http://www.wcoffboards.com/index.php?autoc...;blogid=20&Week 13 is here which means two things....It's Thanksgiving Week meaning early week prep is needed and it also means the Fantasy playoffs are here. Thursday kicks off with three games. Tennessee visits winless Detroit. Tennessee should have their way with the Lions but look for Calvin Johnson to show the world just how great he is. In his 2nd year, he's proven to be one of the top performers in the league. Dallas should blow out Seattle and keep TO happy. The late game and best match-up of the day has Arizona (led by the fantasy bunch of Warner Fitz and my year to date fantasy MVP Boldin) facing an Eagle team that's struggled of late. The Eagles should be fired up at home but if they put up a clunker, it's gonna get ugly out there.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and with that said, here's an early week look at start em sit ems for week 13.
QB
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Trent Edwards- Edwards is still on many peoples 'you know what' list after not targeting Lee Evans once a few monday's ago. But the Bills put up a 50 spot last week and face a 49er team that cannot stop the pass. In a must win game, Edwards should put up a 20 spot.
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Matt Cassel- With two 400 yard games in a row and Moss/Welker at his disposal, people are starting to buy the hype. Even as a Jet fan, I'm impressed with the Pats fight this year but Cassel is not good enough to face a tough defense like the Steelers and excel. He will struggle this week, even at home.
RB
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Warrick Dunn- Going to ride Dunn two straight weeks here. He looked great last week and perhaps his freshness can be attributed to his light load the first half of the year. The Bucs will need to score points to keep up with the high flying Saints so look for Dunn to catch a lot of passes again this week.
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Tim Hightower- Even though Hightower continues to find the endzone (2 last week) he hasn't been able to get much traction between the 20s. On the road in a hostile environment spells trouble for the Zona running game. Honorable mention...Turner and Portis--nobody in their right mind would bench these guys but this could be the week they both struggle, so neither is a strong One And Done option.
WR
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Michael Jenkins/Ted Ginn- Both are interesting WR3/4 options this week. I continue to like matchups that face the Chargers weak secondary. With White getting the attention of Antonio Cromartie, Jenkins may get some increased looks. Haven't been high on Ginn Jr but with Camarillo shut down for the year, and facing the Rams, Ginn could have a nice game.
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Dwayne Bowe- Say what you want about the Raiders but they do a nice job vs. their opponents #1 WR threat. They still need to rid themselves of Al Davis before they can compete again but they occasionally put up a big game.
TE
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Antonio Gates- Again, as alluded to last week, very tough to think outside the box at TE but Gates may have more upside this week than some of the other big TE's like Cooley and Witten. Gates had only 4 targets last week may be the focus of the Chargers passing game this week. Plus the Falcs struggle against TEs.
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Kellen Winslow- I guess start him if you have no other reliable option but he's been such a disappointment this year other than a few big games. I wouldn't expect him to do much with Anderson back running the show.
Def-
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Tennessee- They play the Lions on national TV. Turkey and fantasy points...what more can you ask for? Just be prepared to see Calvin Johnson light you up a few times.
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Tampa- They are not playing the Lions, like they did last week. Brees is in great form and it's hard to see him making too many mistakes.
Week Start Em Sit Ems Wk 13, Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 27 2008, 03:03 AM
