SNF: Saturday Night Fantasy

Your very own Josh Q. Public guide to Fantasy Football. This will be a weekly preview. Basically, who should start and who should sit. That sort of thing. So without further ado, here we go:

QBs:

Start:
Drew Brees (@DET): Name somebody in the Lions secondary…go ahead…I’m not going anywhere
Tom Brady (@BUF): Randy Moss…Enough Said
Kurt Warner (@SF): Nate Clements is good but Warner has old man strength and will light the Niners up
Philip Rivers (@OAK): Besides Nnamdi Asomugha the Raiders have nobody to stop the pass

Sit:
Aaron Rodgers (@CHI): Da Bears are known for defense and even though Rodgers was a fantasy stud last year, Chicago rarely gives up the big play on defense
Eli Manning (@WAS): With newly acquired Albert Haynesworth, The Skins are tougher against the run and D’Angelo Williams has something to prove this year.
Jay Cutler (@GB): The Pack improved on D this year and Charles Woodson is still a force in that secondary
Jake Delhomme (@PHI): 5 INTs against the Cardinals in the playoffs last year…anything

RB:

Start:
Joseph Addai (@JAC): The Jags don’t really have a defensive stopper so even though he’s splitting carries, he’ll still have a big day
Michael Turner (@MIA): He’ll get his touches and receptions against a middle of the road Dolphins’ Defense
Frank Gore (@ARI): The Cardinals have a terrible run defense. Gore’s gonna have a field day
LaDainian Tomlinson (@OAK): Despite trading for Richard Seymour, he’s AWOL and won’t be playing on Sunday

Sit:
Clinton Portis (@NYG): The Giants always find some no name Defensive End to play well so CP will have a rough night
Ryan Grant (@CHI): Urlacher’s gonna be all over the field. Not good for any Packer RB
Deangelo Williams (@PHI): The Eagles always play the run tough and it’s too early in the year for Williams to start playing well for fantasy owners
Jamal Lewis (@MIN): The Williamses are allowed to play this year. Add that and Jared Allen and Lewis isn’t going anywhere

WR:

Start:
T.J. Houshmandzadeh (@STL): Like the Lions, the Rams have nobody in their secondary.
Reggie Wayne (@JAC): No more Harrison means Wayne is the number one and will get a lot of catches
Chris Henry (@DEN): Now that Housh is gone and Ochocinco is being covered by Champ Bailey, Henry will have a big game
Roddy White (@MIA): White flew under the radar last year but is the number one receiver and Miami has nobody in the secondary to keep up with him

Sit:
Vincent Jackson (@OAK): Nnamdi Asomugah will be on him…nobody throws at Nnamdi…he’s that good
Chad Ochocinco (@DEN): Two words…Champ Bailey
Dwayne Bowe (@BAL): With Ed Reed and Samari Rolle in the defensive backfield, Bowe won’t be going deep that often
Devin Hester (@GB): An undersized receiver against taller CBs isn’t a good mix

Defense/Special Teams:

Start:
New England Patriots (@BUF): No Marshawn Lynch for Buffalo and if they double T.O., the Pats will shut the Bills down
New York Giants (@WAS): The Giants have always been able to stop the run and if they get a couple early sacks then Campbell will be out of rhythm and they’ll have their way with the Skins
Baltimore Ravens (@KC): The Chiefs are running back by committee and if Cassel doesn’t play then the Chiefs have nobody to run the offense
Seattle Seahawks (@STL): Marc Bulger has nobody to throw to so the Seahwaks secondary will look good

Sit:
San Francisco 49ers (@ARI): With the Warner to Fitzgerald connection still going strong, the defense will have a hard time stopping the pass
New York Jets (@HOU): Nobody on that team can stay with Andre Johnson
Philadelphia Eagles (@CAR): If Williams has a rough game, Stewart will blow up and vice versa. Asante Samuel is good but he can’t stop Steve Smith
Miami Dolphins (@ATL): Tony Gonzalez will have at least two TDs if the Falcons get anywhere into the Red Zone

Waiver Wire Work:

Nobody really impressed me in the preseason and since you can’t add players who already played, just watch the games and see who does what and go accordingly.

So that’s my first Fantasy preview. Hopefully my picks work out well for you and you don’t become the laughing stock of your league. Good Luck!

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