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STUDS, DUDS, AND SLEEPERS
I swear I had Ricky Williams pegged as a stud this week! Darn Thursday night games!!! Oh well ....
STUDS
RB Pierre Thomas (NO @ TB) As hard as it is to gauge which Saints RB will do well in any given week, Thomas is due for a big game. The Bucs defense 5th worse in points allowed to RBs and both Ronnie Brown (before going down for the year to an ACL) and Ricky Williams had success against them last week.
WR Hines Ward (Pit @ KC) Rothlisberger and company should bounce back quite nicely against the Chiefs defense. In a PPR scoring system, Ward should be gold.
RB Kevin Smith (Det vs. Clev) The Browns can't stop the run and if they can't score against the Lions, expect a heavy dose of running for Smith in the latter part of the game.
WR Anquan Boldin (Ariz vs. Stl) He's finally healthy and has a chip on his shoulder the size of a boulder. Watch him take it out on a weak Ram secondary.
DUDS
RB Ladell Betts (Wash @ Dal) His solid game last week was a direct product of the injury to Kyle Orton and the poor play of Chris Simms. Don't expect similar results against a stout Dallas defense.
RB Justin Forsett (Sea @ Minn) Another one week wonder who's going against a Vikings defense second to only the Steelers in points allowed to RBs.
WR Roddy White (Atl @ NYG) The Giants had a week to resolve their issues and will be coming out determined to end their losing streak. Without Michael Turner to keep the front seven of the Giants honest, keeping White in check will be their number one goal.
WR Devin Hester (Chic vs. Phil) When CB Asante Samuels is on the field, the Eagles tend to neutralize a teams best WR. (See Vincent Jackson's stats from last week.)
SLEEPERS
RB Bernard Scott (Cin @ Oak) Only Buffalo gives up more points to RBs than the Raiders. Cedric Benson is hurting so Scott will be seeing more touches for the time being. Worth a flyer start in a deep league.
WR Muhammad Massaquoi (Clev @ Det) You would think Cleveland could get at least ONE offensive TD against the Lions defense, right? Why not the #1 WR?
WR Kenny Britt (Tenn @ Hou) The Titan are going to have to score a lot of points to keep up with the Texans, and Chris Johnson won't be able to do it by himself. (Although I really hope he DOES) Britt is going to see a few more targets with Justin Gage banged up.
QB Josh Freeman (TB vs. NO) I'm apparently really liking rookies as sleepers this week. Freeman has played exceptionally well in his first two games, throwing four TDs against fairly decent defenses. Saints defense is tough but have some injuries in the secondary.
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IFFL UPDATE
With a 76 - 61 victory over the Delaware Enforcers my record improves to 8-2 and I maintained first place in the Glory Division. But because the Green Bay Dynasty, West Virginia Dolphins, and Buckeye Wrecking Crew all won as well ... the traffic jam continues. The good news is.. I now have a cushion in points, leading by 48 over the Dynasty, by 60 over the Dolphins, and by 100 over the Wrecking Crew.
| Glory Division | W | L | PS |
| Miami Waves | 8 | 2 | 693 |
| Green Bay Dyansty | 8 | 2 | 645 |
| West Virginia Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 638 |
| Buckeye Wrecking Crew | 7 | 3 | 593 |
| Pennsylvania PimpDaddies | 4 | 6 | 682 |
With my next three games against division opponents, I need to keep my winning streak going. This week is a rematch with the West Virginia Dolphins. Not an easy one though, with Dolphins RB Maurice Jones-Drew going against a weak Buffalo defense. Hopefully Chris Johnson can counter MJD's production. My probable lineup:
| TMQB | Dallas (Tony Romo) | vs. Washington |
| RB | Chris Johnson (Tenn) | @ Houston |
| WR | Randy Moss (NE) | vs. NY Jets |
| WR | Mike Sims-Walker (Jac) | vs. Buffalo |
| WR | DeSean Jackson (Phil) | @ Chicago |
| WR | Chad Ochocinco (Cin) | @ Oakland |
| PK | Ryan Longwell (Minn) | vs. Seattle |
| DST | Denver Broncos | vs. San Diego |
After Sims-Walker scored this past week, I'm not benching him again this year. Most likely the lineup I start this week will be the one I go with the rest of the way. Even though I have good backups in LeSean McCoy, Laurence Maroney, and Devin Hester I can't see any reason I'd need to start them barring injury. If this was a standard scoring system I might consider it, but with the bonus points I get for long TDs, all of these guys need to stay.
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GO BUCKS!!!!!
Good luck tomorrow Buckeyes!! Beat Michigan for the seventh straight time!
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