Fantasy Football 2011 Sit Em, Start Em: Park the Cadillac Williams in Week 2?
Kerry Collins did not exactly acquit himself well last week, and Addai’s facing the same defense that allowed the Bengals to rush for 140 yards in Week 1. I expect Addai to get the ball early and often and poke some more holes in that Brownies defense.
RB Sit: Cadillac Williams, St. Louis Rams
He did have a good game last week, and everyone’s suddenly jumping on the Cadillac bandwagon in the event S-Jax can’t go. But don’t start Caddy! His last 100 yard performance came in December 2009, and his last multi-touchdown game was a year before that. I don’t see the Giants putting up another stinker; park the Cadillac.
QB Start: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
Don’t let last week’s game fool you – Ben is still a top QB, and still has great weapons at his disposal. And it’s the home opener, where the Steelers always play well. And don’t forget he’s playing the same Seahawks who didn’t force a single turnover or register a sack last week. To stave off the buzzards, I think Big Ben comes through with a bounce-back performance.
QB Sit: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
I know he threw for 319 yards last week, but he also threw for no scores, even though the Falcons were playing from behind the whole game. And this week, he gets the Eagles, who looked very good in shutting down the Rams and holding Sam Bradford to 188 yards and no scores. I think the Falcons will try to run more than pass, and when they do pass, its tough sledding. Sit Matty Ice if you can.
WR Start: Devery Henderson, New Orleans Saints
Marques Colston out + home opener on turf = big game for Mr. Henderson. You’ve gotta love his MO – run fast down sideline, catch ball, score touchdown. With Lance Moore probably still out, and only Robert Meachem to take catches away, run with Devery.
WR Sit: Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys
Call me crazy, but Miles has never had to play without a legit WR2 on the other side of the field, and with Dez Bryant out for Sunday’s game against the Niners, and with how deep the WR field is, I think Austin sees double-teams all day, opening space for…
TE Start: Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys & BOTH Zach Millers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Seattle Seahawks
Coming off a huge game against the Jets in Week 1 (6 catches for 110 yards), I expect Romo to find a lot of room in the middle of the field as the Niners work overtime to stop Miles Austin on the outside and Felix Jones out of the backfield.
The Jags’ Miller, meanwhile, steps into the lineup for the injured Marcedes Lewis, and gets to face the same Jets defense that Witten tore apart in Week 1. Between the less-than-stellar Luke McCown starting, and the Jets’ excellent cornerbacks patrolling the outside, Miller could be a great check-down option and a good start.
As for the Seahawks’ Miller, did you see what the Ravens’ Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta did to the Steelers last week? (It was 7 catches, 104 yards and a TD). Obviously, Tarvaris Jackson isn’t half the QB Joe Flacco is, but tight ends have always given the Steelers fits. And without Sidney Rice in the lineup, and the Steelers sure to be in Jackson’s face all day, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Miller score.
TE Sit: Chris Cooley, Washington Redskins
I know its only one week, but we may have seen the changing of the guard in Washington last week with Fred Davis’ 5 catches and 105 yards to Cooley’s 2 catches for 21 yards. Davis was drafted to provide a stretch-the-field tight end threat, something Cooley hasn’t been for a little while now. And given the Panthers success in throwing deep against the Cardinals in Week 1, expect the field stretcher to get more looks than the old standby.
Written by Jesse Mendelson exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com. Check back weekly for Jesse’s NFL Sit 'Em, Start 'Em and in the meantime, follow him on Twitter @jessemendelson and The Fantasy Fix @thefantasyfix.
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(December 26, 2009 – Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America)
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