Normally I do this on Wednesday, but it's been a busy week...and I'm heading off to Vegas for the weekend, so who knows if I'll catch any games besides the Pats/Dolphins ;P

BOOMS

QUARTERBACKS

Sage Rosenfails @CLE. He might lose the game, but his fantasy line should be better than anything he's chucked up this year. He makes terrible decisions at crucial points in the game, but he can still get yardage and touchdowns, so he's a worthy QB2 play to me. 240 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Jason Campbell @SEA. Seattle has lost Kerney for the season, so that takes some pressure of Campbell. He looked lost last week when the rush was good, but I think Portis should be able to run better and open things up for Jason. Hopefully Zorn passes more from shotgun too, which is where Campbell seems to do better. The Skins need this win to stay in the thick of the WC race, and I can't see Jason failing too badly there. Use as a QB2. 225 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Kerry Collins vs NYJ. It seems like when teams have a decent rush D or try to stop Johnson/White, Collins comes through. There's a pretty decent disparity in NYJ's rush D and pass D (just ask Matt Cassel). No reason to think Collins shouldn't have a decent game here. 235 yds, 2 TD


WIDE RECEIVERS

Hines Ward vs CIN. Hines is usually good against the Bengals, he's usually good on national TV spots. In case you didn't notice, it's also the Bengals against the Steelers. And Hines is weatherproof. 6 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD

Kevin Walter @CLE. Andre Johnson would be the obvious choice for this matchup, but Walter intrigues me. Sage seems to like him on deep routes, and Cleveland has given up 7 TDs to WRs in the past 5 games. He's a better play in non-PPR to me, but he might cross the stripe once. 3 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD

Donald Driver @NO. New Orleans is starting some awful CBs, their best ones are on IR. I also still think Ryan Grant relies on the long run too much, so I'm assumig GB will air it out more in a must-win. That and I don't see another blowout. No scores guaranteed here though, since Rodgers seems to like Jennings even on the short slants in the redzone. Should still be an above average day, particularly in PPR. 5 rec, 70 yds


RUNNING BACKS

Workin' Warrick Dunn @DET. With Earnest Graham out, he's the new man in town. I'm afraid he might get goal-line carries stolen by Clifton Smith or Askew, but he'll still get plenty of carries and receptions, so yardage friendly leagues are good to go here. Oh, and he plays the Lions as an added bonus. 120 yds with good receptions thrown in.

Porky Peyton Hillis vs OAK. This guy plunges harder than Citibank stock. Zing. (Sorry, I'm a day trader) Anyways, Cutler's day should be alright, but Oakland's run D is way more suspect than its pass D. Just ask Jake Delhomme. Probably good for a score, but no warranty on the yardage front. 50 yds, 1 TD

Pee Hair Thomas vs GB. He had more carries than Deuce last week, and who knows if Reggie will play. Even if he does, I imagine it'll be in a limited role, and I hope Pierre gets at least 10 touches. Assuming that, along with a decent matchup, he might serve you well in deep leagues as an RB4/flex. Bonus for return yardage leagues. 50 yds, 1 TD



BUSTS

QUARTERBACKS

Philip Rivers vs IND. Probably a bit of a stretch here, and I'll never tell you to bench him, but my reasons for this are twofold. One, LT has publicly stated SD's gameplan needs to change, aka give LT the ball more. Two, Indy's pass D is far better than its run D. Therefore, reason 2 might force the hand on reason 1. And Indy's allowed 1 pass TD in the last 5 weeks. 225 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Shaun Hill @DAL. The Cowgirls seem motivated with their humble tire changing, moviegoing leader back in tow. I don't see the Niners pass attack as any better than the Skins, and Dallas is at home. I don't think he'll be totally useless, but this will be a far cry from the Arizona and St Louis pass defenses. 205 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Matt Cassel @MIA. I think NE will perform way better than Week 3, but Miami's pass D is still better than NYJ's, and I can't see this being a shootout like last week or a blowout like Week 3. And the guy still can't throw a deep pass to save his life. 225 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT


WIDE RECEIVERS

Lance Moooo. If Bush is back, he'll take away several receptions from the WRs, and GB has a pretty decent secondary. I don't know who Woodson will cover, but if he covers Moore, it may be a quiet day. Regardless, temper. 4 rec, 40 yds

Jerricho Cotchery. Half his yardage was on a ridiculous catch last week, and his TD came from a stretch that came inches past the goal line. That probably won't happen against Tennessee. 4 rec, 40 yds

Vincent Jackson. Indy plays against the deep pass well in their Tampa 2/Cover 2, and having Chambers back at full strength and a likely refocus on LT means less fun to go around for VJax. 3 rec, 50 yds


RUNNING BACKS

Michael Turner vs CAR. Remember how Turner is a matchup play? Remember how he rushed for 56 yards against Carolina earlier this year? Me too. 60 yds

Chris Johnson. It might be just me, but I feel like CJ gets alot of runs for losses, then breaks off a couple 8 yard gains to nullify them. I can see more losses from Kris 'Where Are My 4 Cheeseburgers' Jenkins than big gains. And Lenwhale is still a dirty, dirty, dirty vulture (can you tell I own CJ?) 60 yds

Tim Hightower. Don't know where his carries went, but I can't see the Cardinals trying to boost them against the Giants rush D of all teams. Just ask the Ravens and their 3 headed monster that turned into the 3 blind mice against NYG. No thank you, unless he catches several dumpoffs, which I can never predict. 45 yds.

Here I come Vegas...good luck all!

Vegas, i'm jealous...have fun man.

Shaun Hill is football god

You shouldn't have told us you are a day trader. All your credibility has gone out the window.

WAY OFF ON THE PREDICTION WITH HINES WARD!!!!!YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT STEELERS ARE MORE OF A DEFENSIVE TEAM. YEAH SO HINES HAS HIS DAYS BUT OVERALL I DON'T LIKE ANY STEELERS OFFENSIVELY!!!

I yam what I yam

They only threw it like 4 times to Hines which surprised me. The Bengals corners are underrated which is why I think we saw alot more of Heath Miller than we probably will the rest of the season. Although Holmes was able to grab some yards.

Good read. You're more entertaining than half the fantasy writers I for some reason bother to read.

Just thought I'd point out that Pierre hasn't been returning kicks since the Aint's claimed Courtney Roby off of waivers 3-4 weeks ago. Total shame too, because he was getting me 6-8 points a week on my bench just from return yards, even after he got phased out of the offense.

I'm still trying to nut up and bench CJ424 for Pierre but I just can't seem to pull the trigger. If Deuce plays and Bush is back, that's a crowded backfield. Plus, the Titans don't seem to run Johnson off tackle much, which would be right into the strength of the Jets run D.

Thanks for throwing this out every week, nice to see someone go out on a limb.

Deuce is extremely gimpy. If Bush sees time I'm willing to bet-to the tune of a FLEX Start- that McAllister is the one that loses touches.
I know it hasn't worked out that way in the past. But Pierre looked so much the better of the two, not to mention the healthier.

Doh, I didn't know that...thanks for the catch

NP, just thought I'd mention it since I'd seen Thomas's return points mysteriously dissapear a few weeks back. I guess that should have been a warning that Payton was planning on getting him back involved in the offense, because he was really effective as a KR.