NFL Week 4: Fantasy Football Sit/Start

My Fantasy Football Sit/Start picks from last week had some nice picks for you last week. I said to start Willis McGahee, Felix Jones, and Maurice Jones-Drew I told you to sit Chad Pennington, Byron Leftwich, and every Browns player. I hope everyone took my advice and here are this week's fantasy football sit/starts for Week 4.

I'm sitting pretty nice in every league that I'm in, but I'm hurting in a league where I lost Frank Gore. I plan on picking up a few reserve running backs this week to fill in holes. This is the first wave of teams with bye weeks, so you need to hit up your waiver wire and pick up some bodies to fill in. I'll try to help you with this with my fantasy football sit/start for this weekend.

START'EM

Ronnie Brown - He plays the Buffalo Bills and their run defense hasn't been very good this year. I like him to get in the end zone this week.

Glen Coffee - Frank Gore will be out a few weeks and they 49ers play the Rams this weekend. Coffee will get a lot of carries and should put up triple-digits in yards.

Michael Bush - I know that he hasn't looked very great the last two weeks, but the Texans have allowed tons of rushing yards so far and Bush is a banger.

Julius Jones - Bob Sanders will not be in the line-up for Indy and they will give up yards on the ground. Jones should have an amazing day out on the field this Sunday.

Cedric Benson - I would start any running back against the Cleveland Browns. Benson will be a factor and score points.

Jay Cutler - He hasn't had one of those "this is why I picked him" moments. It should happen this weekend against the Lions.

Ray Rice/Willis McGahee - I can't guess who will have the lion's share of yards, but I would take McGahee over Rice, but you never know with the Ravens.

Carson Palmer - see Cedric Benson

Vernon Davis - He had a great game last week and he faces the Rams this weekend. Davis could have a breakout season if he keeps this up.

Visanthe Shaincoe - He has barely sniffed the ball so far this year, but Favre should be throwing the ball against Green Bay on Monday Night Football. I like him to finally start producing.

Steve Smith - The New York Giants version of Steve Smith will have a good game this weekend. He faces Kansas City and their secondary is very suspect at best.

Pierre Garcon - He went from a deep sleeper to a possible 3rd WR in regular fantasy leagues within two weeks. He's speedy and can do damage if given the ball in the open field.

Tashard Choice - Even if Marion Barger gets back from his injury, Choice has looked great in the limited time he's had a chance to play. He will do just fine and get in the end zone against Denver.

Sammie Stroughter - DEEP LEAGUE START - He's one of the only healthy receivers in Tampa Bay, so he will at least get some targets.


SIT'EM

Darren Sproles - The Steelers are in town and they will not let Sproles beat them. LT may not play and he's not 100% anyways, stay away from Sproles.

Andre Johnson - Nnamdi Asomugha will be on him this weekend and no one has a very good game against the league's best corner.

Ben Roethlisberger - San Diego's secondary were made to make interceptions. He may not have very much time in the pocket to make many great throws. Big Ben will have a weak game this weekend.

David Garrard - I have never been sold on Garrard and he plays the Titans this weekend. The Titans secondary has been bad this year, but I'm not sold on him getting the ball down the field with his limited receiving corps.

Ryan Grant - Grant is a second-half type of player and has trouble early in the season. Minnesota has a great rush defense and there will be a lack of holes to run through.

Willie Parker - Pittsburgh's running game hasn't even got started this year. San Diego is a tough team to run against and Parker will be stuffed. Rashard Mendenhall will not be much luckier either.

Marques Colston - The Jets secondary, especially Darelle Revis, has shut down the opposing team's receivers this year. The Saints have other options if Colston is covered, so they will not try to force a ball in where it won't go.

Brandon Marshall - He will have a few good weeks this season, but he's still learning the offense and getting a relationship with Kyle Orton. It will be a few more weeks before Marshall plays like a #1 receiver.

Benjamin Watson - You don't want to throw to your tight end when you're playing Baltimore. Their linebacking corps is one of the best in the league and he will be covered.

New England Patriots Defense - Joe Flacco has looked great and their running game has an edge on New England defensive line. The Patriots will be giving up some points this weekend.

Thomas Jones - The Jets running back seems to have lost a step and the Saints run defense has improved from last season. Jones will have trouble getting past the linebackers. Leon Washington will have a better game.

Pierre Thomas - Just like Jones won't be lighting up the scoreboard this weekend, Pierre Thomas will not have much success either. The Jets defense is very good, Thomas will be very frustrated.

NFL Week 2: Fantasy Football Sit/Start

I wanted to wait until Week 2 to do a fantasy football post about who to sit and who to start, because after a draft, you already know who you are going to start. The NFL odds are in my favor this week, with a better understanding of the teams. After one week of play and a handful of injuries, some things have changed and there are a few gems out there that you can pick up on the waiver wire and many in deep leagues, so use your waiver pick-up wisely. Here are some Sit/Starts for Week 2 of the NFL.

These are some picks that people might be on the borderline on whether or not to start them. They are not no-brainers like "Should I start Adrian Peterson?", if you ask yourself that question, you should just remove yourself from your fantasy football league.

START'EM

Fred Jackson - With Marshawn Lynch out because of suspension, Jackson is the featured back in Buffalo. He has pass catching ability and Trent Edwards is looking for him. He didn't impress anyone with his rushing yards, but his receiving yards and touchdown made him a surprise pick. Get this guy if he's out there on your league, but he may only be great for three more weeks.

Cadillac Williams/Derrick Ward - I like both of these backs against Buffalo. They will each get some action and will most likely be a nice flex option if you have a RB/WR option in your league. Williams is the starter, but Ward is going to put up as many numbers as he did with the Giants last year.

Darren Sproles - LaDanian Tomlinson is injured and he may not practice all week, so expect Sproles to see a lot of action against Baltimore. He may not get many carries, but he should see a lot of dump passes and screen action when the Ravens blitz.

Roy Williams - Tony Romo is looking for him and he's on fire. An off-season in their offense has helped him and he's a great option at wide-receiver.

Michael Bush - Darren McFadden looks to be a Reggie Bush-like option in Oakland, since Michael Bush looks like the man for the Raiders. He saw the bulk of the carries and punished San Diego last week. He will run all over Kansas City in Week 2.

Nate Burleson - He's the #1 receiver in Seattle and saw the most looks from Hasselbeck. Deon Butler was my fantasy sleeper of the year, but he disappointed me last week. Deion Branch and T.J. Houshmandzadeh didn't impress me and are 2nd and 3rd options in Seattle.

Ray Rice - San Diego is banged up and Oakland ran all over them. I think Rice will have a big game and he's such a punishing back that he can carry Baltimore in this game.

Dallas Clark - Anthony Gonzalez is out and Indianapolis doesn't have many receiving options. Dallas Clark will have a big game monday night against Miami. Manning will be looking for him all game.

Jeremy Shockey - Drew Brees will be throwing the ball all game against the Eagles. His wide-receivers have see the most looks of any NFL team, but Shockey is healthy and will be seeing a lot of TDs this year. I like him this week.

Brett Favre - He just handed the ball off all week in Week 1, but he'll be playing the Lions in Week 2. It's a good week to test out his arm and he will be airing it out to Bernard Berrian in this game.

Kyle Orton - If you take away the Brandon Stokely miracle catch, Orton had a tough game last week. He faces Cleveland this week and they secondary is very weak and Orton will be able to slice them up.

Marion Barber - Felix Jones has an injury and may not play at all this weekend. He will see almost all of the carries, especially goal line action. Tashard Choice could see some carries, but nothing like Jones would have received.

Pierre Garcon - DEEP LEAGUE START - Anthony Gonzalez is out and Austin Collie is a rookie and hasn't had as much time in the offense as Garcon. He could be a nice option in a deep league or if you had Anthony Gonzalez and looking for an option better than Amani Toomer or Johnnie Lee Higgins.


SIT'EM

Anquan Boldin - He's still injured, but he's going to play. I would wait a week or two before he's in your line-up. There are a few quality WR options on the waiver wire that you should pick up.

Carson Palmer - Green Bay looked amazing against Chicago and they play the Bengals in Week 2. Palmer will be seeing a lot of different coverages and will have a weak game.

Patrick Crayton - I wouldn't go crazy over him this week. If he's out there, pick him up, 'cause he could be good later, but Week 1 was a lucky week for him. Roy Williams is going to see a lot of balls and so will Jason Witten, leave Crayton on your bench.

Jay Cutler - This is a no-brainer sit against Pittsburgh. He has no receivers to throw to and he looked really bad against Green Bay. He needs at least two good weeks in a row for me to recommend him.

Matt Forte - He's not going to catch as many balls as last season and he wasn't a factor in Green Bay. I know you probably used your #1 pick this year on him, but I like Fred Jackson, who you could pick up, he'll outscore Forte by double.

Reggie Bush - He barely sniffed the football last week and Mike Bell looked amazing. With a viable option at tight-end, Bush isn't seeing as many short passes this season.

Joseph Addai - Donald Brown saw much more action last week than expected, so expect Addai's production to take a hit in 2009. I see Brown taking about 60% of the carries this week against Miami.

Devin Hester - His points last week was swelled up because of a broken coverage touchdown. Pittsburgh will not break any coverage and Hester will be shutdown this week.

Philadelphia Defense - I know they put up a ton of numbers last week, but they are playing New Orleans in Week 2. They will be tested by Drew Brees and their corners will be busy. The Eagles may win the game, but Brees will put up yards, even in a loss.

Joe Flacco - He has a great Week 1, but he faces San Diego and their corners can get interceptions better than any team in the league. Flacco is still young and he'll make mistakes.

Kevin Smith - Smith had a good game against New Orleans, but Minnesota is in town this weekend and it could get ugly. The Williams twins will stop him and Detroit will have a hard time getting any yards this weekend, on the ground or the air.