Top Ten Defenses Against the Run - What RB's to Play or Sit against them

1. Packers v. Denver  (Willis McGahee – SIT...may get 4 or 5 points)
2. Cowboys v. Detroit (Jahvid Best – sit if you have better option, will still get 8 points thanks to involvement in passing game)
3. 49ers v. Philadelphia (LeSean McCoy – sit if you have better option, will still get 8 points thanks to involvement in passing game)
4. Vikings v. Kansas City (McCluster/Jones – sit, McCluster gets 7 points, Jones 4 points)
5. Jaguars v. New Orleans (Mark Ingram – play, will get TD and 60 yds, good for 12 points)
6. Ravens v. New York Jets (Shonne Green/LaDanian Tomlinson – sit, neither will get more than 5 points)
7. Bengals v. Buffalo (Fred Jackson – sit only if you have better option, will still get 12 points thanks to his involvement in passing game)
8. Titans v. Cleveland (Peyton Hillis/Montario Hardesty – sit, neither gets a TD, best case is Hillis getting 8 points, Hardesty 3 points)
9. Saints v. Jacksonville (Maurice Jones-Drew -- sit only if you have better options, will still get 14 points as he will score a TD)
10. Patriots v. Oakland (Darren McFadden – play no matter what, will get 16 plus points thanks to his involvement in passing game)

Montario Hardesty Proves Worth Holding

With Peyton Hillis' sore throat, Montario Hardesty proved that he could handle the load, if necessary. 

Another one to add to the back-up plan...along with Stevan Ridley.

See ESPN article for more info:

http://insider.espn.go.com/fantasy/blog/_/name/karabell_eric_football/id/7026615/montario-hardesty-nate-washington-move-fantasy-football-season-rankings

Hidden Gem or Waste of Time? Your thoughts on Steve Slaton

Some excellent arguments for Steve Slaton.  If you have the stomach and roster space, he may be worth stashing:

http://www.kffl.com/blogs/rb/steve-slaton-can-a-perfect-fantasy-football-storm-develop/2011-09-27/trackback/

Sidney Rice over Cedric Benson...got it right, but what good does that do me?

Not much.  I got creamed this weekend with my opponent having Schaub, McFadden and the Ravens DST.

Oh well, maybe James Starks will show up for me next weekend?

Why I Am Starting Sidney Rice over Cedric Benson

As we hear all the time...the NFL is about "match-ups."  So here we go...Sidney Rice has not played yet this season and Cedric Benson is having a nice start to his season.  Why do I mention these two...because Rice is up against one of the worst passing defenses and Benson is going up against one of the best running defenses. 

Play the matchups and ignore the names when it comes to picking your flex options.