Photo By: Thomas Campbell / US PRESSWIRE This continues to be a frustrating season for defensive linemen that were considered elite on draft day. Over the years it's been sound advice to go after one of the top options at this position as your first IDP selection because of the inconsistency at the position overall. Grab a Jared Allen, Jason Pierre-Paul or Trent Cole and usually that means a no brainier to ...

Photo By: Matt Kartozian / US PRESSWIRE Hopefully you had a chance to watch last Thursday nights game as the Cardinals faced off against the Rams. Larry Fitzgerald had eight catches in that game and sadly he could've had more. Arizona doesn't seem to trust Kevin Kolb much with audibles because he clearly missed a one on one matchup against rookie corner Janoris Jenkins, and Fitzgerald schooled him for an ea ...

Derick E. Hingle / US PRESSWIRE While Jackie Battle started the game against New Orleans, it was Ryan Mathews that clearly outworked him in the backfield. Attribute Mathews light activity in the second half to Coach Norv Turner not wanting to overwork his talented running back as he is still working his way back from a shoulder injury. That said, it appears Turner is ready to cut Mathews loose for a feature ...

Photo By: Rick Osentoski / US PRESSWIRE Targets is my focus for this weeks PPR running back article. While the usual suspects are towards the top of the list for running backs like Darren Sproles, Ray Rice, LeSean McCoy and Ryan Mathews, we have some players who might surprise you that aren't getting the looks we would hope for. C.J. Spiller Needs More Targets Sustaining drives is a good way to get both Fre ...

Photo By: The Star Ledger / US PRESSWIRE Just a few weeks ago it appeared fantasy owners with Ahmad Bradshaw were doomed and those lucky owners who landed Andre Brown struck gold off the waiver wire. Then we learned Bradshaw was healthy enough to play against the Eagles, but it was still hard to say what his role would be, coming of a neck injury and Brown playing so well in his absence. Bradshaw led all ru ...

Photo By: Stew Milne / US PRESSWIRE For fantasy owners with Stevan Ridley, taking the good with the bad in the Patriots backfield has worked out well five weeks into the season. As the second-year runner displayed against the Broncos, he's done a terrific job fighting for extra yards, taking on would be tacklers at the point of contact and winning and at the same time showing a burst through the hole some d ...

Photo By: Greg M. Cooper / US PRESSWIRE The Broncos will have their ups and downs on offense but what we do know after five weeks is that Peyton Manning's fantasy value is solid. This week the Broncos play in a big division game against the Chargers in what could be another high-scoring affair as both teams fresh off of road loses to the likes of Drew Brees and Tom Brady. Manning does a good job of keeping ...

Photo By: Kelley L Cox / US PRESSWIRE How much faith should we have in Dwayne Bowe is Matt Cassel is out for a stretch and Brady Quinn is starting? History tells us, not much, as Bowe struggled to find the end zone with Cassel down last year while Quinn has yet to show much in his career, and likely never will. Not that the Chiefs had much of a vertical attack with Cassel starting, but with Quinn we should ...

Photo By: Derick E. Hingle / US PRESSWIRE Despite a poor showing through the first month of the season, I told fantasy owners to give Antonio Gates one more week in the starting lineup with an attractive matchup against the Saints last week. Gates rewarded us (or disappointed us, I should say) with a three catch effort for 19 yards and no touchdowns in a back and forth shootout game. I watch the veteran clo ...

Photo By: Jim Brown / US PRESSWIRE In recent weeks fantasy owners with Stephan Gostkowski have relied more on PAT's than field goals to get points on the board. This week should be different as the Patriots head out to Seattle and play against a tough defense. Seattle won't be a threat to post more than 20 points in the game, and we should expect New England to win time of possession. Still early October, w ...