Running Backs Evan Royster - With Roy Helu's injuries giving him problems partaking in full practices, Coach Mike Shanahan decided to hold him out and go with fellow rookie Evan Royster as the feature back. Royster responded with 132 yards rushing on nineteen carries against the Vikings defense. When it comes to Shanahan's zone blocking scheme, it's more a matter of whether Shanahan will settle on one tailb ...

Quarterback Kyle Orton - With Kyle Orton making his first start for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Packers fell to their first defeat of the season. Orton failed to throw a touchdown pass, but he did throw for 299 yards, while spreading the football around. This week the Chiefs will face a Raiders secondary that has been prone to giving up big plays in recent weeks, as we watched Calvin Johnson total over 200 ...

Quarterbacks Jake Locker - For the second time in the last month Jake Locker stepped in to play significant time as Matt Hasselbeck fell to injury. This time, Locker almost led his team back to a victory at the last minute. Not only did Locker play a good game he had a solid fantasy stat-line with 282 yards passing, a touchdown pass to go with 36-yards rushing and a sweet 6-yard touchdown run. At this point ...

Defensive Linemen Da'Quan Bowers - From the first snap of the game, you could see that Da'Quan Bowers was ready to play some football (unlike many on his team) against the Panthers as he covered Greg Olsen at the line and deflected a pass right off the bat. From that point, Bowers went on to total eight tackles on the day (seven solos) and a sack and a half against Cam Newton. This was Bowers first career s ...

Christian Ponder- Keep an eye on Christian Ponders hip injury, but if he's at full practice by weeks end, he should be a worthy starter against the Lions. Ponder looked good against the Broncos, and with Percy Harvin playing at his best, Ponder is worth a start if you've been going with someone like Ben Roethlisberger or Philip Rivers this year. Expect the Vikings to be in another high-scoring game, as thei ...

Running Backs Shane Vereen - It's taken some time for the talented rookie from Cal to find his way on the field, because of injury, but Shane Vereen has taken over as Benjarvus Green-Ellis's replacement. This week the Patriots face off against the Colts, and if your in desperate need for some help in your flex position, Vereen should be good for some second half work, as he's received against the Chiefs and ...

Linebackers Colin McCarthy - With Barrett Ruud struggling with an injury, likely future middle linebacker Colin McCarthy is getting a look starting. The rookie has posted 18 tackles (10 solos last week) in the past two games, and could have another solid performance this week if LeGarrette Blount and the Buccaneers offense play like they did a week ago in Green Bay. When starting McCarthy should be viewed a ...

Running Backs Toby Gerhart - The former Standford standout didn't get much done on the ground after Adrian Peterson left the game, but he should have better success against the Falcons this week. A reasonable flex play start, Gerhart is a must add as Peterson is likely to miss more than just this weeks' game with an ankle sprain. Audio: Toby Gerhart A Waiver Wire Pickup With so many injuries and poor play f ...

Linebacker Kamerion Wimbley @ Vikings - Coming off a solid performance against the Broncos, Kamerion Wimbley had a massive game against the Chargers on Thursday night, with four sacks and seven solo tackles. This was Wimbley second consecutive week with at least six solo tackles, and he has another solid matchup on deck, against rookie quarterback Christian Ponder this week. A big-play league special, Wimbl ...

Running Backs Lance Ball - After Willis McGahee injured his hamstring, and Knowshon Moreno went down with a knee injury (now done for the year), the Broncos relied on Lance Ball to run the football. Ball was productive when given an opportunity and should serve the Broncos well if McGahee can't return for a Thursday night game against the Jets. Audio: Lance Ball Likely To Start For Broncos As you can see fr ...