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 ...

Photo By: Charles LeClaire / US PRESSWIRE The Steelers lost Troy Polamalu to another injury against the Eagles, but they should make quick work of the Titans on Thursday night. Around this time last year Pittsburgh was struggling and a beat-up Ben Roethlisberger led them to a big victory against a Tennessee defense that appeared to be on the rise. The Titans should get something going as the season moves al ...

Photo By: Dale Zanine / US PRESSWIRE Usually it seems to take a few years before defenses start to roll coverage over to a younger receiver, rather than an established All Pro receiver on the other side. With this in mind, it only made sense to consider Julio Jones as the better fantasy option in Atlanta. While Roddy White has been one of the better receivers in the game over recent years, teams view him as ...

Photo By: Kevin Liles / US PRESSWIRE After a horrible game against the Giants it was important to see how second-year quarterback Cam Newton would respond against the Falcons. Newton did just that, running for 86 yards (and a rushing touchdown), and throwing for 215 and two scores. While his maturity will be discussed throughout the season and perhaps beyond, fantasy owners should feel good about his perfor ...

Photo By: Denny Medley / US PRESSWIRE It looked like Jamaal Charles might flop after his monster performance against the Saints with two fumbles in the first half against the Chargers. While the Chiefs fell big to San Diego, Charles finished strong with two touchdowns and other solid performance for fantasy owners. While I have some concerns about the offense long term if Matt Cassel should lose his job, Ch ...