Colin McCarthy vs. Saints - Since filling in for Barrett Ruud, the Titans middle linebacker of the future Colin McCarthy has played like a LB-1 of late. In what should be another solid mathcup, McCarthy will likely surpass 10 total tackles as the Saints figure to dominate in time of possession, giving McCarthy more opportunities to make plays. We've seen the Titans middle linebacker position put up some goo ...

Start'em DB: Bernard Pollard - It's taken some time for Bernard Pollard to finally get a quality amount of snaps in Baltimore, but he's got it going now and is a worthy DB-1 going forward. We've seen what Pollard can do as an IDP stud over recent years, and playing time was really the only problem for Pollard's chances to produce as a star defensive back. In a hard-hitting game against the physical 49ers, t ...

Start'em Mason Foster vs Texans - After a breakout run at the beginning of the season, Mason Foster was slowed by an ankle injury for most of the past month. Looking healthy again, and playing all three downs coming off the teams bye, Foster posted nine tackles against the Saints, and has a solid matchup at home vs the Texans this weekend. Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is done for the season, which lead to ...

James Anderson @ Falcons - With Jon Beason and Thomas Davis gone for the season, James Anderson is putting together another respectable year for IDP fantasy owners. A couple of weeks ago we saw David Hawthorne and Leroy Hill both put up solid days against the Falcons. Paul Posluszny vs Steelers - Going back and watching video of the Jaguars in recent weeks, it's clear that Paul Posluszny is getting comforta ...

Patrick Willis / Navarro Bowman @ Eagles - If you're a little little disappointed by Patrick Willis thus far, you may continue to be throughout the year as fellow inside linebacker Navarro Bowman is making his presence felt in the 49ers defense. Still a worthy LB-1 play, Willis should continue to be a top ten linebacker through the entirely of the season, but Bowman is going to eat up some opportunities. Ro ...

New names keep moving into the top thirty options at defensive back as player like Eric Smith, Tim Jennings, Reggie Nelson, Justin King, Kyle Arrington and Glover Quin are making their presence felt in IDP leagues. Just another reminder as to why I recommend that you draft down at the defensive back position after grabbing your first DB-1 option, because so many players can drop out or into the top thirty o ...

Mason Foster Should Remain A Three Down Linebacker After a breakout week against the Vikings, it looked like Buccaneers' rookie middle linebacker Mason Foster was ready to be the breakout option we'd hoped for at the start of camp. Quincy Black was working in Foster spot in mixed packages during the teams' week one contest, and while he's hurt, I wanted to find out if Foster was likely to play three downs g ...

Start'em Will Smith vs Texans - Back after serving a two-game suspension for his part in the Star caps situation, Will Smith is ready to make an impact for the Saints. It seems like Smith has a great year, every other season and that means he's in-line for a strong year in 2011. Smith should be viewed no less than a DL-3 in his first game back. Greg Hardy vs Jaguars - Look for Greg Hardy to bounce back agai ...

D'Qwell Jackson vs Dolphins - Those that listened to me in the summer, hopefully were wise enough to take a shot on D'Qwell Jackson in the later rounds of their draft. Going as late as an LB-4, Jackson was one of the best IDP linebackers before injuries cost him most of the last two years. While health problems hurt Jackson's stock, it was the early rumors of him moving over to a weak-side linebacker and th ...

Linebackers Navarro Bowman – Takeo Spikes was an IDP option last year playing next to Patrick Willis and Navarro Bowman is likely to outperform Spikes numbers this year. Bowman has had two solid performances and threatens to hurt Willis as the king of IDP linebackers, by taking away valuable tackles. Bowman is a physical beast, and it doesn’t hurt that he comes from Penn State, a college known for producing ...