Stud & Duds Week 11

Last Week

Studs

T. Jones: Win: 13 Points

P. Thomas: Loss: 3 Points

R. Brown: Win: 13 Points

M. Colston: Loss: -1 Point

S. Rice: Win: 20 Points

D. Mason: Win: 7 Points

J. Flacco: Loss: 6 Points

A. Smith: Loss: 2 Points

B. Celek: Win: 10 Points

Dallas ST/D: Loss: 5 Points

Miami ST/D: Win: 8 Points

Weekly record: 6-5

Season record: 42-30 (59%)

Duds

L. Tomlinson: Loss: 21 Points

J. Lewis: Win: 3 Points

K. Smith: Win: 4 Points

M. Sims-Walker: Loss: 10 Points

J. Knox: Win: 2 Points

S. Moss: Win: 0 Points

C. Palmer: Win: 7 Points

D. Garrard: Loss: 17 Points

J. Witten: Win: 4 Points

Weekly record: 6-3

Season record: 45-16 (74%)

Scoring System:

A win for a QB will be 14+ points

A win for a RB will be 10+ points

A win for a WR will be 7+ points

A win for a TE will be 7+ points

A win for a D/ST will be 8+ points

A win for a K will be 8+ points

Of course it’s the opposite for the duds.

Week 11

STUDS

Ricky Williams at Carolina

Positional Rank: 11

Ricky gets a chance to be the primary ball handler for the first time since his return from exile two years ago and he gets quite the match up to excel in. Carolina ranks 25th against the run and the Dolphins will try to get the ball to Williams every chance they get in order to limit Chad Henne’s mistakes. Ricky was a fringe starter this year but it’s time to get him into the line up.

Lesean McCoy at Chicago

Positional Rank: 12

McCoy should be the primary back, ahead of Leonard “Dream” Weaver, and walks into a great situation against the defensively challenged Bears. He may not get the carries that most feature backs will get but he’ll be heavily involved in the passing game and that should lead to some big production.

Beanie Wells at St. Louis

Positional Rank: 13

Beanie is still singing backup vocals to Tim Hightower but has taken full advantage of his carries over the past few weeks. He’s been running with authority and now gets to take advantage of a sieve-like Rams defense. I like the Cards to score tons of points this week and for Wells to get into scoring parade.

Santana Moss at Dallas

Positional Rank: 20

Despite my massive distain for Santana Moss it’s hard to over look his track record when playing at Dallas. In his past four games at Dallas, Moss has 26 catches for 494 yards and 4 touchdowns. That kind of production will get you recognized. While Moss has been dreadful this season, if you’ve kept him to this point you’ll want to use him.

Calvin Johnson vs. Cleveland

Positional Rank: 10

Megatron looked close to full health last week and turned in a pretty good game against the Minnesota. This week he gets Cleveland and should finally turn in one of those huge games you expected when you grabbed him on draft day.

Wes Welker vs. New York Jets

Positional Rank: 5

There’s lots to like about Welker this week. Randy Moss was shut down by Revis in week two and Brady relied heavily on Welker’s replacement Julian Edelman who finished with 8-98, despite a few drops. The Jets have problems covering number two receivers and there is no better secondary option ion the league than Welker. He should out produce Edelman’s week two line and add a TD to it. He’ll be more valuable than Moss this week.

Vince Young at Houston

Positional Rank: 16

Vince Young has not done better against any other opponent than division rival Houston over his brief four year career. Young is 3-0 and has at least two touchdowns in every meeting. Expect a passing and rushing touchdown from Young who seems at have the Texans number.

Josh Freeman vs. New Orleans

Positional Rank: 18

This one may seem a little nuts but the Saints have become a user friendly defense to start your players against in the past few weeks. Freeman has looked poised beyond his years in his first two starts and should put up some good numbers if you really need the help.

Kellen Winslow vs. New Orleans

Positional Rank: 7

The emergence of Freeman has been great for Winslow. There’s nothing better for a young quarterback than a sure handed, big body who can catch passes underneath. Winslow fits the bill. He has scored double digit points in two straight and should make it three this week.

Cincinnati D/ST at Oakland

Starting a defense that plays the Raiders is usually a good idea. The bad news is that JaMarcus Russell is out at starter. The good news is that Bruce Gradkowski will replace him. In a relief appearance last week, Gradkowski threw for 49 yards and 22 picks. Unfortunately for the Raiders, this is actually a step up. Start the Bengals D and reap the rewards.

DUDS

Jonathan Stewart vs. Miami

Positional Rank: 25

I covered this in my weekly preview. I’m going with the trend and saying the Daily Show is going on hiatus this week. Sit him.

Ryan Grant vs. San Francisco

Positional Rank: 27

The 49ers bring their 3rd ranked run defense into Lambeau with every intention of shutting down Ryan Grant. I remember a time when the 49ers shut down Adrian Peterson in Minnesota, Grant is no Peterson.

Joseph Addai at Baltimore

Positional Rank: 28

Baltimore is still tough to run on and that doesn’t bode well for Addai , who is among the league’s worst in yards per carry. Unless he scores some short yardage touchdowns, he’ll be pretty ineffective.

Chad Ochocinco at Oakland

Positional Rank: 24

One word: Nnamdi. Don't expect too much here.

Nate Burleson at Minnesota

Positional Rank: 33

Burleson may have the “playing his former team” advantage but he has just been brutal on the road. He hasn’t eclipsed seven fantasy points in any road game this year. Don’t expect too much here against a quality Vikings’ defense.

Matt Ryan at New York Giants

Positional Rank: 19

He hasn’t had double digit points in four straight weeks now and is now is reprising his role as a DUD this week. The Giants can be thrown on but I suspect that they made the proper adjustments on their bye week. Sit Ryan.

Carson Palmer at Oakland

Positional Rank: 15

This one is will really be determined on whether Cedric Benson plays or not. If Benson is in, he should run ramped over the Raiders, leaving Carsino very little to do against an underrated Oakland secondary. There are far better options than Palmer this week, use one of them instead.

Jeremy Shockey at Tampa Bay

Positional Rank: 11

He hasn’t really been targeted the last few games and I’ll stick with that trend. I think the Saints will keep the ball on the ground and pound the Bucs into submission. So unless shockey lines up at full back, don’t trust him this week.