Thursday, November 15, 2007

Players I like this week (week 11)

Here are some players that might be flying under the radar in week 11...and I think might exceed their average numbers per game.

Ryan Grant RB, GBP
Ryan burst on to the scene against the Broncos with a stellar game. A lot of people, and myself included, thought that Grant would have a tough road ahead. After Grant's monster game against the Minnesota defense last week, I believe. Reports out of Green Bay compare Grant's running and body to that of Dorsey Levens. Now that Grant is McCarthy's feature back, I think we can see more of him - although the Pack is a pass first team.

Dallas Clark TE, IND
Clark plays against a better than expected KC defense this week. With Harrison still hurting, and Wayne the only target of significance last week - I expect Manning to find Clark a number of times this week.

Marc Bulger QB, STL
Have you seen San Francisco's team lately? Now that Rams have a lot of their starters back, I expect them to dismantle SF this week. Steven Jackson is not completely back to full speed, but Bulger has a good chance to have a huge game.

Chris Henry WR, CIN
Henry got 7 targets from Carson Palmer last week. Chad Johnson had 6 and Housh had 8. Henry is opening things up for the other guys. Against a suprisingly good Arizona run D and a lot of their pass rushers injured, we can hope to see a lot of passes from Palmer.


Interesting pick of the week:

Dwayne Wright, RB BUF
With Lynch hurting, they'll have to turn to someone. The Pats are a tough defense, but prime time games always bring out some interesting themes. The more research I do on this guy, the more I like him. The Bills took him in the 4th round of the draft last year - and when they picked him, Mel Kiper likened the Patriots pick of Tom Brady to this guy. That's saying something. And oh, did I mention that A-Train has 10 carries for 12 yards on the year?
One cause for worry though - Belichick seems to have Losman's number, so that might be an issue.

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