Projo Fantasy Sports Blog

Quarterback
1. Carson Palmer, CIN at CLE
2. Peyton Manning, IND at TEN
3. Drew Brees, NO at TB
4. Tom Brady, NE vs. SD
5. Donovan McNabb, PHI vs. WAS
NOTE: Has good history in this matchup.
6. Tony Romo, DAL at MIA
7. Jon Kitna, DET vs. MIN
NOTE: You can't run on Vikings, so he's needed here.
8. Marc Bulger, STL vs. SF
NOTE: Will deep ball stay in offense with Pace out?
9. Vince Young, TEN vs. IND
10. Jay Cutler, DEN vs. OAK
NOTE: Cannon arm, a little crazy, a young Favre.
11. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. BUF
12. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA at ARI
13. Philip Rivers, SD at NE
14. Brett Favre, GB at NYG
15. Matt Schaub, HOU at CAR
16. Jeff Garcia, TB vs. NO
17. David Garrard, JAC vs. ATL
18. Jake Delhomme, CAR vs. HOU
19. Rex Grossman, CHI vs. KC
NOTE: The type of spot where he's calm, productive.
20. Matt Leinart, ARI vs. SEA
NOTE: Needs another session with Archie Manning.
21. J.P. Losman, BUF at PIT
22. Alex Smith, SF at STL
23. Trent Green, MIA vs. DAL
24. *Kyle Boller, BAL vs. NYJ
NOTE: Long-term, a better fit for the offense.
25. Jason Campbell, WAS at PHI
26. Derek Anderson, CLE vs. CIN
27. *Daunte Culpepper, OAK at DEN
28. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN at DET
29. *Manning/Lorenzen, NYG vs. GB
30. Joey Harrington, ATL at JAC
31. *Clemens/Pennington, NYJ at BAL
32. Damon Huard, KC at CHI

Running Back
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD at NE
2. Steven Jackson, STL vs. SF
3. Rudi Johnson, CIN at CLE
NOTE: He's gouged them throughout his career.
4. Frank Gore, SF at STL
5. Willie Parker, PIT vs. BUF
6. Joseph Addai, IND at TEN
7. Travis Henry, DEN vs. OAK
8. Brian Westbrook, PHI vs. WAS
9. Adrian Peterson, MIN at DET
10. *Shaun Alexander, SEA at ARI
NOTE: Bruised wrist but not on injury report.
11. Larry Johnson, KC at CHI
NOTE: Problems abound, but at least he's getting catches.
12. Deuce McAllister, NO at TB
13. Willis McGahee, BAL vs. NYJ
14. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. SEA
15. Reggie Bush, NO at TB
16. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. ATL
17. Laurence Maroney, NE vs. SD
18. Cedric Benson, CHI vs. KC
NOTE: Needs to mark territory with strong effort.
19. Clinton Portis, WAS at PHI
NOTE: Free of injury report this week.
20. Marshawn Lynch, BUF at PIT
UPGRADE: Electric debut, but a tricky spot here.
21. Lamont Jordan, OAK at DEN
UPGRADE: New regime recognizes his receiving skills.
22. Ahman Green, HOU at CAR
23. Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. CIN
24. Chris Brown, TEN vs. IND
NOTE: Fear of Young opens up running lanes.
25. *Derrick Ward, NYG vs. GB
26. Ronnie Brown, MIA vs. DAL
27. DeShaun Foster, CAR vs. HOU
28. Julius Jones, DAL at MIA
29. Brandon Jackson, GB at NYG
NOTE: Ordinary, but needed with Morency out.
30. Marion Barber, DAL at MIA
31. Tatum Bell, DET vs. MIN
32. *Michael Pittman, TB vs. NO
33. Ladell Betts, WAS at PHI
34. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. HOU
35. Warrick Dunn, ATL at JAC
36. *Thomas Jones, NYJ at BAL
DOWNGRADE: Nasty spot for entire offense.
37. LenDale White, TEN vs. IND
38. Fred Taylor, JAC vs. ATL
39. Jerious Norwood, ATL at JAC
40. Ron Dayne, HOU at CAR
41. Sammy Morris, NE vs. SD
42. Adrian Peterson, CHI vs. KC
43. Leon Washington, NYJ at BAL
44. Marcel Shipp, ARI vs. SEA
45. *Jesse Chatman, MIA vs. DAL
46. *Chester Taylor, MIN at DET
47. Brian Leonard, STL vs. SF
48. Reuben Droughns, NYG vs. GB
49. Kenny Watson, CIN vs. CLE
50. Selvin Young, DEN vs. OAK
51. Najeh Davenport, PIT vs. BUF
52. *Cadillac Williams, TB vs. NO
NOTE: Game-time decision, won't be 100 percent.
53. Musa Smith, BAL vs. NYJ
54. *Michael Turner, SD at NE
55. Justin Fargas, OAK at DEN
56. Anthony Thomas, BUF at PIT
57. Kenton Keith, IND at TEN
NOTE: Mandatory handcuff for Addai owners.
58. Correll Buckhalter, PHI vs. WAS
59. Michael Bennett, KC at CHI
60. Kevin Faulk, NE vs. SD
61. *Kevin Jones, DET vs. MIN
NOTE: Unlikely to play.
62. *Vernand Morency, GB at NYG
NOTE: Probably out for another week.
63. *Maurice Morris, SEA at ARI
64. *T.J. Duckett, DET vs. MIN
NOTE: Already ruled out.

Wide Receiver
1. Steve Smith, CAR vs. HOU
2. Chad Johnson, CIN at CLE
NOTE: Ordinary celebration, fantastic route.
3. *T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN at CLE
4. Terrell Owens, DAL at MIA
5. Marvin Harrison, IND at TEN
6. Reggie Wayne, IND at TEN
7. Torry Holt, STL vs. SF
8. Andre Johnson, HOU at CAR
9. Javon Walker, DEN vs. OAK
10. Randy Moss, NE vs. SD
11. Joey Galloway, TB vs. NO
NOTE: Excellent shot to beat risk-taking corners.
12. Chris Chambers, MIA vs. DAL
UPGRADE: So far, so good with Green.
13. Donald Driver, GB at NYG
14. Marques Colston, NO at TB
15. Roy Williams, DET vs. MIN
16. Lee Evans, BUF at PIT
17. Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. SEA
18. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. SEA
DOWNGRADE: Leinart's opener a cause for concern.
19. Hines Ward, PIT vs. BUF
20. Santana Moss, WAS at PHI
21. Bernard Berrian, CHI vs. KC
22. Plaxico Burress, NYG vs. GB
23. Santonio Holmes, PIT vs. BUF
UPGRADE: This year's Lee Evans.
24. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. CIN
25. Kevin Curtis, PHI vs. WAS
26. Laveranues Coles, NYJ at BAL
27. Reggie Brown, PHI vs. WAS
28. Deion Branch, SEA at ARI
NOTE: Give him a mulligan for Week 1 no-show.
29. Wes Welker, NE vs. SD
UPGRADE: Quietly clicking with Tom Brady.
30. Calvin Johnson, DET vs. MIN
31. Devery Henderson, NO at TB
32. Darrell Jackson, SF at STL
33. Vincent Jackson, SD at NE
34. Ronald Curry, OAK at DEN
NOTE: Nifty opener, but Champ Bailey awaits.
35. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ at BAL
36. Brandon Marshall, DEN vs. OAK
SLEEPER: Has legitimate Pro Bowl potential.
37. Patrick Crayton, DAL at MIA
UPGRADE: Glenn's not coming back anytime soon.
38. Arnaz Battle, SF at STL
UPGRADE: Might be as good as Jackson.
39. Nate Burleson, SEA at ARI
40. Donte' Stallworth, NE vs. SD
41. Dennis Northcutt, JAC vs. ATL
42. Amani Toomer, NYG vs. GB
43. Bobby Engram, SEA at ARI
44. Derrick Mason, BAL vs. NYJ
45. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at PHI
46. *Drew Bennett, STL vs. SF
47. James Jones, GB at NYG
48. Mike Furrey, DET vs. MIN
49. Isaac Bruce, STL vs. SF
50. Jacoby Jones, HOU at CAR
51. Drew Carter, CAR vs. HOU
NOTE: Don't overreact to the opener.
52. *Mark Clayton, BAL vs. NYJ
53. Brandon Jones, TEN vs. IND
54. *Muhsin Muhammad, CHI vs. KC
55. Ernest Wilford, JAC vs. ATL
56. *Bobby Wade, MIN at DET
57. Samie Parker, KC at CHI
58. Roddy White, ATL at JAC
59. *Demetrius Williams, BAL vs. NYJ
60. Joe Horn, ATL at JAC
61. Jerry Porter, OAK at DEN
62. Dwayne Bowe, KC at CHI
63. Jason Avant, PHI vs. WAS
64. David Patten, NO at TB
65. *Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. SEA
66. Roscoe Parrish, BUF at PIT
67. Marty Booker, MIA vs. DAL
68. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. MIN
69. Anthony Gonzalez, IND at TEN
70. Ike Hilliard, TB vs. NO
71. Craig Davis, SD at NE
72. Michael Jenkins, ATL at JAC
73. Sam Hurd, DAL at MIA
74. *Joe Jurevicius, CLE vs. CIN
75. Matt Jones, JAC vs. ATL
76. Troy Williamson, MIN at DET
77. Eric Moulds, TEN vs. IND
78. *Josh Reed, BUF at PIT
79. Keary Colbert, CAR vs. HOU
80. Justin Gage, TEN vs. IND
81. Brandon Stokley, DEN vs. OAK
82. Kevin Walter, HOU at CAR
83. *Greg Jennings, GB at NYG

Tight End
1. *Antonio Gates, SD at NE
2. Todd Heap, BAL vs. NYJ
3. Jason Witten, DAL at MIA
NOTE: On same page with roommate Romo.
4. Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. CIN
5. Jeremy Shockey, NYG vs. GB
6. Chris Cooley, WAS at PHI
HEADS-UP: More blocking work with Jansen out?
7. Dallas Clark, IND at TEN
8. Tony Gonzalez, KC at CHI
9. Vernon Davis, SF at STL
10. Alge Crumpler, ATL at JAC
11. Eric Johnson, NO at TB
SLEEPER: Should be busy against another Cover-2.
12. Heath Miller, PIT vs. BUF
13. Ben Watson, NE vs. SD
14. Marcus Pollard, SEA at ARI
15. Bo Scaife, TEN vs. IND
16. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. ATL
17. Owen Daniels, HOU at CAR
18. Randy McMichael, STL vs. SF
19. Desmond Clark, CHI vs. KC
20. Jeff King, CAR vs. HOU
21. *L.J. Smith, PHI vs. WAS
DOWNGRADE: Wait until he's 100 percent.
22. Bubba Franks, GB at NYG
23. David Martin, MIA vs. DAL
24. Alex Smith, TB vs. NO
25. Chris Baker, NYJ at BAL
26. Zach Miller, OAK at DEN
27. Daniel Graham, DEN vs. OAK
28. *Donald Lee, GB at NYG
29. Matt Schobel, PHI vs. WAS
30. Robert Royal, BUF at PIT
31. *Greg Olsen, CHI vs. KC
32. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. SEA
33. Reggie Kelly, CIN at CLE
34. Tony Scheffler, DEN vs. OAK

Kicker
1. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. KC
2. Jason Elam, DEN vs. OAK
3. Adam Vinatieri, IND at TEN
4. Matt Stover, BAL vs. NYJ
5. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. SEA
6. Jeff Wilkins, STL vs. SF
7. John Kasay, CAR vs. HOU
8. Nick Folk, DAL at MIA
UPGRADE: Tied to this offense, why not?
9. David Akers, PHI vs. WAS
10. Jeff Reed, PIT vs. BUF
11. Nate Kaeding, SD at NE
12. Stephen Gostkowski, NE vs. SD
13. Joe Nedney, SF at STL
14. Josh Brown, SEA at ARI
15. *Shayne Graham, CIN at CLE
16. John Carney, JAC vs. ATL
NOTE: Steps in for injured Scobee.
17. Mason Crosby, GB at NYG
18. Olindo Mare, NO at TB
19. Jason Hanson, DET vs. MIN
20. Rob Bironas, TEN vs. IND
21. Ryan Longwell, MIN at DET
22. Lawrence Tynes, NYG vs. GB
23. Shaun Suisham, WAS at PHI
24. Kris Brown, HOU at CAR
25. Jay Feely, MIA vs. DAL
26. Ryan Lindell, BUF at PIT
27. Mike Nugent, NYJ at BAL
28. Matt Bryant, TB vs. NO
29. Phil Dawson, CLE vs. CIN
30. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK at DEN
31. Matt Prater, ATL at JAC
32. Dave Rayner, KC at CHI

Defense
1. Chicago vs. Kansas City
NOTE: Welcome back, Tommie Harris.
2. Baltimore vs. New York Jets
3. Minnesota at Detroit
UPGRADE: Addition of pass rush makes them elite.
4. Cincinnati at Cleveland
UPGRADE: Started fast, and Browns are in disarray.
5. Denver vs. Oakland
6. Jacksonville vs. Atlanta
7. Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo
8. Carolina vs. Houston
9. Green Bay at New York Giants
10. Seattle at Arizona
11. Indianapolis at Tennessee
12. New England vs. San Diego
13. San Diego at New England
DOWNGRADE: Brady rarely makes negative plays.
14. Dallas at Miami
15. San Francisco at St. Louis
16. Miami vs. Dallas
17. Philadelphia vs. Washington
18. Detroit vs. Minnesota
19. New York Jets at Baltimore
20. Arizona vs. Seattle
21. Buffalo at Pittsburgh
22. Houston at Carolina
23. Oakland at Denver
24. New Orleans at Tampa Bay
25. New York Giants vs. Green Bay
26. St. Louis vs. San Francisco
27. Kansas City at Chicago
28. Washington at Philadelphia
29. Cleveland vs. Cincinnati
30. Tampa Bay vs. New Orleans
31. Atlanta at Jacksonville
32. Tennessee vs. Indianapolis