Projo Fantasy Sports Blog

Last Updated: 9/8/07

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Quarterback
1. Marc Bulger, STL vs. CAR
2. Donovan McNabb, PHI at GB
3. Tony Romo, DAL vs. NYG
4. Carson Palmer, CIN vs. BAL
NOTE: He's solved this defense in the past.
5. Tom Brady, NE at NYJ
6. Matt Leinart, ARI at SF
7. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. TB
8. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at CLE
9. Jake Delhomme, CAR at STL
NOTE: Spotty player but Smith can make him look good.
10. Matt Schaub, HOU vs. KC
NOTE: Surrounded by plenty of tools; gets tasty matchup.
11. Eli Manning, NYG at DAL
12. Vince Young, TEN at JAC
DOWNGRADE: The hardest matchup on his schedule.
13. Jon Kitna, DET at OAK
DOWNGRADE: Raider defense is no joke.
14. Jay Cutler, DEN at BUF
15. David Garrard, JAC vs. TEN
16. Alex Smith, SF vs. ARI
NOTE: He's improved, but still just a guy.
17. Brett Favre, GB vs. PHI
18. Philip Rivers, SD vs. CHI
19. J.P. Losman, BUF vs. DEN
20. Jeff Garcia, TB at SEA
21. Rex Grossman, CHI at SD
22. Steve McNair, BAL at CIN
23. Jason Campbell, WAS vs. MIA
24. Chad Pennington, NYJ vs. NE
25. Joey Harrington, ATL at MIN
NOTE: Ewing Theory, anyone?
26. Charlie Frye, CLE vs. PIT
27. *Josh McCown, OAK vs. DET
NOTE: Likely start, though Culpepper had better camp.
28. Trent Green, MIA at WAS
29. Damon Huard, KC at HOU
30. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN vs. ATL

Running Back
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD vs. CHI
2. Steven Jackson, STL vs. CAR
3. Larry Johnson, KC at HOU
4. Frank Gore, SF vs. ARI
NOTE: Hand is fine, he's good to go.
5. Willie Parker, PIT at CLE
6. Brian Westbrook, PHI at GB
7. Shaun Alexander, SEA vs. TB
8. Laurence Maroney, NE at NYJ
9. Travis Henry, DEN at BUF
10. Edgerrin James, ARI at SF
11. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. TEN
12. Brandon Jacobs, NYG at DAL
13. Rudi Johnson, CIN vs. BAL
14. Willis McGahee, BAL at CIN
15. Lamont Jordan, OAK vs. DET
NOTE: Table is set for strong opening month.
16. Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. PIT
17. Ahman Green, HOU vs. KC
18. *Clinton Portis, WAS vs. MIA
19. Cadillac Williams, TB at SEA
20. Cedric Benson, CHI at SD
21. Ronnie Brown, MIA at WAS
NOTE: Finally given starting nod this week.
22. *Thomas Jones, NYJ vs. NE
23. Marshawn Lynch, BUF vs. DEN
NOTE: He'll start but it's a time-share for now.
24. Leon Washington, NYJ vs. NE
25. Tatum Bell, DET at OAK
26. *Brandon Jackson, GB vs. PHI
27. Marion Barber, DAL vs. NYG
28. Chester Taylor, MIN vs. ATL
29. Julius Jones, DAL vs. NYG
30. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. ATL
31. Jerious Norwood, ATL at MIN
32. Ladell Betts, WAS vs. MIA
33. DeShaun Foster, CAR at STL
34. Fred Taylor, JAC vs. TEN
35. DeAngelo Williams, CAR at STL
36. LenDale White, TEN at JAC
37. Warrick Dunn, ATL at MIN
NOTE: The starter, but Norwood's upside far greater.
38. Chris Brown, TEN at JAC
39. Jesse Chatman, MIA at WAS
40. Anthony Thomas, BUF vs. DEN
41. Michael Pittman, TB at SEA
42. Brian Leonard, STL vs. CAR
43. Ron Dayne, HOU vs. KC
44. Sammy Morris NE vs. NYJ
45. Kevin Faulk, NE at NYJ
46. Adrian Peterson, CHI at SD
47. *Michael Turner, SD vs. CHI
48. T.J. Duckett, DET at OAK
49. Michael Bennett, KC at HOU
50. Correll Buckhalter, PHI at GB
51. Marcel Shipp, ARI at SF
NOTE: Possible goal-line vulture.
52. Reuben Droughns, NYG at DAL
53 Greg Jones, JAC vs. TEN
54. Musa Smith, BAL at CIN
55. Selvin Young, DEN at BUF
56. Tony Hunt, PHI at GB
57 Kenny Watson, CIN at BAL
58. *Vernand Morency, GB vs. PHI
59. *Kevin Jones, DET at OAK

Wide Receiver
1. Steve Smith, CAR at STL
2. Terrell Owens, DAL vs. NYG
3. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. BAL
4. Andre Johnson, HOU vs. KC
5. Torry Holt, STL vs. CAR
NOTE: Surprisingly not on injury report.
6. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at SF
7. Anquan Boldin, ARI at SF
8. Javon Walker, DEN at BUF
9. Roy Williams, DET at OAK
10. *T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. BAL
11. Plaxico Burress, NYG at DAL
12. Joey Galloway, TB at SEA
13. Lee Evans, BUF vs. DEN
NOTE: Toughest matchup he'll see all year.
14. Santana Moss, WAS vs. MIA
15. *Donald Driver, GB vs. PHI
16. Reggie Brown, PHI at GB
17. Hines Ward, PIT at CLE
18. Darrell Jackson, SF vs. ARI
19. Santonio Holmes, PIT at CLE
20. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. PIT
21. Randy Moss, NE at NYJ
22. Laveranues Coles, NYJ vs. NE
23. Deion Branch, SEA vs. TB
24. Bernard Berrian, CHI at SD
25. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ vs. NE
NOTE: Burned Pats with big plays last year.
26. Kevin Curtis, PHI at GB
27. Donte' Stallworth, NE at NYJ
28. *Mark Clayton, BAL at CIN
29. Ronald Curry, OAK vs. DET
30. Isaac Bruce, STL vs. CAR
31. Vincent Jackson, SD vs. CHI
32. D.J. Hackett, SEA vs. TB
NOTE: Burleson cuts into his opportunity.
33. Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. NYG
34. Mike Furrey, DET at OAK
35. Jacoby Jones, HOU vs. KC
36. Chris Chambers, MIA at WAS
37. James Jones, GB vs. PHI
38. Calvin Johnson, DET at OAK
NOTE: Starts off as the No. 3 guy.
39. Eddie Kennison, KC at HOU
40. *Bobby Wade, MIN vs. ATL
41. Joe Horn, ATL at MIN
42. Derrick Mason, BAL at CIN
43. *Muhsin Muhammad, CHI at SD
44. Wes Welker, NE at NYJ
NOTE: Could be this year's Mike Furrey.
45. Brandon Jones, TEN at JAC
46. Brandon Marshall, DEN at BUF
47. Demetrius Williams, BAL at CIN
NOTE: Buzz player, breakout candidate.
48. Ernest Wilford, JAC vs. TEN
49. Michael Jenkins, ATL at MIN
50. Jerry Porter, OAK vs. DET
51. *Drew Bennett, STL vs. CAR
52. Craig Davis, SD vs. CHI
53. Maurice Stovall, TB at SEA
54. Matt Jones, JAC vs. TEN
55. Troy Williamson, MIN vs. ATL
56. Nate Burleson, SEA vs. TB
57. Eric Moulds, TEN at JAC
58. Kevin Walter, HOU vs. KC
59. Samie Parker, KC at HOU
60. *Greg Jennings, GB vs. PHI
NOTE: Questionable (hamstring), don't risk it.

Tight End
1. Antonio Gates, SD vs. CHI
2. Todd Heap, BAL at CIN
3. Jeremy Shockey, NYG at DAL
4. Chris Cooley, WAS vs. MIA
5. Tony Gonzalez, KC at HOU
6. Jason Witten, DAL vs. NYG
UPGRADE: Needed more with Glenn out.
7. Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. PIT
8. Vernon Davis, SF vs. ARI
9. Ben Watson, NE at NYJ
10. Alge Crumpler, ATL at MIN
11. Owen Daniels, HOU vs. KC
NOTE: Best bargain-bin option at the position.
12. Randy McMichael, STL vs. CAR
13. Heath Miller, PIT at CLE
14. Bo Scaife, TEN at JAC
15. Desmond Clark, CHI at SD
16. *L.J. Smith, PHI at GB
17. Marcus Pollard, SEA vs. TB
18. David Martin, MIA at WAS
19. Tony Scheffler, DEN at BUF
20. Zach Miller, OAK vs. DET
SLEEPER: Lions couldn't cover the TE last year.
21. Chris Baker, NYJ vs. NE
22. Daniel Graham, DEN at BUF
23. Matt Schobel, PHI at GB
24. Bubba Franks, GB vs. PHI
25. Leonard Pope, ARI at SF
26. *Jerramy Stevens, TB at SEA
27. Robert Royal, BUF vs. DEN
28. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. TEN
29. Reggie Kelly, CIN vs. BAL
30. *Greg Olsen, CHI at SD

Kicker
1. Nate Kaeding, SD vs. CHI
2. Jeff Wilkins, STL vs. CAR
3. Neil Rackers, ARI at SF
4. David Akers, PHI at GB
5. Nick Folk, DAL vs. NYG
SLEEPER: Gets cushy gig tied to strong offense.
6. Josh Brown, SEA vs. TB
7. Stephen Gostkowski, NE at NYJ
8. *Shayne Graham, CIN vs. BAL
NOTE: Hip seems to be fine.
9. Jason Elam, DEN at BUF
10. Jeff Reed, PIT at CLE
11. Robbie Gould, CHI at SD
NOTE: Perfect-storm kicker seasons seldom repeat.
12. Joe Nedney, SF vs. ARI
13. John Kasay, CAR at STL
14. Kris Brown, HOU vs. KC
15. Matt Stover, BAL at CIN
16. Josh Scobee, JAC vs. TEN
17. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK vs. DET
18. Shaun Suisham, WAS vs. MIA
19 Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. ATL
20. Jason Hanson, DET at OAK
21. Mike Nugent, NYJ vs. NE
22. Matt Bryant, TB at SEA
23. Phil Dawson, CLE vs. PIT
24. Mason Crosby, GB vs. PHI
25 Ryan Lindell, BUF vs. DEN
26. Rob Bironas, TEN at JAC
27. Jay Feely, MIA at WAS
28. Lawrence Tynes, NYG at DAL
29. Justin Medlock, KC at HOU
NOTE: One bad week and he's gone.
30. Matt Prater, ATL at MIN

Defense
1. San Diego vs. Chicago
2. Chicago at San Diego
3. Oakland vs. Detroit
NOTE: Kitna prone to negative plays.
4. Minnesota vs. Atlanta
5. Seattle vs. Tampa Bay
6. Dallas vs. New York Giants
7. Baltimore at Cincinnati
8. Philadelphia at Green Bay
9. Pittsburgh at Cleveland
10. New England at New York Jets
11. Miami at Washington
12. Houston vs. Kansas City
SLEEPER: Unit isn't as bad as you think.
13. San Francisco vs. Arizona
14. Green Bay vs. Philadelphia
15. Detroit at Oakland
16. Washington vs. Miami
17. Denver at Buffalo
18. Jacksonville vs. Tennessee
19. New York Giants at Dallas
20. Arizona at San Francisco
21. Carolina at St. Louis
22. Atlanta at Minnesota
23. St. Louis vs. Carolina
24. Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh
25. Tampa Bay at Seattle
DOWNGRADE: Aging unit has fallen on hard times.
26. Buffalo vs. Denver
27. New York Jets vs. New England
28. Cincinnati vs. Baltimore
29. Tennessee at Jacksonville
30. Kansas City at Houston