Week 5 Fantasy Picks

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As we have said before, there are certain players at given positions who should start regardless of the matchup. It seems that there may not be as many of those players this year as there have been in past years, but nevertheless, there are still some. Peyton Manning comes to mind as one of these players. He is putting up the best numbers of his career, and as you know, his career has been stellar. Keep him in your lineup no matter what. Drew Brees is another who has earned this distinction. Obviously, Minnesota's star RB Adrian Peterson has as well, but outside of these three, I'm not sure there are many more I would put in that category at the present. Week 5, here we go.

QB's That MUST START
Ben Roethlisberger-has a great matchup vs. Lions who are 25th against the pass. Ben's thrown well so far, should continue.
Matt Schaub- Should be a great week for him against the Cards D which ranks 30th against the pass, allowing 280 + yds. per game.

More QB's with good matchups
Joe Flacco vs. Bengals 26th against the pass
Matt Hasselbeck vs. Jags, 32nd vs. the pass, Hasselbeck's ribs should be feeling better.

QB Sleeper alert (start if your starter is on a bye)
Matt Cassel-might be the only time you would consider starting him, Cowboys are 29th vs. the pass.

Don't Do It (avoid these guys for this week)
Eli Manning- injured heel, and going against Raider D that has allowed just 4 TD passes.
Kyle Orton - going against Pats 7th ranked pass D

RB's MUST START
Brandon Jacobs- Raiders are 26th against the run, Giants will lean on him with Eli ailing.
Knowshon Moreno- Buckhalter is out this week, Moreno will carry heavier load, Pats gave up some good fantasy pts. to RB Ray Rice

Favorable Matchups RB's
Brian Westbrook- should start vs. Bucs 30th ranked rush defense
Rashard Mendenhall- He'll stay on a roll vs. the Lions who give up 100 + yds. per game
Tim Hightower- vs. Texans 29th ranked run D. And he catches the ball well out of the backfield

Sleepers
Marshawn Lynch vs. the Browns
Larry Johnson vs. the Cowboys

Avoid at all Costs
Kevin Smith vs. Steelers 3rd ranked run D
Thomas Jones Monday night vs. Dolphins. Only allowing around 60 yds. per game rushing

WR Must Start
DeSean Jackson- going up against Bucs defense that has allowed 9 TD passes in 4 games.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh- Housh had a great game vs. the Colts, and now gets to go against the Jags who allow 287.5 passing yds. per game. Owners should consider him and teammate Nate Burleson great options.

Other WR's with good matchups
Hines Ward vs. Detroit
Derrick Mason vs. Bengals 26th ranked pass D.
Patrick Crayton at the Chiefs Chiefs giving up an average of 24.5 fantasy pts. to receivers.

Sleeper Alert
Pierre Garcon vs. Titans 31st ranked pass D.

Avoid at all Costs
Antonio Bryant - had a mild breakout game, but don't be fooled, this week against the Eagles at the Linc, he'll probably disappear.
Santana Moss - Has had two good games, but is historically inconsistent, and against the Panthers 6th ranked pass D, may not show up.

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