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By The Fantasy Trader, NFL Draft Bible

I am just going to get this out of the way right now. I apologize for the Donovan McNabb prediction. He is extremely inconsistent and sorry if he burnt you last week. Hopefully you followed my advice on Chester Taylor and Andre Johnson. We have a bunch of guys to get to this week so here we go.

RB Kolby Smith- is a must start for LJ and Priest Holmes owners. He has only gained 60 yards in 15 touches, but faces a miserable Raiders defense. The Raiders are allowing over 150 yards rushing per game and have given up 16 rushing touchdowns. Smith has not looked all that impressive, but if you are not going to start him against Oakland then why bother having him?

QB Vince Young- started doing VY things again against the Broncos. He threw two late interceptions, but got back to scrambling and notched a rushing TD. He is a must start against a terrible Bengals secondary. They rank 26th in passing defense and will have a difficult time maintaining coverage when Young leaves the pocket. VY has been up and down so far, but needs to start this week.

WR Deion Branch- needed a week to get his feet wet. He had only three catches in his return, but should breakout against the Rams. The last time Branch visited St. Louis he scored two touchdowns. I expect a high scoring game between these two pass happy teams. The injury to Shaun Alexander may have been the best thing to happen to the Seahawks offense.

WR Brandon Marshall- has officially arrived. He has over 750 yards receiving and has become Jay Cutler’s #1 WR. The Broncos are back in contention and should receive help with the return of Javon Walker. The Bears are not as scary as they used to be. Chicago is giving up over 220 yards against the pass.

QB David Garrard- might be the answer to your QB woes. Garrard has returned and has scored double digit fantasy points in his last three games. He is still available in over 40% of fantasy leagues. He is a better choice than J.P. Losman, Jason Campbell or Jeff Garcia. He goes against a Bills defense that ranks 27th against the pass. They have surrendered 17 passing touchdowns.


RB Reuben Droughns- should be picked up by all Brandon Jacobs owners. Jacobs is doubtful this week against the Viking and I expect Droughns to start. Even if Derrick Ward is healthy enough to give it a go, Droughns will still vulture a TD. The big back also knows a little bit about starting. He rushed for over 1,200 yards with the Broncos in 2004 and the Browns in 2005.

RB Cedric Benson- is starting to look like the first round pick fantasy owners were hoping for. Since his tirade to the media, Benson has scored in back to back weeks. This week he should make it three in a row against the Broncos. Denver ranks 30th in rushing defense and is giving up 150 yards per game. Rex Grossman is not scaring anybody, so if Chicago is going to be successful it will be with Benson.

WR Jerricho Cotchery- will be the Jets #1 WR on Thanksgiving against the Cowboys. Laveranues Coles is doubtful and that should lead to more opportunities for Cotchery. The Cowboys secondary was torn apart by Jason Campbell, but Dallas does shut down the run. The Jets will pass often and this could be Kellen Clemens’ breakout game.