Starters and Sitters – Week 7

Wed, Oct 21, 2009

2009, Week 7

Quarterbacks

Can’t Miss Starters

Peyton Manning IND at STL
Tom Brady NE at TB
Drew Brees NO at MIA

Strong Starters

Aaron Rodgers GB at CLE
Matt Schaub HOU vs. SF
Philip Rivers SD at KC
Eli Manning NYG vs. AZ
Ben Roethlisberger PIT vs. MIN
Tony Romo DAL vs. ATL

Mediocre Starters

Kurt Warner AZ at NYG
Donovan McNabb PHI at WAS
Jay Cutler CHI at CIN
Mark Sanchez NYJ vs. BUF
Carson Palmer CIN vs. CHI
Matt Ryan ATL at DAL

Weak Starters

Brett Favre MIN at PIT
Matt Cassel KC vs. SD
Shaun Hill SF at HOU
Chad Henne MIA vs. NO

Bench Warmers

Derek Anderson CLE vs. GB
Jake Delhomme CAR vs. BUF
Marc Bulger STL vs. IND
Mark Sanchez NYJ at OAK
Jason Campbell WAS vs. PHI
Josh Johnson TB vs. NE
Trent Edwards BUF at CAR
JaMarcus Russell OAK vs. NYJ

Runningbacks

Can’t Miss Starters

DeAngelo Williams CAR vs. BUF
Frank Gore SF at HOU

Strong Starters

Michael Turner ATL at DAL
Ronnie Brown MIA vs. NO
Pierre Thomas NO at MIA
Adrian Peterson MIN at PIT
Steve Slaton HOU vs. SF
Thomas Jones NYJ at OAK
Brian Westbrook PHI at WAS
Ryan Grant GB at CLE

Mediocre Starters

Cedric Benson CIN vs. CHI
Steven Jackson STL vs. IND
Rashard Mendenhall PIT vs. MIN
LaDainian Tomlinson SD at KC
Larry Johnson KC vs. SD
Laurence Maroney NE at TB
Matt Forte CHI at CIN
Marion Barber DAL vs. ATL
Ahmad Bradshaw NYG vs. AZ
Tim Hightower AZ at NYG
Joseph Addai IND at STL
Brandon Jacobs NYG vs. AZ
Clinton Portis WAS vs. PHI
Marshawn Lynch BUF at CAR
Cadillac Williams TB vs. NE
Ricky Williams MIA vs. NO
Justin Fargas OAK vs. NYJ

Weak Starters

Tashard Choice DAL vs. ATL
Jonathan Stewart CAR vs. BUF
Leon Washington NYJ at OAK
Fred Jackson BUF at CAR
Reggie Bush NO at MIA
Donald Brown IND at STL
Jamal Lewis CLE vs. GB
Mike Bell NO at MIA
Benjarvus Green-Ellis NE at TB

Bench Warmers

Chris Brown HOU vs. SF
LeSean McCoy PHI at WAS
Michael Bush OAK vs. NYJ
Chester Taylor MIN at PIT
Willie Parker PIT vs. MIN
Darren Sproles SD at KC
Glen Coffee SF at HOU
Chris Wells AZ at NYG
Kevin Faulk NE at TB
Garrett Wolfe CHI at CIN
Jerome Harrison CLE vs. GB
Derrick Ward TB vs. NE

Wide Receivers

Can’t Miss Starters

Randy Moss NE at TB
Reggie Wayne IND at STL
Andre Johnson HOU vs. SF
Wes Welker NE at TB

Strong Starters

Vincent Jackson SD at KC
Larry Fitzgerald AZ at NYG
Marques Colston NO at MIA
Chad Johnson CIN vs. CHI
Roddy White ATL at DAL
Hines Ward PIT vs. MIN
Steve Smith NYG vs. AZ
Greg Jennings GB at CLE (By the time Jennings gets downfield, Rogers has been on turf. Should perform better against Cleveland)
Donald Driver GB at CLE

Mediocre Starters

Miles Austin DAL vs. ATL
Dwayne Bowe KC vs. SD
Santonio Holmes PIT vs. MIN
Sidney Rice MIN at PIT
Devin Hester CHI at CIN
DeSean Jackson PHI at WAS
Anquan Boldin AZ at NYG
Braylon Edwards NYJ at OAK
Santana Moss WAS vs. PHI
Steve Smith CAR vs. BUF
Antonio Bryant TB vs. NE
Mario Manningham NYG vs. AZ
Austin Collie IND at STL
Pierre Garcon IND at STL
Lee Evans BUF at CAR
Roy Williams DAL vs. ATL
Mohamed Massaquoi CLE vs. GB
Hakeem Nicks NYG vs. AZ
Steve Breaston AZ at NYG
Jeremy Maclin PHI at WAS

Weak Starters

Devery Henderson NO at MIA
Bernard Berrian MIN at PIT
Lance Moore NO at MIA
Terrell Owens BUF at CAR
Percy Harvin MIN at PIT
Johnny Knox CHI at CIN
Ted Ginn MIA vs. NO
Kevin Walter HOU vs. SF
Jerricho Cotchery NYJ at OAK
Andre Caldwell CIN vs. CHI
Michael Crabtree SF at HOU
Robert Meachem NO at MIA
Donnie Avery STL vs. IND
Keenan Burton STL vs. IND
Greg Camarillo MIA vs. NO
Patrick Crayton DAL vs. ATL
Muhsin Muhammad CAR vs. BUF
Julian Edelman NE at TB
David Clowney NYJ at OAK

Bench Warmers

Isaac Bruce SF at HOU
Jacoby Jones HOU vs. SF
Sam Hurd DAL vs. ATL
Laveranues Coles CIN vs. CHI
Davone Bess MIA vs. NO
Chris Chambers SD at KC
Josh Cribbs CLE vs. GB

Tight Ends

Can’t Miss Starters

Dallas Clark IND at STL
Antonio Gates SD at KC

Strong Starters

Tony Gonzalez ATL at DAL
Jason Witten DAL vs. ATL
Heath Miller PIT vs. MIN
Jeremy Shockey NO at MIA
Greg Olsen CHI at CIN
Brent Celek PHI at WAS

Mediocre Starters

Kellen Winslow TB vs. NE
Jermichael Finley GB at CLE
Owen Daniels HOU vs. SF
Visanthe Shiancoe MIN at PIT
Chris Cooley WAS vs. PHI
Vernon Davis SF at HOU
Anthony Fasano MIA vs. NO

Weak Starters

Dustin Keller NYJ at OAK
Sean Ryan KC vs. SD
Zach Miller OAK vs. NYJ

Bench Warmers

Randy McMichael STL vs. IND
Kevin Boss NYG vs. AZ
Donald Lee GB at CLE
Ben Watson NE at TB
Dante Rosario CAR vs. BUF

Kickers

Flip a coin.

Defense

Can’t Miss Starters

Philadelphia at Washington
Indianapolis at St. Louis
Green Bay at Cleveland
New England at Tampa Bay

Strong Starters

New York Jets at Oakland
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota
Carolina vs. Buffalo
New Orleans at Miami

Mediocre Starters

New York Giants vs. Arizona
San Diego at Kansas City
Cincinnati vs. Chicago
Houston vs. San Francisco
Oakland vs. New York Jets
Dallas vs. Atlanta

Weak Starters

Arizona at New York Giants
Washington vs. Philadelphia
Cleveland vs. Green Bay
Atlanta at Dallas
Buffalo at Carolina
San Francisco at Houston
Miami vs. New Orleans
Chicago at Cincinnati