Starters and Sitters – Week 9

Wed, Nov 4, 2009

2009, Week 9

Quarterbacks

Can’t Miss Starters

Drew Brees NO vs. CAR
Tom Brady NE vs. MIA
Peyton Manning IND vs. HOU

Strong Starters

Philip Rivers SD at NYG
Donovan McNabb PHI vs. DAL
Aaron Rodgers GB at TB
Tony Romo DAL at PHI
Matt Schaub HOU at IND

Mediocre Starters

Kurt Warner AZ at CHI
Ben Roethlisberger PIT at DEN
Carson Palmer CIN vs. BAL
Joe Flacco BAL at CIN
Jay Cutler CHI vs. AZ
Matt Hasselbeck SEA vs. DET
Matt Ryan ATL vs. WAS
Eli Manning NYG vs. SD
Kyle Orton DEN vs. PIT
Alex Smith SF vs. TEN

Weak Starters

David Garrard JAC vs. KC
Vince Young TEN at SF
Matt Cassel KC at JAC
Jake Delhomme CAR at NO

Bench Warmers

Chad Henne MIA at NE
Jason Campbell WAS at ATL
Matthew Stafford DET at SEA

Runningbacks

Can’t Miss Starters

Maurice Jones-Drew JAC vs. KC

Strong Starters

Chris Johnson TEN at SF
Ray Rice BAL at CIN
Michael Turner ATL vs. WAS
Frank Gore SF vs. TEN
DeAngelo Williams CAR at NO
Brandon Jacobs NYG vs. SD
Ronnie Brown MIA at NE
Ryan Grant GB at TB
Pierre Thomas NO vs. CAR
Julius Jones SEA vs. DET
Matt Forte CHI vs. AZ
LaDainian Tomlinson SD at NYG

Mediocre Starters

Cedric Benson CIN vs. BAL
Marion Barber DAL at PHI
Clinton Portis WAS at ATL
Tim Hightower AZ at CHI
Joseph Addai IND vs. HOU
Rashard Mendenhall PIT at DEN
Brian Westbrook PHI vs. DAL
Cadillac Williams TB vs. GB
Knowshon Moreno DEN vs. PIT
Jonathan Stewart CAR at NO
Laurence Maroney NE vs. MIA
Kevin Smith DET at SEA
Ahmad Bradshaw NYG vs. SD
Jamaal Charles KC at JAC
Ricky Williams MIA at NE
Steve Slaton HOU at IND
Mike Bell NO vs. CAR

Weak Starters

LeSean McCoy PHI vs. DAL
Felix Jones DAL at PHI
Ryan Moats HOU at IND
Chris Wells AZ at CHI
Willie Parker PIT at DEN
Correll Buckhalter DEN vs. PIT
Maurice Morris DET at SEA
Darren Sproles SD at NYG
Tashard Choice DAL at PHI

Bench Warmers

Willis McGahee BAL at CIN
Reggie Bush NO vs. CAR
Justin Forsett SEA vs. DET
Garrett Wolfe CHI vs. AZ
Derrick Ward TB vs. GB
LenDale White TEN at SF
Kevin Faulk NE vs. MIA
Ladell Betts WAS at ATL
Chad Simpson IND vs. HOU
Glen Coffee SF vs. TEN
Chris Brown HOU at IND

Wide Receivers

Can’t Miss Starters

Reggie Wayne IND vs. HOU
Randy Moss NE vs. MIA
Marques Colston NO vs. CAR
Vincent Jackson SD at NYG
Andre Johnson HOU at IND
Roddy White ATL vs. WAS
Wes Welker NE vs. MIA

Strong Starters

DeSean Jackson PHI vs. DAL
Larry Fitzgerald AZ at CHI
Miles Austin DAL at PHI
Greg Jennings GB at TB
Donald Driver GB at TB
Steve Smith NYG vs. SD
Chad Johnson CIN vs. BAL
Hines Ward PIT at DEN
Nate Burleson SEA vs. DET
Mike Sims-Walker JAC vs. KC
Calvin Johnson DET at SEA (assuming he can play)
Brandon Marshall DEN vs. PIT

Mediocre Starters

Dwayne Bowe KC at JAC
Steve Smith CAR at NO
Santana Moss WAS at ATL
Devin Hester CHI vs. AZ
T.J. Houshmandzadeh SEA vs. DET
Michael Crabtree SF vs. TEN
Santonio Holmes PIT at DEN
Derrick Mason BAL at CIN
Hakeem Nicks NYG vs. SD
Austin Collie IND vs. HOU
Kevin Walter HOU at IND
Antonio Bryant TB vs. GB
Nate Washington TEN at SF
Devery Henderson NO vs. CAR
Johnny Knox CHI vs. AZ
Anquan Boldin AZ at CHI (assuming he can play)
Jeremy Maclin PHI vs. DAL

Weak Starters

Malcom Floyd SD at NYG
Bryant Johnson DET at SEA
Steve Breaston AZ at CHI (bump up to Strong Starter if Boldin is out)
Torry Holt JAC vs. KC
Roy Williams DAL at PHI
Mario Manningham NYG vs. SD
Brian Hartline MIA at NE
Patrick Crayton DAL at PHI
Pierre Garcon IND vs. HOU
Robert Meachem NO vs. CAR
Mark Clayton BAL at CIN
Mike Thomas JAC vs. KC
Bobby Wade KC at JAC
Jacoby Jones HOU at IND
Eddie Royal DEN vs. PIT
Lance Moore NO vs. CAR

Bench Warmers

Sam Aiken NE vs. MIA
Andre Caldwell CIN vs. BAL
Devin Thomas WAS at ATL
Dennis Northcutt DET at SEA
Ted Ginn MIA at NE
Chris Henry CIN vs. BAL
Kenny Britt TEN at SF

Tight Ends

Can’t Miss Starters

Dallas Clark IND vs. HOU
Tony Gonzalez ATL vs. WAS
Vernon Davis SF vs. TEN

Strong Starters

Antonio Gates SD at NYG
Brent Celek PHI vs. DAL
Jeremy Shockey NO vs. CAR
Fred Davis WAS at ATL
Greg Olsen CHI vs. AZ
Jason Witten DAL at PHI
Heath Miller PIT at DEN

Mediocre Starters

Kellen Winslow TB vs. GB
Todd Heap BAL at CIN
Marcedes Lewis JAC vs. KC
Tony Scheffler DEN vs. PIT
Joel Dreesen HOU at IND
John Carlson SEA vs. DET
Sean Ryan KC at JAC
Donald Lee GB at TB
Ben Watson NE vs. MIA

Weak Starters

Brandon Pettigrew DET at SEA
Kevin Boss NYG vs. SD

Bench Warmers

Spencer Havner GB at TB
Anthony Fasano MIA at NE
Bo Scaife TEN at SF
Martellus Bennett DAL at PHI
Daniel Graham DEN vs. PIT

Kickers

Just pick one.

Defense

Can’t Miss Starters

New Orleans vs. Carolina

Strong Starters

Philadelphia vs. Dallas
Denver vs. Pittsburgh
New England vs. Miami
Green Bay at Tampa Bay
San Francisco vs. Tennessee
Atlanta vs. Washington
Seattle vs. Detroit

Mediocre Starters

Pittsburgh at Denver
Jacksonville vs. Kansas City
Baltimore at Cincinnati
Cincinnati vs. Baltimore
New York Giants vs. San Diego
Arizona at Chicago

Weak Starters

Chicago vs. Arizona
Indianapolis vs. Houston
San Diego at New York Giants
Dallas at Philadelphia
Washington at Atlanta

Bench Warmers

Tennessee at San Francisco
Detroit at Seattle
Tampa Bay vs. Green Bay
Houston at Indianapolis
Miami at New England
Kansas City at Jacksonville
Carolina at New Orleans

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