Well, the holiday week is upon us here, with Thanksgiving being tomorrow. Plenty of time for all of us to sit back and think about what we are thankful for. Personally, I'm thankful for food on the table, a job in this tough economy, the ability to write about something I really enjoy, and a weekend filled with good friends, family, and football.
Everyone enjoy their Turkey Day! Let's get to the first set of games for the week.
Tennessee at Detroit
Who to Start: Kerry Collins, Justin Gage, Brandon Jones, Bo Scaife, LenDale White, Chris Johnson
Who to Sit: Every single Lion. I'm not even high on Calvin Johnson
What to Expect: It's rare that I'll actually let any one of us at the 'Table sit back and tell you not to start a stud. Yet, here we are.
The Titans defense has been good in all phases of the game, and they simply don't give up big yards or many touchdowns. Sure, you could see Calvin Johnson get into the end zone during garbage time, but Tennessee is going to come out to prove a point.
The pressure of the undefeated season is off, but they now need to prove that they aren't a fluke.
They'll take the pain out on the Lions. They're one of the best against the run, so I'm not using any Lions running back. They're tough against the pass, so Culpepper sits my bench. They don't give up touchdowns period, so I'm looking to keep Johnson down too. Just a bad team.
Tennessee fans and owners of their players should be smiling. Start them all. The Lions are giving up over two passing touchdowns a game in the last three weeks. I'll take those odds and start Kerry Collins, who should throw for two and hit 260 yards without a mistake. Gage and Jones make fine starts, as both will put up big yards.
I like Scaife as a tight end play this week because of the defense he's going against. This type of play won't hurt you here.
You start both Tennessee running backs. They'll eat up this weaker defense the same way every other decent running back has.
Sleeper Pickup: Jones. He's scoring regularly, and when he doesn't find the end zone, he's still giving you 60 yards at minimum.
Seattle at Dallas
Who to Start: Bobby Engram, John Carlson, Matt Hasselbeck, Roy Williams, Jason Witten
Who to Sit: Julius Jones, Maurice Morris
What to Expect: This game could be better than we think. At least I hope so, or both early Thanksgiving games could be done by halftime.
Who to Sit: Julius Jones, Maurice Morris
What to Expect: This game could be better than we think. At least I hope so, or both early Thanksgiving games could be done by halftime.
I've spent a lot of time watching the Dallas secondary. They just don't seem to have the depth or talent right now to cover anyone. I'm not saying Hasselbeck is going to tear them up, but you could do worse than the Seattle quarterback this week.
His receivers are getting healthy, and he looked more comfortable in the offense against Washington last week.
I'm keeping Carlson active, and expecting him to find the end zone. On top of that, I think Bobby Engram is in for a day here. This is where a Seattle receiver really proves their worth. You need to beat Dallas through the air; they've been tough against the ground attack.
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