Week 5 START/BENCH players GURU Style!

We reach Week 5. The first bye week was rough for many of us, and the second bye week isn't anymore fun. Automatically BENCH the following fantasy stars due to the BYE week:

Cincinnati Bengals:

Carson Palmer, Chad Johnson, Rudi Johnson, TJ Houshmandzadeh, and Cincy DEF (kidding).

Oakland Raiders:

LaMont Jordan, Duante Culpepper, Jerry Porter, Ronald Curry, and Oakland Def.

Minnesota:

Adrian Peterson, and Minnesota Def.

Philadelphia:

Brian Westbrook, LJ Smith, Donovan McNabb, Kevin Curtis, and Reggie Brown.

If I missed a player you have, trust me on this one BENCH them.

(SLEEPER PLAYERS WILL NOT BE FOUND ON THIS POST. Check our Sleeper post.)

Onto our week 5 NFL Fantasy Football picks:

1st Tier Quarterbacks MUST Start:

Peyton Manning - Tampa is tough, but Manning is at home and will overpower them. look for 2 TD's and 275 yards minimum.

Vince Young - He can throw and run on Atlanta's defense, and he will.

Jon Kitna - Washington looks like a bad match up for Kitna, but so did Oakland and Chicago.

Tom Brady - A must start until further notice.

Drew Brees - This is his breakout game at home against Carolina. Hello!

Phillip Rivers - San Diego is out for blood and Denver will give up up for 2-3 TDs.

Tony Romo - A must start until further notice.

2nd Tier Quarterbacks You have to Start:

Jeff Garcia - Primed for a shootout, and should get 2 TD's and 300 yards. We said should.

Brett Farve - He is in a zone, The end zone 8 times. Make it 10 after week 5.

Eli Manning - Will score on the Jets.

Matt Schaub - Good match up against Miami. Our only concern is will the run all day.

Ben Roethlisberger - Solid start against Seattle at home. 1-2 TD's, 225+.

3rd Tier Quarterbacks START AT YOUR OWN RISK:

Matt Leinart - Could feast on the St. Louis broken defense.

Derek Anderson - New England is tough, but he's got 9 TD's and a shootout is likely.

Trent Green - Houston has holes and this game can be a high scoring affair.

Chad Pennington - Wow, shootout in New York. Pennington could be throwing often.

David Carr - Very risky start, but its the Saints defense and that is good for Carr.

4th Tier Quaterbacks MUST BENCH:

Matt Hassleback - The Pittsburgh secondary will be all over him.

Steve Mcnair - Not a good Match up.

Jay Cutler - He will be running for his life most of the time.

Trent Dilfer - I thought he was retired.

Trent Edwards - The Cowboys defense and crowd will eat him up.

Brian Griese - Would you recommend starting him against Green Bay on the road?

1st Tier Runningbacks MUST Start:

Willie Parker - There will be big holes against Seattle.

Clinton Portis - Will run wild on Detroit.

Ronnie Brown - Overpowers Houston. Look for 2 TD's.

LaDainian Tomlinson - Big game and a breakout one vs. the Broncos.

Marion Barber - Buffalo cannot stop anyone. What do you think will happen when Barber gets the ball? 2 TD's minimum.

Reggie Bush - Weak defense, no Duece. Big numbers.

2nd Tier Runningbacks You have to Start:
Maurice Jones-Drew - He should find space against KC.

Sammy Morris / Laurence Maroney - Should find space against Cleveland, we just aren't sure which one will have the big game.

Willis MaGahee - Solid match up against Arizona. Look for 1 TD.

Tennessee Runningbacks - Tennessee is good at home, and they're runningbacks are better.

Travis Henry - He's hobbling, but will play San Diego and provide all the offense for Denver.

Marshan Lynch - Should find some success against Dallas, but no TD.

Thomas Jones - Great match up vs. Giants, but with Eli passing, how much will the Jets run?

3rd Tier Runningbacks START AT YOUR OWN RISK:
Larry Johnson - He could have a big game exposing Jacksonville's defense.

Frank Gore - He's good at home, and the Baltimore defense is hurting.

Joseph Addai - He's hurt, but if he plays it should pay off.

Jerious Norwood - You can run on Tennessee.

Shaun Alexander - Pittsburgh is tough, and Shaun is banged up. However, he is Shaun Alexander.

4th Tier Runningbacks MUST BENCH:
Jamal Lewis - No running necessary against New England.

Cedric Benson - Garbage.

Green Bay Runningbacks - Da Bears.

1st Tier Wide Receivers MUST Start:

Larry Fitzgerald - Had a huge game last week, and this week St Louis is a victim.

Torry Holt - No matter who is throwing to him he should get a touchdown.

Roy Williams - Overpowers the Washington secondary.

Santana Moss - Will be catching allot of passes in this shootout.

Plaxico Burress - Good for 2 TDs

Reggie Wayne / Marvin Harrison - Harrison will score if he plays. So will Reggie Wayne.

Terrell Owens - Big game. Look for 2 TDs against a weak defense.

2nd Tier Wide Receivers You have to Start:

Shaun McDonald - Should find the end zone.

Calvin Johnson - If he plays could come up big with respect going to Williams.

Wes Welker - Should find the end zone in this slaughter.

Santonio Holmes - Solid match up, and should get 100+ and a TD.

Patrick Crayton - Big game last week, look for 100+ and a TD.

Steve Smtih - Carr is throwing so look for 90+ and a TD.

Marques Colston - Will share in Drew Brees's big game.

Laveranues Coles - Good match up against Giants. Should score with 75+ yards.

Chris Chambers - Can come up big depending which Houston defence shows up.

3rd Tier Wide Receivers START AT YOUR OWN RISK:

Dwayne Bowe - A risky start against Jacksonville, but could surprise.

Derrick Mason - more pass targets then most of the league, but lacks finding the end zone.

Amani Toomer - So much attention on Burress we think he will find the end zone, but we also thought that last week.

Braylon Edwards - Tough New England defense in New England says bench all Browns players, but Edwards does match up well.

Joey Galloway - If Garcia can figure out the Colts defense Galloway could have a big night.

Lee Evans - The Cowboy secondary can give up the big score, and Lee Evans scores big.

4th Tier Wide Receivers MUST BENCH:

Joe Horn - Retire.

Deion Branch - Bad match up

Benard Berrian - Will not see much vs. Green Bay.

Donald Driver - The Bears will shut him down.

Darrell Jackson - Nope.

Tight Ends To Start:
Antonio Gates

Bo Scaife

Todd Heap

Jeremy Shockey

Chris Cooley

Benjamin Watson

Jason Whitten

Eric Johnson

Tight Ends To BENCH:

Tony Gonzalez

Heath Miller

Alge Crumpler

Defenses To Start:
Jacksonville
Pittsburgh
Dallas
San Francisco
San Diego
Baltimore
New England
Tennessee

Defenses To BENCH:
NY Jets
Cleveland
Tampa Bay
Miami
Denver
Houston
Buffalo

We are no longer going to do kickers. They are way to hard to predict. and most teams only have one anyway. If you need to find a kicker cause of a BYE week base your decisions on 3 factors:

1. Is the kicker kicking in a Dome? (that's good)
2. Is the Defense the kicker facing a tough defense?

3. Is the kicker's offense very good?

Watch for our week 5 sleepers coming next!

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