Week 10 START/BENCH players GURU Style!

Week 10 brings the last BYE week of the season and it carries some pop. Top fantasy players not playing include Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Patriots DEF, L. Coles, Earnest Graham, Joey Galloway, and Jeff Garcia.

Automatically bench any players on the following teams:
New England Patriots, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(Sleepers will not appear in this blog. If you do not see a player, read our sleeper blog for this week.)

QUARTERBACKS
1st Tier Quarterbacks MUST Start:

Jon Kitna

Peyton Manning

Tony Romo

Carson Palmer

Ben Roethlisberger

Drew Brees

Brett Farve

2nd Tier Quarterbacks You have to Start:

Phillip Rivers

Marc Bulger

JP Loseman

Eli Manning

Derek Anderson

Matt Hasslebeck

Steve McNair

Kurt Warner

3rd Tier Quarterbacks Start At Your Own Risk (Big Payoff or Big Fall):

Vince Young - At this point he's a risk all every game. He's hit a sophomore slump, but he can throw and run on Jacksonville. We think he'll do OK.

Quinn Gray or David Garrard - Either one that plays will probably be in a low scoring affair with the RB's getting most of the touches. Bench.

Jay Cutler - injured check status. If he plays and is healthy he should have a solid game.

4th Tier Quarterbacks MUST BENCH:

Raiders QBs

David Carr

Alex Smith

Byron Leftywich or Joey Harrington

RUNNINGBACKS
1st Tier Runningbacks MUST Start: .
Marshan Lynch

Willie Parker

Marion Barber

Joseph Addai

LaDainian Tomlinson

Willis McGahee

Kevin Jones

Stephen Jackson

2nd Tier Runningbacks You have to Start:

Brian Westbrook

Edgerrin James

Lendall White

Adrian Peterson

Reggie Bush

DeShaun Foster

Brandon Jacobs

Justin Fargas

Julius Jones

3rd Tier Runningbacks Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall):

Watson/Johnson - Both are healthy enough to play, but it looks as though they will split carries and that is fantasy doom. BEWARE if you start Rudi.

Maurice Jones-Drew - He can run against Tennessee's defense, but they are a tough one and at home very tough. Its a risky call, but our gut says start him.

Jamal Lewis - Pittsburgh will be tough to run on. Yea he had 4 TDs last week, but this week is just too hard. Bench him.

Frank Gore - If he's healthy, he can do well this week. The 49er offense is in disarray.

4th Tier Runningbacks MUST BENCH:

LaMont Jordan

Shaun Alexander

Clinton Portis

GB Runningbacks - Most likely Brandon Jackson starting. Bench.

WIDE RECEIVERS
1st Tier Wide Receivers MUST Start:

Larry Fitzgerald

Hines Ward

Terrell Owens

Reggie Wayne

Roy Williams

Lee Evans

Torry Holt
T.J. Houshmandzadeh

Bobby Engram

Santonio Holmes

Donald Driver

Plaxico Burress

2nd Tier Wide Receivers You have to Start:

Derrick Mason

Chad Johnson - (Check his injury status)

Braylon Edwards

Benard Berrian

David Patten

Patrick Crayton

Deion Branch - (Check his injury status)

Chris Chambers

Marques Colston

Shaun McDonald

Antwaan Randle El

Steve Smith

3rd Tier Wide Receivers Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall):

Arnez Battle - He has the skills and can over match the Seahawks defensivebacks, but can smith get him the ball. Tough call.

Brandon Marshall - If Cutler plays and is actually healthy, look for a nice game. If you have a better option look at it.

Marvin Harrison - If he plays, he'll play hurt. Check his injury status, but we suggest benching him either way.

Santana Moss - At this point he's a risk every week. We like him this week, so start him if you can, but don't be shocked if does bad.

Greg Jennings - He had a great game last week, but defenses will start to cover him more, and that opens the door for Driver.

M. Muhammad - This guy has all the skills, but never gets the ball. Against the Raiders he can put up 1-2 TDs, but Griese has to remember he's on his team.

4th Tier Wide Receivers MUST BENCH:

Vincent Jackson

Roydell Williams

Roddey White

Ronald Curry

Jerry Porter

Kevin Curtis

Tennessee WRs

TIGHT ENDS
1st Tier Tight Ends MUST Start:

Chris Cooley

Dallas Clark

Antonio Gates

Heath Miller

Jason Whitten

Tony Gonzalez

2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start:

Bo Scaife

Kevin Winslow

Donald Lee

Tony Scheffler

Eric Johnson

Desmond Clark

Jeremy Shockey

3rd Tier Tight Ends Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall):

Randy McMicheals - This guy has all the talent in the world and should be able to score on New Orleans, but he's been all but absent this season. Look for a nice game.

Vernon Davis - We have zero confidence in Alex Smith. Its a major risk to play this guy.

Todd Heap - He should be healthy, but is facing a defense that covers TEs well. You almost have to start him, but keep your expectations tamed.

4th Tier Tight Ends MUST BENCH:

Bubba Franks

Alge Crumpler

LJ Smith

Leonard Pope

DEFENSES

1st Tier Defenses MUST Start:

Tennessee

Washington

Jacksonville

Chicago

2nd Tier Defenses You have to Start:

Detroit

Pittsburgh

Green Bay

Indianapolis

Oakland

Seattle

3rd Tier Defenses Start At Your Own Risk:

Baltimore - They looked bad last Monday, and will have problems with Cincy on the road.

Dallas - They could come up big, but in the end they are on the road facing a hot offense. Bench them if you can.

Philadelphia - Their backs are against the wall. Washington can't mount much of an attack. Look for Philly to swarm Campbell and Portis.

4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:

Denver

San Diego

San Francisco

Arizona

Minnesota
Carolina

Cleveland
Cincinnati

New Orleans

St. Louis

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 10 sleepers coming next!

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