Week 12 START/BENCH players GURU Style!

Week 12 brings many tough match ups as good defenses are piled up against good offenses. The results are low fantasy points. No fear there are still plenty of good match ups to consider like the Jets at Dallas or Philly at New England.

(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:

Tom Brady

Drew Brees

Peyton Manning

Eli Manning

Ben Roethlisberger

Derek Anderson

Tony Romo

Matt Hasslebeck
Matt Schaub

2nd Tier Quarterbacks You have to Start:

Phillip Rivers

Jon Kitna

Brett Farve
Kurt Warner

Carson Palmer

Marc Bulger

Jay Cutler

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

Duante Culpepper - At this point I wouldn't start or touch this guy.

Jeff Garcia - The Washington secondary is tough and will be head hunting after getting burned by Dallas. Not a good match up for Garcia.

Rex Grossman - We actually like this match up and he's at home. If you need a desperate QB start, what the heck. Give him a hot.

4th Tier Quarterbacks MUST BENCH:

Trent Dilfer

Joey Harrington/Byron Leftwich

Cleo Lemon

RUNNINGBACKS
1st Tier Runningbacks MUST Start: .
Willie Parker

Joseph Addai

Marion Barber

Maurice Jones-Drew

Ron Grant

Reggie Bush

Lendal White

Maurice Morris

2nd Tier Runningbacks You have to Start:

Stephen Jackson

Brian Westbrook

Willis McGahee

LaDainian Tomlinson

Ernest Graham

Justin Fargas

Chester Taylor
Cedric Benson

DeShaun Foster

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

Edgerrin James - This game has shootout written all over it. He may get 10-12 carries. He can catch some passes, but doubtful.

Kevin Jones - This guy is hit or miss. Detroit will have to mix things up to beat Green Bay, so they have to ball control and run allot. We thin he's a great start this week, but again its hit or miss.

Rudi Johnson - He's having a terrible year, but at some point this team has to have a good game. Tennessee is not the ideal match up, but he could do well.

Selvin Young - His primary risk is how many carries will he give up to Andre Hall. Otherwise he is a solid start this week.

4th Tier Runningbacks MUST BENCH:
Jessie Chatman

Jamal Lewis

Clinton Portis

Warrick Dunn

Thomas Jones

WIDE RECEIVERS
1st Tier Wide Receivers MUST Start:

Larry Fitzgerald

Hines Ward

Terrell Owens

Reggie Wayne

Torry Holt

Greg Jennings

Andre Johnson
T.J. Houshmandzadeh

Plaxico Burress

Braylon Edwards

Marques Colston

Anquin Boldin

Wes Welker

Randy Moss

2nd Tier Wide Receivers You have to Start:

Roy Williams

Joey Galloway

Chad Johnson

Amani Toomer

Ronald Curry

Santana Moss

Chris Henry

DJ Hackett

Patrick Crayton

Deion Branch - (Check his injury status)

Shaun McDonald

Isaac Bruce

Jerricho Cotchery

Brandon Stokley

Steve Smith

Benard Berrian

Donte Stallworth

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

Lee Evans - He's good and can burn New England. I think Buffalo will give them a run for their money.

Donald Driver - We think Farve will have a hard time in Detroit. When he throws TDs it will likely b Lee or Jennings getting the TDs.

Dwayne Bowe - He's got the rookie throwing to him, but a soft defense. Its a hard call. We like the match up, just worry about the QB.

Brandon Marshall - On the road against the Bears. We see lots of hand-offs. Bench.

Bobby Engram - If Branch is back and with the emergence of Hackett, Engram's looks will fall off quite a bit.

Derrick Mason - I have no idea what Baltimore is doing, but its not good for Mason.

David Patten - For NOW he's fallen off the map.

Calvin Johnson - Has potential for a good game, but can be over matched by the aggressive Green Bay defense.

Lee Evans - Loseman will be running for his life the whole game. That doesn't bode well for Evans, buthe can still catch a bomb or 2.

4th Tier Wide Receivers MUST BENCH:

Arnez Battle

Marty Booker

Antwaan Randle El

M. Muhammad
Jerry Porter

Vincent Jackson

Roydell Williams

Roddey White

TIGHT ENDS
1st Tier Tight Ends MUST Start:

Chris Cooley

Dallas Clark

Bo Scaife
Jason Whitten

Donald Lee

Heath Miller

Kevin Winslow

Jeremy Shockey

2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start:

Tony Gonzalez

Antonio Gates

LJ Smith

Tony Scheffler

Eric Johnson

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

Todd Heap - Big risk. His quarterback isn't there and he's rusty.

Leonard Pope - He can catch TD passes, but nothing else. BIG RISK.

4th Tier Tight Ends MUST BENCH:

Vernon Davis

Alge Crumpler

Desmond Clark

DEFENSES

1st Tier Defenses MUST Start:

Seattle

New England

Dallas

Arizona

Chicago

Pittsburgh

San Diego
Jacksonville

Indianapolis

2nd Tier Defenses You have to Start:

Tennessee

Kansas City

Denver

Tampa Bay
Green Bay

Baltimore

Washington

3rd Tier Defenses Start At Your Own Risk:

New Orleans - Another risky week for New Orleans, but they can over-match Carolina. Philadelphia

4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:

San Francisco

Philadelphia

Miami

Minnesota
Carolina

Cleveland

Atlanta
Cincinnati

St. Louis

Buffalo

NY Jets

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 sleepers coming next!

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