The Guru Gridiron Report: Week 6 Bench/Start Quarterbacks
QUARTERBACKS YOU MUST START
Week 6 has some exciting matchups for quarterbacks. First we go to New York where the Jets welcome in the Bengals and look for Brett Farve to have a huge day. Then are friend Drew Brees welcomes in Oakland and he should have a field day against the strong, but still crippled Oakland secondary. Donovan McNabb looks to get back on track against San Francisco. We have no doubt he'll get 300 and at least 2 TDs. Philip Rivers welcomes the Patriots. Not only his he looking for a win after a poor performance, but its the Patriots who have beaten them 4 times straight. He will be shooting all day, so start him. Finally, a shootout in Arizona. Tony Romo and Kurt Warner will be firing like there is no tomorrow. One of thse QBs could end up with 4 TDs.
Others: Jason Campbell, Eli Manning, Jay Cutler, Matt Schaub (Check his health)
Other Quarterbacks To Consider Starting With Some Risk
There are lots of risky starts this week starting with Peyton Manning at home against Baltimore. The Baltimore defense has played well and can limit Manning to 1 TD, but either way you have to start him. We like Matt Ryan at Homes against the Bears. Him and Roddy White are hooking up weekly and we don't see it stopping against the Bears. Matt Cassel will see plenty of action against the Chargers and depending on which Chargers defense shows up depends on his success. Start him. If Carson Palmer is healthy, he's work a start against the Jets. I'd rather not recommend him, but he could throw a few TDs in what could be a shootout. If there was ever a week to start Gus Frerotte this is the wee against Detroit.
Others: David Garrard, J.T. O'Sullivan, Aaron Rodgers, Matt Hasselbeck
Please Bench These Quarterbacks
There are several Quarterbacks to bench starting with Marc Bulger. He will find little success against Washington. We do not like Jake Delhomme at Tampa Bay, so bench him if you can. He might squeeze in one TD, but Tampa Bay is tough at home. Kyle Orton will have problems at Atlanta. He is not worth a start this week.
Others: Jon Kitna, Joe Flacco, Chad Pennington
Sleeper Quarterbacks
We have three sleepers for you. The first is Derek Anderson at home against the Giants. The Giants are due for a mess up and the Browns have gotten healthy and they are in the dog pound. Look for Anderson to throw for 300 yards and 2 TDs. Jeff Garcia will most likely get the start at home against Carolina. When he starts at home he is very good against an inconsistent Carolina defense. We expect 200 yards and 2 TDs. JaMarcus Russell is coming off solid games and looks to throw allot at New Orleans. We expect 225 yards and 1-2 TDs. He is a deep sleeper, so only start him if you must.
Good luck. Next are our Runningbacks!
The True Guru
posted by The True GURU at
2:03 AM
2 Comments:
OK, how is it that Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammed (WR's) are starting with risk but Jake Delhomme should be benched. I am confused. Are you thinking the WR's might have good days and the QB will not int he same game? Please advise.
Great question. In different scoring systems WRs can score decent points just with yards and receptions. The reason we benched Delhomme is we think he will have a below average game by throwing an INT, and getting maybe 1 TD at most along with 150-175 yards. We think Carolina will focus on the run and short parameter passing. Now we aren't sure where that TD will go, or where the yards will go because of the defense they are playing. So we say start Smith and Muhammad with risk, the risk being they may not catch much. It follows some of the same principles when you say start a defense, but you also say start a RB against that defense.
In all honesty, If you have better options than Smith or Muhammad I wouldn't start them, if you don't start them.
Thanks for the question
The True Guru
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