Simply put, my favorite time of the year is Fantasy Football time. Some will think that this is completely weird and absurd, and others will know exactly what I am talking about. No other time of the year brings a person as much excitement and as much agony as the 16 weeks of NFL football. It is this time of year that men like me can prove that were we given the opportunity to be GM of an NFL team that we would undoubtedly win the Super Bowl every single year (or perhaps go 0-16). After making it to my league’s Super Bowl the past 2 years, winning it all in 2008, I am hereby declaring myself a fantasy football expert. Therefore, I am going to, for FREE, provide anyone who is bored enough to read this with the expertise to make those crucial decisions for their Week 3 lineup… Enjoy and Good Luck!

Quarterbacks Start’em

  • Michael Vick-  without a doubt the most undeserving player in the league right now. In any other circle someone who is guilty of what he has done would be picking up trash on the side of the road. But, alas, he is now starting QB of the Philadelphia Eagles. Therefore he has a terrific matchup against the pitiful Jacksonville Jaguars, who allowed 2 rushing TD’s to Mike Tolbert and 3 passing TD’s to Philip Rivers last week. They don’t look to get any better. I see Vick scoring thru the air and the ground multiple times.
  • Tony Romo- at times he has been one of the most overrated players in the league. However, as overrated as he may be, Romo is going against the Houston Texans defense in Week 3. This is a defense that has given up over 425 passing yards to McNabb and Manning in the first 2 weeks. I do not see Romo reaching those numbers, but I do see him being good for about 300 yards with a couple of touchdowns.
  • Joe Flacco- while the Brown’s have not been too bad thru the first 2 weeks, come on, it’s the Browns. Joe Flacco was a stud last year and I think this is the week that the whole offense gets back on track. This includes Flacco finding his new bud Anquan Boldin and Derrick Mason. If he doesn’t get it done this week, I say send him to the bench.

Quarterbacks Sit’em

  • Eli Manning- unfortunately for me, Eli is on my team. Luckily he is riding my bench behind Schaub anyway. Manning has thrown a few TD’s this year, but overall the offense in my opinion is terrible right now. I mean they have running backs throwing helmets at the fans. He will turn it around, but not against the Titans.
  • Derek Anderson- yes he made the Pro Bowl a few years ago, but he is certainly no Kurt Warner (thanks Kurt for getting me all those wins over the last 2 years. When no one else drafted you, I laughed in their face). He has Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston, but for them to help him he must first have an arm. And I do not care that he is playing the Raiders. Get rid of him!
  • Kyle Orton- first of all, if he is still available in your league, I say pick him up. However, I do not recommend playing him this week.  Both of my QB’s (Eli and Schaub) have had the pleasure of playing the Colts this year, and neither were successful. Hang on to him though for the fantasy playoffs. Check his schedule and you’ll see why.

Running Backs Start’em

  • Darren McFadden- he plays the Cardinals and will get the most carries for Oakland. Plus he has been decent this year so far. Arizona got blistered last week by Atlanta’s backup and they still have the same players this week. Enough said.
  • LeSean McCoy- he completely murdered the Lions last week, and now he gets the disastrous Jaguars. Look at what Mike Tolbert did against them last week and this decision is easy. I am forecasting 2 scores on the ground and 1 thru the air.
  • Jahvid Best- yes he plays Minnesota, but i still see him scoring. He has been tremendous in the first 2 weeks and when the train is rolling let it go. It may be on the ground, or thru the air, but one way or the other he will score.

Running Backs Sit’em

  • Jamal Charles- this is not because I doubt what he can do at all. I just doubt the Chiefs will give him the chance. Thomas Jones carried my fantasy team several times over the last 2 years, but last year was his peak. However KC is still giving him the bulk of the carries. Charles had more yards over the last 4 games last year than any back in history. I guess they missed that fact.
  • Ronnie Brown- Brown has the talent to be a top ten back. He has been decent so far this year, but nowhere near what he is capable of. He is facing the Jet’s brick wall of a run defense this week, and since he hasn’t blown it out so far this season, I don’t see this being the week it happens.
  • Ryan Mathews- it was announced today that Mathews has a high-ankle sprain. This could be nothing, or it can shut someone down for weeks. If you have him, I would definitely try to get Tolbert to throw on your bench. Being the 1st week since his injury, I just feel hesitant expecting too much from him. Plus he seems to have trouble holding on to the ball.

Wide Receivers Start’em

  • Malcolm Floyd- he has definitely shown that he can go deep. And the Seahawks have shown that they like to allow receivers to go deep against them. These 2 facts seem to show good things in Week 3 for Floyd. Not to mention it doesn’t look like V Jacks will be back in San Diego. Good thing if you drafted Floyd.
  • Anquan Boldin- despite Flacco’s mediocre performance this year, Boldin has had some balls make it to him. As I mentioned earlier, I definitely think this is the week that Joe Flacco decides to play ball like he is capable of. If I am right, Boldin should be the beneficiary.
  • DeSean Jackson- he has been a monster this year and last year. He is going against Jacksonville who cannot seem to do anything right. I was afraid that Vick would not be throwing many deep balls yet, but he definitely is. When he throws it long, Jackson should be nearby and nobody on the Jaguars can stop him.

Wide Receivers Sit-em

  • Bernard Berrian- in my draft this year, I was angry when someone drafted Berrian right before it was my pick. Boy do I owe that person a big thanks. It is unclear whether Berrian even showed up to the first 2 games this season because it sure did not seem like it. Simply put, he stinks even if they play Detroit.
  • Mike Sims-Walker- Mike had a decent week last week, but he is too inconsistent. I see the Eagles defense having a field-day with Jacksonville, and this includes shutting down David Garrard and the passing game.
  • T.J. Houshmandzadeh- I feel like Joe Flacco is a common theme in this article. Anquan Boldin and Derrick Mason have clearly shown that they are the top 2 targets in the Ravens passing game. Third is probably dump passes to Ray Rice. Somewhere way down the list is T.J. It’s time to dump this guy and pick up something on waivers.

And now with less details…

Tight Ends Start’em

  • Visanthe Shiancoe (MIN)
  • Chris Cooley (WAS)
  • Aaron Hernandez (NE)

Tight Ends Sit’em

  • Owen Daniels
  • Kellen Winslow
  • John Carlson

Defense Start’em

  • New England Patriots
  • San Diego Chargers
  • Minnesota Vikings

Defense Sit’em

  • Houston Texans
  • Atlanta Falcons
  • Denver Broncos

Kickers… Just pick one!