Joseph Addai: Sharing the load with Kenton Keith from now on?
First things first: I'm changing Kenton Keith's name to Keith Kenton. See? Doesn't that just make so much more sense?
First things first: I'm changing Kenton Keith's name to Keith Kenton. See? Doesn't that just make so much more sense?
Well, my picks last week didn't turn out all that spectacular, due to sub-par games from Najeh Davenport and Shaun Alexander, as well unexpectedly big games from Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger and Marion Barber III. Using my un-biased scoring system, I finished the week 12-10-4, only slightly above 50%. This week though, I plan to return to my Nostradamus-like abilities and give you some solid suggestions of who might be worth starting and who might be worth sitting this week...
The most injury-laden NFL season in recent memory just kept on rolling in week 7, with top rusher Ronnie Brown going down for the remainder. That's an adequately depressing way to introduce the week 8 edition of our most depressing weekly column, Cut Your Losses - the players you really need to let go of, especially if you're clinging to them due to misguided hope or a disturbingly persistent man-crush.
The biggest prize of this week's waiver-wire will obviously be Jesse Chatman of the Miami Dolphins. With Ronnie Brown out for the year, Chatman becomes the teams number one running back, and figures to put up some decent fantasy stats for the remainder of the season. However, there are a few other players that may be able to help your team overcome those bye week and injury troubles, so here are your pickups of the week.