Hopefully everyone out there had a great Thanksgiving! Sorry for not getting this post up earlier and for the fact that it's pretty brief this week, but it's been pretty hectic around here. Anyways, hopefully everyone's team has already made the playoffs and this week doesn't matter, but just in case, here are some quick Hits and Misses that might help you make some last minute decisions...

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Where some teachers would see a classroom full of students who have had difficulty learning math via traditional teaching methods, others see a great excuse to start a fantasy football league. The draft is handled basically the same way, but after that, the numbers are crunched much differently from the way lazy slobs like you and I do it. Instead of using a website to track their players' performances, they look up the numbers in the newspaper and calculate it by hand. Screw something up in your multiplication, or forget to factor in a fumble, and your team is docked points. Seems like an awesome motivational tool to me.

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Happy Thanksgiving! For the Thanksgiving holiday, I figured I'd do an early Hits and Misses article around the games that will be taking place as you stuff your face (and wonder why Detroit is on TV every friggin' Turkey Day!) Anyways, over the past few weeks, it appears to me that the perfect storm has been brewing...and that storm is what the Titans running backs are going to do to the Lions defense tomorrow. Last weekend Tennessee finally got a dose of reality against the Jets when they realized that they can't rely solely on the arm of Kerry Collins to carry them to victory and that they're going to need their running game performing at a high level if they want to go anywhere in the playoffs. Lucky for them, they play the worst run defense in the NFL, the Detroit Lions, so this could be a perfect time to get back to the basics. So let's get into more from that game and the rest of the action that will be taking place while you try your hardest to ignore your family members...

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Here's a look at the players to target on your league's waiver wire this week. This list is ordered by the percentage of ESPN leagues in which the player is available, but even if you're not a ESPN user, it's a decent indication of how likely you are to find the player on waivers in your league. We also note here how strongly we feel about this pickup with three categories: Instant Starter, Grab 'n' Stash, or Desperation Pickup.

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Tom who? It's amazing the job that Matt Cassel (415 passing yards, 4 TD - one rushing, INT) has done this year to keep the depression in New England over Tom Brady's injury to a minimum. To his credit, the games are a bit more exciting now and as long as they still make the playoffs, you have to give him props for playing his ass off and earning the big contract that is sure to come his way in the off-season. Anyways, let's dive into the action that took place this weekend, starting with the big Patriots victory over the Dolphins...

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Here are our responses to the first question(s) for the week. Remember, you can always ask us questions by clicking the Ask the Geeks logo on the left sidebar (or this link).

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Although the Patriots lost a close one to the Jets, last week ended up being a pretty good week for me in all areas of the fantasy football world. Not only did I win in nearly all of my leagues, but my predictions ended up with a stellar 19-4-5 record, led by great games from Turner the Burner, the Arizona passing game and DeAngelo Williams, along with sub-par efforts from Kyle Orton and Willis McGahee (even with Jake Delhomme doing his best to submarine me and one of my fantasy teams!)

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Attention, all ye 4-7 and 5-6 teams: The playoffs are officially here for you. Of course, this all depends upon your league's settings, but chances are that if you're even a smidge below .500 at this point, your only shot is to win out and pray that the tiebreakers work out in your favor. If you're holding off on picking up a free agent because you'd have to drop that injured player who might be ready in time for the playoffs, it's time to wake up and do what has to be done. Better to limp into the playoffs with a snowball's chance in hell of winning than to miss the postseason entirely. (Owners of Carnell Williams and Selvin Young - I'm looking at you.)

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In case you had the great (read: bad) idea of sneaking the man formerly known as Chad Johnson into your lineup for tonight's game against the Steelers, think again. Ocho Cinco has been benched for violating an undisclosed team rule and should be sitting safely on your team's bench as well. He's been consistently mediocre at the position this season anyways, so this probably doesn't matter to you, but just in case...

Editors' note: The following post was written by a guest blogger, Josh from Pro Football 101.

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