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Brandon’s take: This is a tough one, as they’re both playing pretty bad defenses. However, I’d definitely say that Reggie Brown has the most upside, as he’s always capable of catching a deep bomb from McNabb (in his last two games he’s caught 45 yard passes). Bennett just hasn’t proven to be a viable fantasy source this season, mostly due to quarterback issues and his own injuries, so go with Reggie Brown.

Matt’s take: McNabb seems like he’s ready to finish the season strong, and I expect the Eagles to look to hone their offense against Miami as they prepare for big matchups with the Pats, Giants and Cowboys. Look for #5 to come out firing and for Reggie Brown to get his share.

Brandon’s take: Chris, this will definitely be something that Matt and I research over the offseason and we’ll be sure to share our results with everyone. We’ve had first hand experience with a few leagues, so we can offer our personal experiences about those, but we’ll also be looking over a lot of others as well and provide some comparisons and reviews to help you decide which league to go with next season.

Matt’s take: This is something I’d like to make a regular feature next season. One way we could do it would be for Brandon and I to join a public league on every major fantasy football site and talk about our experiences throughout the season, then rate and thoroughly review them all at the end of the year. I think that would probably be more valuable to readers than just giving an overview of the features, layout, etc. I think you really need to play a full season before you can talk from experience about a fantasy football site… that way you get to really use the waiver wire, message board, and other features and see how the whole experience feels.

Brandon’s take: This all depends on your wide receiving corps I guess. If Chad Johnson will make a vast improvement over the guy you would knock from your starting lineup, then you may consider this trade. However, Bush and Johnson (heh) have been getting beat up as of late. The Chargers are going to be fighting tooth n’ nail for the rest of the season to make the playoffs, and I think a big part of that will be a heavier reliance on LT, making him a solid part of your team going into the playoffs.

Matt’s take: Chris, you just can’t beat Johnson when you can also get Bush. OK, I’m done – see what you started, Brandon? I’d have made the trade. Philip Rivers is playing horribly, and that affects LT, especially when they’ve got some tough defenses coming up on the schedule – matchups with the Colts, Jaguars, Ravens, and Titans in weeks 11, 12, 13 and 15.

Brandon’s take: At this point, Travis Henry’s future in the league for the rest of the season is a complete mystery. Apparently he has passed some self-prescribed drug tests (hair sample and lie detector), but whether or not the league consisders using these tests has not been decided. Add this to the fact that he has been injured lately and you have yourself a very unreliable fantasy source. If I had to pick between any of those running backs, the one with the most upside is definitely Selvin Young, however his value is directly tied to Travis Henry’s future, making him almost as unreliable as Henry. Based on all of this, my pick would have to be Jesse Chatman.

Matt’s take: What the hell are those five backs doing on the waiver wire? Pick ‘em all up!! Unless, as I suspect, you’re in a six-team league. I gotta try that sometime just to see what kind of massive team I’d get to draft. Brandon, how are you, the Pats fan, overlooking Maroney? The guy’s finally healthy (or as close as he’s going to get, anyway), and he was a first-round pick in most (normal, red-blooded, the-way-it-should-be) 12-team leagues. If you’re not willing to risk him re-breaking himself, then Chatman’s a good pick. The one thing Miami’s been able to do consistently all season is run the ball.