It's been a weird fantasy football year in general, what with four of the top running backs having shockingly poor seasons so far and the out-of-left-field return of Kurt Warner, but the injuries have been an uncomfortably prominent part of the storyline all season.

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Jake Delhomme: The Charlotte Observer sounds pretty sure that he won't start.

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In case you were too lazy to check our Injury Report (or any site's report for that matter), you need to be aware the Javon Walker and Hines Ward are both OUT this week. Both are suffering from knee injuries and will be unavailable for this week, so look for an immediate replacement. On their respective teams, the players that will benefit the most are WR Brandon Marshall (woot! woot!), WR Brandon Stokely (Denver) and WR Santonio Holmes, TE Heath Miller and WR Nate Washington (PIT). Let's see how my boy B. Marshall performs as the number one receiver in the offense...maybe he won't give it back to Walker! As of now, both Walker and Ward are expected to play next week, but check back to see their status after this weekend.

Initial reports do not sound good on Deuce McAllister's knee injury last night. Unofficial reports are saying that it is a torn ACL and that he could be out for the season. If this is the case, it could be devastating to all owners of Saints players, except maybe Reggie Bush owners. Bush will be counted on to shoulder more of the load in the running game, something that he hasn't really proven he can do to this point. The backup to Bush will be Aaron Stecker, so he could possibly get more of the straight ahead running opportunities as the team likes to use Bush as a wideout frequently. Stay tuned for updates on this situation and if you own Deuce, make sure to pick up Stecker as soon as possible. As if the Saints didn't have enough problems...

It appears that Chad Pennington is taking a seat for the team's next game against the Baltimore Ravens and I can't say I blame him. First of all, he just got abused by the Patriots and was boo'ed by the home crowd when he tried to hobble off the field to save the team from using a time out (usually considered a noble thing to do, but apparently not to the New York fans). His ankle is no doubt still hurting from how painful it appeared on Sunday. Secondly, his next game is against the Baltimore Ravens. I'm pretty sure the last thing he wants is Ray Lewis ripping his head off as he tries to limp out of the way. He'll gladly "pass the torch" for this game to the young Clemens. Nothing bad can really come out of this for Pennington, as Clemens will be made to look like crap against Baltimore, Pennington will be able to heal, and the fans will want a QB that can lead them to victory the week afterwards when the Jets play an easier Miami defense (can you say "Pennington to the rescue!").

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The Cleveland Browns took the first step to getting Brady Quinn under center when they traded week 1 starter Charlie Frye to the Seattle Seahawks yesterday. Now all that lies in the way of Quinn's promotion is the poor play of Derek Anderson against a surprisingly good defense of the Cincinnati Bengals (last week at least). This whole situation is becoming quite a mess for Cleveland and coach Romeo Crennel (who I don't predict lasting beyond this season unless Quinn proves to be the savior that the team has been looking for). It was obvious that Frye was not the answer, as it is obvious that Anderson is not either. It's time to start Brady Quinn and see what he's got...who cares if he takes a beating.

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In one of my leagues I went to bed last night winning by about 25 points or so. I woke up to see myself down over 45 points or so. What happened? Well the league plays 2 quarterbacks. My opponents two quarterbacks? Eli Manning and Tony Romo. Between the two of them, they scored him 72 points. They threw a combined 8 touchdowns and Romo rushed for another, as well as combining for over 650 yards passing. You might call that a bittersweet evening for me, however, the real pain goes to the owners of Eli Manning and Brandon Jacobs.

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Chester Taylor's hip injury has Peterson owners dancing in the streets, and rightfully so. The league's most talented rookie will carry the load for the Vikes until Taylor returns, whenever that is (could be later in the game for all we know). Peterson's a top-12 RB until Taylor comes back.

With Terry Glenn's knee looking more and more like it could be a chronic thing this season, Crayton's obviously a lot more interesting. He's never scored a touchdown as a starter, but that figured to change soon in what should be a pretty potent offense.