Week 4 Questions

Q: Chad Pennington or Charlie Frye (#1 QB has a bye)?
A: Pennington is facing a pretty good Indy D who pretty much shut down Leftwich last week. Pennington should have a decent game (240 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT...Coles is questionable, but is definately startable matching up against Jason David and should have a big day since Bob Sanders is out), but Frye will be more efficient against a bad Oakland D.

Q: Braylon Edwards or Antonion Bryant as a 3^rd WR?
A: Bryant's been having big games, but Edwards is the start here. He's shown he's 'the man' after coming back from his ACL injury and he's going to get a lot of looks. Asomugha and Washington both have minor injuries (foot and hammy, respectively) which should be in Edwards favor. Keep in mind, that the Niners play the Chiefs who've allowed less than 175 passing yards in their first two games, with no passing TDs.

Q: Thoughts on the Saints defense (#1 D has a bye)?
A: The Saints defense had a great week last week. However, for those who think they're coming around, I say not this week. Carolina has Steve Smith back and scored 26 on a much better Tampa D. While I do think NO will snag a couple of sacks and possibly a pick, they're going to give up more than 20. See if the Browns are on the waiver.

Q: Which three WRs – Roy Williams, Chad Johnson, Anquan Boldin, or Andre Johnson?
A: Williams, Johnson, and Johnson. Andre Johnson's going to have a huge day matching up against Will Allen. Johnson's been dominating single coverage all season and is a magnet for the ball. He's a must start. I personally think Roy is going to near-match his last week's numbers and is sure for a score. Chad Johnson is a must start under any circumstances, as long as he's got Palmer throwing to him. Bench Boldin, as he'll be matching up against a solid Falcon secondary and Warner is on a short leash...a short fumbling leash.

Q: As a second RB, Ronnie Brown or Stephen Jackson?
A: Ronnie Brown. Ronnie Brown is going to have a big day against Houston (see the who to start/bench/waiver below). Ladell Betts+Clinton Portis=200 yards rushing against the Texans. Brown is going to run for 120 and a score. Stephen Jackson should have a good day, especially receiving, but the Lions have done a very good job against the run this season.

Q: McMichael or Watson at TE?
A: Randy McMichael has been aweful thus far and TEs haven't really torched Houston (see Chris Cooley's performance last week). Houston is containing TEs pretty well, but not receiving backs. New England is facing Cinci, who's done a good job on TEs and they have a defense that is much better than Houston...so McMichael is the start this week.

Q: Which two RBs, Dominick Rhodes, DeAngelo Williams, or Corey Dillon?
A: Williams and Rhodes. DeAngelo Williams should get more carries this week against the Saints while Dillon should lose carries to Maroney against the Bengals. Rhodes is the starter in Indy and is splitting carries, but he should get more goal line opportunities than Addai and Indy is facing a weaker defense this week in the Jets.