Start / Sit Summary - Week 1

Submitted by Todd Beckstead on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 14:14

Start / Sit Summary

Making a tough start / sit decision? Consider the following before you decide… Note: Players are sorted alphabetically within respective categories.

Legend:
Stud - These are the guys you start no matter the match-up. There is no "sure thing" but these guys are as close as it gets.
Start - Start these guys as you usually would depending on other players on your roster.
Bubble - Match-up or other issues mean these guys are a toss-up.
Sleeper - If you are desperate for an injury or bye-week fill in these are some guys you might consider.

Name	TM	Pos	Opp	Recommendation	Comments
Brady, Tom	NEP	vs BUF	QB	Stud
Brees, Drew	NOS	vs DET	QB	Stud
Manning, Peyton	IND	vs JAC	QB	Stud
Rodgers, Aaron	GBP	vs CHI	QB	Stud
Cutler, Jay	CHI	at GBP	QB	Start
Garrard, David	JAC	at IND	QB	Start
Hasselbeck, Matt	SEA	vs STL	QB	Start
McNabb, Donovan	PHI	at CAR	QB	Start
Palmer, Carson	CIN	vs DEN	QB	Start	Offense could prosper against Denver D.
Rivers, Philip	SDC	at OAK	QB	Start
Roethlisberger, Ben	PIT	vs TEN	QB	Start
Romo, Tony	DAL	at TBB	QB	Start
Ryan, Matt	ATL	vs MIA	QB	Start
Schaub, Matt	HOU	vs NYJ	QB	Start
Warner, Kurt	ARI	vs SFO	QB	Start
Delhomme, Jake	CAR	vs PHI	QB	Bubble
Edwards, Trent	BUF	at NEP	QB	Bubble
Manning, Eli	NYG	vs WAS	QB	Bubble
Orton, Kyle	DEN	at CIN	QB	Bubble	Watch injury status. Should be helped by having Marshall back.
Flacco, Joe	BAL	vs KCC	QB	Sleeper	Good match-up. Should progress in second year.
Hill, Shaun	SFO	at ARI	QB	Sleeper
Leftwich, Byron	TBB	vs DAL	QB	Sleeper
Quinn, Brady	CLE	vs MIN	QB	Sleeper	Not yet named as starter.
Sanchez, Mark	NYJ	at HOU	QB	Sleeper	Probably not a good option in first game as starter.
Forte, Matt	CHI	at GBP	RB	Stud
Jones-Drew, Maurice	JAC	at IND	RB	Stud
Peterson, Adrian	MIN	at CLE	RB	Stud
Turner, Michael	ATL	vs MIA	RB	Stud
Addai, Joseph	IND	vs JAC	RB	Start
Barber, Marion	DAL	at TBB	RB	Start
Bell, Mike	NOS	vs DET	RB	Start	Watch Pierre Thomas game status. It looks like Bell will start in his place.
Benson, Cedric	CIN	vs DEN	RB	Start	Until the Broncos defense shows us differently, most RBs are a start against them.
Brown, Ronnie	MIA	at ATL	RB	Start
Bush, Reggie	NOS	vs DET	RB	Start	Should be healthy enough to start the season anyway.
Gore, Frank	SFO	at ARI	RB	Start
Grant, Ryan	GBP	vs CHI	RB	Start
Hightower, Tim	ARI	vs SFO	RB	Start	Should get a few starts out off Hightower this year, maybe more if he can hold off Beanie Wells.
Jackson, Fred	BUF	at NEP	RB	Start	Get your 3 weeks out him if you have him until Marshawn Lynch comes back.
Jackson, Steven	STL	at SEA	RB	Start
Jacobs, Brandon	NYG	vs WAS	RB	Start
Johnson, Chris	TEN	at PIT	RB	Start
Jones, Julius	SEA	vs STL	RB	Start	Start him while you can. Edgerrin James could steal carries as season progresses.
Jones, Thomas	NYJ	at HOU	RB	Start
McFadden, Darren	OAK	vs SDC	RB	Start
Parker, Willie	PIT	vs TEN	RB	Start
Portis, Clinton	WAS	at NYG	RB	Start
Rice, Ray	BAL	vs KCC	RB	Start	Has been named the starting running back. Could excel in PPR formats.
Slaton, Steve	HOU	vs NYJ	RB	Start
Smith, Kevin	DET	at NOS	RB	Start
Tomlinson, LaDainian	SDC	at OAK	RB	Start
Westbrook, Brian	PHI	at CAR	RB	Start
Williams, DeAngelo	CAR	vs PHI	RB	Start
Johnson, Larry	KCC	at BAL	RB	Bubble	Bad match-up for Johnson.
Jones, Felix	DAL	at TBB	RB	Bubble
Lewis, Jamal	CLE	vs MIN	RB	Bubble	Lewis has a tough match-up and is going to be a marginal starter as it is.
Moreno, Knowshon	DEN	at CIN	RB	Bubble	Has the possibility to light it up, but has missed time due to injury.
Norwood, Jerious	ATL	vs MIA	RB	Bubble
Sproles, Darren	SDC	at OAK	RB	Bubble	It will be interesting to see how the mix with LT goes.
Taylor, Fred	NEP	vs BUF	RB	Bubble	Should get 15 carries.
Ward, Derrick	TBB	vs DAL	RB	Bubble	3 headed RBBC shaping up in Tampa Bay.
Washington, Leon	NYJ	at HOU	RB	Bubble	Thomas Jones is the starter, but Washington should get his chances
Williams, Cadillac	TBB	vs DAL	RB	Bubble	Has been named the starter but he's coming off 2nd serious injury in 2 years.
Bradshaw, Ahmad	NYG	vs WAS	RB	Sleeper	Even though Brandon Jacobs is clearly the guy, we think Bradshaw will get his opportunities as well in this run-heavy offense.
Buckhalter, Correll	DEN	at CIN	RB	Sleeper	Knowshon Moreno is working back from injury. Could be chance for Buckhalter.
Faulk, Kevin	NEP	vs BUF	RB	Sleeper	If you're in a pinch in a PPR league, Faulk could chip in for you.
Graham, Earnest	TBB	vs DAL	RB	Sleeper	RB 3 of the 3 headed RBBC.
McGahee, Willis	BAL	vs KCC	RB	Sleeper	Good match-up. If Rice struggles, McGahee could get more carries.
Taylor, Chester	MIN	at CLE	RB	Sleeper	Good match-up. May get enough chances to make it worth your while.
Wells, Chris	ARI	vs SFO	RB	Sleeper	Eventually Wells will be the guy in Arizona, but probably not week 1.
Fitzgerald, Larry	ARI	vs SFO	WR	Stud
Jennings, Greg	GBP	vs CHI	WR	Stud
Johnson, Andre	HOU	vs NYJ	WR	Stud
Johnson, Calvin	DET	at NOS	WR	Stud
Moss, Randy	NEP	vs BUF	WR	Stud
Wayne, Reggie	IND	vs JAC	WR	Stud
Avery, Donnie	STL	at SEA	WR	Start	Quickly back from injury - watch for setback.
Berrian, Bernard	MIN	at CLE	WR	Start	Favre should be able to take advantage of Berrian's skills.
Boldin, Anquan	ARI	vs SFO	WR	Start	Has stated he will play. Watch injury status.
Bowe, Dwayne	KCC	at BAL	WR	Start
Bryant, Antonio	TBB	vs DAL	WR	Start
Colston, Marques	NOS	vs DET	WR	Start
Cotchery, Jerricho	NYJ	at HOU	WR	Start
Driver, Donald	GBP	vs CHI	WR	Start
Edwards, Braylon	CLE	vs MIN	WR	Start
Gonzalez, Anthony	IND	vs JAC	WR	Start
Holmes, Santonio	PIT	vs TEN	WR	Start
Houshmandzadeh, T.J.	SEA	vs STL	WR	Start
Jackson, DeSean	PHI	at CAR	WR	Start
Jackson, Vincent	SDC	at OAK	WR	Start
Mason, Derrick	BAL	vs KCC	WR	Start
Moore, Lance	NOS	vs DET	WR	Start	3rd option in high-powered Saints passing attack should still get enough targets.
Moss, Santana	WAS	at NYG	WR	Start
Ochocinco, Chad	CIN	vs DEN	WR	Start
Owens, Terrell	BUF	at NEP	WR	Start
Royal, Eddie	DEN	at CIN	WR	Start	Brandon Marshall is back and could steal some of the focus.
Smith, Steve	CAR	vs PHI	WR	Start
Ward, Hines	PIT	vs TEN	WR	Start
Welker, Wes	NEP	vs BUF	WR	Start
White, Roddy	ATL	vs MIA	WR	Start
Williams, Roy	DAL	at TBB	WR	Start
Bruce, Isaac	SFO	at ARI	WR	Bubble
Coles, Laveranues	CIN	vs DEN	WR	Bubble
Evans, Lee	BUF	at NEP	WR	Bubble
Gage, Justin	TEN	at PIT	WR	Bubble
Henry, Chris	CIN	vs DEN	WR	Bubble	Supposedly the 3rd option, but has been fantastic in red zone during offseason. Let's see if that continues.
Hester, Devin	CHI	at GBP	WR	Bubble
Holt, Torry	JAC	at IND	WR	Bubble
Morgan, Josh	SFO	at ARI	WR	Bubble
Bennett, Earl	CHI	at GBP	WR	Sleeper	QB Cutler's buddy from college. Could surpass Hester's targets.
Breaston, Steve	ARI	vs SFO	WR	Sleeper	Watch Boldin's injury status. If Boldin doesn't play, Breaston could be good play.
Burleson, Nate	SEA	vs STL	WR	Sleeper	2nd or 3rd option in Seehawks passing attack. Could benefit from defensive focus on Housh.
Camarillo, Greg	MIA	at ATL	WR	Sleeper	Could emerge as favorite target of Pennington. Might work out in PPR formats if you're in a bind.
Ginn, Ted	MIA	at ATL	WR	Sleeper	Could be worthwhile in PPR leagues.
Harvin, Percy	MIN	at CLE	WR	Sleeper	Look for Favre to take advantage of Harvin's raw tools.
Hixon, Domenik	NYG	vs WAS	WR	Sleeper	Someone will emerge as Eli Manning's "go to" this year. Will it be Hixon or Smith or?
Marshall, Brandon	DEN	at CIN	WR	Sleeper	He's back at practice this week. Does he know the playbook yet?
Muhammad, Muhsin	CAR	vs PHI	WR	Sleeper	Still going. But for how long?
Smith, Steve	NYG	vs WAS	WR	Sleeper	Someone will emerge as Eli Manning's "go to" this year. Will it be Hixon or Smith or?