Brandon Gibson WR STL - With Danny Amendola out his large amount of targets must go somewhere. Gibson will be one of the biggest beneficiaries. Although receiving numbers were bleak last week against the shutdown corners of the Eagles, Gibson still managed a respectable 50 yard total. The match up is much brighter this week against the Giants who were exploited by Rex Grossman and the Redskin passing attack last week for over 300 yards. Gibson's long term outlook also holds promise as he's a 3rd year WR on a pass heavy team.
Cadillac Williams RB STL - With S-jax out Williams will get the start at RB this week. He's expected to see a big workload coming off a 25 touch 140 yard game. He doesn't posses much upside, but he will be getting at least one start and is a must add for steven jackson owners
Rex Grossman QB WAS - Grossman started the final three games for the skins last season throwing for over 300 yards and at least 2 tds in two of them. He did it again week 1 against the Giants. This week he will face the Arizona Cardinals who gave up over 400 yards passing to Cam Newton. They are very susceptible to big plays in the passing game. Grossman will have ample opportunity for gaudy numbers this week. 270 yards and 2 TD's appears to be the floor here.
Cam Newton QB CAR - Newton's NFL debut was nothing less than spectacular. Throwing for 422 yards and 2 TD's adding another score on the ground. His passing numbers will come down substantially but his upside remains high as the potential from his rushing production leaves room for mediocre to bad games from a real life perspective but solid fantasy production. His defense will rank in the bottom half of the league making the play calling more aggressive. He and Steve Smith appear to have a nice rapport. All Smith needs is chances and he will make big plays as he's still one of the leagues best WR's. Look for the two to connect early and often all season long only boosting Newton's totals.
Domenik Hixon WR NYG - It's quite possible Hakeem Nicks misses this weeks game giving Hixon the start. The Rams will be without their top two corners leaving them very vulnerable this week. This leaves Hixon with WR2 potential for this week and works as a handcuff for Nicks owners to hold onto for a week or two.
Dexter McCluster RB KC - He appears to be the handcuff to have for Jamaal Charles owners. Last week Thomas Jones had just two touches, where McCluster had 9 for 67 yards. Yes, they were playing from behind for much of the game but with the loss of eric berry they are likely to be doing so for much of the season. He's particularly valuable in in leagues such as Yahoo where he holds WR eligibility as well. He also gets a bump in ppr leagues as he has excellent recieving skills (5 catches last week). If charles were to ever go down McCluster would instantly become an every week RB 2 who you could possibly start as a WR3 depending on your league format.
Washington Defense - Held the potent Giant offense to 14 points last week. They are a very agressive Defense who hold the potential to create ample Turn Overs. With the Cardinals weak in pass protection the skins won't give Kolb time to get comfortable. look for them to hold the cardinals under 20 points forcing at least 2 Turnovers providing double digit points for fantasy owners.
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