Playoff Fantasy Football Start’em Sit’em and Sleepers for Week 14

By: FantasyFootballGoat.com

If you are reading this weeks edition of the fantasy football start’em sit’em, congratulations. You have made it to the post season and are that much closer to your ultimate goal.

Whether its more cash or good old fashioned bragging rights, you are almost there. But, before we get ahead of ourselves, we have some business to take care of, here are this weeks picks:

Start’em if you got’em
Ryan Grant RB (GB) - Wanna keep your banged up, legend for a quarterback healthy? Then run the ball right? After all, not only are the Raiders allowing 148 yards per game but they have given up 20 touchdowns in 2007. This week look for Grant to continue his late season surge with 100 yard, two touchdown performance against the Raiders.
Final stats: 156 yards, 1 touchdowns and 2 catches for 6 yards.
Final thoughts: If the game didn’t get so out of hand he may have had an even bigger day.

Jamal Lewis RB (CLE) - Funny how everyone, including myself, was down on him during the preseason. Bad offense. He’s getting slow. So much for that. Forward ’til now and here I am recommending that you start him this week during your fantasy football playoffs. It’s an easy call considering he is facing a Jets defense that is ranked 29th in the league. Be glad that you were “stuck” with him on draft day when he posts 125 and a touchdown.

Final stats: 118 and a TD rushing, 3 for 19 and a TD receiving.
Final thoughts: Great day for Lewis and his owners.

Sit’em if you’ve got em
Kurt Warner QB (ARI) - This isn’t any easy call but it is just to hard to recommend him at this point. He takes on a Seattle defense that has only allowed a league leading seven touchdowns through the air. Add to that the fact that the Cardinals receiving corp is hurting. He may be without both Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald. This week he’s a low-end QB2 in larger leagues. If he makes it through the entire game, he only puts up somewhere in the neighborhood of 225, 1 td and 2 interceptions.

Final stats: 337, 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
Final thoughts: Little off on my prediction here. But, he struggled until they were down and had to pass every down.

Frank Gore RB (SF) - Unless you don’t have any one else worth a damn on your team I would suggest you sit him down this week. He can’t be trusted with your fantasy football title hopes especially against the number one, run smothering Vikings. Oh and did I mention the Vikings have only allowed five rushing touchdowns all year? Yeah…not good. Don’t get stuck with his 55 yards and 0 td’s.

Final stats: 68 yards rushing and 8 for 49 receiving.
Final thoughts: Owners in points per reception leagues have a little to smile about.

Sleepers: don’t be surprised if…
…Roddy White WR (ATL) has an overall solid game versus the Saints on Monday Night Football. Last time he faced them he caught 8 balls for 110 and a touchdown. And that was with two different quarterbacks throwing to him. Expect something similar this week.

Final stats: 3 catches for 75 yards and a TD.
Final thoughts: I really thought they would look his way a little more but it was almost like they cashed it in when they couldn’t stop Brees.

…Jerious Norwood RB (ATL) posts solid numbers this week. I know, I know, two Falcons? Are you crazy? Well sometimes… but, hear me out. The coach mentioned earlier this week that they needed to get him more touches. Also, last week he had 8 carries for 94 yards to go with 3 catches for 21 against a defense just as suspect. When he is healthy, he is a threat to score any time he gets the ball. If you are looking for a solid RB3 or maybe even a sleeper at RB2, this is your man. Be looking for 170 all purpose yards and at least one touchdown.

Final stats: 21 yards rushing and 2 catches for 57 yards receiving.
Final thoughts: They were down quickly and never really tried to establish the running game.

Be sure to check out my Fantasy Football Waiver Wire post because you may be able to pick out a sleeper or two on your own.

As always, that is not all my friend. There are a few other stops you should make before finalizing your starting lineup.

First, make sure you stop by and see how the Fantasy Football Librarian can help you. Every week she posts all of the start’em sit’em articles, player ranking posts and waiver wire lists that she can find so that you don’t have to hunt for them yourself. Check her out and tell her the Goat says hi.

Second, you can get more in-depth NFL player projections throughout the week by checking out the Bruno Boys website over on MVN.com.

Third, be on the lookout for the weekly fantasy football start’em sit’em podcast I co-host with Marc Caviglia.

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