With the Patriots on bye, there will be plenty of opportunity for their greatness to grow. I am curious how a team without a quality running game will maintian that aura of Godliness. The team ranks 8th in rushing yards per game, but one slip by WR Randy Moss and the House of Cards crumbles.
Byes: New England Patriots, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants (+1.5):
- Cowboy's QB Tony Romo broke into the second tier of fantasy QBs with his Week One performance against the Giants. Will he repeat or will the Giants adjust?
- The same thing can be said about Giants' QB Eli Manning. The adjust part not the second tier of QBs one.
- What will rookie WR John Broussard show after last weeks' 2 reception, 71 yard effort?
- With a total of 5 TDs, QB Vince Young remains a disappointment. Will he be able to top his season-high yardage total of 184 from Week two? In Week one against the Jags, he had 78 yards passing.
- For the Broncos, everything revolves around the RB situation. I wonder if carries will be split given how poorly Henry has performed the past month.
- How do the RB carries get split between Priest Holmes and Kolby Smith with Larry Johnson out for at least the next two weeks.
- Did Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly return when I wasn't looking? How else could the Bills be favored in Miami?
- Will this be the week the Dolphins' top two draft picks from 2007, WR Ted Ginn Jr and QB John Beck, make Dolphins fans forget QB Brady Quinn?
- For such a prolific offense, 10-point underdogs seems to be a lot especially in a intra-divsion rivalry like the Browns and Steelers.
- Will Santonio Holmes cement himself as the #1 WR in Pittsburgh?
- A team with Marc Bulger, Torry Holt and Stephen Jackson have scored a mere 99 points through half a season. Is there any Saints-like revival in the Rams?
- Will RB Reggie Bush continue his 100 reception pace? Will average the 70+ yards per game over the final eight to be a 1,000 yard back, also? Top 5 draftee, here he comes!
- If Jerious Norwood doesn't play, is there anything worthy of fantasy attention?
- The Panthers have Steve smith, but has anyone really cared, fantasy-wise, about this team since Delhomme got hurt?
- What type of game would the Eagles have to have in order to change QBs?
- Will the Redskins continue to use Clinton Portis in the same manner he was used last week against the Jets - a lot? Will that lead to the injury every fantasy player relied upon when they took Ladell Betts?
- Really, doesn't everyone want to see how rookie RB Adrian Peterson does?
- Will RB Ryan Grant solidfy his lead back role or is there and sub-3.0 YPC game coming?
- I know the Bengals have been bad, but the Ravens are just as bad and have nothing compared to the skills players on offense the Bengals do. 3.5 underdogs seems implausible. The only thing more so is the fact the line opened at Ravens -5!
- Why is Steve McNair complaining about a QB controversy?
- Shouldn't an offense with Bernard Berrian, Muhsin Muhammad, Desmond Clark and Greg Olsen be able to score more?
- Losing at home to the Houston Texans will make a team a home underdog against another sub-.500 team every week. Maybe the JaMarcus Russell Era begins?
- While the Lions have been passing less prolifically than expected, the teams hasn't run all that well either. Can that continue?
- The Cardinals have better skills players than the Lions and are 3-5 versus Detroit's 6-2.
- With WR Marvin Harrison still hobbled by a deep knee bruise and rookie Anthony Gonzalez out for a couple games with a bad thumb, will the Colts finally see their depth tested?
- The Chargers can score despite the lack of WRs, but can they score enough to beat the Colts/
- For a team that has been so bad, the 49ers are a win away from being one-game out of the NFC West lead.
- The Seahawks have been unproductive but still laying 10 points. That says more about the 49ers than it does about the Seahawks. If Frank Gore plays, I wouldn't be surprised to see a close game.