WEEK 1 – Targets | Week 1 | |||||||
Player | Team | Tar | Rec | Yds | TD | Pts | Commentary | |
Drew Bennett | TEN | 17 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 18.6 | Narrowly avoided turf toe epidemic last weekend to reap the benefits of his crappy team. | |
Marvin Harrison | IND | 15 | 9 | 113 | 0 | 20.3 | Still marvelous, and he should stay that way with HOU,JAX,NYJ,TEN coming up. | |
Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | 14 | 9 | 133 | 0 | 22.3 | Most dominant WR in football, and impossible to double-team thanks to Edge & Boldin. | |
Torry Holt | STL | 14 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 15.0 | Gravy alert! SF,ARI,DET,GB,SEA on tap. Previous six vs. SF = scorching 123 ypg. | |
Chris Chambers | MIA | 14 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 10.9 | Will continue to build chemistry thanks to tasty 5-week stretch beginning Week 3 vs. TEN. | |
Terrell Owens | DAL | 11 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 20.0 | QB change could spell disaster for Owens and his owners, but expect Drew to rebound. | |
Donald Driver | GB | 11 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 16.6 | A sober Koren can only help Driver. A drunk Koren would be entertaining as well. | |
Matt Jones | JAC | 11 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 11.7 | Not sold on monstrous breakout year, but size/speed combo will shorten learning curve. | |
Laveranues Coles | NYJ | 10 | 8 | 153 | 0 | 23.3 | Early favorite for ppr steal of the draft? If Pennington stays healthy it’s possible. | |
Jerricho Cotchery | NYJ | 10 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 18.5 | Cotch should continue to emerge and is the reason NYJ shopped McCareins this spring. | |
Drew Carter | CAR | 10 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 12.5 | A healthy Steve Smith sends Drew Carter back to punt coverage. | |
Isaac Bruce | STL | 10 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 11.4 | The Rams paid Bruce $15 million this offseason. WR2 as long as he is healthy. | |
Donte’ Stallworth | PHI | 9 | 6 | 141 | 1 | 26.1 | Keep him in your lineup against NYG. He had a 8/141 game against them last season. | |
Anquan Boldin | ARI | 9 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 16.2 | Sure. He and Fitz will eat into each others numbers, but they also keep each other open. | |
Troy Williamson | MIN | 9 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 11.7 | Schtoink! Good news though: he was open all night and Johnson kept feeding him. | |
Keyshawn Johnson | CAR | 9 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 8.0 | Keyshawn will actually be better when Steve Smith is on the field and on fire. | |
Plaxico Burress | NYG | 8 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 18.0 | Two freakish catches saved his owners. Should dominate the 5-10 Sheldon Brown Sunday. | |
Marques Colston | NO | 8 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 14.9 | This situation is far from settled, but Colston makes a sneaky TE play in deeper leagues. | |
Reggie Wayne | IND | 8 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 10.7 | Peyton was sloppy under the Giants pass rush. Wayne still has top-10 written all over him. | |
Wes Welker | MIA | 8 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 10.7 | Ignited Dolphins offense and could become a nice weapon in the slot, but not for you�cyet. | |
Amani Toomer | NYG | 8 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 9.1 | Eagles loss of All-Pro CB Lito Shepperd could mean big week for the underrated Toomer. | |
Reggie Williams | JAC | 7 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 16.7 | Jags hell-bent on keeping Reggie out of the bust zone. Bad routes, but just might pay off. | |
Hines Ward | PIT | 7 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 16.3 | Knack for scoring TD’s when production is low is what makes him special. | |
Muhsin Muhammad | CHI | 7 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 16.2 | Won’t always play GB and catch 85% of his targets. A nice guy to rotate at WR3 though. | |
Andre Johnson | HOU | 7 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 16.1 | Moulds already paying divedends. Tough schedule, but it should keep them throwing. | |
Antonio Bryant | SF | 7 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 15.4 | Long TD negated by holding penalty. May put up a few goose eggs, but he will go big too. | |
Bobby Wade | TEN | 7 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 12.6 | These numbers, and more, will belong to Givens when he returns to full strength. | |
Terry Glenn | DAL | 7 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 12.1 | This will be a typical day for Glenn, plus or minus a long score. | |
Chad Johnson | CIN | 7 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 11.6 | Bad weather, opponent led to run-heavy game-plan. Brace youself for a huge week. | |
Bobby Engram | SEA | 7 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 10.2 | Primed for big ppr week provided Branch is a spectator. Nice emergency plug & play. | |
Dante’ Hall | KC | 7 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 8.6 | 6.2 ypc? Is he playing FB? Worthless with Green, invisible without Green. | |
Dennis Northcutt | CLE | 7 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 7.7 | Like alligator blood, Northcutt just keeps hanging around. Loss of Vicius = slight boost. | |
Javon Walker | DEN | 7 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 7.1 | Denver should rebound against their rival at home, although J-Walk’s role remains cloudy. | |
Roy Williams | DET | 7 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 6.6 | Az-Hakim won’t cure double team. Expect more targets but only moderate stats vs. CHI. | |
Michael Clayton | TB | 7 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 6.4 | Gruden is creative, but interior o-line woes will continue to effect everyone. | |
Rod Smith | DEN | 7 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 6.4 | “Who own da Chief?” Rod does. Expect solid production this week. Over/under: 7/90/1. | |
Joe Horn | NO | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4.5 | Once defenses realize Bush requires a DB in coverage, Horn will have more room. | |
Eric Moulds | HOU | 6 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 18.8 | Perfect in his debut. Should continue to enjoy light coverage, but will vanish some weeks. | |
Mike Furrey | DET | 6 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 10.5 | Former Rams safety is a Mike Martz fave. Addition of Az-Hakim muddles sleeper factor. | |
Reggie Brown | PHI | 6 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10.0 | Brown’s stock should rise now that Stallworth will draw WR1 coverage. | |
Darrell Jackson | SEA | 6 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 9.7 | Didn’t look 100% but you gotta play him this week. He absolutely shreds the Cardinals. | |
Marty Booker | MIA | 6 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 9.4 | Rebound campaign was put on hold after his head was caved in. Stay tuned. | |
Derrick Mason | BAL | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 9.0 | Expect McNair and the Ravens to open up the offense this week. | |
Randy Moss | OAK | 6 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 8.7 | New, gentle Moss scares me the way pedophiles scare me. Should produce after the bye. | |
Greg Jennings | GB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | Until Koren is arrested, this signals the end of Jennings brief Cinderella campaign. | |
Michael Jenkins | ATL | 5 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 16.7 | Subtract the slippery TD down the sideline and Jenkins was average. Worth a look though. | |
Antwaan Randle El | WAS | 5 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 9.5 | A suped up Dante’ Hall. His only value lies in deep ppr leagues. | |
Marcus Robinson | MIN | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 9.0 | More targets than Taylor, but Taylor still looked more like the Vikings WR2. | |
Ernest Wilford | JAC | 5 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 8.8 | Uh oh. I think Reggie Williams wants his job back. Wilford could land in your pool soon. | |
Corey Bradford | DET | 5 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 6.6 | Martz could have taken advantage of Bradford in single-coverage last week but didn’t. | |
Keary Colbert | CAR | 5 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 6.2 | When Drew Carter sends you tumbling down the depth chart, it’s time for a new career. | |
Lee Evans | BUF | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4.5 | We knew there would be weeks like this. Let’s just hope there aren’t too many. | |
Braylon Edwards | CLE | 5 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4.3 | Give him time. The Brownies are bad, but the loss of Vicius will increase his targets. | |
Roddy White | ATL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | You should have known better than to draft a Falcons receiver. | |
Santana Moss | WAS | 4 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 13.3 | Looked absolutely electric�cbut only 4 targets? That will change if the Skins like winning. | |
Nate Washington | PIT | 4 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 12.2 | Even with Roehtlisberger, Nate won’t get enough looks to be considered a serious option. | |
Devery Henderson | NO | 4 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 7.4 | Keep him on your radar, but he’s worthless at this point. | |
Bryan Gilmore | SF | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | Only in deep 40-team leagues. | |
David Givens | TEN | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5.7 | Wasn’t even supposed to play so ignore the numbers. Still a solid bench option. | |
Reche Caldwell | NE | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 5.3 | Gabriel will pass him. Same with every other warm body the Pats manage to acquire. | |
Samie Parker | KC | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4.4 | If you were hoping Samie would have value, it’s time to let go. Enter Rod Gardner. | |
Arnaz Battle | SF | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3.7 | How desperate can you be? | |
Robert Ferguson | GB | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3.7 | Graciously handing your job over to a rookie, and again to a drunk, is never a good sign. | |
Eddie Kennison | KC | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | Ugh. Kennison now has a Huard throwing to him. Good news: defenses will stack the box. | |
Mark Clayton | BAL | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3.2 | He has two weeks to show us something. | |
Brandon Lloyd | WAS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | According to Theismann, Lloyd is a Jerry Rice clone�cbut I think he meant to say clown. | |
Bernard Berrian | CHI | 3 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 11.9 | Don’t be the guy who adds a WR to his roster just because he scored a TD. | |
Troy Brown | NE | 3 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 9.8 | Like I was saying�c | |
Bryant Johnson | ARI | 3 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 7.1 | Makes you wonder what he do if he didn�ft have 2 of the leagues’ best WR’s in front of him. | |
Josh Reed | BUF | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 7.0 | Please no. | |
Peerless Price | BUF | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 5.5 | Faster than the speed of suck. | |
Greg Lewis | PHI | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 5.4 | Lost in translation. Not sure what that meant, it just sounded cool. | |
Justin McCareins | NYJ | 3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 5.4 | McCareins has officially been kicked in the McCrotch by Cotchery. | |
Roscoe Parrish | BUF | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | Great little college player. Just plain little in the NFL. | |
Ronald Curry | OAK | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.1 | It will be interesting to see what happens once Oakland scraps the 17-step drop. | |
Eddie Drummond | DET | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.8 | Return man with a wussy name. | |
Chris Henry | CIN | 3 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0.5 | Negative five. There is a joke in there somewhere. | |
Joey Galloway | TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Keep in mind that Galloway was shut out twice last season. Great time to acquire him. | |
Tim Carter | NYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Sleeper! Shut out by Indy, but PHI will have just 3 CB’s on their roster this weekend. | |
Troy Walters | ARI | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 9.5 | His best game of 2006. | |
Eric Parker | SD | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 6.8 | So what if he’s the WR2? With 11 pass attempts, it wouldn’t matter if he were the WR1. | |
Tab Perry | CIN | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 6.4 | Stole Henry’s thunder in the absense of Houshmandzilly, | |
Nate Burleson | SEA | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.6 | Would have scored had Hass hit him in stride. Could be last weekend to make a splash. | |
Travis Taylor | MIN | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 | I still think he’s the Vikings WR2�cwhich, unfortunately, doesn’t account for much. | |
Derek Hagan | MIA | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.4 | Talented, but stuck behind Booker & Welker. | |
Kelley Washington | CIN | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | Nothing to see here. | |
Santonio Holmes | PIT | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.6 | He will slowly be integrated into the offense, but won’t have value this season. | |
Ashley Lelie | ATL | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | As if Lelie weren’t already worthless enough, he now plays in WR hell. | |
Josh Cribbs | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Moves up to #3 on the Browns depth chart�cwhich is the equivelent of #6 on most teams. | |
Cedrick Wilson | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Where was he on Thursday? | |
Brad Smith | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4.0 | Generic name. Generic game. | |
Billy McMullen | MIN | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3.2 | Has the name of a 5-year old, but he’s actually much older. | |
James Thrash | WAS | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2.9 | Go away. | |
Keenan McCardell | SD | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2.8 | SD isn’t going to throw 11 passes every week, but McCardell owners should be worried. | |
D.J. Hackett | SEA | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.4 | Even less value with Branch in the mix. | |
Alvis Whitted | OAK | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.2 | He and Curry will take turns tucking Brooks shoulder pad back under his jersey. | |
Demetrius Williams | BAL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.9 | Former Oregon WR passed Moore on depth chart, but has no value. | |
Kevin Walter | HOU | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.8 | No doubt those 8 yards made his family proud. | |
Hank Baskett | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Hello Stallworth. | |
Terrance Copper | NO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Not much value as the Saints 6th WR. | |
Patrick Crayton | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | No more leftovers for Crayton. | |
Kevin Curtis | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Minimal value without Martz. | |
Todd Devoe | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Bell, Biv, Devoe. Now you know. That joke just never gets old. | |
Ike Hilliard | TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | At least he’s still collecting paychecks. | |
Brandon Jones | TEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Had a good camp/preseason but there is just too much depth at the position. | |
Dane Looker | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Looker. He’ll be doing a lot of that this season. | |
Shaun McDonald | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | If Curtis can’t get looks, McDonald certainly won’t. | |
Aaron Moorehead | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Even at my age it’s hard not to snicker at his last name. | |
Pts = Fantasy Receiving Points Only | ||||||||
SCORING | ||||||||
Rec: 1 point each | ||||||||
ReYd: 1 point per 10 | ||||||||
ReTD: 6 points each | ||||||||
SCHEDULE ADVANTAGE for FREE AGENT WR’S | ||||||||
In a week or two, there will be an additional section regarding FA WR’s you might consider adding to your team, and I pride myself in targeting those | ||||||||
FA’s a week early so you can a) get their points and b) not have to fight your league for them on the waiver wire after they already went off. This early in | ||||||||
the season however, it really isn’t necessary. There are a few obvious options like Jerricho Cotchery, Marques Colston, Michael Jenkins and perhaps | ||||||||
Reggie Williams, but the rest of the landscape is no different than it was prior to Week 1. So unless you made an error on draft day, you are probably | ||||||||
better off sitting tight to see how your roster plays out this weekend. After all, you drafted those guys for a reason. | ||||||||
Also, if you haven’t seen it yet, I have included a handy schedule on the second page for easy reference. Just click the tab below that says “Schedule.” |