The Hive – Week 14 edition
Welcome back to The Hive!! For many of us, its playoff time, and for many others this week decides a playoff birth. This week marks the return of some IDP stalwarts from injury, as the Denver LB duo of DJ Williams and Nate Webster should be back in full effect, and Jets LB David Harris returns from a groin injury. Let’s take a look at who should start and who should sit in this critical week of fantasy football action!
How we rank `em!
Giddyup! – YEEEHAW!!
SINS! – solid if not spectacular
Hellno! – Get it? Got it? Good.
Oakland
@ San Diego Thursday 5:15pm PT
OAK
Giddyup! – Gibril Wilson, Thomas Howard, Kirk Morrison
SINS! – Jay Richardson, Chris Johnson
Hellno! – Derrick Burgess, Michael Huff
SD
Giddyup! – Eric Weddle, Stephen Cooper
SINS! – Shaun Phillips, Cromartie/Jammer, Chargers DL’s
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
Jacksonville
@ Chicago Sunday 10am PT
JAX
Giddyup! – Daryl Smith, Justin Durant
SINS! – Gerald Sensabaugh, Brian Williams
Hellno! – Rashean Mathis
CHI
Giddyup! – Briggs/Urlacher, Charles Tillman
SINS! – Kevin Payne, Adewale Ogunleye
Hellno! – Nathan Vasher
Minnesota
@ Detroit Sunday 10am PT
MIN
Giddyup! – Chad Greenway, Jared Allen, Antoine Winfield
SINS! – Cedric Griffin, Nap Harris, Ben Leber
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
DET
Giddyup! – Ernie Sims, Paris Lenon, Daniel Bullucks
SINS! – Kalvin Pearson, Lions CB’s
Hellno! – Dewayne White
Cincinnati
@ Indianapolis Sunday 10am PT
CIN
Giddyup! – none
SINS! – Rashad Jeanty, Dhani Jones, Bengals CB’s, Chris Crocker
Hellno! – Nedu Ndukwe
IND
Giddyup! – Melvin Bullitt, Robert Mathis, Dwight Freeney
SINS! – Colts CB’s, Freddy Keiaho, Buster Davis (starting for Brackett)
Hellno! – Bob Sanders, Gary Brackett
Philadelphia
@ New York Giants Sunday 10am PT
PHI
Giddyup! – Stewart Bradley (fallen off a bit in recent weeks, but this is a tasty matchup), Trent Cole, Mikell/Dawkins
SINS! – Akeem Jordan, Juqua Parker
Hellno! – Eagles CB’s
NYG
Giddyup! – Antonio Pierce, Justin Tuck
SINS! – Aaron Ross, Matthias Kiwanuka
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
Cleveland
@ Tennessee Sunday 10am PT
CLE
Giddyup! – D`Qwell Jackson, Sean Jones
SINS! – Brodney Pool, Shaun Rogers, Browns CB’s
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
TEN
Giddyup! – Keith Bulluck, Cortland Finnegan, Albert Haynesworth, Stephen Tulloch, Kyle Vanden Bosch
SINS! – Chris Hope, Nick Harper, Michael Griffin
Hellno! – Chris Carr
Atlanta
@ New Orleans Sunday 10am PT
ATL
Giddyup! – Falcons LB’s, Erik Coleman, John Abraham
SINS! – Chris Houston
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
NO
Giddyup! – Jonathan Vilma
SINS! – Saints DB’s, Fujita/Shanle
Hellno! – Will Smith
Houston
@ Green Bay Sunday 10am PT
HOU
Giddyup! – DeMeco Ryans, Xavier Adibi
SINS! – Texans DB’s, Mario Williams (a must start, but temper your expectations against Chad Clifton)
Hellno! – Amobi Okoye
GB
Giddyup! – AJ Hawk, Aaron Kampman
SINS! – Charles Woodson, Brandon Chillar
Hellno! – Atari Bigby
Miami
@ Buffalo (in Toronto, Ontario) Sunday 1:05pm PT
MIA
Giddyup! – Joey Porter, Yeremiah Bell
SINS! – Channing Crowder, Matt Roth
Hellno! – Dolphins CB’s
BUF/TOR
Giddyup! – Paul Posluszny, Terrence McGee
SINS! – Kawicka Mitchell
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
New York
Jets @ San Francisco Sunday 1:05pm PT
NYJ
Giddyup! – Abram Elam, Kerry Rhodes, Eric Barton
SINS! – Jets CB’s
Hellno! – David Harris (back this week, but I wouldn’t mess with him his 1st week back)
SF
Giddyup! – Patrick Willis, Justin Smith, Nate Clements
SINS! – Michael Lewis, Walt Harris, Manny Lawson, Takeo Spikes
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
New England @ Seattle Sunday 1:05pm PT
NE
Giddyup! – Jerod Mayo, Brandon Merriweather
SINS! – Tedy Bruschi, Ellis Hobbs, Seymour/Warren
Hellno! – Deltha O’Neal
SEA
Giddyup! – Seattle LB’s (but keep an eye on Leroy Hill’s stinger), Josh Wilson
SINS! – Seattle DE’s
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
Kansas City
@ Denver Sunday 1:05pm PT
KC
Giddyup! – Bernard Pollard, Derrick Johnson (moves to MLB this week)
SINS! – Chiefs CB’s
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
DEN
Giddyup! – DJ Williams (unlike David Harris, DJ could have played last week but was held back, and should be close to 100% this week)
SINS! – Nate Webster
Hellno! – Champ Bailey, Wesley Woodyard
St Louis
@ Arizona Sunday 1:15pm PT
STL
Giddyup! – OJ Atogwe, Jason Craft
SINS! – Rams LB’s
Hellno! – Leonard Little
AZ
Giddyup! – Karlos Dansby, Adrian Wilson
SINS! – Darnell Dockett, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
Dallas
@ Pittsburgh Sunday 1:15pm PT
DAL
Giddyup! – Demarcus Ware, Ken Hamlin
SINS! – Zach Thomas
Hellno! – Cowboys CB’s
PIT
Giddyup! – Steelers LB’s
SINS! – Troy Polamalu, Aaron Smith
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
Washington
@ Baltimore Sunday 5:15pm PT
WAS
Giddyup! – Rocky McIntosh, London Fletcher
SINS! – Carlos Rogers, Chris Horton, LaRon Landry, Jason Taylor
Hellno! – Andre Carter
BAL
Giddyup! – Terrell Suggs, Ray Lewis
SINS! – Ravens DB’s, Haloti Ngata
Hellno! – Bart Scott
Tampa
Bay @ Carolina Monday 5:30pm PT
TB
Giddyup! – Barrett Ruud, Ronde Barber, Jermaine Phillips
SINS! – Gaines Adams, Derrick Brooks, Tanard Jackson
Hellno! – no one you would normally roll with
CAR
Giddyup! – Chris Gamble, Thomas Davis, Jon Beason, Julius Peppers
SINS! – Chris Harris, Charles Godfrey, Charles Johnson
Hellno! – Ken Lucas
That about wraps things up for week 14!! Good luck in all of your IDP matchups this week, and see you here for week 15!!