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Happy belated turkey day everyone. As most everyone was yesterday I was hugging the TV with a big plate of turkey, gravy, stuffing, and dinner rolls watching the Titans dish out the punishment to the Lions. I would have wrote this piece yesterday but I am afraid my computer keyboard does not like pumpkin pie.  I looked like Frank Caliendo yesterday before the Dallas and Seattle game. Henry the eighth like with a turkey leg in one hand and a beer in the other.  Yesterday was simple as far as picks go, you knew the Titan's would run all over the Lions, you knew Dallas would destroy Seattle, you thought the Arizona/Philly game would be high scoring game. Not a bad day for Warner but he really blew it, Westbrook was the star 2 receiving and 2 rushing Td's. A 2 week span back from injury and he blows up. If your lucky you got a big jump on your opponents. If you are unlucky then you have got some ground to cover much like my opponents do this week so let's get to it.

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Tyler Thigpen - Consistently making his way up the fantasy Qb depth chart, unlike any we have seen in KC before, with the exception of Montana of course. He thrives in this situation, he has made the offense of KC great even though Larry Johnson is bad. This week he draws the Raiders who have 1 good corner and he has more passing options, Definite start this week he has consistently posted double digit numbers the past 4 weeks.

Brett Favre - Not only are the Packers profiting from the last 2 weeks assuring the Jets of a playoff spot, because they get a 2nd round pick.  Fantasy owners have been profiting, not the same Favre over the last two weeks very consistent not to many interceptions he deserves a chance here.

Lance Moore - Bar none the #1 target in NO even with Colston there, Colston may not be 100% but this guy is the show stopper a touchdown in the last 2 weeks and over 100 yards receiving you gotta play him.

Darren McFadden - Laugh if you must, but if you have held on to him this long without production, your not laughing. Kansas City Defense, Is the worst defense I have seen in nearly 10 years. If Fargas doesn't slay them McFadden will.

Leron McClain - If your looking deep this week and you need a guy that has the possibility of a great game or 3-4 points, It is all about McGahee but it should be about McClain.

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Steelers Rb's- Not easy to run on the Patriots this will be an air show.

Patriots Rb's - See above..

Jay Cutler - Last couple of weeks he has had ok games but his turnovers draw him down to nothing, Thigpen would be better and Cassel would be better.

Dwayne Bowe - remember that corner I was talking about when on the Thigpen subject, well he is Nnamdi Asomugha and he will be attached to Dwayne Bowe's hip.

Derek Anderson - Only four  passing touchdowns have been scored on the Colts this year and the Browns are not the type of team to make it 5.

Pickups - Pretty much my usual rant.

Matt Cassel - Not Brady, but not that damn bad.

Leon Washington - Have you watched a Jets game lately?

Mark Bradley - When D Bowe draws the Great corner who does the ball go to?

Bo Scaife  - Who's Alge Crumpler?

D/ST: Miami- Rams are bad!!!!!!!! need I say more?

That is it for this week, enjoy your leftovers and stay tuned to FFCollective for all your latest news and fantasy advice. DivineGuru out. Gobble!!

If last nights game was a sign of things to come, then we can expect a monster showing for the rest of the weekend and Monday. I watched Matt Cassel come alive in the 2nd half and Brett Favre by using a rookie named Dustin Keller be as consistent as I have ever seen him in a game. Brett said Keller "doesn't know how good he can be."  I choose to say Brett Favre doesn't know how good he can be with Dustin Keller. Best game I have ever seen of Favre in my whole 15 years of watching football. So maybe I will be asked why did I not post my Sit & Start before Thursday games? Well in my opinion in this Thursday game I wouldn't have said to sit very many people and even If I did it would have been silly, most everyone in the game scored well. However Sunday will be a much different story, so let's get to it.

I am in a predicament myself this week I got Lt in five of my leagues and I have more than that on bye. The idealism behind this week is that any running back will do including those people who are matching up against damn good defenses. You have to do something Frank Gore is sitting; Carolina running Backs, Lt, Reggie Bush, Deuce, and all the other saints running backs are out of the equation this week. Some of the good money running backs are playing tough defenses.  Slaton @ Vikings, Grant @ Titans, The newly refurbished Fast Willie @ the redskins. What can you do? You cannot seriously contemplate sitting these people, but what matchups are money this week and which ones are not. Let us get to it.

I am glad I didn't do this column last week the situation was horrible, matter of fact I had one of my lowest scoring weeks in a long time. I lost 105-24, In a auction league. This league my first auction league and I have pretty much given up on it. I am 1-5 and I have LT and Randy Moss with good players surrounding them, what a let down.  This week everyone was a let down Joseph Addai & Tony Romo hurt, and If that were not enough Fred Taylor took a hellacious helmet to helmet hit and yup you guessed it, broke. There is however good news for all these breaks. Addai has a great backup by the name of Dominic Rhodes. Definite pickup this week as he is going against a not so great Green Bay run D. Fred Taylor has Mojo "the juice" Drew who when Taylor went out, went off. Romo's backup isn't a rookie but is a old rusty veteran you know the kind of rusty that makes a squeak when you try to close an old rusty door. The good thing about it is that he has a plethora of receivers to throw to. Which looks like the 2007 Patriots. He has the 2 deep men, Owens (moss) and Williams (stallworth) and the slot man Crayton (welker). Yes when Romo returns it will seem so that "It's begging to look a lot like Christmas" down there in Texas. Jerry Jones spared no expense on his Cowboys this year. Pacman Jones and now Roy Williams. Sorry Tony you may have a hard time affording Ms. Simpson that big rock this year, because Roy Williams just took your Christmas bonus.  You figure he would have learned what she was capable of after he looked at Nick Lachey's music career after they got married. Anyways on with this weeks TORTURE!

A week away from the column and I feel like it has been a month. Brett Favre finally got to lead the point standings. For him Six touchdowns is unheard of, Cotchery went off and so did Coles. Not to mention that rookie TE, I placed on my Pickups at the start of the season, Dustin Keller. No immediate impact so I dropped him. Bobby Engram and Deion Branch are headed back. The rookie running back that everyone wanted to see but never got to start finally starts and is out for the season (Mendenhall). Everyone thinks the Pats are going to "fix" their offense against the Niners.  Well San Fran's defense is not that horrid but maybe they do.  Your question may be with all these matchups who do I start?  Who's speaking the truth and who is just running their Yap. Funny word for the mouth isn't it? Well I will give you some golden boys and some not so golden boys this week. Your Jets are on bye so it's pretty much affirmed Favre isn't going to throw 6 TD's this week.

Generally after week 2 the fantasy stars have had their chance to shine and have done so. Lets get to the thick of it.