Hoping this will be the week Marshawn Lynch goes off. Yes, the Jets have a good run defense, but Lynch should do better than nine carries and 16 yards. He has the Patriots this week, so is asking for the season's first 100-yard game too much?
Underestimating Drew Brees. The Saints quarterback is on pace for 5,300 yards despite getting little production from tight end Jeremy Shockey and even less from No. 1 wide receiver Marques Colston. Get Shockey in your lineup this week against the Falcons, by the way.
The Raiders offense. Wait a minute, isn't "Raiders offense" an oxymoron? Ditch Justin Fargas and stash Darren McFadden only if you're in a keeper league. Michael Vick. That's just what they need.
Living on the Lidge
You know it's going well when you start Tyler Thigpen and live to tell about it.
For Brad Lidge, World Series winner and closer extraordinaire, it's going well. Real well.
Five days after Lidge struck out Tampa Bay's Eric Hinske to clinch the Phillies' first championship in 28 years, the two players hooked up on Sunday in a matchup in CBS SportsLine's MLB Players FFL.
With regular quarterback Tony Romo on the shelf and replacement Kerry Collins too inconsistent, Lidge turned to Thigpen, the third quarterback the Chiefs have used this season. Oh, and the Chiefs were playing the Buccaneers defense, which was seventh against the pass and fifth overall.
Thigpen didn't light up the Kansas City sky, but he did do enough to score 23.5 points, which directly assisted Lidge's victory of 100-85.5. A big portion of Thigpen's score came from catching a 37-yard touchdown. Amazing.
