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Larry Fitzgerald continues to struggle at the hands of Kevin Kolb. Kolb's injury status in unknown, but Fitz could be in for his best statistical day of the season vs. a Ram team that has been torched through the air. St. Louis did an impressive job shutting down the Saints, but we'll need to see a little more before we start calling it a trend. The Giants arguably have the best wide receiver trio in the league. Hakeem Nicks left late in Sunday's victory over the Dolphins but is considered day-to-day. Mario Manningham and Victor Cruz will be strong WR2/WR3 plays vs. a New England secondary that just got torched by Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown, and Emmanuel Sanders. All three Giant receivers rank in the top 25 in what should be a high scoring event. Eli Manning... read more

Hakeem Nicks returns from the bye healthy - just in time to punish a struggling Miami secondary. Nicks is good for 100 yards and a score. Mario Manningham and Victor Cruz are playing well enough to spread defensive attention. His counterparts may alternate big games, but Nicks will remain consistent. Eli Manning is a solid trade target. Nicks should have his way this Sunday. Mike Wallace lands the No. 1 spot in a very favorable match-up vs. the Patriots. New England has let up the most fantasy points to opposing receivers. Wallace will consistently hit he 100-yard mark, but his under-usage in the 2cnd halves of games this season is lowering his potential. Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown have matured well. If Hines Wards sits, look for Sanders to impress out of the slot. He's a sneaky play. Calvin... read more

Owners are patiently waiting for the league's best to return. With Optimus Prime (Andre Johnson) out with injury. Megatron has taken a firm grasp of the Top spot on this list. AJ is expected to return to practice today. Will he play? Where will he fall in the ranks? We'll see how the week goes. Be sure to tune in Friday for our final ranks and write ups. Marques Colston has exploded back onto the fantasy scene. After struggling through the first quarter of the season with injury, New Orleans' stud WR returns to play, giving the Saints the injection of big-play ability it was lacking. The ceiling for this offense is extremely high. With TE Jimmy Graham creating mismatches and drawing defensive attention - Colston should find himself in more favorable scenarios. He has top-10 potential moving forward. Larry Fitzgerald falls out of... read more

Greg Jennings should abuse the St. Louis secondary this week. Aaron Rodgers has been an equal opportunist - peppering his targets to each and every player on the roster, but when push comes to shove - Jennings is the clear WR1 for the Pack. A hundred receiving yards and a score is expected. Jordy Nelson and James Jones should put up WR3 stats. We do worry about target dilution. We've seen it happen before in New Orleans, but the Green Bay receiving corps is a superior unit. Jennings, Nelson, and Jones all have big-play ability. Jennings will be the weekly shoe-in with Nelson and Jones alternating big-games. Dez Bryant and Miles Austin have benefited greatly from the bye and should be close to full health. This is... read more

Wide-outs become scarce as the player pool thins and the bye weeks begin. Owners who play in leagues that start 3 receivers will be hard pressed to find a lock at the wr3 spot. The Top-15 can be counted on, but after that you're looking at the next 30 or so prospects offering comparable value. Miles Austin returns from the bye and injury to instantly grab the 3-spot vs. the charitable Patriot's secondary. Brandon Marshall will struggle with Matt Moore under-center and a ticket punched for Revis Island. Greg Little and Victor Cruz make the biggest jumps this week. Little's role in the Brown's offense will continue to grow. He has a physical style of play and powerful after-the-catch ability. His playing time and targets have gradually increased - expect the production to follow. He's a perfect fit for Cleveland's West... read more

Denver fans may be screaming for Tebow, but fantasy owners need Kyle Orton to remain the starter. Tebow lacks the throwing skills to fully take advantage of Denver's talented receiving corps, and will hamstring Willis McGahee's value near the goal-line. Brandon Lloyd's early season injury was a blessing in disguise, for it has allowed Eric Decker to emerge. Decker has provided some opposite-side respite, while giving Orton another valuable target. Decker's possession game compliments Lloyd's field-stretching ability. Decker is tied for 8th in the league in targets and has four scores in his last three games. Many owners feared that Decker would lower his teammates ceiling, but we believe the opposite. Last week Decker found the end-zone twice, but it was Lloyd who lead the team in targets(11), receptions(8), and receiving yards(136). Entering this year's fantasy drafts - Lloyd... read more

Calvin Johnson is the first player in NFL history to open the year with 4 straight, 2 TD performances. Johnson is beating double and triple teams with ease. If the Lions can stay healthy - no one will compete for top WR honors. We strongly urged Julio Jones owners to show patience - the last two weeks he's exemplified why. Jones combines field-stretching speed, with physical possession skills. He's looked impressive and he's just getting started. Roddy White will continue to draw top corners, leaving Jones to work against opposing defense's inferior cover-men. Steve Smith continues to be an every week must start. We suggested him as a strong buy-low target after his monsoon flop. His down numbers were clearly a result of weather as opposed to talent. We placed Preston Parker in our Week 3 sneaky play section -... read more

Wes Welker: The guy is a reception machine, is the WR1 in arguably the most explosive offense in the league, has the greatest quarterback to ever play the game throwing to him(notice I didn't say "arguably"), and is finding the end-zone with apparent ease. He used to be simply considered a PPR-stud, but the guy is a producer regardless of scoring format. He does not carry the same sex-appeal as some of the prototypical wide-outs, but Welker is as consistent as they come! Where does he rank this week? At the 3 spot. The "Slot Machine" has earned a weekly top-10, if not top-5 rank. The Raiders will be no push over for the Patriots. With the ineffectiveness of Ochocinco and the injury to Aaron Hernandez - Welker will see an even greater number of targets. He's a weekly threat to post double-digit receptions, triple-digit... read more

We urged owners to keep the faith for Julio Jones and Lance Moore. Both deserved a little leeway - Moore missed extensive time due to injury and Jones was quickly oriented to the NFL with two difficult match-ups vs. the Bears and Eagles. Many of our members were asking about "buy-low" targets. Roddy White was atop that list. The Falcon offense is just getting started. White looked back in 2010 form last week, but did experience a couple of drops. A prime match-up vs. the Seahawks secondary should have both ATL receivers landing solid stat lines this Sunday. Kenny Britt's injury will force Nate Washington into the WR1 role in Tennessee. Washington is much more productive against inferior coverage functioning as the secondary receiver. He may see an increase in targets, but don't expect an overall bump in production. Damian Williams needs... read more

Faith RewardedWEEK 2 STUDS: Jeremy Maclin:  13 receptions, 171 receiving yards, 2 TDs. We advertised Maclin as a more complete receiver than DeSean Jackson. On Sunday night - he made that quite evident. Maclin carried much concern come draft day, but should repay those who overlooked the risk. Illness will not deprive you of talent. He’ll be a stud moving forward. Vincent Jackson: 10 receptions, 172 receiving yards, 2 TDs.  The Patriots completely shut down Antonio Gates and forced Malcom Floyd out of the game with an injury. Jackson picked up the slack posting stellar stats after a Week 1 flop. Opposing defenses will continue to have to pick their poison in terms of which Charger play-maker they attempt to stop. Miles Austin: 9 receptions, 143 receiving yards, 3 TDs. We've seen both Austin and Dez perform incredibly already this season. If this offense can ever get healthy, the sky is the limit. Dez... read more