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WIDE RECEIVERS - SIT ’ EMS

Roy Williams (Dallas Cowboys) vs. Seattle

Can the torch be passed from one player to another, if that first player never gets it lit? If it hasn’t happened before, it’s happening in Dallas right now. Coming over to Big D from the Detroit Lions via a trade last season, Williams was supposed to be the future for the Cowboys at the wide receiver position, a belief further solidified by the fact that the Cowboys parted ways with the oft-troubled Terrell Owens this off-season. But, as the team’s “No. 1” Williams has just 230 receiving yards with one score on the year. Those are numbers that Miles Austin surpassed in one game as he tallied 250 yards and 2 scores against the Kansas City Chiefs in week 5. Following a bye, Austin exploded again in week 7 for 171 yards and 2 TDs against the Atlanta Falcons. Austin is now the team’s No. 1, making Williams the No. 2 wide receiver. If he couldn’t get points as the go-to-guy, what makes you think he’ll do so as the second fiddle.

TIGHT ENDS - SIT ’ EMS

John Carlson (Seattle Seahawks) @ Dallas

After his 95 receiving yard, 2 TD and 21 fantasy football point performance in Week 1, Carlson has been just another tight end. The second year player out of Notre Dame has failed to score a TD since the season opener and has only been able to muster 17 fantasy points over the Seahawks’ last five games. The match-up against the 22nd ranked Dallas Cowboys pass defense looks good on paper, and Carlson did have 6 catches for 105 receiving yards in a 2008 meeting, but Dallas has been surprisingly good at defending the tight end position this year. Outside of Week 1 and Week 3 in which Dallas surrendered a TD (26 combined fantasy points) to the tight end position, Dallas has allowed just 10 fantasy points to opposing tight ends and until Carlson starts scoring touchdowns he will be nothing but a 3-6 point yardage play and not much more.

KICKERS - SIT ’ EMS

Neil Rackers (Arizona Cardinals) vs. Carolina

Racks started out the season on fire, having converted on three 40+ yard FGs and scoring 22 fantasy points over the Cardinals’ first two games, but it’s been all downhill since. With Arizona starting to find the end zone at a consistent rate, Rackers has attempted just 4 FGs over the last four games and none of them have been outside of 38 yards. In comparison, Rackers has nailed all 10 of his extra point attempts since the Cardinals’ Week 4 bye week. Facing a stingy Carolina Panthers passing defense would make one think Rackers should see plenty of FG changes in this game, but the Panthers have allowed opponents to attempt just 6 FGs in six games. At the rate Arizona has been finding paydirt can you really rely on Rackers to have more than 2 FG chances? If you are looking for a safe 4-6 point play it’s Rackers, but beyond that look elsewhere.

DEFENSES - SIT ’ EMS

Green Bay Packers D/ST vs. Minnesota Vikings

Don’t let the recent success of the Packers defense fool you. Yes, they have allowed three points, forced five turnovers and racked up 35 fantasy points over the last two games but that was against the struggling Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns offenses. Facing a Minnesota Vikings offense that is 3rd in the NFL in scoring (29.4 points per game) will be no easy task for a defense that had allowed 93 points over their first four games. In a Week 4 meeting against Minnesota, quarterback Brett Favre threw for 3 TDs in a 30-23 Minnesota route of Green Bay. In that game the Packers failed to sack Favre and if it wasn’t for an Adrian Peterson fumble that was returned for a TD their defense would have posted just two points in standard scoring league. With both of these teams offenses in high gear you can expect this game to be yet another high scoring NFC North match-up and if Green Bay fails to record sacks or force turnovers, like their last match-up, they have little fantasy value.

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