So congratulations if no one on your fantasy team got hurt this week. It was no easy feat. I’m going to win one game and lose another based on Jay Cutler’s injury, which will cost him a month. If only that was all the Bears had to worry about. Their defense is decimated, and I wouldn’t trust starting them against anything but below-average defenses because their special teams and occasional forced turnovers won’t make up for the points allowed.

 

So Lamar Miller isn’t going to be a feature back, I guess. As a guy who owns him in three leagues, I’m not real pleased about it. I’m not going to drop him on the off chance Daniel Thomas gets hurt or the Dolphins finally decide that Miller needs 20 touches a game to do something special. I’m also not holding my breath.

 

Speaking of things I don’t like, I’ll be putting in bids for Darrius Heyward-Bey this week now that Reggie Wayne is out. He can’t make anything but the most basic catches, but hopefully the Colts can at least take advantage of his speed with a couple of slants per game, an end around and the occasional go route that he actually hauls in.

 

It was a nice run for Miles Austin, but Terrence Williams has looked too good for the Cowboys to go away from him. It’s amazing that Williams and Dez Bryant can keep putting up good numbers while Tony Romo doesn’t. I was flip-flopping Romo and Michael Vick to start the season based on matchups. Looks like I’ll be going back to that well.

 

Jordan Reed is really, really good. Yes, he faced the Bears this week, but almost regardless of matchup Reed is a TE1 the rest of the way assuming Robert Griffin III continues to target him. Teammate Roy Helu Jr. isn’t quite as trustworthy considering his three touchdowns Sunday matched his previous career total. Alfred Morris is still the No. 1 in Washington and is built for short-yardage work. I don’t see Helu sniping touchdowns from Morris regularly going forward. But with RBs at a premium right now, go ahead and grab Helu just in case.

 

I’m not a Tom Brady owner, but if I were I think I’d bench him immediately simply in hope of the reverse jinx snapping him out of this funk. Rob Gronkowski’s return should’ve done it, but Brady’s obviously still dealing with targets he isn’t completely comfortable with. He’s got a nice matchup at home against the Dolphins this week, but don’t be surprised if Brady tops out at one touchdown once again.

 

Remember when the Ravens won a Super Bowl? It’s OK if you don’t—this year’s team hasn’t reminded anyone of the glory days of February 2013. Ray Rice owners likely need to keep starting him simply based on the lack of other options, but they don’t have to like it. I certainly don’t. The good news is he’s still getting a ton of touches. Hopefully Eugene Monroe’s continues to mesh with his new offensive linemates and open things up a bit more, but this is another situation I’m not holding my breath on.

 

Finally, my apologies to Harry Douglas. I had absolutely no faith in him as a No. 1 receiver against the Bucs, but Tampa Bay chose to take Tony Gonzalez out of the game and let Douglas do as he pleased. I actually like Douglas as a No. 2 receiver once Roddy White comes back and think he’s due for a major regression this week, but I can eat crow after his big Week 7 performance.