If your league is still playing but your team has been crippled with injuries, here’s a few players that you might use as emergency starters.
QB Jim Sorgi, Indianapolis Colts
With Peyton Manning likely taking most of the game off, look for Sorgi to get a lot of action. While he’s going against a tough defense in the Tennessee Titans, he’ll have some good weapons on offense. While the Colts don’t need to win this game, that doesn’t mean that Sorgi and the offense are going to lay down.
RB Darren Sproles, San Diego Chargers
Look for the Chargers to dispose of the Oakland …read more

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QB Shaun Hill, San Francisco 49ers
Hill has played well as the starter for the 49ers and this week San Francisco faces off against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns, who can at times struggle against the pass, are a good matchup for Hill this week. If you start him, you can expect one or two touchdowns out of him this week.
RB Najeh Davenport …read more

In many fantasy leagues, this is championship week. With the Sunday games around the corner, you are probably getting your lineup in order to try to take home the championship. Obviously, championship week is the most important week in terms of making the right calls.
What is the best strategy for championship week? The most important thing is to not over think it. A lot of fantasy owners panic and start someone who they haven’t started all season due to a good matchup or a regular having a bad matchup. While bad matchups should usually be avoided, you shouldn’t bench …read more

K Josh Scobee, Jacksonville Jaguars
With the Jaguars up against the Oakland Raiders, Scobee is a really nice start this week. If you are in a championship game, you can rely on Scobee to be effective this week. The Jaguars have a sound offense and Scobee has been fine since missing most of the beginning of the season with an injury.
K David Akers, Philadelphia Eagles
Akers is a solid veteran kicker who has been good for a number of years. This year he hasn’t been as explosive as usual but he should see some action in Week 16. Against the defense of …read more

QB Todd Collins, Washington Redskins
Collins stats from last week look horrible. He was only 8 for 25 passing the ball and finished without a touchdown pass. However, it must be noted that the heavy wins made it extremely hard to pass the ball. And since Collins has a weak arm, the winded really affected him. This week, Collins will be playing against the Minnesota Vikings in a dome. Don’t expect a lot of passing yard but he should be able to throw for a touchdown or two.
RB Kenny Watson, Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals backfield has been hard to figure out the …read more

K Ryan Longwell, Minnesota Vikings – While it’s tough to bank on offensive production out of the Vikings, this week should be a good week for Longwell. With Tavaris Jackson playing well and Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson healthy, the Vikings’ offense is better than it’s been all year. Going up against the Chicago Bears with Kyle Orton at the helm, this promises to be a field goal battle. Expect at least two field goals from Longwell this week.
K Martin Gramatica, New Orleans Saints – With Olindo Mare out for the season with a dislocated hip, the Saints signed Gramatica …read more

QB Chris Redman, Atlanta Falcons – Redman is an intriguing option this week. He’s likely to get his first start this week after playing rather well last game coming from off the bench. Against the St. Louis Rams, Redman had two touchdowns and had a quarterback rating of nearly 100. This week he plays the struggling Atlanta Falcons defense, which is very poor against the pass. Redman is the definition of a boom or bust start this week.
RB Chris Brown, Tennessee Titans – Brown shouldn’t be considered unless you are in a true emergency. But …read more

QB Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Garcia is questionable heading into Week 13 against the New Orleans Saints. If he plays, he’s actually a good start against the Saints’ porous defense. In addition, Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard become startable. If Garcia doesn’t play, that means either Bruce Gradkowski or Luke McCown gets the nod. If either of those quarterbacks get on the field, it’s probably best to bench everyone on offense for the Bucs.
RB Travis Henry, Denver Broncos – The Broncos are playing the Oakland Raiders this week. If you haven’t been paying attention, the Raiders are an …read more

QB Kellen Clemens, New York Jets – Clemens hasn’t looked too good so far in his short NFL career as a starting quarterback, but this week he has hope. Enter the winless Miami Dolphins. Although the Dolphins have actually played decent defense as of late, Clemens should have plenty of chances to come up with big plays. He has a very strong arm and the Jets should be able to move the ball. If you are need of a quarterback to start, look for Clemens as a pickup and play option.
RB Samkon Gado, Miami Dolphins – With Ronnie Brown out …read more

Did you wait until the last second to turn in your lineup? Were you hit with an unexpected injury? If so, here are some players you should be able to pickup and start in an emergency for Week 7.

Jerious Norwood, Atlanta Falcons
Will this be the week that Norwood finally gets a chance to take over the running back job in Atlanta? Everything he’s shown to this point in his career shows that he deserves more carries. He’s averaged more than six yards per carry over his first 20 games in the league. Last week, he had only six carries but …read more