Week 4- Players are stepping up to the plate!

There are 5 teams that are 4-0…the big surprise is the Denver Broncos. QB Kyle Orton, who struggled in pre-season and looked a little scary, seems to be comfortable in the Josh McDaniels system!

Denver is undefeated and offensively is playing some good football and their defense is the real-deal, being coached by the smart and highly energized former 49ers Head Coach Mike Nolan!

The two teams I like the most are clearly steps ahead of every one: the Colts and the Giants. They are led by the Manning brothers, Peyton and Eli! These two QB’s are putting up great fantasy numbers every week

And congratulations to Peyton on leading the Colts in scoring touchdowns four of their first five drives last week, tying a milestone established by Fran Tarkenton and Dan Marino.

My Starting line up for week 5:
At QB – (Steelers) Ben Roethlisberger. Expect big fantasy numbers against a tired Detroit Lions defense that will be on the field a lot on Sunday. Rookie Lions QB Stafford twisted his knee last week and if he plays he won’t be mobile enough to get the job done!

RB - (Steelers) Rashard Mendenhall. He put up some good Fantasy numbers last week against the Chargers with 165 yards and 2 TDs. Look for him to wear down the Lions defense and expect 3 touchdowns from him.

RB - (Miami) Ronnie Brown. Ronnie and the Dolphins shocked the Bills last week 38-10 as he ran for 115 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. There’s a lot of bad blood between the Jets and Miami ….Expect Ronnie to step it up his game because he loves to perform on Monday night!

WR - (NY Giants) Steve Smith. Smith is emerging to be a threat this season….the first 3 weeks Manningham had a lot of success but now he’s being double covered. Look for Smith to be Eli’s go-to receiver.

WR - (Denver) Brandon Marshall. He looks focus and ready to go, look for him to put up some huge fantasy numbers against the Pats!

TE - (Colts) Dallas Clark. Look for a lot of passes thrown his way especially in the Red-Zone; it could be a big day for Clark against the Titians!

Kicker - (49ers) Nedney. It could be a long day for the 49ers on offense against the Falcons; the Falcons are tough team to beat at home.

Defense/ST – Minnesota. The Vikings played outstanding Monday night against the Packers their facing a weak Rams Offense that failed to score and gave up 3 defensive/special team touchdowns to the 49ers in Week 4. I’m expecting the Vikings to be spectacular this weekend.

Team to watch: I like the Denver Broncos… A lot of people are saying that the Broncos are the weakest undefeated team out there. I disagree. They’re facing Tom Brady who’s coming off a big win against the Ravens, and there are always a lot of fireworks between the Broncos and Pats. It should be a good game. I’m going out on a limb and picking the Broncos to upset the Pats 24-21!

Must start-

(Colts) QB Peyton Manning – He’s having a MVP year…. need I say more!

Must sit-

1. (Rams) RB Steven Jackson will be facing a tough Vikings front line that’s hard to run against with the William brothers anchoring the way!

2. (Detroit Lions) WR Calvin Johnson is going against a well balanced Steelers Defense.

Sleeper-

(Ravens) RB Ray Rice he had 11 carries for 103 yards last week, if he get’s off to a fast start the Ravens will continue to feature him, as the go to guy!

(Houston) WR Andre Johnson numbers were down last week, but look for him to explode with some great Fantasy numbers against the Cardinals!

Good Luck Fantasy Players and See You Next Week!