FANTASY FOOTBALL IN-SEASON FEATURES

Jay Cutler, Bears –
Cutler put up a stinker two weeks ago and then blew up this week.  He gets Detroit this week and has a couple of decent match ups after that.  All in all, it looks like the team is getting at least some relatively steady production all around, which makes everyone better.  Cutler moves up a bit, and should be started in almost every situation.

Sam Bradford, Rams –
Bradford has been playing solidly all season, but one thing has gotten much better since the bye week three weeks ago.  His yardage totals have been an average of about 50-70 yards higher than they were the few weeks leading up to the bye.  Add to that an 11-1 TD/INT ratio over his last six games and he’s on his way to becoming a fantasy  star in the making. 

Matt Cassel, Chiefs –
Since his worst performance on what was a pretty bad season, Cassel has turned over a new leaf in the past seven games.  In that stretch his yardage numbers haven’t been, with one exception, anything to like, but his touchdown numbers are a different story all together.  In those seven games he’s thrown 18 touchdowns and only one interception.  These numbers are even more impressive when it is considered that a number of those touchdowns have been relatively long throws to Dwayne Bowe, making him even more valuable in scoring systems that reward distance on touchdowns.

Chad Henne/Tyler Thigpen, Dolphins – /
The overall situation in Miami isn’t pretty, but for now it at least looks like Henne is back as the starter, and based on his performance last week he should be serviceable.  Thigpen plays in the Wildcat some, which hurts Henne’s overall value. Considering a couple of weeks ago he not only didn’t have a job but thought he might be heading to the IR, any production fantasy owners get from him is a bonus.  The situation is back to ‘right’ though, and he’s a decent QB2 for the time being.