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FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEKLY FEATURES

IDP Top Plays - Week 12
Brent Clement
November 23, 2006

Linebackers

Rank	Player	Team	vs	Comments
1	London Fletcher	BUF	JAC	Fletcher continues his assualt on opposing runners, and that isn't about to change this week.
2	Donnie Edwards	SDC	OAK	One more week of Merriman out, will keep Edwards near the top of IDP LB's.
3	Will Witherpsoon	STL	SF	Nine tackles the last time Witherspoon went up against the 49ers, expect similar stats again.
4	Gerald Hayes	ARZ	MIN	The Cardinals D will get a heavy dose of Chester Taylor, and the Vikings running game.
5	Keith Bullock	TEN	NYG	Bullock will have his hands full, with the thunder and lightning, of Tiki and Jacobs.
6	Al Wilson	DEN	KCC	Kansas City has one shot to beat Denver, and that is to run Larry Johnson 30 plus times.
7	Angelo Crowell	BUF	JAC	Crowell will again be productive, with the Jags commitment to the running game.
8	AJ Hawk	GBP	SEA	Hawk has become the Packers most explosive defensive player, and their top scoring IDP.
9	Zach Thomas	MIA	DET	Thomas may not have the game he would have, if Kevin Jones was in the Detroit lineup.
10	Kirk Morrison	OAK	SDC	Morrison's production has dropped each of the last 4 weeks. But San Diego is next on the schedule.
11	Brian Urlacher	CHI	NEP	Expect Urlacher to be productive yet again, rushing Brady and stopping the run.
12	Jonathon Vilma	NYJ	HOU	Lundy gives the Texans offense some stability to sustain drives, which will help Vilma's value.
13	Lance Briggs	CHI	NEP	Briggs has a chance at a monster game, trying to slow down the Pats explosive running game.
14	Antonio Pierce	NYG	TEN	Pierce has been a monster when healthy, and he looks healthy at the moment.
15	Cato June	IND	PHI	Early indications are Brackett will be out again, so June will be chasing Westbrook all day.
16	Demeco Ryans	HOU	NYJ	The Jets are trying to stay in the playoff hunt, so they still have something to play for.
17	Lofa Tatupu	SEA	GBP	Tatupu has been playing lights out the past month, and last week was no exception.
18	Ernie Sims	DET	MIA	RB Ronnie Brown will look to get back on track this week, vs the inept Lions defense.
19	Demorrio Williams	ATL	NOS	As long as Williams is starting games, and playing the majority of the snaps, he is a gold mine.
20	James Farrior	PIT	BAL	Jamal Lewis had his finest scoring day in 2 years, but it will be tough sledding vs Farrior and Co.
21	Derrick Brooks	TBB	DAL	Brooks will make plays all over the field, and his offense will keep him on the field for long periods.
22	Keith Brooking	ATL	NOS	New Orleans threw for 510 yards, last week. But would love to run for 200 yards, this week.
23	Andra Davis	CLE	CIN	Davis continues to be hit or miss, depending on the opponent, but is too valuable to sit.
24	Bradie James	DAL	TBB	James has flat out been a freak in the last 3 games. As he has improved, so has the Dallas defense.
25	Jeremiah Trotter	PHI	IND	Trotter maybe in for another rough game, but he proves its a mistake to sit him.

Defensive Linemen

Rank	Player	Team	vs	Comments
1	Jason Taylor	MIA	DET	Taylor is one of the rare DL that can completely take over a game, as witnessed last week.
2	Julius Peppers	CAR	WAS	Carolina had 7 sacks last week, and not only did Peppers not have one, he didnt record a stat.
3	Jared Allen	KCC	DEN	Allen is coming off his worst statistical game of the season, and will be looking to rebound.
4	Aaron Kampman	GBP	SEA	Kampman has had 2 dry spell games in a row, but will get a rusty Qb in Hasselbeck this week.
5	Robert Mathis	IND	PHI	With Freeney wrecking havoc on one side, Mathis looks like a solid start on the other side.
6	Trent Cole	PHI	IND	What a monster game Cole had in week 11. 6 tackles, 2 assists, a forced fumble and 1.5 sacks.
7	Ty Warren	NEP	CHI	After missing week 10, Warren picked up where he left off in Week 11. He is a solid play vs Chicago.
8	Terrell Suggs	BAL	PIT	Suggs has shown a steady increase in production the last 4 weeks. Can he make it 5 in a row?
9	Charles Grant	NOS	ATL	Grant has moved back into the top 10 overall DL, and that looks to climb the rest of the way.
10	Justin Smith	CIN	CLE	Smith, too has hit a wall the past two weeks, after posting his best back to back games of the year.
11	Tamba Hali	KCC	DEN	Hali returned to dominating form last week, and should be able to carry that another week vs Denver.
12	Kyle Vanden Bosch	TEN	NYG	Vanden Bosch has fallen from the graces of the elite DL, but is still too valuable not to start.
13	Leonard Little	STL	SF	Little is definately one of the elite DL in the league, when he feels like playing like one.
14	Kelly Gregg	BAL	PIT	Gregg is on the cusp of cracking the top 10 for DL. Pretty surprising considering he only has 2.5 sacks.
15	Victor Adeyanju	STL	SF	Adeyanju has been making a living, racking up huge tackle numbers, the past month.
16	Bryan Thomas	NOS	ATL	Thomas has to be this years Vanden Bosch. Literally coming from no where to be a top 10 performer.
17	Vonnie Holliday	MIA	DET	Holliday will turn the Lions interior OL into a Holiday feast for fantasy owners.
18	Chris Kelsey	BUF	JAC	Kelsay is not playing second fiddle to Schobel any longer. He continues to outplay his fellow DE.
19	Marques Douglas	SF	STL	Douglas is no Julius Peppers, but lets hope he fairs better than Peppers did, against the Rams.
20	Alex Brown	CHI	NEP	Brown is statistically on his best 3 game stretch of the season.
21	Will Smith	NOS	ATL	Smith has been anything but spectacular this season, but is still a solid top 20 DL
22	Kevin Williams	MIN	ARZ	Williams is a big reason the Vikes are #1 vs the run, but he isnt scoring like owners would like.
23	Derrick Burgess	OAK	SDC	Burgess is on the verge of falling off this list, but playing against the Bolts gives him one more week.
24	Aaron Schobel	BUF	JAC	Schobel has started to regress again, after showing life, after the slow start.
25	Aaron Smith	PIT	BAL	Smith is just a plugger NT, but he is putting up top 25 stats, with most coming the last month.

Defensive Backs

Rank	Player	Team	vs	Comments
1	Ronde Barber	TBB	DAL	Is this the week Romo comes crashing down to earth? Is Ronde Barber the reason why?
2	Kerry Rhodes	NYJ	HOU	Rhodes line a week ago. 9 solo tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass defense. Money in the bank.
3	Ken Hamlin	SEA	GBP	The Hawks secondary has been inconsistent, outside of the amazing play of Ken Hamlin.
4	Sean Taylor	WAS	CAR	Taylor will have to come up big, for Washington to slow down Steve Smith, and the Carolina O.
5	Chris Hope	TEN	NYG	Hope will continue to be productive when the opponent can sustain drives, against the Tenn D.
6	Antoine Bethea	IND	PHI	Bethea looks to have locked up the SS position for the rest of the year, and maybe for good.
7	Antoine Winfield	MIN	ARZ	Winfield is an undersized cornerback, playing against 2 mammoth Wr's. He will be picked on.
8	Sean Jones	CLE	CIN	Jones has a daunting task of trying to slow down the Palmer to Johnson connection this week.
9	Madieu Williams	CIN	CLE	Williams has now cracked the top 10 in most scoring leagues. A long climb back to the top.
10	Jermaine Phillips	TBB	DAL	Expect Phillips in the box, to try and slow down the Cowboys potent running game.
11	Adrian Wilson	ARZ	MIN	Wilson has been an every other game performer the last few weeks. This is his up week.
12	Champ Bailey	DEN	KCC	Bailey continues to be a top 5 DB, though consistency is not the name of his game.
13	Anthony Henry	DAL	TBB	Henry was nicked up last week, and thus had a below average game for him.
14	Charles Tillman	CHI	NEP	Tillman has played well as of late, but still no where near last season's production level.
15	Brian Dawkins	PHI	IND	Dawkins will be a huge key, trying to slow down the Colts passing game.
16	Gibril Wilson	NYG	TEN	The Giants secondary rises in production, as the pass rush continues to decline.
17	Carlos Rogers	WAS	CAR	As Rogers continues to get better as a player, his stats will drop as an IDP performer.
18	Darrent Williams	DEN	KCC	Williams is making a name for himself with big plays, like last weeks INT for a TD.
19	Terrance McGee	BUF	JAC	McGee gets lost in the shuffle at times, because the Bills secondary is full of playmakers.
20	Troy Polamalu	PIT	BAL	Troy was once again prodcutive last week, and looks to be getting healthy for the stretch run.
21	Eric Coleman	NYJ	HOU	Coleman has been a nice producer the past month, and this week should be more of the same.
22	Shawn Springs	WAS	CAR	Three Fourths of the Skins secondary makes the list this week.
23	Yeremiah Bell	MIA	DET	Bell has put up 3 monster games in a row, and is the top scoring DB over the past 3 week period.
24	Will Demps	NYG	TEN	Demps is finally earning the money the Giants paid him in the offseason.
25	Stuart Schweigert	OAK	SDC	Rookie Michael Huff is starting make noise in the Oakland secondary, but not at the expense of Stu.