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FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEKLY FEATURES

IDP Top Plays - Week 14
Brent Clement
December 7, 2006

Linebackers

Rank	Player	Team	vs	Comments
1	London Fletcher	BUF	NYJ	Angelo Crowell broke his leg a week ago, allowing even more opportunities for Fletcher.
2	Demeco Ryans	HOU	TEN	Ryans last game was ho hum, 14 tackles, an INT, a forced fumble, fumble recovery, and a sack. WOW.
3	Ray Lewis	BAL	KCC	Ray Ray will bounce back to elite status, with the match up vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.
4	Keith Bullock	TEN	HOU	Bullock just puts up amazing stats each and every week, regardless of opponent.
5	Lance Briggs	CHI	STL	One thing is for certain, Steven Jackson will be heavily involved in the Rams offensive scheme.
6	Zach Thomas	MIA	NEP	Thomas will have his hands full with the rushing attack of the Pats, as well as containing their TE.
7	Donnie Edwards	SDC	SEN	Its time to bump Edwards back up, as even with Merriman back, Edwards is still racking up stats.
8	Gerald Hayes	ARZ	SEA	Seattle looks to rush Alexander somewhere in between the last 2 weeks, and that bodes well for Hayes.
9	Will Witherspoon	STL	CHI	Chicago should bring in the reigns on Grossman, and hand the ball off more to Benson and T Jones more.
10	AJ Hawk	GBP	SF	Hawk has been amazing, with 34 solo tackles and 15 assists in his last 4 games.
11	Brian Urlacher	CHI	STL	Urlacher is playing incredible at the moment, and should be lights out again this week.
12	Gary Brackett	IND	JAC	The only thing the Jags do well on offense is run the rock, expect a huge dose vs. the Indy D.
13	Andra Davis	CLE	PIT	Davis is also having a stellar last 4 weeks, where he racked up 32 solo tackles, and 8 assists.
14	Antonio Pierce	NYG	CAR	Pierce is one of the only players on the Giants D, that isn't beat up, or playing poorly.
15	Cato June	IND	JAC	Worst run D, versus one of the best rushing offense's. Is there any doubt the Jacksonville game plan.
16	Kirk Morrison	OAK	CIN	Morrison is a beast, but Cincy is known for airing it out, even with a big lead.
17	Bart Scott	BAL	KCC	Scott is starting to play the way he started the season, which is great news for fantasy owners.
18	Jeremiah Trotter	PHI	WAS	Trotter should have a better game than in week 13, as Coach Gibbs bread and butter is the run.
19	Ernie Sims	DET	MIN	Sims has finally got past the rookie wall, and started to put up solid numbers again.
20	Keith Brooking	ATL	TBB	Brooking continues to put up great stats, and is the Falcon's best linebacker, by far.
21	James Farrior	PIT	CLE	Farrior has been stellar this season, but Cleveland cant run the ball on the Pittsburgh D.
22	Derrick Brooks	TBB	ATL	Brooks last 2 contests are nothing to write home about, but Atlanta runs the ball more than anyone.
23	Jonathon Vilma	NYJ	BUF	Vilma continues to drop, with very average play, as of late. Other Jet LB's are now out producing him.
24	Lofa Tatupu	SEA	ARZ	Tatupu should be better than this, but Seattle will play ball control on offense and limit his snaps on D.
25	Victor Hobson	NYJ	BUF	Hobson makes the list due to his previous 3 weeks of stellar play, as well as this weeks match up.

Defensive Linemen

Rank	Player	Team	vs	Comments
1	Jared Allen	KCC	BAL	Top scoring DL to date, and vs. the Ravens OL, should continue his dominance.
2	Julius Peppers	CAR	NYG	Peppers will have to step up his game, if the Panthers are going to beat the Giants.
3	Aaron Kampman	GBP	SF	Kampman will get plenty of chances, with Favre turning the ball over, and Gore running it.
4	Jason Taylor	MIA	NEP	Taylor is back among the elite DL, after not recording a stat in week 12.
5	Bryan Thomas	NYJ	BUF	Thomas continues to climb the DL rankings. Now inside the top 5 overall for the season.
6	Robert Mathis	IND	JAC	Mathis will have his hands full with the Jags running backs and QB scrambling out of the pocket.
7	Trent Cole	PHI	WAS	Cole's play has dropped off considerably after week 8, outside of one huge game, a few games back.
8	Charles Grant	NOS	DAL	Grant will have a hard time getting to Cowboys Qb Tony Romo, but should still score well.
9	Tamba Hali	KCC	BAL	Hali and Allen will meet in the Ravens backfield at QB Steve McNair.
10	Leonard Little	STL	CHI	Bears QB Rex Grossman will put his team in 3rd and long, and Little will make him pay for it.
11	Derrick Burgess	OAK	CIN	Burgess will hit Palmer, but will be more productive in run support after the Bengal's have a huge lead.
12	Ty Warren	NEP	MIA	Warren is back to playing at a very high level, just in time for the fantasy playoffs.
13	Justin Smith	CIN	OAK	Smith has been very pedestrian as of late, but look for a nice rebound game vs. the Raiders.
14	Aaron Schobel	BUF	NYJ	Pennington is not the most mobile of Qb's and Schobel could easily get to him once.
15	Kyle Vanden Bosch	TEN	HOU	Vanden Bosch will feast on the Texans OL, and David Carr's inability to get rid of the ball.
16	Alex Brown	CHI	STL	Brown is excellent in run support, and could very well force a turnover that decides the game.
17	Marques Douglas	SF	GBP	Douglas is consistent, but doesn't have the ceiling of most of the DL on this list.
18	Terrell Suggs	BAL	KCC	Suggs was very disappointing last Thursday night, but should be very productive vs. the Chiefs.
19	Vonnie Holliday	MIA	NEP	Holliday is coming off an average game, but don't let that deter you from playing him again this week.
20	Will Smith	NOS	DAL	Will Smith will have to be near 100% for the Saints to have any shot at knocking off the Cowboys.
21	Tommy Kelly	OAK	CIN	Kelly is starting to show signs he is for real, especially after a 6 tackle, 1 assist, 1 FF, and sack last week.
22	Adewale Ogunleye	CHI	STL	The Bears DL has 2 sacks, 11 tackles, 4 assists and a forced fumble in his last 3 games. Not Bad.
23	Aaron Smith	PIT	CLE	Aaron continues to put up nice numbers from his nose tackle position.
24	Chris Kelsay	BUF	NYJ	Each week I look for a reason to drop Kelsay from the top 25, but he puts up numbers and is still here.
25	Brett Keisel	PIT	CLE	Consider the Browns don't have a strong OL to begin with, and now without Charlie Frye. Look Out

Defensive Backs

Rank	Player	Team	vs	Comments
1	Adrian Wilson	ARZ	SEA	Wilson has put up 2 incredible games in a row, and after a rough early start is back in the top 3.
2	Ronde Barber	TBB	ATL	Barber is the most consistent DB in the league, and should have another great game this week.
3	Chris Hope	TEN	HOU	The Texans will want to feature Carr this week, to prove they didn't make a mistake on draft day.
4	Sean Taylor	WAS	PHI	Taylor will rebound from his worst game in 2 months, with a solid performance vs. Philly.
5	Charles Tillman	CHI	STL	Expect the Rams to test the weakness of the Bears defense, it secondary.
6	Antoine Winfield	MIN	DET	Winfield didn't have the most productive day, the last time he faced the Lions.
7	Sean Jones	CLE	PIT	Jones should be solid once again, as the Steelers will attempt to pound the rock 40 + times.
8	Ken Hamlin	SEA	ARZ	Hamlin had another stellar performance last week, and could repeat those numbers vs. the Cards.
9	Brian Dawkins	PHI	WAS	Dawkins continues to put up huge numbers in the Philly secondary, and that should continue.
10	Gibril Wilson	NYG	CAR	Wilson will have his hands full over the top with Steve Smith, and trying to stop DeAngelo Williams.
11	Champ Bailey	DEN	SDC	Why opposing Qbs continue to test Bailey is beyond most experts, but they do, and he makes them pay.
12	Bob Sanders	IND	JAC	When Sanders plays, he is an elite DB, but the problem is he rarely plays. He is playing now.
13	Kerry Rhodes	NYJ	BUF	Rhodes continues to put up top 5 numbers, but this week, will have a tough time staying there.
14	Jermaine Phillips	TBB	ATL	Phillips continues to thrive in the Bucs cover 2 D, where most safeties before him struggled to score.
15	Darrent Williams	DEN	SDC	Williams continues to get picked on by opposing Qbs, but that sounds perfect for fantasy owners.
16	Carlos Rogers	WAS	PHI	Rogers will need to be at his best, to stop the surprisingly efficient Philly offense.
17	Madieu Williams	CIN	OAK	Williams may not have as many chances to make big plays this week, considering the Raiders O woe's.
18	Anthony Henry	DAL	NOS	Henry is coming back to earth, but should have a solid week with the Saints marching into town.
19	Eric Coleman	NYJ	BUF	Coleman has been good the last month, but may be in for a tough match up, this week vs. the Bills.
20	Asante Samuel	NEP	MIA	Samuel has become the Patriots best scoring defensive back, with the injury to Rodney Harrison.
21	Terrance McGee	BUF	NYJ	McGee will be tested by the Jets passing game, and will spend most of his day shadowing WR L. Coles.
22	Will Demps	NYG	CAR	Demps has been playing well, and has given the D, a spark they have lacked since the injury bug hit.
23	Mike Minter	CAR	NYG	Minter had a strong game last week, and will need to duplicate that to keep the Giants O off the field.
24	Keith Lewis	SF	GBP	The4 9ers are so impressed with Lewis play, they cut longtime S Tony Parrish this week.
25	Nick Collins	GBP	SF	Collins is starting to play well again, as he did at the end of last season.