Week 10: Great Expectations

Thursday night games start up again this week! I don't know about the rest of you, but I personally hate them. Mainly because I don't get the NFL Network up here. Anyway, Ravens are at the Falcons tonight. Also, unrelated, but earlier in the year I declared Terrell Owens to be no better than a #3 WR. Well, now he's the #1 WR out of everyone! If you listened to me, whoops. Anyway, here are the players I think will Exceed Expectations.

Eli Manning (vs. Dallas): Start everyone playing against Dallas! That is all.

David Garrard (vs. Houston): That rule applies to Houston as well.

Sam Bradford (at San Francisco): Will he get you 20 points? Unlikely. But he should be good for something like 15 or so. San Francisco's defense is not that good and allowed 18 points to Matt Moore in Week 7. Bradford's better than Moore.

Rashard Mendenhall (vs. New England): His carries had dropped to 15 for each of Weeks 7 and 8 before bouncing back nicely to 22 last week against Cincinnati. The Patriots just allowed 32 points to Adrian Peterson and 31 fantasy points to Peyton Hillis. All aboard the Mendenhall train!

Jahvid Best (at Buffalo): He hasn't done much of anything since he exploded in Week 2. But if there is anything a running back in a slump needs, it's a matchup with Buffalo. I also like Kevin Smith in case you're in a deep league or just have an emergency.

Thomas Jones and Jamaal Charles (at Denver): I feel like I put them here every week. They're playing Denver, the worst defense against fantasy RBs. Start 'em.

Fred Jacksvon (vs. Detroit): Detroit is pretty terrible against the run. Jackson hasn't been that good this year but this looks like it'll be a good week for him.

Hakeem Nicks (vs. Dallas): START EVERYONE AGAINST DALLAS! Heck, you should be starting Steve Smith and even Mario Manningham.

Anquan Boldin (at Atlanta): He's been rather inconsistent lately but Atlanta is pretty bad against the pass. I think he schools Dunta Robinson and finds the endzone.

Dez Bryant (at New York Giants): Since Jon Kitna has taken over, he has had 23, 8, and 12 points and, in the last two games, 16 total receptions. Kitna's looking to him often and, chances are, the Cowboys will be down early and have to throw.

Braylon Edwards (at Cleveland): He's playing his old team, a team he hasn't been shy about trashing. He's gonna need to back up his words.

Mike Wallace (vs. New England): I loved him in the preseason and, since Big Ben has come back, he's been money. In four games, he has three TDs and game scores of 15, 11, 4, and 17. The Patriots' secondary is not that good. Look for Wallace to burn them deep for at least one score.

Tony Moeaki (at Denver): Denver's defense...nonexistant. Moeaki is a solid source of about 5-6 ppg. Combine the two and I think that Moeaki finds the endzone. Gut feeling, but still...

Chris Cooley (vs. Philadelphia): A rule of thumb for the past few years is Start Your Tight Ends vs. Philadelphia. Cooley is a tight end. His opponent is Philadelphia. Rules, people!