Week 4 Rankings

It's just over two weeks until my wedding, so I don't have the time to do a ton of writing, but I'm going to keep trying to get these rankings out here each and every week.  The bye weeks have begun, so let the serious adding and dropping begin.  We'll see how right/wrong I am this week!

QBs
1.Aaron Rodgers
2.RGIII
3.Drew Brees
4.Matt Ryan
5.Tom Brady
6.Peyton Manning
7.Matthew Stafford

8.Joe Flacco 9.Cam Newton 10.Ryan Fitzpatrick 11.Michael Vick 12.Eli Manning 13.Philip Rivers

14.Tony Romo 15.Andy Dalton 16.Josh Freeman 17.Matt Schaub 18.Carson Palmer 19.Christian Ponder 20. Kevin Kolb Last week I was pretty wrong about Newton and Rodgers, as I'm sure many others were, but I was pretty spot on with Fitzpatrick.  He's still getting no love from the experts (16th on yahoo and 18th on espn this week), and I just picked him up off the waiver wire in my league.  We'll see if I have the stones to start him over Rivers this week because I think he'll have another big game against New England.  The Redskins and Bucs have each given up over 1000 total passing yards this season, and this week they're playing each other.  RGIII is an obvious play at this point, but I think one could argue him for the top spot this week.  I'm also adding Josh Freeman back to the list (at least for this week), as he'll probably torch the Skins' secondary.

RBs

1.Arian Foster

2.Ray Rice 3.Maurice Jones-Drew 4.Jamaal Charles

5.Marshawn Lynch 6.Darren McFadden 7.LeSean McCoy 8.Adrian Peterson 9.Benjarvis Green-Ellis 10.Ryan Mathews 11.Michael Bush 12.DeMarco Murray 13.Trent Richardson 14.Frank Gore 15.Doug Martin 16.Mikel Leshoure 17.Darren Sproles 18.Michael Turner 19.Cedric Benson 20.Stevan Ridley 21.Reggie Bush 22.Alfred Morris 23.Fred Jackson 24.Ahmad Bradshaw 25.Ryan Williams 26.Steven Jackson 27.Willis McGahee 28.Chris Johnson 29.Tashard Choice 30.Jacquizz Rodgers 31.Jonathan Stewart 32.Ben Tate 33.Shonn Greene 34.DeAngelo Williams 35.Pierre Thomas 36.Lance Ball 37.Daniel Thomas 38.Andre Brown 39.Mark Ingram 40.Peyton Hillis Looks like I was a little too low on Andre Brown last week, but I'm going to stay down on him again this week because Bradshaw's back.  I almost made a bet this past weekend that Andre Brown wouldn't have a 100+ yard rushing game the rest of the season (and now I'm wishing I had done it).  I had Michael Bush in the top 10 last week, and he filled in just fine.  I think he'll continue to do well, even this week against an improved Dallas defense.  I mentioned Mikel Leshoure last week, and I said that "I expect Kevin Smith to get injured any day now, and Leshoure could be that late round flier who turns into fantasy gold by the middle of the season."  Smith didn't get one touch in week 3, and although he didn't have any apparent injury, I think his (fantasy) season is done at this point.  Big shoutout to Brandon in our league for both drafting Leshoure and playing him last week over Pierre Thomas. WRs

1.AJ Green 2.Calvin Johnson 3.Julio Jones 4.Percy Harvin 5.Andre Johnson 6.Larry Fitzgerald 7.Victor Cruz 8.Brandon Marshall 9.Brandon Lloyd 10.Roddie White 11.Demaryius Thomas 12.Steve Smith 13.Dwayne Bowe 14.Steve Johnson 15.Greg Jennings 16.Torrey Smith 17.Miles Austin 18.Jordy Nelson 19.Hakeem Nicks 20.Eric Decker 21.Vincent Jackson 22.Wes Welker 23.Malcom Floyd 24.Marques Colston 25.Dez Bryant 26.Kenny Britt 27.Danny Amendola 28.DeShaun Jackson 29.Jeremy Maclin 30.Denarius Moore 31.Michael Crabtree 32.Brandon LaFell 33.Lance Moore 34.Anquan Boldin 35.Mike Williams 36.Davone Bess 37.Santonio Holmes 38.Andrew Hawkins 39.Nate Burleson 40.Leonard Hankerson So last week, saying Cruz would probably get 20+ targets was a bit of an exaggeration. He still got 8 targets, but he didn't do much with them.  Andre Brown blew up, and Barden stepped in nicely for Nicks, so those two things also didn't help Cruz's value.  Apparently me giving him the kiss of death didn't help either (look out this week, AJ!).  Larry Fitzgerald climbs back up after an AFC Offensive Player of the Week performance, and I'm also regaining confidence in Brandon Lloyd's top-10 potential.  I'm moving Kenny Britt up a bit this week, and I see him potentially being inside the top-20 for the remainder of the season.  We'll see if he blows up this week on the field, within one of his knees, or off the field at a strip club.  Any of those things are very possible, but I'm going out on a limb and saying that Britt will be back. TEs

1.Jimmy Graham

2.Rob Gronkowski 3.Vernon Davis 4.Tony Gonzalez 5.Martellus Bennett 6.Jermichael Finley 7.Antonio Gates 8.Kyle Rudolph 9.Dennis Pitta 10.Brent Celek 11.Brandon Pettigrew 12.Jason Witten 13.Owen Daniels 14.Jared Cook 15.Jacob Tamme 16.Fred Davis 17.Greg Olsen 18.Jermaine Gresham Antonio Gates continues to do nothing, and I continue to keep giving him a chance.  Meanwhile, Dennis Pitta is producing on my bench.  It'll be a game-time decision tonight as to whether or not I throw Pitta into the mix instead of Gates.  The experts seem to still like Gates too, which is also frustrating.  Kyle Rudolph looks like he'll be a top-10 mainstay amongst tight ends, but we'll see about Bennett.  I'm leaving him up there for now, but I feel like once Bradshaw and Nicks are back to full strength, they might get more of the touches, and more importantly, touchdowns.

DEF 1.Cardinals

2.Seahawks 3.Ravens 4.Texans 5.Falcons 6.Bears 7.Packers 8.49ers 9.Cowboys 10.Jets 11.Eagles

12.Broncos 13.Giants 14.Dolphins I was right about the Bears against St. Louis last week, though they were barely edged out for the top spot to the Cardinals.  Thus, Arizona tops my rankings this week (especially since they are at home again, this time against a rookie quarterback and the rest of the Dolphins).  Christian Ponder looked good against the 49ers, which just goes to show you that the safe pick doesn't always pan out.  I'm dropping San Fran down a little going on the road again.  I definitely didn't give the Seahawks enough credit with Green Bay coming into town, but they look like a defense that will be a start every week no matter what.  I like them a lot this week against St. Louis obviously, but also I think they'll stay in the top 5 most weeks throughout the remainder of the season. The refs are back!  Let's get ready for some football!!! Cheers, Bart