MAURICE JONES-DREW Steady Hand
DAVID SABINO
November 01, 2010
At this point in the season you should know who your reliable scorers are and you should stick with those players, even if their matchup for the week doesn't seem favorable. If you have one or two guys who aren't bringing it for you, it's definitely wise to look for replacements, but I always try to avoid playing more than one untested guy a week. A player who's going to get you a steady five or seven points is more valuable than one who might earn 15 but also might earn none.
At this point in the season you should know who your reliable scorers are and you should stick with those players, even if their matchup for the week doesn't seem favorable. If you have one or two guys who aren't bringing it for you, it's definitely wise to look for replacements, but I always try to avoid playing more than one untested guy a week. A player who's going to get you a steady five or seven points is more valuable than one who might earn 15 but also might earn none.
Some of the guys I'd look at this week are Jonathan Stewart, who should get most of the carries for the Panthers after DeAngelo Williams hurt his foot on Sunday, and Raiders wide receivers Darrius Heyward-Bey and Nick Miller, who will have to pick up the slack if Louis Murphy can't play.