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Greetings and welcome to Week 4. This week the start/bench projections analysis will be done on the websites listed below, based on their calls on QB. Many of them don't have live links yet but as soon as they are posted I will update them. NFLFreaks Start-Bench List Fantasy Football Cafe Ask the Commish Sit or Start FootballDocs Bench-Start SI Start 'em Sit 'em NFL.com Start 'em Sit 'em CBS Sportsline Start 'em & Sit 'em FantasySharks Start/Bench List Fantasy Football Advice Start 'em Sit 'em Recommendations CoachBox Start/Bench Yahoo/KFFL Who to Start, Who to Bench Also, on an IDP note - don't forget to check out ProFantasySports.com's IDP Report .

...like it is in two of my leagues. I'm talking waiver wire. In a classic waiver wire/news monger style way, one guy in my league picked up Maurice Morris in 2 of the leagues we're in together and another guy picked up Michael Robinson in those same 2 leagues. So like vultures at the feasting table, those guys went in for the kill on some of week 3's latest injuries (though Conway, you might've been a little pessimistic about my boy Gore [photo by ESPN]). Hopefully you can take advantage of some of the hot deals of the week. Read on for advice. Fantasy Sharks Week 4 Waiver Wire Advice Fanball's Hot Pickups FF Toolbox Week 4 Waiver Wire Bargains

As noted in my previous blog Tight End Predictions , I am comparing the weekly sit/start calls made by several websites to help determine which one has the best predictions week after week. This week the results from 6 different websites with free projections are as follows: 1. NFL Start 'em Sit 'em by Fabiano Suggested starters average ranking for the week: 16.14 Suggested starters average fantasy points for the week: 11.06 Suggested benchers average ranking for the week: 31 Suggested benchers average fantasy points for the week: 6.69 For the 2nd week in a row, the nfl.com/Fabiano did a great job at selecting which players you should start and which you should bench. This one was a close battle though with Ask the Commish, listed below, making similar projections. Fabiano suggested starting 3 of the top 10 RBs and all but one of his starters were in the top 25. With the exception of Ahman Green, he chose benchers who had pretty subpar or mediocre performances at best. 2. Ask ...

When I started this blog I intended to try and leave my own weekly performance woes (or delights) out of the blog as much as possible. Yet I knew it was inevitable that I would post on here some Monday morning (or will it be every Monday morning?) with my hangup of the week. So here's my concern of the week... I'm pretty sure one of the unofficial rules of fantasy football is to avoid having the same guy in all of your leagues - a little diversification is good for lineups. I however did not follow that advice, nor another unofficial rule that says you should never count on a rookie to perform in week 3 as he has in weeks 1 and 2. In an overwhelming Marques lovefest, I picked him up in all 3 of my leagues and am now on the edge of either winning or losing in all 3 of those games. So here I am, sweating bullets over Marques Colston's big Monday Night performance tonight. Marques, my record depends on you.

For those of you who have procrastinated in getting your lineup set for the week - or those of you who want as much advice as you can get - here are a few articles for last minute counsel: 1. SI's Ten Fantasy Tips - advice ranging from Portis to Plummer to the Pep 2. FantasySharks The Prognosticator - includes a chart forecasting the rushing and passing status for each matchup as well as a couple paragraphs on key players in each game 3. Sportingnews.com's Sportingblogs with tips on your lineup from some "experts"

For week 3 I will be analyzing the start/bench calls made on running backs from the sites listed below. Check out each of the links for advice on your lineup but remember to check back on Tuesday to see which site actually gave the best advice. NFLFreaks Start-Bench List Fantasy Football Cafe Ask the Commish Sit or Start FootballDocs Bench-Start SI Start 'em Sit 'em NFL.com Start 'em Sit 'em

Fantasysharks.com has a great article each week on IDPs called The Hive - the studs, strong plays, gut checks, and stay aways are noted for each matchup with a sentence or two of analysis. Highly recommended.