Week 3 Hot and Not
If you are in need of a HOT fantasy football player these Top Hot players for the week should help you out if they’re in your lineup. They may also be free agents on your waiver wire.
If you need to dump a lame duck on your team, these NOTS should be them. Throw em in the trash if you can afford to not have them on your bench. Fantasy Football always favors the prepared mind.
The more research you do, and the more HOT players you have to choose from on your team, the better your odds are of winning your fantasy football league outright this year.
After all of the weekly games are finished be sure to check our waiver wire column, studs and duds, a who’s hot, and who’s not report plus more in our fantasy football guide.
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This week’s Hot and Not is more about trends rather than one week performances. Some have strung together 2 good games and with these performances, show no signs of slowing down. On the flip-side, some players have underachieved through the 1st 2 weeks, leaving the Fantasy Football world to wonder if their guy is destined to be a bust.
HOT
1. Drew Brees – New Orleans – 669 yards and 9 TDS.!!!!! Unbelievable. Everything is clicking for the Saints – don’t see it slowing down anytime soon. I might as well tattoo his name into this column for the rest of the year.
2. Eli Manning – NY Giants – How good does it feel to come in and beat the hated Cowboys in their brand new house? Eli was good in the opener, superb in Week 2. Tampa, KC, Oakland, New Orleans and Arizona coming up – cha ching!!!!!!
3. Chris Johnson – Tennessee – With 284 combined yards and 3 TD’s. this week, he’s Megan Fox hot. Top 3 most explosive players in the NFL and Fantasy Gold.
4. Willis McGahee – Baltimore – The unquestioned goal-line back in a high powered offense, McGahee’s obvious commitment in the off season has turned him into a Touchdown machine. Cleveland, New England and Cincinnati. Are next up, so there is no reason that Willis’s hot streak won’t continue.
5. Cedric Benson – Cincinnati – Who would have seen this coming. “The Afterthought” has been stellar for the Bengals this year. Not only is he getting ALL the touches out of the backfield, but he is producing like a #1 Draft Choice. Don’t think it will continue against Pittsburgh – But he looks like he could be the steal of this year’s draft when all is said and done.
6. Darrin Sproles – San Diego – Taking full advantage of LT’s ineptitude and his injuries. Looks like Tomlinson will be out again this week and like the Chargers will be in no rush to get him back. Ride the little man!
7. Steve Smith – NY Giants – Plax is gone, the Giants won’t have a passing game right??? Wrong! Steve is stepping up and Eli has a lot of confidence in him. Double Digit targets in both games and a stat line to back it up makes him Hot.
8. Santonio Holmes – Pittsburgh – The Steelers are a passing team – hard to believe. The combination of a poor running game and a newfound mojo in the passing game has made Santonio a monster this year. 14 catches and over 200 yards so far this year – nuff said.
9. Tony Gonzalez – Atlanta – Seems to be the missing piece of the puzzle in Atlanta. He has been a beauty this year – capable of picking up a much needed 1st down and hauling in a score or 2. You don’t think he’s happy to be out of KC?
10. Brent Celek – Philadelphia – Not even an unexpected change at QB has slowed him down so far. Brent is as steady a performer as there is in the league this year. If you drafted him – congrats.
11. Redskins DST – Holding teams down, getting sack and turnovers. Play Detroit this week – any questions?
NOT
1. Mark Bulger – St. Louis – a reconstructed O-Line made for optimism in the off season, but it hasn’t translated on the field. Despite being down in both games this year, Bulger hasn’t even come close to 200 yards passing. Only a matter of time before he’s on crutches, waiting for free agency and his time to be a quality backup for a contending team. 
2. Brady Quinn – Cleveland – Paging Derek Anderson!!! The Browns just can’t get it done. Not much hope on the horizon either.
3. “Not So Fast”Willie Parker – Ugh! Blame the injury, blame the lack of reps. In the preseason, blame George Bush for being a boob – the fact is that Willie is done. Another member of the Shaun Alexander/Edge James/ Jamal Lewis Slippery Slope Club! Only thing going for him is that his backups are just as bad.
4. Matt Forte – Chicago – Early candidate for the “Bust of the Year” HAS to right the ship this weekend, or he will be riding a lot of Fantasy Pine. The Bears have been competitive this year – no thanks to Matt. Barely over 100 combined yards in 2 games isn’t gonna get it done.
5. Ryan Grant – Green Bay – Although he has scored in the 1st 2 game, combined yards of 61 and 68 in those games is a true disappointment. Nobody is scared of the Pack’s running game, forcing Aaron Rogers to carry the team. C’mon Ryan, you are bringing the whole offense down!!
6. Brian Westbrook – Philadelphia – Here we go again – Fragile Brian might miss another week. The Dude can’t stay healthy and is in real danger of losing his starting job to McCoy. Are Westbrook and Willie Parker the same guy?
7. Steve Slaton – Houston – Last year’s Waiver Wire Darling, Steve came into this year with huge expectations. So what the hell happened? Slippery Steve can’t hold onto the ball and when he does, he can’t get away from defenders. Slaton is perilously close to losing his job to castoff – Chris Brown.
8. Terrell Owens – Buffalo – Maybe with the season ending injury to Derek Shouman will result in a few more targets for TO. So far, Owens has been like a WR3 being paid WR1 money. He seems lost in an offense that is anything but high powered. I wonder if TO likes his role as a high priced decoy?
9. Eddie Royal and Brandon Marshall – Denver – Both being outplayed by Brandon Stokely and Jabar Gaffney right now. Kyle Orton has never had such weapons at his disposal, and it seems that he doesn’t know how to use them. I see it being a LONG year for the duo – trade them now if you can.
10. Santana Moss – Washington – You might get a few 100+ yard games from him this year, but you will have to suffer through a bunch of 20 yard games. If you subscribe to that formula, he’s probably due because he has been awful so far this year.
11. Dallas DST – Giving up points like Oprah gives up on diets!
