Week 11 Bears Fantasy Focus
- Friday, November 20, 2009 4:24 PM
- Written By: NFL Blog Blitz
The Bears horribleness has been on display for the world to see often this season. Thankfully they turned down requests from that mean ol' Bob Costas and now will be known as the best team ever!
As usual I will point out that even though the Bears are unbelievably painful to watch play football they still can help your fantasy team, at least sometimes. Here are my thoughts on the subject:
Quarterbacks
Jay Cutler: Last week I gave Cutler a lukewarm start and he went on to throw five interceptions. This week he's at home, but still gets a tough Philadelphia defense. Oh, and he plays at night in a prime time game which he seems to have trouble doing. The Eagles are a hard team to understand. They are a middle of the road pass defense, but we've seen Cutler make plenty of mistakes in the face of adversity and the Eagles like to blitz. I see him throwing a couple picks, but I also think he'll throw a lot. START
Donovan McNabb: He had a poor game last week in San Diego and still threw for 450 yards! It looks like Andy Reid has pretty much abandoned the run which happens often with him. DMac has been up and down all season, but if he can throw for 450 yards against a good SD pass defense he can do that against the Bears. START
Running Backs
Matt Forte: He's been doing well in the passing game and Cutler will need him when the Eagles blitz. Look for another game with few rushing yards and a good amount of receiving yards. Just hope he can get into the end zone. START
LeSean McCoy: Brian Westbrook is out at least three weeks so McCoy is the main man now. Last week he was the main man, but hardly saw the ball because McNabb threw about 400 times. It seems like he'll have to see the ball more in the passing game than last week. He's not a strong start, but he's a decent flex. START
Wide Receivers
Devin Hester/Johnny Knox/Earl Bennett: Still a middle of the road crew with some upside. The Eagles are tough on wide receivers and I wouldn't feel great about starting any of them, but if you have to, the only one would be Hester. Bennett and Knox are just too inconsistent to start, and probably even own. Devin Hester START, Earl Bennett/Johnny Knox SIT
DeSean Jackson/Jeremy Maclin/Jason Avant: Now with McNabb and Reid conspiring to throw the ball until both are thrown out of Philadelphia we should be able to safely start both Maclin and Jackson. Yes, Avant had a huge game last week, but that shouldn't be a trend.
Jackson/Maclin START, Avant SIT
Tight Ends
Greg Olsen: The Eagles are most vulnerable or at least give up the most completions to tight ends and running backs since they blitz a lot. Get Olsen in there and hope he gets in the end zone. START
Brent Celek: This year's tight end sleeper that actually worked out for those that grabbed him. He's been good all year and there is no reason to it him against the Bears. START
Defenses
Chicago: They might grab some picks from a throw happy McNabb, but they also may give up a lot of points. I'm sitting them.
Philadelphia: They aren't a must start, but with their blitz happy defense they could easily get turnovers and return one for a TD or three.
-- CHET GRESHAM
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