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Welcome back to another year of your favorite Cafe feature, Start & Sit. We’ve have a wonderful turnout for the 2010 season, with many Cafe members joining me for these first week’s ratings, and several other members pledging to contribute their time in future weeks. Much thanks to all our rankers this year, including Dan Lambskin, daullaz, seahawks506 and 204BC in Week 1.
 
In 2010, we’re ranking all the players we expect could see a significant amount of game action each week. We factor in a player’s overall ability, his weekly matchup, and the current status of his health. The result is one Start/Sit number, based on a scale of 100, and we’ll use each member’s ratings to find an average for each player. The higher a guy is on our list, the better you should feel starting him.
 

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	Opponent	Average
1	Peyton Manning	IND	at HOU	92.40
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at PHI	92.00
3	Drew Brees	NO	MIN	90.80
4	Matt Schaub	HOU	IND	83.60
5	Philip Rivers	SD	at KC	82.60
6	Tony Romo	DAL	at WAS	82.40
7	Tom Brady	NE	CIN	82.00
8	Jay Cutler	CHI	DET	80.80
9	Eli Manning	NYG	CAR	70.80
10	Matt Ryan	ATL	at PIT	70.00
11	Carson Palmer	CIN	at NE	69.20
12	Kyle Orton	DEN	at JAC	68.60
13	Matthew Stafford	DET	at CHI	68.40
14	Kevin Kolb	PHI	GB	68.20
15	Brett Favre	MIN	at NO	67.97
16	Alex Smith	SF	at SEA	66.00
17	Joe Flacco	BAL	at NYJ	64.60
18	Derek Anderson	ARI	at STL	64.00
19	Matt Moore	CAR	at NYG	63.20
T-19	Vince Young	TEN	OAK	63.20
21	Jason Campbell	OAK	at TEN	62.05
22	Donovan McNabb	WAS	DAL	61.94
23	Chad Henne	MIA	at BUF	61.40
24	David Garrard	JAC	DEN	59.20
25	Sam Bradford	STL	ARI	58.60
26	Matt Cassel	KC	SD	58.40
27	Dennis Dixon	PIT	ATL	58.00
28	Josh Freeman	TB	CLE	57.23
29	Jake Delhomme	CLE	at TB	57.20
30	Trent Edwards	BUF	MIA	57.00
31	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	BAL	56.60
32	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	SF	55.40

 
Start: Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears. Cutler has been falling in drafts throughout the preseason thanks to offensive coordinator Mike Martz’s somewhat controversial decision not to play an offensive line. His value was also hurt by his own reputation as a petulant brat. Now I admit some of that reputation is well-earned, but a lot of it is due to the fact that he just looks like someone you want to root against. But not this week, when he gets the Lions in what is sure to be a high scoring affair. Detroit’s offense seems to have taken a step forward from last year, and the Bears are likely to keep throwing to stay ahead of the curve. Cutler may throw a pick or two, but I look for him to pile up the yards and connect for two or three scores.
 
Sit: Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens. If you drafted Flacco this season, you probably did so as part of a committee. This is the week to go with the other half of that committee. The Ravens travel to New York to face the Jets who get Darrelle Revis back after a lengthy holdout. Even without Revis, this would have been a tough assignment for the Ravens passing attack. With Revis back in the fold, the Jets need to be back atop your defensive ranks. More importantly, Flacco needs to be on your bench.
 

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Opponent	Average
1	Chris Johnson	TEN	OAK	98.20
2	Adrian Peterson	MIN	at NO	92.80
3	Frank Gore	SF	at SEA	91.80
4	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	DEN	88.17
5	Ryan Mathews	SD	at KC	84.60
6	Steven Jackson	STL	ARI	83.50
7	Ronnie Brown	MIA	at BUF	83.00
8	Michael Turner	ATL	at PIT	82.00
9	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	at NYG	81.40
10	Ray Rice	BAL	at NYJ	81.20
11	Ryan Grant	GB	at PHI	78.00
12	Matt Forte	CHI	DET	77.40
13	Cedric Benson	CIN	at NE	77.00
14	Arian Foster	HOU	IND	76.80
15	Jerome Harrison	CLE	at TB	76.60
16	Ricky Williams	MIA	at BUF	75.20
17	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	ATL	74.97
18	Jahvid Best	DET	at CHI	74.80
19	Jamaal Charles	KC	SD	74.40
T-19	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	CAR	74.40
21	Cadillac Williams	TB	CLE	72.80
22	Beanie Wells	ARI	at STL	72.22
23	Joseph Addai	IND	at HOU	71.40
24	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	at NYG	70.60
25	Marion Barber	DAL	at WAS	70.40
26	Pierre Thomas	NO	MIN	69.60
27	Shonn Greene	NYJ	BAL	68.60
28	LeSean McCoy	PHI	GB	68.00
29	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	CAR	67.60
30	C.J. Spiller	BUF	MIA	67.40
31	Tim Hightower	ARI	at STL	66.60
32	Felix Jones	DAL	at WAS	65.80
33	Darren Sproles	SD	at KC	64.60
34	Thomas Jones	KC	SD	63.60
35	Chester Taylor	CHI	DET	63.40
36	Darren McFadden	OAK	at TEN	63.00
37	Clinton Portis	WAS	DAL	62.80
38	Kareem Huggins	TB	CLE	61.60
39	Reggie Bush	NO	MIN	61.20
40	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	at JAC	61.01
41	Justin Forsett	SEA	SF	60.60
42	Peyton Hills	CLE	at TB	58.60
43	Donald Brown	IND	at HOU	58.20
44	Fred Taylor	NE	CIN	55.00
45	Anthony Dixon	SF	at SEA	54.40
46	Leon Washington	SEA	SF	53.80
47	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	BAL	53.40
48	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	at JAC	53.36
49	Brian Westbrook	SF	at SEA	49.53
50	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	MIA	48.80
51	Steve Slaton	HOU	IND	47.76
52	Mike Bell	PHI	GB	47.60
53	Fred Jackson	BUF	MIA	46.03
54	Kevin Faulk	NE	CIN	45.82
55	Laurence Maroney	NE	CIN	45.40
56	Kevin Smith	DET	at CHI	44.87
57	Larry Johnson	WAS	DAL	41.40
58	Sammy Morris	NE	CIN	40.20
T-58	Javon Ringer	TEN	OAK	40.20
60	Rashad Jennings	JAC	DEN	40.00
61	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	CIN	39.84
62	James Davis	CLE	at TB	39.60
63	Bernard Scott	CIN	at NE	38.60
64	Toby Gerhart	MIN	at NO	37.60
65	Derrick Ward	HOU	IND	37.20
66	Tashard Choice	DAL	at WAS	36.80
T-66	Brandon Jackson	GB	at PHI	36.80
68	Willis McGahee	BAL	at NYJ	35.40
69	Mewelde Moore	PIT	ATL	33.00
70	Jerious Norwood	ATL	at PIT	32.40
71	Jason Snelling	ATL	at PIT	31.60
72	Leonard Weaver	PHI	GB	31.20
73	Kenneth Darby	STL	ARI	29.10
74	Khalil Bell	CHI	DET	28.80
75	Maurice Morris	DET	at CHI	27.80
76	Michael Bennett	OAK	at TEN	27.20
77	Deji Karim	JAC	DEN	26.20
T-77	Keiland Williams	WAS	DAL	26.20
79	Albert Young	MIN	at NO	19.80
80	Danny Ware	NYG	CAR	19.60
81	Isaac Redman	PIT	ATL	19.40
82	Jackie Battle	KC	SD	19.20
83	DeShawn Wynn	NO	MIN	15.60
84	Joe McKnight	NYJ	BAL	14.40
85	Michael Bush	OAK	at TEN	5.60

 
Start: Tim Hightower, Arizona Cardinals. People tend to favor Chris Wells simply because he’s more “talented” and “explosive.” Whatever. Those are just words. Throughout the preseason, the buzz around Cardinals camp has been that the coaches like Hightower a lot because he does all of the little things (which I assume is essential if you don’t do the big things). Now Wells is hurt and, while he may still play, Hightower is expected to be the Week 1 starter. Combine that with a favorable matchup (Rams), and you’ve got yourself a solid RB2 to open the season.
 
Sit: Knowshon Moreno, Denver Broncos. Moreno has said his hamstring feels “better” and that he’s 80% healthy to start the season. This tells me two things. One, he’s 20% unhealthy (math has always been kind of “my thing”). And two, the Broncos are going to be very cautious with him. Moreno is an exceptional runner, but Denver isn’t going to push him knowing that a re-injury would cost him several weeks. Unless you’re in a deeper league, I’d recommend a wait and see approach with Moreno this week.
 

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	Opponent	Average
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	at CHI	90.20
2	Reggie Wayne	IND	at HOU	90.00
3	Andre Johnson	HOU	IND	89.40
4	Roddy White	ATL	at PIT	85.40
5	Randy Moss	NE	CIN	84.80
6	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at STL	84.45
7	Miles Austin	DAL	at WAS	84.40
8	Greg Jennings	GB	at PHI	83.60
9	Marques Colston	NO	MIN	83.33
10	Steve Smith	CAR	at NYG	82.78
11	Michael Crabtree	SF	at SEA	81.00
12	DeSean Jackson	PHI	GB	79.20
13	Hines Ward	PIT	ATL	79.00
14	Brandon Marshall	MIA	at BUF	78.60
15	Johnny Knox	CHI	DET	78.20
16	Malcom Floyd	SD	at KC	77.80
17	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	at NE	76.20
18	Pierre Garcon	IND	at HOU	75.80
19	Dwayne Bowe	KC	SD	75.60
20	Donald Driver	GB	at PHI	74.00
T-20	Steve Smith	NYG	CAR	74.00
22	Percy Harvin	MIN	at NO	73.92
23	Santana Moss	WAS	DAL	73.60
24	Mike Sims-Walker	JAC	DEN	72.80
T-24	Mike Williams	TB	CLE	72.80
26	Mike Wallace	PIT	ATL	72.40
27	Devin Aromashodu	CHI	DET	72.20
28	Jabar Gaffney	DEN	at JAC	72.00
29	Devin Hester	CHI	DET	71.00
T-29	Terrell Owens	CIN	at NE	71.00
31	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	CAR	70.60
32	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	GB	70.00
33	Anquan Boldin	BAL	at NYJ	69.60
34	Lee Evans	BUF	MIA	67.60
35	Legedu Naanee	SD	at KC	66.60
36	Eddie Royal	DEN	at JAC	65.60
37	Steve Breaston	ARI	at STL	65.40
38	Austin Collie	IND	at HOU	64.60
39	Nate Burleson	DET	at CHI	64.20
T-39	Robert Meachem	NO	MIN	64.20
41	Wes Welker	NE	CIN	63.97
42	Mohamed Massaquoi	CLE	at TB	63.20
43	Louis Murphy	OAK	at TEN	63.00
44	Mike Thomas	JAC	DEN	62.60
T-44	Bernard Berrian	MIN	at NO	62.60
46	Josh Morgan	SF	at SEA	62.50
47	Sammie Stroughter	TB	CLE	62.40
48	Laurent Robinson	STL	ARI	62.03
49	Jacoby Jones	HOU	IND	62.00
50	Braylon Edwards	NYJ	BAL	61.40
51	Devery Henderson	NO	MIN	61.00
52	Mike Williams	SEA	SF	60.20
53	Chris Chambers	KC	SD	59.20
54	Derrick Mason	BAL	at NYJ	58.80
55	Early Doucet	ARI	at STL	58.60
56	Kevin Walter	HOU	IND	58.00
T-56	Kenny Britt	TEN	OAK	58.00
58	Dez Bryant	DAL	at WAS	57.02
59	Danny Amendola	STL	ARI	56.60
60	Nate Washington	TEN	OAK	56.40
61	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	BAL	56.20
62	James Jones	GB	at PHI	56.00
63	Anthony Gonzalez	IND	at HOU	55.80
64	Josh Cribbs	CLE	at TB	55.20
65	Jordan Shipley	CIN	at NE	55.00
66	Dwayne Jarrett	CAR	at NYG	54.60
67	Dexter McCluster	KC	SD	54.40
68	Mario Manningham	NYG	CAR	54.20
T-68	Deion Branch	SEA	SF	54.20
70	Ted Ginn Jr.	SF	at SEA	52.90
71	Steve Johnson	BUF	MIA	52.80
T-71	Brian Robiskie	CLE	at TB	52.80
T-71	Brian Hartline	MIA	at BUF	52.80
74	Justin Gage	TEN	OAK	52.40
75	Harry Douglas	ATL	at PIT	52.20
T-75	Greg Camarillo	MIN	at NO	52.20
T-75	Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	at TEN	52.20
78	Maurice Stovall	TB	CLE	52.00
T-78	Joey Galloway	WAS	DAL	52.00
80	Lance Moore	NO	MIN	51.80
81	Arrelious Benn	TB	CLE	51.60
82	Roy Williams	DAL	at WAS	51.30
83	Roscoe Parrish	BUF	MIA	50.80
84	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	BAL	at NYJ	50.00
85	Jason Avant	PHI	GB	48.80
86	Julian Edelman	NE	CIN	47.77
87	Davone Bess	MIA	at BUF	45.60
88	Golden Tate	SEA	SF	45.40
89	Brandon LaFell	CAR	at NYG	42.40
90	Brandon Gibson	STL	ARI	42.00
91	Antwaan Randel El	PIT	ATL	41.60
92	Bryant Johnson	DET	at CHI	41.40
93	Patrick Crayton	SD	at KC	40.00
94	Deon Butler	SEA	SF	39.20
95	Devin Thomas	WAS	DAL	38.40
96	Jordy Nelson	GB	at PHI	38.00
97	Eric Decker	DEN	at JAC	37.60
98	Craig Davis	SD	at KC	35.60
99	Mark Clayton	STL	ARI	35.20
100	Michael Jenkins	ATL	at PIT	33.80
101	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	at JAC	32.92
102	Anthony Armstrong	WAS	DAL	32.80
103	Brandon Tate	NE	CIN	31.60
104	Emmanuel Sanders	PIT	ATL	29.40
105	Yamon Figurs	OAK	at TEN	28.80
106	Jarrett Dillard	JAC	DEN	28.00
107	David Anderson	HOU	IND	26.60
108	Brad Smith	NYJ	BAL	26.40
109	Victor Cruz	NYG	CAR	24.80
110	Andre Caldwell	CIN	at NE	24.60
111	Lavelle Hawkins	TEN	OAK	23.40
112	Riley Cooper	PHI	GB	23.00
113	Charly Martin	CAR	at NYG	17.80
114	Rasheid Davis	CHI	DET	17.60
115	Stephen Williams	ARI	at STL	17.20
116	Derrick Williams	DET	at CHI	14.80
117	Brian Finneran	ATL	at PIT	14.00
118	Chansi Stuckey	CLE	at TB	12.80
119	Terrance Copper	KC	SD	12.20
120	Kasim Osgood	JAC	DEN	11.80

 
Start: Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vikings. Harvin is going to do more than a little bit of everything in this game for three reasons. Sidney Rice (hip) is out of the lineup. Brett Favre doesn’t appear to have good chemistry with Bernard Berrian. The Vikings have stated they want to get Harvin some looks as the outside wide receiver. These factors, combined with Harvin’s established ability as an underneath receiver, add up to a solid WR2 with upside beyond that.
 
Sit: Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys. Expectations for Bryant are sky high thanks to his nearly unparalleled physical tools. Unfortunately, Bryant is still working his way back from an ankle injury that forced him to miss much of the preseason. Bryant may well be a fantasy star, but it won’t be this week against a Washington team that ranked in the top eight against the pass last year.
 

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	Opponent	Average
1	Antonio Gates	SD	at KC	94.00
2	Vernon Davis	SF	at SEA	93.00
3	Dallas Clark	IND	at HOU	91.65
4	Jermichael Finley	GB	at PHI	87.60
5	Jason Witten	DAL	at WAS	83.80
6	Brent Celek	PHI	GB	82.40
7	Kellen Winslow	TB	CLE	82.32
8	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	at PIT	79.80
9	Zach Miller	OAK	at TEN	78.50
10	Greg Olsen	CHI	DET	78.20
11	Chris Cooley	WAS	DAL	75.30
12	Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	at NO	73.80
13	Heath Miller	PIT	ATL	72.80
14	John Carlson	SEA	SF	70.20
15	Jeremy Shockey	NO	MIN	69.13
16	Kevin Boss	NYG	CAR	66.40
17	Tony Scheffler	DET	at CHI	66.20
18	Dustin Keller	NYJ	BAL	63.60
19	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	at NE	63.40
20	Ben Watson	CLE	at TB	60.90
21	Todd Heap	BAL	at NYJ	59.20
22	Daniel Graham	DEN	at JAC	58.40
23	Anthony Fasano	MIA	at BUF	58.20
24	Ben Patrick	ARI	at STL	58.00
T-24	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	DEN	58.00
26	Bo Scaife	TEN	OAK	56.80
27	Jeff King	CAR	at NYG	56.60
28	Michael Hoomanawanui	STL	ARI	55.20
29	Owen Daniels	HOU	IND	54.98
30	Leonard Pope	KC	SD	54.40
31	Jonathan Stupar	BUF	MIA	54.00
32	Aaron Hernandez	NE	CIN	52.56
33	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	at CHI	50.00
34	Dante Rosario	CAR	at NYG	47.40
35	Rob Gronkowski	NE	CIN	42.80
36	Fred Davis	WAS	DAL	37.70
37	Daniel Fells	STL	ARI	22.60
38	Donald Lee	GB	at PHI	21.20
39	Zach Miller	JAC	DEN	21.00
40	Martellus Bennett	DAL	at WAS	12.60

 
Start: Zach Miller, Oakland Raiders. It’s all relative. In Oakland, Jason Campbell is Peyton Manning simply by not being JaMarcus Russell. Never has ordinary been so extraordinary. Still, the Raiders receivers don’t exactly inspire confidence. Louis Murphy is decent (and probably a good sleeper). But Chaz Schilens continues to be injured and Darrius Heyward-Bey continues to be Darrius Heyward-Bey. That leaves Miller as the likely recipient of a ton on targets. Look for him to catch 6–8 of those targets this week and maybe even find the end zone.
 
Sit: Dustin Keller, New York Jets. Keller is an athletic, pass-catching tight end, but he has a couple of things working against him. First, the Jets are a run-first, run-second team, meaning Keller isn’t likely to see a lot of targets. Second, when the Jets have thrown this preseason they’ve looked awful. Put it all together and the Jets passing attack doesn’t appear to have the quality or the quantity to make Keller worthy of a start for your team this week.
 

Rank	Team Defense	Team	Opponent	Average
1	Jets	NYJ	BAL	84.80
2	Ravens	BAL	at NYJ	82.80
3	49ers	SF	at SEA	82.40
4	Packers	GB	at PHI	78.00
T-4	Vikings	MIN	at NO	78.00
6	Chargers	SD	at KC	77.20
7	Cowboys	DAL	at WAS	76.80
8	Titans	TEN	OAK	75.80
9	Dolphins	MIA	at BUF	74.40
10	Bears	CHI	DET	73.80
T-10	Steelers	PIT	ATL	73.80
12	Saints	NO	MIN	73.20
13	Broncos	DEN	at JAC	71.80
14	Patriots	NE	CIN	71.40
15	Eagles	PHI	GB	70.40
16	Cardinals	ARI	at STL	70.20
17	Giants	NYG	CAR	69.80
18	Buccaneers	TB	CLE	69.00
19	Falcons	ATL	at PIT	67.80
20	Panthers	CAR	at NYG	66.40
21	Bengals	CIN	at NE	65.80
22	Colts	IND	at HOU	64.00
23	Jaguars	JAC	DEN	63.20
24	Browns	CLE	at TB	62.60
T-24	Redskins	WAS	DAL	62.60
26	Bills	BUF	MIA	61.40
27	Texans	HOU	IND	60.20
28	Seahawks	SEA	SF	59.40
29	Lions	DET	at CHI	58.60
T-29	Raiders	OAK	at TEN	58.60
31	Rams	STL	ARI	58.00
32	Chiefs	KC	SD	56.40

 
Start: San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers finished 15th in total defense last year but appear to be poised to take a step forward in 2010. Even if that step is a small one, it should be enough to do well in Week 1 against Seattle. The Seahawks finished outside the top 20 in offense in 2009 and are likely remain near the bottom of the pack. I look for the 49ers to put up enough points to force Seattle’s offense to take chances. From there, I’m confident the Seahawks don’t have enough playmakers to make those chances pay off.
 
Sit: Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings were one of the first defenses off the board in most drafts, but this week you may be better off picking up a replacement. They’ll travel to New Orleans for a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship game. For those who’ve forgotten, Minnesota was well on their way to the Super Bowl until Brett Favre became the first player in NFL history to actually retire during a game. He’s back now, but he won’t be able to help a Vikings defense that has the unenviable task of trying to stop an offense that doesn’t make mistakes. Drew Brees and company are one of a handful of elite groups you want your fantasy defense to avoid.
 
Editor’s note: Drew goes ‘off the board’ here by deciding to sit the Vikings D. He has Minnesota 13th overall (behind NYJ, SF, DAL, GB, ARZ, DEN, SD, BAL, MIA, NYG, NO, PIT), while our panel considers them a top five option.
 

Rank	Kickers	Team	Opponent	Average
1	Nate Kaeding	SD	at KC	86.20
2	Ryan Longwell	MIN	at NO	83.80
3	Mason Crosby	GB	at PHI	82.00
4	Neil Rackers	HOU	IND	81.60
5	Robbie Gould	CHI	DET	80.60
6	Garrett Hartley	NO	MIN	80.40
7	David Akers	PHI	GB	79.80
8	Rob Bironas	TEN	OAK	78.60
9	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	CIN	77.80
10	Matt Prater	DEN	at JAC	76.20
11	Jay Feely	ARI	at STL	75.60
12	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	CAR	75.20
13	Adam Vinatieri	IND	at HOU	74.40
14	Joe Nedney	SF	at SEA	73.00
15	Jason Hanson	DET	at CHI	72.80
16	David Buehler	DAL	at WAS	72.20
17	Phil Dawson	CLE	at TB	71.40
18	Dan Carpenter	MIA	at BUF	71.20
19	Nick Folk	NYJ	BAL	70.80
20	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	at TEN	70.20
T-20	Jeff Reed	PIT	ATL	70.20
22	Mike Nugent	CIN	at NE	67.80
23	Matt Bryant	ATL	at PIT	67.00
24	Josh Scobee	JAC	DEN	66.40
25	Rian Lindell	BUF	MIA	66.20
26	John Kasay	CAR	at NYG	65.60
27	Olindo Mare	SEA	SF	64.20
28	Ryan Succop	KC	SD	64.00
T-28	Connor Barth	TB	CLE	64.00
30	Billy Cundiff	BAL	at NYJ	63.80
31	Graham Gano	WAS	DAL	60.40
32	Josh Brown	STL	ARI	59.80

 
Start: Rob Bironas, Tennessee Titans. He’ll face Oakland this week and, while I think the Raiders will be better this year, Tennessee is a good bet to sustain some long drives and ultimately win the game. Still, I’m betting Oakland’s defense is good enough to stop a few of those drives before the end zone, resulting in a couple of extra field goals.
 
Sit: Billy Cundiff, Baltimore Ravens. The good news is I’d be surprised if the Jets new stadium is as tough to kick in as their old one. The bad news is I’d be equally surprised if Billy Cundiff gets more than a single attempt to find out.

 
Drew is a lifelong Jets fan. Playing and writing about fantasy football has proven helpful in easing the pain.
 

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