Start 1... Earl Bennett, Bobby Wade, Kelley Washington

[creewan]

Obviously, I'm not very excited about any of these guys.

WR Earl Bennett Chi at Sea
I drafted Bennett (along with Jay Cutler) hoping their chemistry from Vanderbilt would carry over to the NFL. Bennett has been targeted quite often the first two weeks but the timing/communication has been way off. Johnny Knox is on the rise as well. Lovie Smith said early this week that Bennett is still in the game plan but they plan on using "a lot of guys in a rotational situation". Not exactly what you're looking for as a fantasy owner. Knox's speed is what has gotten him playing time. He replaced Bennett for the entire fourth quarter in Chicago's victory last week against the Steelers. Bennett is a solid possession WR but Cutler likes to throw the ball down field, which is where Knox excels. Plus, the Bears have multiple TE's in Olsen and Clark whom they use as the primary third down, possession, move the sticks kind of guys. I'm not quite ready to bail on Bennett, and I his matchup this week against Seattle who is without half of their starting secondary but the game is in Seattle where that defense is always tough.

WR Bobby Wade KC at Phi
I just picked up Bobby Wade whom I would automatically start if not for going up against the Eagles. He was signed last week, had only 5 days to learn the playbook, but ended up starting on Sunday and catching 6 passes for 72 yards while being targeted a team high 9 times. Cassel seemed to already have a good rapport with Wade, seeming to know exactly where he was when he needed to get rid of the ball. Dwayne Bowe is on the other side and should get most of the coverage rolled his way throughout the game/season. Is Philly's defense alone a reason to leave Wade on the bench in favor of one of my other questionable WR's?

WR Kelly Washington BAL vs CLe
I drafted Kelley Washington because Mark Clayton was out all preseason with a knee injury. Washington outclassed Demetrius Williams all preseason long and looked to be real down field threat. However, Clayton looks 100 percent and Washington is clearly a number 3 WR. I'm facing the same dilemma here as with Wade only opposite. Normally, I wouldn't even enter Washington into the equation but the Ravens get the Browns at home. Theoretically, Baltimore will run all game once they establish an early two score lead and keep the clock ticking and their defense fresh. However, they have been throwing the ball so much more this year, even against what seem to be inferior opponents, see week one against the Chiefs when Flacco had 35 attempts.

Thoughts?

Thank you and good luck to all -

[creewan]

Obviously, I'm not very excited about any of these guys.

I drafted Bennett (along with Jay Cutler) hoping their chemistry from Vanderbilt would carry over to the NFL. Bennett has been targeted quite often the first two weeks but the timing/communication has been way off. Johnny Knox is on the rise as well. Lovie Smith said early this week that Bennett is still in the game plan but they plan on using "a lot of guys in a rotational situation". Not exactly what you're looking for as a fantasy owner. Knox's speed is what has gotten him playing time. He replaced Bennett for the entire fourth quarter in Chicago's victory last week against the Steelers. Bennett is a solid possession WR but Cutler likes to throw the ball down field, which is where Knox excels. Plus, the Bears have multiple TE's in Olsen and Clark whom they use as the primary third down, possession, move the sticks kind of guys. I'm not quite ready to bail on Bennett, and I his matchup this week against Seattle who is without half of their starting secondary but the game is in Seattle where that defense is always tough.

I just picked up Bobby Wade whom I would automatically start if not for going up against the Eagles. He was signed last week, had only 5 days to learn the playbook, but ended up starting on Sunday and catching 6 passes for 72 yards while being targeted a team high 9 times. Cassel seemed to already have a good rapport with Wade, seeming to know exactly where he was when he needed to get rid of the ball. Dwayne Bowe is on the other side and should get most of the coverage rolled his way throughout the game/season. Is Philly's defense alone a reason to leave Wade on the bench in favor of one of my other questionable WR's?

I drafted Kelley Washington because Mark Clayton was out all preseason with a knee injury. Washington outclassed Demetrius Williams all preseason long and looked to be real down field threat. However, Clayton looks 100 percent and Washington is clearly a number 3 WR. I'm facing the same dilemma here as with Wade only opposite. Normally, I wouldn't even enter Washington into the equation but the Ravens get the Browns at home. Theoretically, Baltimore will run all game once they establish an early two score lead and keep the clock ticking and their defense fresh. However, they have been throwing the ball so much more this year, even against what seem to be inferior opponents, see week one against the Chiefs when Flacco had 35 attempts.

Thoughts?

Thank you -

[justinj312]

I'd do with bennett against that bad SEA secondary.

[Rapier34]

Not very appealing choices. Out of those 3 I would lean towards Bennett. He's probably going to see the most targets, is a possession receiver, and Seattle has a very suspect secondary. Throw in the fact that Seattle also has to contend with Forte. Go with Bennett.

Thanks for helping with mine.

[cutiepie80]

Thanks for the great analysis on mine, but I'd go Wade. I think he will get garbage points to help out at the end of the game. =D

[Mr. Copernicus]

Bennett if you get points for targets, Wade if you get points per catch

[Fasteddy]

Bennett is (IMO) easily the better of the two evils and SEA is not the D that some seem to think. OMG, they stopped SL...that ones a laugher.

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