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The Falcons picked up Harrington expecting that he would never see a snap - now they're stuck with him as their every-week starter.
Joey Harrington, ATL
The Harrington-led Falcons were held to just 3 points in week one against the Vikings. Despite Minnesota being ranked 32nd in the NFL against the pass in 2006, they held Harrington to just 199 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Harrington’s longest completion was a dump-off pass to Jerious Norwood which he turned into a 15-yard gain. Joey has never been much of a fantasy quarterback and it doesn’t appear that he will become one in this awful offense.
Damon Huard, KC
Huard may have won the quarterback battle in the pre-season, but second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle may get a chance if the Chiefs offense doesn’t turn things around with Huard behind center. Against a perennially terrible Houston Texans defense, the Chiefs mustered a measly 240 yards of offense, 168 of which came through the air, and they turned the ball over 4 times. With top receiver Eddie Kennison likely out for an extended period of time, rookie Dwayne Bowe will be pushed into a starting role opposite Samie Parker. As if Huard wasn’t in enough trouble from that alone, Larry Johnson was not in training camp during the pre-season and received only 10 handoffs during the game. If Johnson doesn’t start touching the ball more, it’s going to lead to increased pressure on Huard – something that he doesn’t need at all.
Jeff Garcia, TB
The Tampa Bay offense is still in shambles. The offensive line allowed Garcia to be sacked 6 times in week one and he was hurried on numerous other occasions. Joey Galloway is nearing the end of his career, Michael Clayton has almost completely fallen off of the face of the earth, and the running game in Tampa is less than satisfactory. With Tampa Bay not expected to do much offensively this season, don’t expect Jeff Garcia to improve much on his week one numbers throughout the season. Sure, he’ll eventually throw some touchdown passes, but 1 touchdown pass and 200 yards is about what you’ll be working with from him on a weekly basis. Even if you play the match-ups, Garcia is probably not even worth keeping for your starting QB’s bye-week.
Jamal Lewis, CLE
Unless you are in a very deep, 14+ team league, Jamal Lewis is barely worth a roster spot right now. The Cleveland offense is terrible and the quarterback situation is a complete mess. Lewis was expected to be the “consistent” part of the team’s offense. The problem is that while he may be consistent, he’s probably going to be consistently mediocre behind one of the worst offensive lines in football. Things aren’t going to turn around for Jamal Lewis who used to make a name for himself running all over the Browns’ defense – now that he is ON the Browns, that makes things pretty tough. Lewis plays 5 more games against divisional opponents including 2 against Baltimore, 2 against Cincinnati, and 1 more against Pittsburgh. Let him go, or try to trade him for a running back with higher upside.
Chris Henry, TEN
Many fans expected this rookie to be the starting running back in Tennessee coming into the season, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. In week one, the Titans ran the ball 37 times with their running backs, but not a single carry came to rookie Chris Henry, who sat on the sidelines while LenDale White and Chris Brown racked up a combined 241 yards. Though Henry has the potential to get some carries in this mix, it probably won’t happen unless the injury bug bites one of the other two backs. You’d be better off without Henry taking up a spot on your roster at this point.
Terry Glenn, DAL
At the beginning of the season, Terry Glenn was viewed by many as a quality third wide receiver. Someone who could be a bye-week fill-in when needed, or even somebody who could be a starter each week in a league where you start three receivers. According to reports, Glenn has a decision to make – he can either have arthroscopic surgery which would make him miss a few weeks, maybe a month – or he can have micro fracture surgery; which would put him out for the season, but likely extend his career. Whichever way Glenn opts to go, it appears very possible that he would be placed as the Cowboys third – or even fourth – receiver if he returns to the team. There are plenty of young wide receivers poised to break out this season, so clear Glenn from your roster and make room for somebody who will give you something to cheer for.
Matt Jones, JAX
Perhaps no player has been more disappointing over the past two seasons than Jacksonville wide receiver Matt Jones. Jones showed signs of immense talent early in his career, but has done practically nothing since then; even being pushed out of the starting lineup for weeks at a time. Jacksonville is primarily a running team, to begin with, so starting the 3rd or 4th wide receiver on the Jaguars isn’t advisable.
Joe Horn, ATL
Going along with the first player on this list, don’t expect that Joe Horn is going to do much of anything for your fantasy team in 2007. Horn was expected to be the team’s number one wide receiver this season, but that isn’t saying much considering the other top-two receivers on the team, Michael Jenkins and Roddy White, can’t catch a pass to save their life. Horn caught just one pass for 14-yards in week one and has just 5 touchdown receptions over the previous two seasons. He not worthy of a starting spot in your lineup at any point this season, so just get rid of him.
Marty Booker, MIA
The Dolphins struggled to move the ball in week one against a sub-par Redskins defense. Green connected on 24 of his 38 passes, but threw for just 219 yards and one touchdown to a tight end (does that sound familiar, Kansas City fans?). Booker caught three balls for 20 yards and that kind of production is going to be a trend from Booker this season. Marty hasn’t had more than 6 touchdowns in a season since 2001, when he scored 8; and he hasn’t had a 1,000-yard receiving season since 2002. Unless you’re in a league that gives points for simply being the number two option on a mediocre team, don’t even bother having Marty Booker on your roster.
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