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Week 5 Fantasy Stockwatch

 
 
 

 

Each week, we'll survey the Fantasy Football landscape and provide you with a list of players whose Fantasy value has increased or decreased over the course of the past week. The arrows indicate which way a player's stock is heading, but you'll have to read what we have to say to know whether you should hold on to a player or make a move to trade him -- or trade for him.

Jake Delhomme, QB, Carolina
Delhomme is starting to get rolling with 530 passing yards, four touchdowns and one interception in his past two games, and he's clicking with Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad. If you drafted Delhomme as your No. 2 Fantasy quarterback, and your starter has already gone through his bye week ( Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Eli Manning, for example), this is the time to trade Delhomme. Unless you plan on starting him, there should be an owner in your league looking for help at quarterback, and Delhomme could bring you a valuable player at running back or wide receiver in return.
Jon Kitna, QB, Detroit
The Kitna Era appears over for the Lions, which is something we anticipated prior to the season when we suggested not even drafting him. He left Sunday's game against Chicago with back problems, but it's more likely a subtle way to bench him. Look for Drew Stanton to start getting a look as the Lions plan for the future. Kitna has three touchdowns and four interceptions in his past three games and has struggled to get the ball to Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson, which you would think is easy to do. He also has too many turnovers, which is why it's safe to release him in all Fantasy leagues.
LeRon McClain, RB, Baltimore
Through four games, McClain has been the best running back for the Ravens and one of the best running backs in the NFL. But unless you have McClain as a handcuff option to Willis McGahee, it might be a good idea to trade McClain now. It appears like McGahee is getting healthy after 22 carries for 64 yards in Week 5 against Tennessee. McClain only had 11 carries for 54 yards, but he scored his fourth touchdown against the Titans. The touchdowns could continue for McClain, but if McGahee starts getting all the carries, McClain could become useless, which is why you should try to unload him now while his value is high.
LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, San Diego
I don't think Tomlinson is washed up. He just had a bad game against Miami when all of his teammates struggled. But maybe my colleague Dave Richard was right that you should have traded him after he scored four touchdowns in two weeks against the Jets and Oakland. If his toe problem continues to linger, he could be hampered all season. He has some tough matchups the next two weeks against New England and Buffalo, but then his schedule looks great with games against New Orleans, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Oakland and Kansas City again. He should produce then, but right now you might have to ride out some bad games.
Randy Moss, WR, New England
If you have Moss, trade him now. Shop him around to every owner in your league looking for a wide receiver and try to secure a package of two good players for him. Prey on the owner who thinks Moss will do what he did in Week 5 every week because there's a safe chance he won't. In his two previous games with Matt Cassel, Moss had six catches for 47 yards. Then he has five catches for 111 yards and the touchdown against the 49ers, which was a great matchup for him. Moss might have another game or two like this again, but you can probably get two players who will be more consistent in a trade. I just don't expect Moss to get enough opportunities on a weekly basis with Cassel as his quarterback.
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina
If you want Stewart, try to trade for him now. There has to be a Stewart owner who just watched DeAngelo Williams run for 123 yards and score three touchdowns against Kansas City and is thinking this is the end for Stewart. Well, it's not. He's still going to be the goal-line back, and he will still score plenty of touchdowns for the Panthers. Stewart lost a fumble in the red zone against the Chiefs, which hurt his chance of scoring a touchdown in four-straight games. It's doubtful Williams will play like that again, but Stewart still has plenty of upside and could be had for the right price if an owner is ready to trade him.
Lee Evans, WR, Buffalo
It's amazing how Evans has improved from last year to become a must-start Fantasy option in all leagues. He hasn't had less than 65 yards receiving in a game and has back-to-back touchdowns against St. Louis and Arizona. Even if Trent Edwards (head) misses any time following the bye in Week 6, Evans will be fine with J.P. Losman. Evans best year was 2006 when Losman was the starter. In leagues where you start only two wide receivers and no flex option, Evans might be available in a trade. The only reason for concern with Evans is he's no longer in a contract year after signing a four-year extension. But he's showing no signs of a lack of motivation since he signed the deal.
Chris Perry, RB, Cincinnati
Perry might return to his more suited role of third-down back for the Bengals with Cedric Benson getting more carries and possibly starting. Perry has been terrible as the starter, averaging 47 rushing yards per game with five fumbles in five games, which is why Benson was signed. You're not going to release Perry, but don't plan on starting him in your Fantasy league any time soon, even with a favorable matchup. He's been a disappointment along with the rest of the Bengals, and you can't trust him to produce right now, especially now that Benson is on the team.
Isaac Bruce, WR, San Francisco
Bruce obviously missed playing for Mike Martz the past two years because the reunion with the former Rams coach has reignited Bruce's career. Bruce has 14 catches for 275 yards and four touchdowns in his and Martz's first season in San Francisco. Bruce had four touchdowns total in 2007 and only three in 2006 in St. Louis. He has become a solid No. 2 Fantasy wide receiver and has developed a great rapport with J.T. O'Sullivan. Look for Bruce, at 35, to continue playing at a high level, and you can consider him a solid starter the rest of the season for your Fantasy team.
Terrell Owens, WR, Dallas
The production in Week 5 against Cincinnati was obviously solid with 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. But the targets could be a cause for concern since he was only thrown at three times with two catches. In Week 4, Owens had 17 targets and complained about not being involved in the offense. Hopefully this was just good coverage by the Bengals and not Tony Romo or Jason Garrett going away from Owens to prove a point. He's not going to lose any value, and you're still going to start him every week. But he needs to be a focal point of the offense to lead your Fantasy team, which means he needs to stop mouthing off -- a tough thing for Owens to do.

Do you have a player you're interested in finding out about or feel that we're missing someone from our Stockwatch? You can e-mail us at DMFantasyFootball@cbs.com. Be sure to put Attn: Stockwatch in the subject field. Please include your full name, hometown and state. Be aware we do not guarantee personal responses to all questions.

 
 
 
 
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