Prior to Week 12

I'll get to the player movement when I discuss the different positions. This is the second to last week and so we get two last games against division mates. I won all three the first time through the division. Two more wins and I lock up a bye in the first week of the playoffs. My opponent this week is in the running for the last playoff spot, the one reserved for the remaining team with the most points scored. He doesn't care if he wins or loses, he just wants to score points. He got 11 from the Steelers D on Thursday night. It's a credible score.

QB: Tyler Thigpen, KC vs BUF, Trent Edwards, BUF at KC, Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs WAS, J.P. Losman, BUF at KC. I'm definitely playing Losman. He's now the #18 QB for the season despite having just 5 starts or some ridiculous number like that. Edwards has a better match up than Hasselbeck and I think I'll play him. I wish I felt more confident about it. Seneca Wallace was waived and hasn't been claimed. If I could add a fifth QB, I'd definitely grab him. As it is, I have to decide whether I'd rather have Losman or Wallace. So far, I'm siding with Losman, but I guess that could keep changing.

RB: Marion Barber, DAL vs SF, Adrian Peterson, MIN at JAC, Kevin Faulk, NE at MIA, Chester Taylor, MIN at JAC, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE at MIA, J.J. Arrington, ARI vs NYG. The great Tatum Bell experiment lasted just one week for me, though I wouldn't be surprised to see him score some points in Denver this week. I picked up Arrington instead; he scored twice last week and could be taking over Tim Hightower's old role now that Hightower is the starter. I'll certainly play Barber and Peterson who seem to have nice match ups. I am very curious what the Pats do with their carries this week. Green-Ellis got almost none last week.

WR: Lance Moore, NO vs GB, Matt Jones, JAC vs MIN, Marvin Harrison, IND at SD, Mark Bradley, KC vs BUF, Josh Morgan, SF at DAL (out, IR for me), Marques Colston, NO vs GB, Deion Branch, SEA vs WAS. Moore and Harrison had big weeks last week and so I'll probably play them this week. That sounds dumb but Harrison has a nice match up and Moore has been too hot to sit any longer. Jones seems to be healthy again and has a good match up, so I'm sorry not to have a spot for him. I'm also certain that sitting Colston means he'll have a huge game. I could play one of those guys instead of a QB for the flex, but I'm not feeling ready to make that move. Bradley has had some injury concerns this week, so I don't mind sitting him. I'm not sure what Branch will do against a tough D, but I'd like to see him continuing to be involved with the offense. He has been quoted as expecting to be cut during the offseason. Since I could keep him for a 17th round pick, I'm not excited by that, but if he ends up in the right place, it could be fabulous for me.

TE: Owen Daniels, HOU at CLE, Todd Heap, BAL vs PHI. Matt Spaeth came through for me big time last week, but Heath Miller returned to health so Spaeth had to go. I picked up Heap again thinking; Philly puts a lot of pressure on QBs, which could mean dump offs to the TE. Daniels had his second straight 1 point day with Rosenfels at the helm. This time, he was targeted four times, down from six the week before. I expect to keep sitting him until Schaub comes back or the match up is too enticing.

PK: Stephen Gostkowski, NE at MIA. He had a huge game last week in what looked like a tough match up and moved up to being the #1 PK for the year, one point ahead of Jason Elam of the Falcons.

TM: Tennessee Titans vs NYJ. The Titans scored another solid 11 last week but fell from #2 to #3 among defenses. They haven't had any big games in a while, but there doesn't seem to be much better available out there. The Jets have had some high scoring games this year but I'm hoping that their ability to stop the run will lead to good things for the Titans.