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Week 6 value meter

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By Jeff Erickson

Week 6: Bye Week -- Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco

Returning -- Cincinnati, Minnesota, Oakland, Philadelphia

Here are our rankings for the coming week at each position to help you decide your starting lineup. Our rankings are based on the following scoring system: three points for a passing touchdown; six points for a rushing/receiving touchdown; one point for every 20 passing yards; and one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards.

Last updated October 9. * = check status (not necessarily injury status)

Quarterback

  1. Tom Brady NE at DAL
  2. Carson Palmer CIN at KC
  3. Tony Romo DAL vs. NE
  4. Donovan McNabb PHI at NYJ
  5. Brett Favre GB vs. WAS
  6. Matt Hasselbeck SEA vs. NO
  7. Eli Manning NYG at ATL
  8. *Kurt Warner AZ vs. CAR -- Note: Matt Leinart is out for the season, so we finally have some definition at the position.
  9. Derek Anderson CLE vs. MIA
  10. Matt Schaub HOU at JAC
  11. Vince Young TEN at TB
  12. David Garrard JAC vs. HOU
  13. Jeff Garcia TB vs. TEN
  14. Philip Rivers SD vs. OAK
  15. Steve McNair BAL vs. STL -- Note: Conquering the world, 5.9 yards at a time.
  16. Brian Griese CHI vs. MIN
  17. *Joey Harrington ATL vs. NYG -- Note: Benched in favor of Byron Leftwich late in the game, but Leftwich was worse. The Falcons have played much better at home so far.
  18. *Daunte Culpepper OAK at SD -- Note: Will get the nod this week again over McCown.
  19. *Brodie Croyle KC vs. CIN -- Note: Damon Huard injured his shoulder late in last week's loss to the Jaguars. A starter will be determined later in the week.
  20. *Chad Pennington NYJ vs. PHI -- Note: Really awful against the Giants in the second half; the calls for Kellen Clemens are only getting louder.
  21. Jason Campbell WAS at GB
  22. *David Carr CAR at AZ -- Note: Jake Delhomme is out for the season.
  23. Drew Brees NO at SEA -- Note: The Saints' offense just looks lost out there.
  24. *Cleo Lemon MIA at CLE -- Note: Trent Green is out with a concussion; when will John Beck get a shot?
  25. *Gus Frerotte STL at BAL -- Note: Likely to get a second consecutive start.
  26. *Tarvaris Jackson MIN at CHI -- Note: Taking all the snaps with the first team in practice, instead of Kelly Holcomb. Does it really matter?

Running Back

  1. LaDainian Tomlinson SD vs. OAK
  2. Ronnie Brown MIA at CLE
  3. Willis McGahee BAL vs. STL
  4. *Brian Westbrook PHI at NYJ -- Note: Practiced on Monday.
  5. Shaun Alexander SEA vs. NO -- Note: Lost his fullback Mack Strong to a career-ending neck injury.
  6. Larry Johnson KC vs. CIN -- Note: I'm not giving up on him yet, despite last week's major disappointment.
  7. Edgerrin James AZ vs. CAR
  8. *Brandon Jacobs NYG at ATL -- Note: Now a viable option again.
  9. Reggie Bush NO at SEA
  10. Adrian Peterson MIN at CHI -- Note: Will he get more than two carries in the second half this time?
  11. Marion Barber DAL vs. NE -- Note: Only limited workload against the Bills on Monday night.
  12. Maurice Jones-Drew JAC vs. HOU
  13. *Clinton Portis WAS at GB
  14. Sammy Morris NE at DAL
  15. DeShaun Foster CAR at AZ
  16. LenDale White TEN at TB
  17. *Brian Leonard STL at BAL -- Note: Steven Jackson is out again.
  18. Thomas Jones NYJ vs. PHI -- Note: Diminishing workload to Leon Washington.
  19. Fred Taylor JAC vs. HOU
  20. Earnest Graham TB vs. TEN
  21. Warrick Dunn ATL vs. NYG
  22. *Jamal Lewis CLE vs. MIA -- Note: Questionable with a foot injury. Jason Wright could start. If he's given the all-clear, he could move up quite a bit.
  23. Julius Jones DAL vs. NE
  24. *Ahman Green HOU at JAC -- Note: Can he come back this week from the knee injury?
  25. DeShawn Wynn GB vs. WAS
  26. *Justin Fargas OAK at SD -- Note: Dreaded time-share?
  27. *Dominic Rhodes OAK at SD
  28. *Rudi Johnson CIN at KC -- Note: Held out of practice on Monday due to his lingering hamstring injury.
  29. *Kenny Watson CIN at KC -- Note: If we have some definition about Johnson's status before game time, one of the two will move up considerably.
  30. *Derrick Ward NYG at ATL
  31. *Laurence Maroney NE at DAL -- Note: Game-time scratch again last week.
  32. Chester Taylor MIN at CHI
  33. Chris Brown TEN at TB
  34. *Vernand Morency GB vs. WAS
  35. *Cedric Benson CHI vs. MIN -- Note: Nobody runs well against the Vikings.
  36. Leon Washington NYJ vs. PHI
  37. Ladell Betts WAS at GB
  38. *Correll Buckhalter PHI at NYJ
  39. *Ron Dayne HOU at JAC
  40. Michael Turner SD vs. OAK
  41. DeAngelo Williams CAR at AZ
  42. Aaron Stecker NO at SEA
  43. Jerious Norwood ATL vs. NYG
  44. Musa Smith BAL vs. STL
  45. *Brandon Jackson GB vs. WAS
  46. Reuben Droughns NYG at ATL
  47. Greg Jones JAC vs. HOU
  48. Adrian Peterson CHI vs. MIN
  49. Samkon Gado HOU at JAC
  50. LaBrandon Toefield JAC vs. HOU -- Note: Trade target for the Bucs?
  51. Michael Bennett KC vs. CIN
  52. Maurice Morris SEA vs. NO
  53. Kevin Faulk NE at DAL
  54. Marcel Shipp AZ vs. CAR
  55. Jesse Chatman MIA at CLE
  56. Kenneth Darby TB vs. TEN -- Note: Elevated on the depth chart due to Pittman's injury.
  57. LaMont Jordan OAK at SD -- Note: Didn't practice on Monday, questionable for this week's game.
  58. *Michael Pittman TB vs. TEN -- Note: Out for six-to-eight weeks.

Wide Receiver

  1. Randy Moss NE at DAL
  2. *Plaxico Burress NYG at ATL -- Note: Who needs practice anyhow?
  3. T.J. Houshmandzadeh CIN at KC
  4. Chad Johnson CIN at KC
  5. Terrell Owens DAL vs. NE
  6. Larry Fitzgerald AZ vs. CAR
  7. Donald Driver GB vs. WAS
  8. Steve Smith CAR at AZ
  9. Braylon Edwards CLE vs. MIA
  10. *Greg Jennings GB vs. WAS -- Note: Continuing to play through a shoulder injury. Look for him to sit out practice early in the week.
  11. Torry Holt STL at BAL
  12. Joey Galloway TB vs. TEN
  13. Jerricho Cotchery NYJ vs. PHI
  14. Patrick Crayton DAL vs. NE
  15. Laveranues Coles NYJ vs. PHI
  16. Chris Chambers MIA at CLE -- Note: Conflicting factors - Cleveland's secondary versus Miami's QB conundrum.
  17. *Marques Colston NO at SEA -- Note: Tweaked back, just to make things a little worse in an already bad offense.
  18. Dwayne Bowe KC vs. CIN
  19. *Antwaan Randle El WAS at GB -- Note: Hamstring injury, expects to miss practice early in the week.
  20. *Anquan Boldin AZ vs. CAR -- Note: Vigorous workout on his hip on Monday.
  21. *Vincent Jackson SD vs. OAK -- Note: Limited in practice this week because of a shoulder injury.
  22. Reggie Brown PHI at NYJ
  23. Donte Stallworth NE at DAL
  24. Ronald Curry OAK at SD
  25. Wes Welker NE at DAL
  26. *Derrick Mason BAL vs. STL
  27. Roddy White ATL vs. NYG
  28. Jerry Porter OAK at SD
  29. Kevin Curtis PHI at NYJ
  30. *Bernard Berrian CHI vs. MIN -- Note: Foot injury, MRI came clean.
  31. James Jones GB vs. WAS
  32. Bobby Engram SEA vs. NO -- Note: Taking over No. 1 Seahawks role with Branch out.
  33. Dennis Northcutt JAC vs. HOU
  34. Muhsin Muhammad CHI vs. MIN
  35. Brandon Jones TEN at TB
  36. Roydell Williams TEN at TB
  37. Andre Davis HOU at JAC
  38. Drew Bennett STL at BAL
  39. Bryant Johnson AZ vs. CAR
  40. *Isaac Bruce STL at BAL
  41. *Mark Clayton BAL vs. STL
  42. Nate Burleson SEA vs. NO
  43. Ernest Wilford JAC vs. HOU
  44. *Devery Henderson NO at SEA -- Note: Drops are causing him to lose time on the field.
  45. Ike Hilliard TB vs. TEN
  46. Sidney Rice MIN at CHI
  47. Joe Jurevicius CLE vs. MIA
  48. *Lance Moore NO at SEA -- Note: "Rotation" among Saints' No. 2 wideouts.
  49. Sam Hurd DAL vs. NE
  50. Keenan McCardell WAS at GB
  51. Bobby Wade MIN at CHI
  52. Reggie Williams JAC vs. HOU
  53. Kevin Walter HOU at JAC
  54. *Demetrius Williams BAL vs. STL
  55. Amani Toomer NYG at ATL
  56. Antonio Chatman CIN at KC
  57. Marty Booker MIA at CLE
  58. Samie Parker KC vs. CIN
  59. Craig Davis SD vs. OAK
  60. Eric Moulds TEN at TB
  61. Joe Horn ATL vs. NYG
  62. Jason Avant PHI at NYJ
  63. *Jacoby Jones HOU at JAC -- Note: Hoping to get him back this week.
  64. *Santana Moss WAS at GB
  65. *Deion Branch SEA vs. NO -- Note: Out two weeks with a sprained foot.
  66. *Andre Johnson HOU at JAC -- Note: Probably out again this week.

Tight End

  1. Antonio Gates SD vs. OAK
  2. *Kellen Winslow CLE vs. MIA
  3. Jason Witten DAL vs. NE
  4. Jeremy Shockey NYG at ATL
  5. Tony Gonzalez KC vs. CIN
  6. Chris Cooley WAS at GB
  7. Owen Daniels HOU at JAC
  8. Ben Watson NE at DAL
  9. Alex Smith TB vs. TEN
  10. Desmond Clark CHI vs. MIN
  11. Greg Olsen CHI vs. MIN
  12. Alge Crumpler ATL vs. NYG
  13. *Todd Heap BAL vs. STL -- Note: Said that he could have played last week if it were a playoff game, for what that's worth.
  14. Eric Johnson NO at SEA
  15. Jeff King CAR at AZ
  16. Randy McMichael STL at BAL
  17. Chris Baker NYJ vs. PHI
  18. Bo Scaife TEN at TB
  19. Marcedes Lewis JAC vs. HOU
  20. Marcus Pollard SEA vs. NO
  21. Quinn Sypniewki BAL vs. STL
  22. Bubba Franks GB vs. WAS
  23. Donald Lee GB vs. WAS
  24. John Madsen OAK at SD
  25. Leonard Pope AZ vs. CAR
  26. David Martin MIA at CLE
  27. Jeb Putzier HOU at JAC
  28. Reggie Kelly CIN at KC
  29. Visanthe Shiancoe MIN at CHI
  30. *L.J. Smith PHI at NYJ -- Note: Iffy for Week 6 with his groin problem.

Kicker

  1. Nick Folk DAL vs. NE
  2. Stephen Gostkowski NE at DAL
  3. Kris Brown HOU at JAC
  4. Matt Stover BAL vs. STL
  5. Shayne Graham CIN at KC
  6. David Akers PHI at NYJ
  7. Rob Bironas TEN at TB
  8. Josh Brown SEA vs. NO
  9. Jeff Wilkins STL at BAL
  10. Mason Crosby GB vs. WAS
  11. Shaun Suisham WAS at GB
  12. Nate Kaeding SD vs. OAK
  13. Sebastian Janikowski OAK at SD
  14. Lawrence Tynes NYG at ATL
  15. Neil Rackers AZ vs. CAR
  16. Robbie Gould CHI vs. MIN
  17. John Kasay CAR at AZ
  18. Jay Feely MIA at CLE
  19. Olindo Mare NO at SEA -- Note: Job on the line after two costly misses last week.
  20. Matt Bryant TB vs. TEN

Defense

  1. Chicago vs. Minnesota
  2. Baltimore vs. St. Louis
  3. Green Bay vs. Washington
  4. Seattle vs. New Orleans
  5. Arizona vs. Carolina
  6. Jacksonville vs. Houston
  7. San Diego vs. Oakland
  8. Minnesota at Chicago
  9. Tennessee at Tampa Bay
  10. New England at Dallas
  11. Washington at Green Bay
  12. Tampa Bay vs. Tennessee
  13. New York Giants at Atlanta
  14. Cleveland vs. Miami
  15. Philadelphia at New York Jets
  16. Kansas City vs. Cincinnati
  17. New York Jets vs. Philadelphia
  18. Dallas vs. New England
  19. Miami at Cleveland
  20. Cincinnati at Kansas City
  21. Oakland at San Diego
  22. Atlanta vs. New York Giants
  23. Houston at Jacksonville
  24. New Orleans at Seattle
  25. St. Louis at Baltimore
  26. Carolina at Arizona