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Fantasy football guru Todd Prinz with another edition of Let 'em Shine or Ride the Pine:
Seahawks WR TJ Houshmandzadeh: While in Cincinnati, Chad Ochocino was the mouthpiece and Houshmanzadeh was the quiet one. Since leaving behind the orange and stripes, Housh has become quite gregarious. In the preseason, T.J. said he would go to the Pro Bowl. He is averaging 62 yards receiving and has no touchdowns. T.J. also said that the Seahawks would make the playoffs. After four games, they have one win and three losses. Before the Bears game, Houshmandzadeh said, "Jerry Angelo (Bears GM) didn't think I could play, so I'm going to show him Sunday." Against Chicago, T.J. had 35 receiving yards and a lost fumble. He even boycotted Madden 10, because they got his overall rating wrong. Madden has sold more than a million copies for the X-Box 360 and 650,000 for the PlayStation 3. His words are having little effect on his and others actions. Fortunately this Sunday, Houshmandzadeh can gain some shine with the Jaguars coming to town. Jacksonville is allowing on average 87 yards receiving and 3 total touchdowns to opposing teams' #1 wide receivers. Just let your play prove EA wrong, Housh. Projection: 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Browns RB Jerome Harrison: The Bills' fall from grace started with the Music City Miracle. Since that game, Buffalo has yet to go back to the playoffs. With the Heart of Rock and Roll coming to Orchard Park, they might be reminded of that horrific moment via a significantly delusional reach by me. The Brown's starting back for the moment, Jerome Harrison, will definitely not be mistaken for the lanky Eddie George though. The mighty mite has played well since taking over for Jamal Lewis. In the last two games, he is averaging 118 total offense yards per game. It only helps Harrison's case that the Bill's defensive line currently resembles a turnstile. Buffalo has allowed 150 rushing yards per game through the first month, but they've allowed 236 rushing yards in the last two games. Harrison should be able to gash the Bills, and Buffalo fans might want to go back in time. Projection: 90 rushing yards, 30 receiving yards, and a touchdown.
Cowboys QB Tony Romo: This is it for Jessica Simpson's ex. Roy E. Williams might be out, but that shouldn't matter. They're facing the Chiefs this week. Kansas City has allowed 250 yards receiving per game and 8 passing touchdowns. Does he miss Terrell Owens? Yes. Does he deserve to be held in the same regard Aikman and Staubach? No. Should a 29 year old man be allowed to wear his hat backwards? Definitely not. Can he dominate a putrid Chiefs defense? I would hope so. Projection: 260 passing yards, 20 rushing yards, and 2 passing touchdowns.
Ride the Pine
Jets RB Thomas Jones: #20 is having a tough go of it this year. He has to fight off Leon Washington and Shonn Greene from swiping his carries. On top of that, Jones has already run against the 8th, 9th, and 12th rushing defense. Unfortunately, he is running against the 3rd rushing defense in the form of the Dolphins. Miami has allowed just 61 rushing yards per game and 1 rushing touchdowns. The man from Big Stone Gap is definitely between a rock and a hard place. Projection: 40 rushing yards.
Lions WR Calvin Johnson: Megatron can flat out dominate anyone. He is averaging 80 yards receiving this year. In 2008, He had 1331 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns with a broken-down Jon Kitna, an off the street Daunte Culpepper, Dan Orlovsky, and Drew Stanton. His greatness will be tested by the Steelers. Pittsburgh has only allowed 52 receiving yards per game and 1 passing touchdown to opposing teams' #1 wide receivers. Also Mathew Stafford might miss the game with a dislocated knee, but Culpepper isn't off the street this time. He should be better. Probably not a lot better. Projection: 70 receiving yards.
Falcons RB Michael Turner: The 49ers are currently in first place in the NFC West thanks to Mike Singletary's leadership. Singletary said he wanted winners and players that punch people in the mouth. San Francisco is running the ball 56% of the time, allowing 73 rushing yards per game, giving up just 3.1 yards per rush, and have permitted no rushing touchdowns. I would say mission accomplished, Samurai Mike. This week, the 49ers are getting the brass knuckles ready for the Burner. Michael Turner is just averaging 3.5 yards per carry and 75 rushing yards per game. He is never going to catch many passes either. For his career, Turner has just 117 yards receiving. My only advice for Turner is to be sure to bring a mouthpiece. Some Everlast headgear too. Projection: 80 rushing yards.
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