{"id":26888,"date":"2014-10-31T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T04:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=26888"},"modified":"2022-04-01T03:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T07:24:06","slug":"fantasy-football-week-9-start-em-or-sit-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2014\/10\/31\/fantasy-football-week-9-start-em-or-sit-em\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football Week 9 Start &#8216;Em or Sit &#8216;Em"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our 9th installment of Start \u2018em and Sit \u2018em.\u00a0 I try and not call out obvious decisions or top 6 players at QB, top 15 at RB or WR and make this productive for possible decisions that each fantasy owner has to make each week. \u00a0This is a huge bye week with Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay and Tennessee off this week.\u00a0 \u00a0Last week we had a good week going 9-2 in the Start \u2018Em and 5-5 in the Sit \u2018Em.\u00a0 I will be away on vacation next week as a FYI.\u00a0 Please feel free to direct any questions to me on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dvond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0Let\u2019s get to this week\u2019s list;<\/p>\n<h2>Start \u2018Em<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Colin Kaepernick &#8211;\u00a0 His last game on the road against the Rams was his best of the season and that defense has gotten worse (if possible), it should be a huge week.<\/li>\n<li>Eli Manning &#8211;\u00a0 He always has a big week off the bye and has a good match up at home against a team that was lit up on the road last week,<\/li>\n<li>Denard Robinson &#8211;\u00a0 With 2 very good week in the books and getting a bad run defense in the Bengals, enjoy the ride.<\/li>\n<li>Chris Ivory &#8211;\u00a0 If the Jets are going to stay in the game, he should get at least 15 carries and now has the RB1 job by himself.<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Rainey &#8211;\u00a0 Martin is out this week and the Browns are pretty awful versus the run, the few times he has gotten a ton of touches he has performed well.<\/li>\n<li>Rueben Randle \u2013 He gets 10 targets a game and should run free against the Colts.<\/li>\n<li>Brandin Cooks &#8211;\u00a0 He is back in Brees good graces and gets a bad Panthers defense on Thursday night.<\/li>\n<li>Allen Robinson \u2013 He is the king of garbage time points but they count the same.<\/li>\n<li>Jason Witten-\u00a0 The Cardinals are shaky defending tight ends and if its Weeden, I can see 8-10 targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bench \u2018Em<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tony Romo \u2013 he looked awful when he came back and is a game time decision, do not take the chance it is not worth it.<\/li>\n<li>Ben Roethlisberger &#8211;\u00a0 Coming off a huge week, the defense is tougher and he should come back to earth.<\/li>\n<li>Jerick McKinnon &#8211;\u00a0 He is getting the touches but Washington has been good against the run.<\/li>\n<li>Frank Gore &#8211;\u00a0 The Rams have done well against bigger backs and with it being so easy to pass against them, Gore just will not get enough chances.<\/li>\n<li>Tre Mason &#8211; 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