NFL: Fantasy Football
BY Staff Reports
Sunday, September 30, 2012
9/30/12 at 6:52 AM
Start this guy
Christian Ponder, Vikings QB: If you are down on that stud QB you picked (Cam Newton, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Michael Vick, etc.), you are not out of your mind to take a flyer on Ponder this week. He plays a porous Lions secondary and has legitimate weapons in Percy Harvin and Kyle Rudolph at his disposal.
- MATT DOYLE
Sit this guy
Reggie Bush, Dolphins RB: Even if the knee injury he sustained last week allows him to play, it might be a wise choice to bench him this week. The Dolphins are not juggernauts offensively by any imagination in the first place, and they are going against a surprisingly stout Arizona Cardinals defense that has allowed only two touchdowns.
- MATT DOYLE
Bold prediction
The regular NFL referees will cost someone a game. There was plenty of uproar about the replacement refs and their bad calls. But we're quick to forget the regular officials have blown plenty of calls themselves. Remember the "tuck rule" game with the Raiders and Patriots? Or Jay Cutler's fumble that was ruled an incomplete pass in a 2008 game? The officiating will be better, but just because the lockout is over doesn't mean there won't be mistakes. While there won't be anything as egregious as Monday night's touchdown ruling, there's a good chance a borderline or bad call will help determine the outcome of a game Sunday.
- JAMES ROYAL
