Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Start or Bench (GB-DAL)?

As usual, the rest of the games will be posted early Friday afternoon....

Green Bay at Dallas


Start: Donald Driver, GB
- As good as DAL has been this year, they have only been okay against the pass. They're allowing just under 160 yards per game to WR's, which sandwiches them between NYJ and STL, not exactly juggernauts. They also have allowed 15 TD's through the air - the same as NYJ and STL. While this can be contributed to the fact that teams are throwing far more against DAL because they are trailing most of the time (only 4 teams have allowed more passing attempts.). However, guess who is #2 in attempts this year? You guessed it, Brett Favre. With Jennings likely to attract a lot of attention downfield, look for Driver to see a lot of short to medium range passes thrown his way, similar to last week's 10 catch performance against DET. I'm not expecting another double digit reception day, but 7 for 100 or so is very attainable…
Prediction: 7 catches, 105 yards, 0 TD's.

Bench: Patrick Crayton, DAL – Crayton has been the ultimate hit or miss WR this year; in Weeks 4-5, he had 13 catches, 257 yards, and 3 TD’s. Other than those two games, he has 20 catches, 225 yards, and 2 TD’s. Combine that with the fact that GB has a very strong pass defense, and the fact that Crayton is just coming back from ankle injury makes him an unappealing matchup this week. The only saving grace for Crayton is the possibility that Charles Woodson doesn't play. If he is inactive, Crayton may catch another couple passes, but I still don't expect him to have a big game...
Prediction: 4 catches, 52 yards, 0 TD's.

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