17 Dec 10 Fantasy Football: The Best and Worst Performers of Week 11

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football spin on all of the NFL news.THE GOOD…Ben Obomanu – The fifth year wide receiver made a big impact as the Seahawks aired it out trying to keep pace with aerial theatrics of Drew Brees and company. He hauled in five of the six passes thrown his way for 87 yards and a TD. Obomanu was promoted to the starting flanker over Butler and played a nice second fiddle to Mike Williams. If Williams cannot go in Week 12, Obomanu may see even more targets.Final Spin – Obomanu is blatantly average and we look for Golden Tate to return in Week 12 and begin to push Obomanu back into the shadows. He is not work considering for a dynasty team. Tim Hightower – The Cardinals backfield is among the most frustrating fantasy football situations in 2010. Hightower is consistently inconsistent; Wells is consistently hobbled. The team seems to want Wells to take the job but he keeps handing it back to Hightower. This week Hightower clearly outplayed a Beanie Wells who declared himself completely healthy.You can’t count on Hightower because as Wells gets healthier, Hightower is one quality quarter of football from Wells away from taking a seat long term on the bench.Final Spin: Hightower is in his contract year, who knows what that will mean with the CBA status, but wherever he players, he seems like a quality No. 2 back and nothing more. The only way one back carries the load in this offense this year is if Wells is completely healthy or if Wells is completely out.Cedric Benson – The Bengals lead back silenced the critics, including us, who called for more playing time for Bernard Scott. Benson finally ran with power and decisiveness.Facing the league’s worst run defense, he fumbled once in the game. In the end, however, he posted his second 100 yard game of the season tallying 124 yards on 25 carries and three receptions for 22 yards.Final Spin: Benson plays two of the top five rush defenses Reebok Chicago Bears #6 Jay Cutler Realtree camo Jersey
over the next three weeks. He is a mid to low end RB2 from here on out. He is a decent dynasty/keeper option, although where he will play next year is in question. He is a low character guy and the Bengals have not extended him a contract offer (which is odd because they love low character). Mike Goodson – First half: 11/69, 4/24. The first half was all Mike Goodson for the lowly Carolina Panthers. The Panthers ran 17 plays that gained yardage in the first half and 15 of them went to Mike Goodson. He was their leading receiver and the only rusher to get the ball. They may be onto something here with Goodson who now has rushed for 100 yards in consecutive weeks. It should create an interesting situation in the offseason with three running backs under contract.Final Spin: When Jonathan Stewart returns Goodson will likely be a RB3 and Stewart will be worth even less. This is only Goodson’s second year and he has nice size (6’0", 212 pounds) and speed. The Panthers now have three viable backs and a ton of holes to fill. One of these backs is unlikely to be on the roster next year. Nate Burleson – The Lions No. 2 WR has quietly been playing at a very high level and taking advantage of the fact that he plays opposite all-world talent Calvin Johnson. Best of all, looking at CBS Sportsline, Burleson is available in more than half of their leagues. Over the past four games he has 25 catches for 304 yards and two touchdowns. The Lions also have a favorable pass Reebok Dallas Cowboys #82 Jason Witten Realtree camo Jersey
defense schedule for most of the rest of the season.Final Spin – Burleson should be considered a low end WR2 or high end WR3 the rest of the way. The Lions tend to play from behind and the running game has faltered of late. He has some years left in him, and if he settles as the Robin to Megatron’s Batman, he could be a nice receiver.Click here for the "BAD" and all of the other fantasy football news