but he hasnrsquot scored in four weeks. Plus

And, as you’ll read below, Brian Westbrook is beginning to look like the date who keeps promising to show but never does. Steve Breaston , Cardinals – With Anquan Boldin out, Breaston put up 66 yards and a touchdown on four catches and had a nifty 25-yard run as a nice little bonus. In six of seven games this year, he’s put up 57 or more yards and is a low-end WR2 when Boldin is out, which happens often. Anquan Boldin , Cardinals – He wasn’t happy to sit out this week but his fantasy owners (including yours truly) were likely elated since it seemed like he was destined to be a five for 50 guy the rest of the way without some rehab time Chalk this one up to short term pain for long term gain. Laurence Maroney , Patriots – Hard to get too excited about a guy who has been such a tease but Maroney does have double digit fantasy points in his past three games, as well as a touchdown in each game.

Released by the Chargers, Chambers was quickly snapped up by the Chiefs and responded in a big way against the Jags with three receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns. It’s not going to happen every week but the bottom line is that the Chiefs are desperate for some speed at wide receiver and Chambers brings that to the table. Plus, he’s clearly more talented than any other receiver they have, excluding Dwayne Bowe of course. Laveranues Coles , Bengals – Coles was more or less useless for the first five weeks of the season but over the past three games, he’s had 12 receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns. With Chris Henry out for the year, his targets will go up so the nine opportunities he had this week seem promising. ? Moving Down Clinton Portis , Redskins – Got his bell rung this week against the Falcons and, with his head aching for two days after the game, it seems like he will be out for at least two weeks and maybe more.

Basically, contingency plans are in order if you don’t have Ladell Betts as his handcuff With fantasy trade deadlines approaching, move quickly. Kevin Smith , Lions – 15 touches for 76 yards this week, which isn’t horrible, but he hasn’t scored in four weeks. Plus, Maurice Morris siphoned off six touches this week, which doesn’t seem like a lot but part of the allure with Smith was that he was The Guy in Detroit and now he’s just mostly The Guy playing on a horrible teams that doesn’t score much. Brian Westbrook , Eagles – First it was the ankle, then it was a concussion and now it’s the ankle again.