Bye Weeks: Arizona, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco

Grab a Helmet

Marvin Jones @ MIA: Way too easy, right? Believe it or not, I’m not putting Jones on this list because he tallied an unconscionable 122 yards and four touchdowns last Sunday vs. the Jets. I’m recommending him because it was the culmination of a really strong three-week stretch, one in which he scored more fantasy points than every other NFL receiver not named Megatron. One good game we can dismiss as an anomaly. Three good games in a row, though? That’s starting to sound like a trend. He’s already been snatched off your league’s waiver wire, but if you were the one who snatched him, get him on the field posthaste. The Dolphins can’t afford to double him (only A.J. Green deserves that kind of attention) and that means the former Golden Bear could be in for another solid night this Thursday in South Florida.

Terrance Williams v. MIN: If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Conventional wisdom is usually way too much of the former and way too little of the latter. Dallas got predictably conservative on their final drive last Sunday in Detroit, electing to run it several times before a final field goal attempt, and then paid the ultimate price by employing a prevent defense in the closing seconds that only prevented what should have been an easy W. Ouch. Williams and the Dallas offense weren’t really to blame, of course, but better production from the get-go may have put the game out of reach. I’m expecting a spirited bounce-back performance from the Cowboys this Sunday against Minnesota, a team that was absolutely embarrassed by Green Bay in Week 8. Expect Williams and his volatile running mate, Dez Bryant, to have huge days against the overmatched Vikings’ secondary.

Myles White v. CHI: If you’re a way-outside-the-box thinker or just really hard-up for a receiver in Week 9, go see if White is available. I’m guessing he probably is since he’s owned in only 0.1% of ESPN leagues. Nope, I didn’t make that number up and yes, it means only 1 in 1,000 owners have added Green Bay’s temporary Randy Cobb replacement to their rosters. That’s surprising when you consider only Jordy Nelson was targeted more than the unheralded Louisiana Tech product last Sunday night. Granted, White didn’t do a lot with those seven targets (just five catches for 35 yards), but seven targets from Aaron Rodgers is…seven targets from Aaron Rodgers. I’ve watched enough football to know guys come out of the woodwork all the time and it’s not that difficult to imagine a guy catching Rodgers’ bullets being one of them. If you’re desperate, look into him.

Grab Some Wood

Greg Jennings @ DAL: Jennings’ increasing obsolescence was driven home for me personally earlier this week when a league mate of mine (who also happens to be my cousin) dropped the former Packer star and picked up Ted Ginn in his stead. I actually did a double-take when the transaction crossed the wire, but the reality is I saw it coming from quite a ways away. Jennings was never going to produce like he did in Green Bay (nobody ever does) and his days as a relevant pass-grabber were probably over the minute the Pack’s powers-that-be decided they could get by with cheaper alternatives like James Jones, Jarrett Boykin, and the aforementioned White. I didn’t anticipate the fall being quite so precipitous for Jennings (Ted Ginn?), but his fate is probably sealed for 2013, so you should start looking for more reliable options immediately.

Colston: Where have you been?