Steve McNair has picked up where he left off last year. He is consistently creating arguments about not just being the best fantasy quarterback, but being the best quarterback in the league. Maybe that's why nobody wants to sit next to him on long team flights. The Titans offense isn't wide open, but McNair makes the most of it, having thrown for 1,900 yards, 13 scores and running three in as well. But what sets him apart is his toughness. He is impossible to stop. I am convinced he will never die; he will just be listed as doubtful to breathe. The fact that he is having a great year is not the surprise, the fact that he is the top fantasy QB is.

Marc Bulger - If you drafted Kurt Warner and you took The Bulge as his backup, bully for you. If not, you were probably reduced to picking up someone off the wire, and that is similar to buying steaks out of the back of some guy's car. Bulger has become the Warner of old stat wise, throwing for 1,700 yards, 11 TD's and even has shown mobility by running for three scores. He has the greatest show on turf clicking again, much to the delight of anyone who owns a piece of that pie. Even more important, I don't know if he is married or engaged, nor have I seen a single reaction shot of his significant other to see if they share the same haircut. That is equally important if you watch Ram games as well.

Running Backs

Ahman Green - The quandary this year was who to select at #1. One of the 2 best RB's thus far has been Ahman Green, so if you missed him at the top spot, you weren't alone. Inconsistency has been Green's issue entering this season, but he has been as inevitable as a crass sitcom on Fox's fall schedule. Statistically, he has been huge, having scored 10 touchdowns and combining for a 1,000 yards. He has had 4 multi-touchdown games thus far and shows no sign of slowing down. He has a tendency to cough it up more than a patient with bronchial infection, but all those TD's makes owners very forgiving.

Jamal Lewis - The talent has always been there for Lewis, but so has his predilection for knee surgeries and the Chronic, so entering this season nobody knew what to expect. Lewis has lashed out against doubters by setting the NFL record for rushing yards in a game and has rumbled for almost 1,000 yards and 6 touchdowns. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, but at this rate I should get a comfortable chair if I'm going to wait this long. He has shown his ability to break games wide open, and until Kyle Boller can show some consistency, the offense will be run through J-Lew. He wouldn't have it any other way.

Wide Receivers

Torry Holt has finally emerged as the consistent big play threat he has claimed to be the past few years. He and Bulger have made the kind of volatile connection that paper clips and wall sockets are all about. Holt has established himself as the man in St. Louis. He already surpassed his career high with eight touchdowns and with the way the team is clicking right now, to double that figure isn't an outrageous thought. Now when he plays on Monday nights, he can honestly refer to himself as "Big Play," during the introductions and I will be unable to roll my eyes, and accept the fact he produces bigger plays than The Atkins Diet Repertory Theater Company.

Chad Johnson - You have to root for the Bengals, unless you have a thing against poorly managed, family owned sports teams that have brought shame and ridicule upon itself in the Midwest. What, you probably have an axe to grind with the Bears as well? When you chose Johnson on draft day, did other owners giggle? These are the same people who thought Keyshawn would have a good year. Johnson has shown he is no joke, as he has caught five touchdowns and picked up over 600 yards. If he can get solid play from his quarterbacks, who have been as consistent as that clock I made out of a milk cartons and silly string, he will carry on and continue to show that he deserves his spot as a top 5 receiver. But if he does that throat slashing gesture again, Marvin Lewis will explode on him like he was packed with C-4.

Tight End

I assumed that Shannon Sharpe was coming back for a farewell kind of tour. But, like the Stones, he is old, but can still get the job done. But without all that need for rouge and blood transfusions. Big number 84 has remained a safety valve for all the QB's they have used in Denver this year. His numbers might suffer a little with Danny Kannel under center, but he is a safety valve for everyone, so he might not take that big of a hit. Though most people would pay money and wait in line to get a glimpse of Sharpe taking a big hit, that doesn't look like it will happen any time soon.

Kicker

Billy Cundiff went from the token, late round pick of the lone Cowboy fan in your league, which, by the way, every league has, to being the benefactor of the biggest surprise in the NFL this year. He has seen the offense move the ball with great success and has been there to wrap things up. If you asked the guy on the street at the start of the season about Billy Cundiff, they probably would have made reference to the fact they liked his Smashing Pumpkins stuff better. Every year a kicker comes out of nowhere to finish in the top five in scoring, it looks as if Cundiff might be that man this year.