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Fantasy Football - By: D. Bachman
Thursday, September 21st, 2006 - Page updated at 1:00pm
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Hot & Not Following Week 2's NFL Games...

If you are in need of a HOT fantasy football player these Top Hot players for the week should help you out if they're in your lineup. If you need to dump a lame duck on your team, these NOTS should be them. Fantasy Football always favors the prepared mind. The more research you do, and the more HOT players you have to choose from on your team, the better your odds are of winning your fantasy football league outright this year.

Team	NFL WEEK 3 FANTASY FOOTBALL HOT & NOT PLAYERS
1. Rex Grossman	HOT QUARTERBACKS Grossman is the NFL's leading passer with a 128.7 rating as he heads into Sunday's showdown with the unbeaten Vikings. He has been consistent and explosive in his first two outings. Can he continue this against a solid, aggressive Minnesota defense?
2. Chad Pennington	Pennington injured his calf against the Patriots last Sunday but is listed as probable for this weekend's game. Expect Chad to take advantage of Buffalo's rookie safeties Donte Whitner and Ko Simpson during Sunday's game.
3. Alex Smith	Philadelphia's secondary has some injury issues, San Francisco's offense will continue to center on RB Frank Gore early in games. However, if the 49ers follow the script and fall behind early, the 49ers may have no choice but to air it out.
1. Michael Turner	HOT RUNNING BACKS Turner ran for a career-high 138 yards on just 13 carries in Sunday's 40-7 win over Tennessee. He has been productive over the first two games of the season, but his real value lies in a LaDainian Tomlison injury because one can not expect San Diego to blow teams out each week.
2. Rudi Johnson	Sit Johnson at your own risk vs the Steelers. He ran for 145 yards last week and the Steelers were pushed around on the ground by Jacksonville. Sure, the Steelers are tougher than the Browns and the Bengals have some offensive line injuries. But Johnson is playing at a high level right now and is a good threat to score.
3. Willis McGahee	McGahee rushed for 91 yards on 25 carries in the Bills' win over Miami on Sunday. McGahee will finally breakout against a struggling Jets' front seven. Last week, the Patriots' offensive line dominated the play in the trenches against the Jets and the Bills should have similar success this week.
4. Chester Taylor	Taylor had 24 carries for 113 yards and also had three receptions for 15 yards in Sunday's win over Carolina. Minnesota has shown an unwavering commitment to the run game, and the Vikes' hulking linemen (particularly left-siders OT Bryant McKinnie and Steve Hutchinson) and FB Tony Richardson can overpower and wear down Chicago's undersized front seven.
1. Donald Driver	HOT WIDE RECEIVERS Driver hauled in seven passes for 96 yards on Sunday during the Packers' 26-0 loss against Chicago. Driver might wind up having a solid fantasy season because of how often the Packers have to play from behind and this week is no different. He will get plenty of looks, although Detroit cornerbacks Fernando Bryant and Dre Bly should not allow many big plays.
1. Buffalo D/ST	HOT DEFENSE Although the Jets' offensive line has shown some early season signs of improvement, the Bills' pass rush has been lights out thus far and the defense is coming off a monster game against Miami.
2. Falcons Defense/ST	HOT DEFENSE Atlanta has allowed only nine points in two weeks and has been especially good against the run. The Falcons also have forced five turnovers, tied for fifth in the league, but are in the middle of the pack with just five sacks.

Team	NFL WEEK 3 FANTASY FOOTBALL HOT & NOT PLAYERS
1. Chris Simms	NOT QUARTERBACKS Simms makes this list 2 weeks in a row. We hear the recent struggles of Simms could force the Bucanners to sign a veteran signal-caller. Carolina's pass rush is still great (or should be) and Simms can expect to be under pressure all game. Not a good sign for owners when he has a lower QB rating than Aaron Brooks.
2. Jake Plummer	When asked if there was a scenario in which Plummer would be benched in favor of rookie Jay Cutler during Sunday's game, coach Mike Shanahan replied with a simple "no", the Rocky Mountain News reports. Plummer "could" find some favorable matchups for top targets Javon Walker and Rod Smith vs the Pats..
3. Mark Brunell	Owners take note Brunell will be a good play this week. The Redskins' offense has been a disaster thus far but so has Houston's defense. The Texans have allowed six passing TDs in two games
1. Wali Lundy	NOT RUNNING BACKS We hear that Gary Kubiak is ready to hand the starting RB job over to Ron Dayne for Sunday's game against Washington. What about Gado? Obviously, with three backs sharing duties, none are considered good fantasy plays this week.
2. TJ Duckett	With Clinton Portis getting back on the field, the Redskins could set up their regular running back rotation for the first time. What that is, is still unclear, but the Redskins ought to have more scoring chances against Houston than in their first two games.
3. Chris Brown	Week 3 isn't looking much better. The Titans' offensive line has done a terrible job at creating running room for the team's backs, a necessity against Miami's talented linebackers. With no running lanes, Brown will continue to be an ugly starter. Sit him.
1. Brandon Lloyd	NOT WIDE RECEIVERS Lloyd, who has only one catch after the first two games of the season, is being patient and hoping to see more passes thrown his way as the season progresses. He was brought in to stretch the field...right now he's doing nothing more than stretching in warmups.
2. Eddie Kennison	Kennison had two catches for 39 yards in Sunday's overtime loss to the Broncos. With Damon Huard under center for Trent Green (concussion), the Chiefs went the safe route and featured the run, getting Larry Johnson plenty involved and forgetting about Kennison, thank goodness for the bye week.
1. Ben Troupe	NOT TIGHT END Hard for Troupe to make a fantsay impact when his quarterbacks are making Aaron Brooks look good. Until the Titans' offense gets on track, stay away from Troupe.
1. Buccaneers Defense/ ST	NOT DEFENSE Tampa's once vaunted defense has been a shell of its former self through the first two weeks of the season. Though the unit should perform better against a struggling Carolina offense, the Bucs are still a risky fantasy start. << MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL NEWS/ARTICLES CLICK HERE >>