FIVE GUYS

With the fantasy playoffs starting in most leagues this week, now is a good time to look at five players who could help you that are owned in less than 50% of Yahoo fantasy football leagues. If you would like five more, please look at the blog post from last week. Again, to the three of you reading this right now, good luck.

1) Joshua Cribbs (WR - Cle - 26%) - Cribbs is the hot stock this week. He is only owned in a quarter of leagues, presumably because most teams are out of the playoff race at this point. Cribbs rushed for 87 yards last week against the top-ranked run defense in the NFL. Granted, he didn't gain those yards traditionally, but it was still an impressive feat. The Manginius has stated that he is open to using Cribbs in the Wildcat more often. If that holds true, Cribbs could give you yards and TDs on the ground, through the air and on returns. The possibilities are endless. The only downside is the uniform he wears, but he gets a sweet matchup against the hapless Chiefs defense. If he is your WR3, then he just might be worth the risk.

2) Arian Foster (RB - Hou - 18%) - I am hesitant to recommend someone out of the crowded Houston backfield, but it looks like Foster will get an extended look according to Gary Kubiak. Moats' fumble may have put him in the doghouse and Chris Brown is pretty useless at this point. It looks like Foster will get the most looks out of the backfield, but not all of them. He makes for a solid flex play, but hopefully will not start for you in two-back leagues.

3) Bo Scaife (TE - Ten - 9%) - With Scaife you will need to monitor Vince Young?s status this week, as Young tends to rely on his tight end more often than Kerry Collins seems to. Since TE production is so unpredictable, you need to look at opportunity more than the actual accumulation stats (like yards). In the last five weeks, Scaife has seen an average of 6.8 targets per game. So, if you?re desperate at tight end and Fred Davis is not available, I would take a flyer on Scaife, as long as Young is healthy this week.

4) Seattle D (DEF - Sea - 29%) - On a side note, Houston's defense (26%) is a good play against the hapless Rams. But, on to Seattle. Eight INTs in the last two weeks should be enough to convince you, along with five sacks against the flustered Josh Freeman. Add to that a horrible running attack featuring El Dorado Williams and Derrick Ward's evil twin. This is one of those situations where you just play the matchup.

5) Maurice Morris (RB - Det - 7%) - Because somebody just has to.


I like these guys better. In addition to last week's post, the Washington trifecta of Jason Campbell (33%), Quinton Ganther (45%) and Fred Davis (33%) are still solid pickups.