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Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos

“If god is with us, then who could be against us?” That’s the mantra I’m following for starting Tim Tebow this week. Tebow can run really well, and that makes him a dual threat.  He also gets the Dolphins, who are playing bad football, especially on defense.   The fins even made the Jets look good last week.

Matt Cassel, Kansas City Chiefs

A couple of weeks ago, I said that Matt Cassel is a bad quarterback.  While I won’t back off of that statement, I will admit that he is competent enough to get the ball to Dwayne Bowe and Steve Breaston. Cassel is a good option, especially if you have a bye week and especially now that Jason Campbell is done and Carson Palmer won’t have learned the offense in such a short time.

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Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens

He may have a sweet matchup against the Jaguars, but Flacco isn’t playing up to his potential. To me, this is one of those matchups where you expect a big game but the final score ends up being 14-10, with all defensive touchdowns.

Sam Bradford/AJ Feeley, St. Louis Rams

Both guys are on a bad team with no receiving talent other than Brandon Lloyd.   Bradford’s stock has risen but he has yet to practice, so who knows how long it will take chemistry to develop between the duo.   As for Feeley, well, he’s just a bad quarterback.

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Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh Steelers

It was good to see Mendenhall have a decent game last week, and I think he should get into a little bit of a groove here against the Arizona Cardinals, who have struggled against the run.

Ryan Matthews, San Diego Chargers

At the beginning of the season, the Jets were automatic when it came to stopping the run, but not so much as we enter Week 7. The Jets are allowing over 130 yards rushing a game this year, which may be  the worst performance by a Rex Ryan defense, ever.

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