Week 11: Start and sit
11/20/2009 10:58:00 AM

Each Friday, we’ll offer our thoughts on who to start and who to bench. Look for a roundup of our picks in the Tulsa World on Sunday.

Here are this week’s picks:

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Matt Schaub, Texans QB: Here’s what you need to know about Schaub – he has five TD passes and no interceptions in last two games against Titans, who have allowed a league-high 23 TD passes this year.

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Jay Cutler, Bears QB: Here’s everything you need to know about Cutler – entering the Sunday Night Football game against Philly, Cutler has 11 interceptions in three primetime games this fall. Enough said to warrant a seat on your fantasy bench.

-- Matt Doyle

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Kevin Smith, Lions RB: The Lions face the Browns, who have one of the NFL’s worst run defenses. Detroit has have plenty of issues, but Smith should be able to put up some yards against Cleveland.

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Devin Hester, Bears WR: The Eagles boast a defense with the third most interceptions in the NFL, so Jay Cutler will likely struggle. Philly also has given up 14 passing touchdowns, tied for ninth worst in the league, so you be tempted to play Hester. But he’ll likely get a large dose of Asante Samuel, one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks, which limits Hester's value.

-- James Royal

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Lee Evans, Bills WR: TO, who? Now that his coach is gone, the Bills' offense has found itself and done it on the road of all places. The Jags have not done well stopping any receivers all year. Ryan Fitzpatrick is not the answer, but at least he has an arm, unlike Trent Edwards.

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Laurence Maroney Patriots RB: Fumble on the goal line. How many times has he had to hear about that in the past week? It wasn't Bill Belichick's fourth down call but that fumble that cost the Pats the game at Indy. Maroney does what he does every year -- he shows up for a while and then disappears. The Jets have only allowed four running backs to score against them.

-- Jason Collington

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