You Can Get With This Or You Can Get With That Week 8

Get with Donovan McNabb not with Carson Palmer

Carson Palmer has had an inconsistent year thus far. He’s thrown for a lot of yards and has a decent amount of touchdowns, but if you’ve watched him play, you can tell that he’s still not the old Carson Palmer. He’s yet to face a top notch pass defense, and while Miami is middle of the pack, I think they will give Palmer a tough time. Cameron Wake has been a revelation this year rushing from the outside linebacker spot and he’ll be terrorizing Palmer all day. Miami’s young corners are also underrated.

Donovan McNabb has also been inconsistent this year, but he’s going against a Detroit Defense that hasn’t given up less than 19 points, and is 20th in the league against the pass. McNabb has yet to throw more than 1 TD in a game this year, but now that the Skins have developed a more consistent running game, I think things will finally open up in the secondary for him as he continues to build chemistry with his new team.

Get with Beanie Wells not with Darren McFadden

Those wise or desperate enough to play the banged up McFadden last week scored big with a 4 touchdown day for the Razorback speedster. Oakland has proven they can run the ball this year, despite the production they’ve gotten from the quarterback position. However, this week they go against the 2nd best run stoppers in the league in the form of the surprising Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are young and talented at the linebacker position and they’ve shut down some of the top runners in the league already, namely Frank Gore and Steven Jackson.

Every week that Beanie Wells has been healthy, he’s entrenched himself more and more as the lead back in Arizona. Against Tampa, the 2nd to last worst run defense in the league, Beanie has his breakout week. The Cardinals will be committed to running the ball with Max Hall at quarterback, who is coming back after a concussion last week. Not that he was very good pre-concussion. The way to score against Tampa is on the ground, and I think Arizona will figure that out.

Get with Patrick Crayton not with Mike Williams (West)

Mike Williams (West) has played very well for Seattle since they traded Deon Branch away a few weeks ago. He’s been heavily targeted and he’s capitalized with 210 yards and a TD the past two weeks. Williams advantage is that he’s 6-5 and over 235 pounds, so while he might not be the fastest guy on field, he uses his size to beat defenders to the ball. Nnamdi Asomugha will effectively eliminate that advantage this week though. The Raiders cornerback is 6-2, quite large for a corner, and he will not allow Williams to get very far. Seattle will probably move Williams around to get him away from Asomugha, but in the redzone, you can bet that Asomugha will be draped all over him knocking away those jump balls.

Last week with Gates hobbled and with Naanee and Floyd out, Crayton was Rivers’ favorite and best target. Floyd is out again and Naanee has yet to practice, so Crayton should again be the San Diego receiver that benefits. A new addition to the team, the more Crayton practices and plays with Rivers, the better he will play. Even against a good Titans D, Crayton will still put up better than respectable numbers.