Mr. Freakin' Fantasy thinks Stevan Ridley is in for a big week. See what else he thinks for Fantasy Football in week 5. (Picture source: musketfire.com)

Yep, the bye weeks are here, but have no fear because Mr. Freakin’ Fantasy is here! Funny?? I thought that was a good one. Anyways, the bye weeks are here and you may have some trouble filling your lineups. With six teams on bye, this is where we separate the men from the boys…. so to speak. Matchups start to come into play more, and  if you are 0-4, or 1-3 you may be trying to sweat out a big win this week. Don’t worry, because I will get you where you need to be. If you have been keeping up with my start/sit lists you know I have been doing ok. Also, I hope that you traded for Ryan Mathews last week. The Chargers are looking to get Ryan about 25 carries a game moving forward.

I will point out again I won’t be telling you to start your studs, but giving you other players to start/sit that will, or won’t have good weeks. Ok, lets get started.

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Foster could be the reason why Schaub doesn't have that big of a year, fantasy football wise.

If your one of those fantasy football players, who prefers to pick up wide receivers and running backs in the first few rounds of your fantasy football draft, hoping that a solid quarterback like Matt Schaub will be available in the later rounds to fill your starting quarterback slot, well I hate to break it to those people who do just that because Matt Schaub is not the best option at starting quarterback that you can find in the later rounds.

Keep in mind that Matt Schaub’s teammate is up and coming running back, Arian Foster, who is going to be the center of the offense since the Texans have not had that consistent runner like he was last season in a while. So, what this means is that Schaub is going to get less and less reps. If you do not believe me look at last season when Arian Foster broke out to be a top running back. Statistically, Schaub attempted throwing 574 passes compared to the 583 that were thrown the season before when the Texans lacked at running the ball with Steve Slaton, who only had 437 yards in that year. Also, you cannot forget about the point maker in fantasy football, touchdowns, which Schuab only threw 24 compared to the 29 that he threw the season before.
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Muhammad Wilkerson should be an immediate starter and impact player for the Jets

Rex Ryan has guaranteed the Jets will win the Super Bowl…Again. The fiery head coach has really lit a spark for a franchise that selected Mark Sanchez with the 6th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, and ever since then, they have been doing very well in the offseason, using their picks to acquire veteran players as well as using them very wisely on collegiate players.

I think the Jets did another fantastic job in the 2011 NFL Draft, using their selections to fill key areas of need as well as some nice selections for depth…

1. First Round, 30th overall: Muhammad Wilkerson, DL, Temple

Muhammad Wilkerson is a big, tough, physical defensive lineman who is an absolute perfect fit for the Jets’ defense. He reminds me of a younger Trevor Pryce, a big 315 pound man who can get double digit sacks from that five technique position. He was underrated because he played for Temple, not exactly known as a college football powerhouse. Still, the fact remains that he put up good numbers for the Owls and he should be a very, very good player for the Jets.

Pick Grade: A

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Up next in our series of team interviews is the New York Jets. The Jets have sure grabbed a lot of headlines thanks in large part to Rex Ryan, who won’t let anyone forget just how good this team has, but can they win the Superbowl, and what should they do in the draft.

Brian Basset of thejetsblog took some time out of his schedule to answer some questions.

1) What are the J-E-T-S biggest needs to address this off-season?

I think that it’s going to have to be in line with what happens to their free agent class, but as the team now stands they have to get younger on the defensive line and OLB spot.  The Jets are also going to have to consider how they are going to round out their secondary with a number of free agents (CB Antonio Cromartie, FS Eric Smith, and SS James Ihedigbo).

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New York Jets

Last season the Jets were one game away from reaching the Super Bowl and this season they are well on their way to reaching the playoffs.  The biggest question on the team has to be the quarterback position but we have to remember that Sanchez is still developing.  You cannot discredit the fact that he only was the full starter at USC for 1 season.  The Jets appear committed to Sanchez and the next position I feel they will/should address is the defensive line.  Sean Ellis is not getting any younger and someone like Adrian Clayborn or Cameron Heyward would fit nicely as a 5 technique.  Depending on what happens with Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards the Jets could look to upgrade the receiver position.

Buffalo Bills

The Bills have a ton of areas they need to address but to me it all starts at the quarterback position.  Ryan Fitzpatrick has had a nice season but ultimately his upside is limited.  The Bills could hope for Andrew Luck but they could also add someone like Christian Ponder or Pat Devlin in the mid rounds.  For all the needs on this team they should just focus on best available player.

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The Jets entered the game amid much hype and praise as they held their head high with a 9-2 record which tied them for first in the AFC East with the Patriots. They also had the satisfaction of knowing they previously beat the Patriots this year and if they played the same way they would do it again. On top of previous success over the Patriots the Jets have been one of the NFL’s hottest teams and they had the national media telling them so. But once kick off started the players couldn’t hear the chatter of the media, only the screaming of 52 Patriots running at them in full gear.

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