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Look for Steve Smith to slow down this week, as the Giants look to rest a hobbled Eli Manning/take the pressure off David Carr by relying on their running game against an overmatched Raiders front. Massaquoi could be a sneaky start this week against an injury-ravaged Bills secondary, as could Nate Washington in a game the Titans figure to be trailing in, and throwing the ball a ton.
On a related note, Jean-Jacques Taylor over at the Dallas Morning News has some analysis of the Cowboy’s passing game. The verdict? Romo and his wideouts have been abysmal (not that you needed us to tell you that). Taylor notes that Romo has only completed 45% of his passes to wide receivers this year, while the top ten quarterbacks in the league are all 60% or better. The fact that all of the Cowboy’s wideouts are converting less than half of their looks into catches tells you how much Romo has struggled with his accuracy down the field. Outside of the running backs and Jason Witten, stay away from Dallas players for fantasy purposes.
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