For a guy who started the season on the bench and didn’t get much playing time until late in the year, Jamaal Charles is making up for it. Once Larry Johnson ran (err…un-ran, lack of ran) himself out of town, along with some impolitic tweeting along the way, Charles has been a wonder. As in, I wonder why I didn’t grab that guy on the waiver wire. He’s done so well that Jamey Eisenberg at CBSSports.com has him as his Start of the Week.
Week 14 Start/Sit: Charles In Charge
Charles has scored a touchdown in each of his past four games against Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Diego and Denver. He has two games with over 100 total yards, and his only blemish has been two lost fumbles against the Chargers and Broncos.
This week, Charles faces the worst run defense in the NFL. Buffalo is allowing over 172 rushing yards per game, and the Bills have allowed a running back to gain 100 total yards or score a touchdown in every game this year.
On the flip-side, the Sit of the Week, none other than Jay Cutler facing an impressive Packers defense.
Cutler, our Sit of the Week, only had 143 passing yards and a touchdown against the Rams last week, and that was a favorable matchup. It was obvious the Bears didn’t want Cutler to take any chances, which is why he was limited to 17 passing attempts, his low for the season.
This week, Cutler faces a Packers team that is among the league leaders with 21 interceptions. Even without the injured Al Harris (knee), the Packers have still been ballhawks with Charles Woodson leading the way.
Cutler knows all about the Green Bay defense since he made his Bears debut in Week 1 against the Packers and had one touchdown and four interceptions. He’s up to 20 interceptions now, and you can’t trust him at this point in the season. He hasn’t thrown for more than 171 yards the past three games with three touchdowns and three interceptions over that span.
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