Fantasy football sit/start advice, Week 6: Giants vs. Eagles

A week into the season, everyone was talking about how awful the NFC East was going to be this year. Now it's Week 6, and the division's top three teams are a combined 11-4, and all three are coming off wins. The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles -- two of those three teams -- face off Sunday night in what suddenly is a matchup of divisional powerhouses.

The Giants will be without running back Rashad Jennings for the game, because he's dealing with a knee injury. The Eagles, meanwhile, come into the game basically healthy from a fantasy perspective.

Start 'em: No one saw this coming, but Eli Manning has gone from being off fantasy radars to a legit starting quarterback this season; he enters this week as my QB9. ... With Jennings sidelined, Andre Williams takes over the team's starting role. He is as stone-handed as running backs come, which could hurt his overall value, but he's still a fine RB2. ... You'd like to see more consistency out of Victor Cruz, who followed up back-to-back double-digit games with a two-pointer in Week 5, but he's still a fine WR2. ... Larry Donnell's no-show a week ago hurt, but he's still an easy start at tight end.

Start 'em?: You're probably starting Josh Brown if you have him, though his back-to-back two-point kicking games to start the season still look bad.

Sit 'em: Both Rueben Randle and Odell Beckham Jr. are interesting guys to stash and monitor, but you need more than one game (from Beckham) or more consistency (from Randle) before you can buy in and start either guy. ... You can't use the Giants' defense against the Eagles, even with Philadelphia's O-line problems. Find a better option.

Start 'em: You'd almost rather your first-round pick get hurt than be ineffective like LeSean McCoy has been of late; if he's hurt, you can bench him, but if he's just ineffective, you have to keep running him out there in hopes he finds what he lost. McCoy needs to be in your lineup. ... After a one-week blip (and even the blip was still six fantasy points), Jeremy Maclin came back with 13 fantasy points in Week 5. He's a WR1. ... Cody Parkey has been a really good kicker so far, with double-digit fantasy points in four of five games.

Start 'em?: The struggles of the Eagles' offensive line and his own reduced effectiveness have Nick Foles slotted as a high-end QB2 right now. If you have him, good chance you're using him, but it would be a good idea to at least look at alternatives. ... Darren Sproles' numbers have fallen off a lot since his great first two weeks. He's a low-end flex. ... Zach Ertz has fallen far and fast since a strong first two weeks. He's a TE2 now, and not even a great one there. ... The Eagles' defense has been surprisingly good so far; against a good Giants' offense, the unit might struggle, but wouldn't be an awful start.

Sit 'em: It's great that Riley Cooper scored a touchdown in Week 5, but that brought him to 17 fantasy points total through five weeks; he and Jordan Matthews are stay-aways.

Start in every league: LeSean McCoy, Jeremy Maclin, Cody Parkey

Start if you're desperate: Nick Foles, Darren Sproles, Zach Ertz, Defense/special teams