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Every Saturday throughout the NFL regular season I will be sending you this lineup helper that I like to call: Tough Decisions. In this article I will breakdown players with similar value, ranking and projection heading into this coming week.

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Let’s take a look at the TOUGH DECISIONS for Week 2:

Quarterback

(at Minnesota) or Matt Ryan (at Cincinnati)

The Case For Brady: The Patriots offense still strikes fear into every defensive coordinator in the NFL. Last week Brady missed on some downfield throws specifically to Kenbrel Thompkins and Rob Gronkowski. Then he became too reliant on dump offs to Shane Vereen instead of attacking the Dolphins secondary. Tom Brady doesn’t make the same mistakes week after week. You know that you like Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and Shane Vereen this week. So how can you not be a fan of Brady? The Vikings defense does not pose a threat to the Patriots offense. In five games against Mike Zimmer’s defense Brady has gone 4-1, 101-157 (64%), 1134 yards, 10 TD & 3 INT. Those numbers were also against far superior talent while Zimmer was in Cincinnati.

The Case For Ryan: Anybody who saw Matt Ryan last week against the Saints will attest that he is back on track after a very disappointing 2013. Perhaps having Julio Jones and a healthy Roddy White back will do that for a QB. While Brady gets to go against Mike Zimmer’s new team, Ryan travels to Cincinnati to take on Zimmer’s old squad whose performance got him the head coaching job in Minnesota. This is a very tough matchup for the Falcons and they will have to take on this Bengals defense without starting left tackle Jake Matthews who is out for week two. The Falcons offensive line is in shambles right now and having to play on the road against Geno Atkins, Carlos Dunlap and Wallace Gilberry isn’t a confidence booster. The Bengals defense is one of the best in the league and it will be much tougher sledding for Matt Ryan and company this week.

The Verdict: Tom Brady. A better matchup for a historically better player with a healthier offensive line just makes sense.

 

(at Indianapolis) or Tony Romo (at Tennessee)

The Case For Foles: Foles looked completely lost in the first quarter against Jacksonville last week. He made some adjustments in the second half as was able to lead the Eagles to 34 second half points. Both Foles and Romo have elite weapons at their disposal which make it easier to trust them even during times of struggle. But this week the Eagles get to go against a Colts defense that was torched by the Broncos in week one and will play the rest of the season without LB Robert Mathis. Monday Night Football is going to be a shootout in Indianapolis and everybody involved should put up some big fantasy numbers.

The Case For Romo: Like Foles, Romo looked like crap last week against the 49ers. But unlike Foles, Romo didn’t rebound in the second half to rally his team to victory. It’s absurd how panicked folks are about Romo after one game. He will bounce back and post a typical Tony Romo type season in 2014. I would expect Dez Bryant to take great advantage of the smaller CB’s on the Titans and find the endzone at least once in this contest. If Dez is focused and involved that usually spells good things for Tony Romo as well.

The Verdict: Nick Foles. It’s always exciting to have a prime player going on Monday Night but especially with a high expected point total (54.4 o/u). Give Romo a week to prove himself again while riding the Eagles offense against a reeling defense on Monday Night.

 

Running Back

(New Orleans) or Zac Stacy (at Tampa Bay)

The Case For West: All the Browns want to do is run the football and the emphasis will be even greater against the high flying New Orleans offense this week. Last week the Browns ran 30-183-2 against the Steelers. Because of injuries and game planning they had to split that production among three RB’s (Tate, West & Crowell). This week it will be the Terrance West show and I have all the confidence in the world in the rookie out of Towson University.

The Case For Stacy: Austin Davis will be under center for the Rams on Sunday and thus the focus will be on the run game. Everybody is worried about Stacy sharing time with Benny Cunningham but he had significantly more snaps and carries than Cunningham in week one. It took the Rams five games last year to realize that giving the ball to Stacy regularly was best for their offense. I don’t see it taking them that long in 2014.

The Verdict: Terrance West. Both of these RB’s will be in high volume situations this week but West has a better scheme and bigger need for his team to keep it on the ground.

 

(at N.Y. Giants) or Knowshon Moreno (at Buffalo)

The Case For Ellington: Ellington looked healthy enough last week and the Cardinals say that playing on his injured foot cannot do anymore damage. Whether you buy into that or not the fact is that the Cardinals have a terrific matchup this week against the Giants. I fully expect the Cardinals to throw all over the Giants this week and Ellington will be a big part of that.

The Case For Moreno: It was a bit of a surprise that Moreno received such a heavy workload (49 snaps, 24 carries) in week one. But it was clear that he was the best RB on the field and his 134 yards would attest to that. The Bills defense is better against the pass than they are against the run despite being shredded by the Bears last week. The Dolphins offensive line is just now starting to get some steam behind them. The Dolphins RB’s are the new center of Bill Lazor’s offense and Moreno is at the heart of that right now.

The Verdict: Knowshon Moreno. Surprisingly Moreno is the healthier RB right now and is in a much better system as well. I just can’t trust Ellington as much as I would like to right now and I have all the confidence in the world for the Dolphins to beat up the Bills in week two.

 

Wide Receiver

(New England) or Victor Cruz (Arizona)

The Case For Patterson: When Cordarrelle Patterson has the ball in his hands, good things happen. The Vikings are going to make a point to get him the ball in a variety of ways each and every week this season. But, you simply cannot rely on a wide receiver running the football or making impacts in the return game. For Patterson to truly reach the next level of fantasy value he is going to have to make giant leaps as a WR. With Matt Cassel as his QB and Bill Belichick’s ability to take the opposing teams main playmaker out of the game I do not like Patterson’s chances this week.

The Case For Cruz: Despite Eli Manning’s struggles and the Giants offensive line ineptitude, Cruz is still an elite level WR in this league. He won’t get as many opportunities as we would like but we have seen it over the last three years what he can do. Cruz voiced his displeasure over his limited targets in week one this week and I would expect the Giants to rectify that situation this week.

The Verdict: If Cruz isn't your choice here then you are what we call "naive." As much as I love Patterson's run ability you simply cannot trust a WR to rush the ball. Furthermore you cannot ignore the fact that Patterson isn't a polished WR at this point in time and cannot makes catches away from his body. Even when the Giants, Eli Manning and Victor Cruz struggle, the numbers are usually still very good. 

(Detroit) or Keenan Allen (Seattle)

The Case For Benjamin: The 6’5” rookie WR had a very impressive debut in week one hauling in 6 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. Imagine what he could do with his QB Cam Newton back under center? The Lions secondary is as hollow as any in the NFL still and they simply do not have a solution for Benjamin’s size and strength.

The Case For Allen: I’ve said it a million times that elite players defy matchups. The question then is whether Keenan Allen is an elite level player? My answer here in week two is no. As tempting as it is to play Allen against Seattle’s elite secondary, I would have to back away if I was able to roll with the likes of Kelvin Benjamin. In no way do I expect Allen to have a terrible game, but given the risk of starting him with the potential reward, I just don’t feel comfortable enough with Allen this week.

The Verdict: Kelvin Benjamin. In many ways Benjamin is shaping up to be this years version of Keenan Allen. This week you just have to love his matchup combined with having Cam Newton back at QB.