Big Ben and other QB's to watch in week 6:

Upgrade over Batch and Dixon.

Here we go, it's the 6th week of the NFL season and "Big" Ben Roethlisberger is finally ready to take the helm and lead the Steelers onto the field to face a division foe, in the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field this Sunday. This is a must watch game for every football fan, beyond Steelers fans and Big Ben fantasy owners. Not because i believe the Browns will man up and give the Steel Curtain a good game, but, because i think seeing how Roethlisberger reacts to being back after a 4 game ban (after having a great preseason) and how the team rallies around their franchise QB will be something that no true NFL fan will want to miss. Is this the biggest game to date this season? No. Will it be the closest game we've seen this season? Probably not, but, it should show us how good the Steelers can actually be this season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) have held down the fort without, arguably, their best player and offensive general and have shocked, at least me with the way they have stayed in and won games while having players such as 35 year old Charlie Batch and 25 year old Dennis Dixon running the show. That right there is enough for me to believe that Pittsburgh may be the team to beat in the AFC now that they have Big Ben back behind center. If a 3rd year backup (Dixon) and a 12th year bum such as Charlie Batch can lead this team to a 3-1 record, and do so while only giving up an average of 12.5 points per game, then what can the Steelers accomplish with a motivated Roethlisberger back, calling the shots? I for one, as a Big Ben fantasy owner, am reliefed that i can toss Flacco to my bench after a shotty start to what was supposed to be a huge fantasy season for the young Baltimore QB.

Expect a HUGE week.

Eli Manning is going into week 6 (at home) against the Detroit Lions who give up 235 yards a game on just over 7.5 yards per pass and can't really stop anything through the air. The Giants look to be a different team over the past 2 weeks and should have plenty of chances to play offense if their defense looks anything like it did against the Bears and the Texans. Manning is a fantasy must start this week if you're looking to score mass point (and who isn't?). He should easily torch the Detroit secondary for 250+ yards and a couple of TD's. Manning should see a LOT of mixed zones in the secondary from Detroit and a bunch of four man fronts out of the Lions D-Line. As long as Eli's offensive line can protect him from Ndamukong Suh, Kyle Vanden-Bosh and company, he will find open targets in the Lions passer-friendly secondary, all game long.



Who will start in week 6?

Michael Vick or Kevn Kolb? Take your pick. At this point it looks as if Kolb will get the go but, you know that Vick is anxious to face his old team, Atlanta and Andy Reid aren't counting him out, just yet. Vick, who is recovering from a rib cartilage injury will probably take at least this next week to get back into playing form and to avoid any setbacks. "He's still recovering," Reid said and i'm sure the Eagles will be cautious not to rush things, as Kolb seems to be a reliable backup at this point, and Philly is in no serious trouble of letting their season slip away, just yet. Philly is in a three-way tie with the Redskins and Giants (all 3-2) fo the lead of the NFC East. The NY Giants play the Lions this week which, should get them a W and the Redskins are facing Indy which, should net them a loss. Philly CAN beat the Falcons with Kolb at the helm. As long as LeSean McCoy keeps putting up Chris Johnson numbers.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=12514,. Regardless of who gets the start in this game, look for The Eagles to take their first win at home against the Falcons. Philly wins 23-17.

Philly and Andy Reid need to come clean.

Let's toss out a quick scenerio involving Michael Vick... Ok? .. I'll do it anyways. It seems to me that Philly picked up Vick with the intention to start him once they shipped McNabb out of town, right? No? Kevin who? Ok, i see what you're getting at, Kevin Kolb is (was) the guy. McNabb, great QB.. Great guy... Wrong side of 30 and a list of injuries that stack taller than Yao Ming (or Yao Ming's stack of injuries, either way works). So, you say that the Eagles never intended to start Michael Vick? One of THE most dynamic players to ever play the quarterback position, that guy? They don't plan to ever start the most agile person i have ever seen? So, they're going to give Kolb a contract extension and he's going to usher in the new generation of football in Philly? I don't buy that load of crap for even a second! Kolb is an able QB, don't get me wrong. I just don't see him wowing any of  us the way Michael Vick can on a weekly basis. Another piece of info that is supposed to shoot my little theory full of holes is, that the Eagles camp had no idea that Vick still possessed the amazing QB qualities that he once displayed as a Falcon. Seriously? Philly sets out to convince us all that after, just over a year with the Eagles, practicing, camp, being in the locker room, that they had NO IDEA, at all, that Vick could still play football at a Michael Vick level? Wow! I'm shocked that the Eagles believe we're all this dumb, i'm shocked and frankly, i'm a touch insulted. This is, of course, just my personal opinion but, couldn't this very well be true? I leave you with this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khxyftTosHw