Week 6 Tracker

Five things to watch this week...

1. How will the Broncos defense respond to losing Robert Ayers and Brian Dawkins. the Jets job just got a whole lot easier with the loss of two of the Broncos defensive play makers. Shonn Greene,LT, and the Jets offensive weapons should get a bump in the rankings with this news.

2. Assante Samuel has been cleared to play. The Eagles secondary gets a big boost this week just in time to cover Atlanta's Dez White.While he is bound to be rusty, he will be an upgrade at what they have. If he can be effective in limiting White then this defense could focus on Turner and limit Atlanta's scoring abilities.

3. Aaron Rogers concussion severity. Rogers is one of those rare QB's that doesn't need to work all week to be effective come Sunday. While teams tend to be on the cautious side, each team is different and while they will not risk his health, if he seems good to go they will let him play. Green Bay needs to win with the division still in play. Without him, the only two Packers worth starting in Jennings and Driver fall way down the charts.

4. What is up with Brett Favre's arm? He was seen holding his elbow late in the fourth quarter and while he continued to zip the ball, it could have an effect on his overall production and that of Randy Moss. Also, Sidney Rice is off crutches and could be back in two weeks. Minnesota will be a serious second half of the season team and will contend despite their slow start.

5. Deion Branch back to New England. While all the "experts" don't see Branch making a huge impact, I think otherwise. Tate is thrust into the Randy Moss role and while he has all the tools and will produce it will be a process. With Branch lining up next to Welker and the attention paid on him, Branch will have no problem finding holes in the defenses. Remember how he was Brady's favorite target years ago? Yes he has slowed, but when you are the third WR with Brady at QB you have great fantasy value.