Week 6: 10 things to watch
Remember this Titan? Travis Henry was one of fantasy football's best running backs in the 2002-03 seasons in Buffalo, but the next two years, he was nothing but disappointing, averaging 3.6 yards per carry and never once reaching the end zone. This season, however, he seems rejuvenated, perhaps a result of such little usage from 2004-05, with a two-TD game in Week 1 and a 123-yard rushing day in Week 5. That's not enough to call him a "safe" fantasy play, but it's enough to earn him another start at Washington, important in that he really could use a strong performance headed into the bye week. I'd call Henry a useful flex option for Week 6, but watch him play, because he's going to need to perform to hold off a challenge from rookie LenDale White, a sleeper down the road.
Joey Harrington's baaaaaaaack. Scary thought, isn't it? I remember all the Harrington backers from his days in Detroit, but, Harrington fans, in his days with the Lions from 2002-05, he had more interceptions (62) than TDs (60) and only 17 multi-TD efforts in 55 starts. And while some might say he was more effective than Daunte Culpepper in Week 5 at New England, he still threw two picks and didn't throw a TD pass. Culpepper's stock has slipped so far that he's a non-factor in fantasy and a backup in the NFL. The Dolphins will give Harrington until the Week 8 bye to lead the offense, and Ronnie Brown, Chris Chambers and Randy McMichael owners have to be worried. Hey, at least Harrington made better use of McMichael and Wes Welker against the Patriots than Culpepper did, but he needs to keep that up or this quickly will be a lost season, not only for the Dolphins, but for important fantasy guys like the aforementioned three.
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