Steve Smith: Sleeper Player for Week 4

       If I was a gambling man, I would lay a large bet on Steve Smith of the New York Giants going over 100 yards in this game. I think he is going to get a ton of catches this week.
  

He's going to go all Rod Tidwell on them. Hopefully then, someone will finally show him the money. (If you've never seen Jerry Maguire, I'm sorry for wasting your time with this joke.)

   You see, the Bears play a classic Cover 2 scheme. The Cover 2 is made to take away the deep threat, meaning that Hakeem Nicks probably won't be able to hurt people over the top. However, the Cover Two defense allows short passes and can be broken with a good slot receiver. Steve Smith is the perfect Cover Two busting possession receiver.

    Last week against the Packers, it looked like Brian Urlacher has maybe lost a step or two. Rodgers threw the ball through the zone Urlacher was supposed to be covering on his touchdown pass to Jennings, and I'm not sure if he's the same guy he was pre-surgery. The middle linebacker is absolutely key in stopping the pass for Cover 2, and if Urlacher doesn't step it up in a big way, Smith is going to burn him all game long.

Dude's got more hops than a brewery.

  Bottom Line, if you have #12, he needs to be in your lineup.

The Return of LT?

Think back to the end of the 2009 NFL season. Ladainian Tomlinson was widely considered to be washed up, a shell of his former self. His numbers were all career lows, and San Diego was so desperate to get his replacement that they traded up in the first round to take Fresno State's star running back, Ryan Mathews.

He was so upset about it, he punched this poor guy in the face.

Fast forward to the present day. Tomlinson has been better than anyone could have expected for the New York Jets, and is taking control of a starting job that everyone (myself included) figured would belong to Shonn Greene. LT is leading the Jets in rushing attempts, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and he's even second on the team in receptions.

If you had the foresight to draft LT in your fantasy league, you're probably thrilled to have him. If not, now is the time to make your move and try to trade for him. The Jets made a lot of noise about how they expect to win a title this season, and they simply do not have the patience to wait for Greene to figure it out. I think LT is about to start getting the lion's share of the touches in the Jets backfield, and with their offensive line, that's a very valuable role. I would not be surprised to see him finish in the top 15 of running backs by the end of this season.

WAIVER WIRE PICKUP:

If you can't get LT and you need to add depth at the running back position, one of the more intriguing sleepers that's probably available in your league is LeGarrette Blount of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Yeah, this guy

Blount only got 6 carries last Sunday against the Steelers, but he managed to turn them into 27 yards and a score which is no small task against Pittsburgh's outstanding defense. He is Cadillac Williams' backup right now, but Williams has a long list of injuries in his past, and with Blount looking promising, you have to think coach Raheem Morris will want to see what he can do. I expect Blount to be more valuable this season than popular waiver wire pickups Ryan Torain or BenJarvus Green-Ellis.

If you have any fantasy football question, feel free to leave them in the comments section and I will get back to you as soon as possible.