A new starter

Alvis Whitted will get the start Sunday against a week San Diego defense.

That’s right. Alvis Whitted. When the Jerry Porter trade winds were active Ronald Curry and Doug Gabriel were the likely replacements. But now that Gabriel has been shipped off to the Patriots, it’s Whitted who Oakland coach Art Shell named starter.

This one really left me scratching my head, but you’ve got to wonder if Shell knows something we don’t. If Curry got the nod, I could understand that because Porter and Shell haven’t been seeing eye to eye, but maybe Shell has something special in mind for Whitted.

I’m starting Whitted in one league over Braylon Edwards and Samie Parker because San Diego’s secondary is a disaster. We’ll see how that works out. If he’s still available in your league, pick Whitted up immediately and cross your fingers with me.