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Coach-

I've been reading your blog all season, and it has been extremely helpful. I am 5-5 right now and i need to win out. I want to upgrade my QB (Eli Manning) to someone who can put up more fantasy points consistently. I have the option to give up plaxico burress for brett favre, but i fear favre is just on a streak. Will he continue to produce, or should i look elsewhere? Is there an undervalued QB that could be a solid second halfer? My line up is as follows:

Eli Manning
Plaxico Burress
Lee Evans
Maurice Jones Drew
Lendale White
Jason Witten
Chester Taylor
Chris Henry
Greg jennings
Marc bulger
Mason Crosby
SD Def

Any suggestions?

Sincerely,
Mike


Hey Mike,

I would not recommend trading Plax for Favre for a couple reasons. The weather in Green Bay and a renewed commitment to the run game will eventually hurt Favre’s production. Second, having an Eli Manning/Marc Bulger rotation (start Bulger Dec. 2nd) isn’t bad when you’ve got Plaxico on your team. Think of it this way, If Plaxico has a multiple touchdown day, you’ve pretty much guaranteed yourself a win.

As for suggestions, I would actually recommend you stay put for now. As you know, I love the promise of Evans and Henry for the second half of the season and it looks like you can get some production out of Chester Taylor too.

You’re going to love the Chargers’ production too since they play the Chiefs with Brodie Croyle and perhaps no L.J., Jacksonville with a backup QB or unhealthy David Garrard, Baltimore’s struggling offense, and the Lions who couldn’t even rack up positive rush yards last week.

In other words, I think you’ve already got the pieces to make a second half run. Good luck.