Be advised A., its raining in Foxboro and B., receiver Wes Welker is inactive for the second straight week. Viable alternatives for Welker if they are still available in your waiver wire are Jacksonville's Mike Sims-Walker and Chicago's Johnny Knox.

My hunch this week is that the Patriots will run the ball more than they have this season. The player to reap the benefits of this is back Laurence Maroney. I activated Maroney in two of the leagues that I have and expect 15-25 points from him.