Fantasy 4-1-1, Here are tips for week six

As mid-season approaches, young talents becoming potential threats for teams

What a year it has been so far. What’s this? The Lions look unstoppable? What’s that? The Colts are out of playoff contention already? James Harrison hasn’t been fined yet?

For fantasy owners, it’s been the equivalent of a scramble for the football at the bottom of the pile trying to pick up surprise players off of wavers.

For the upcoming weeks, stay steady with your team. Don’t go off of the deep end and retool your roster just because you lost to your opponent by a point or two. Also, by week six, you should be able to somewhat predict the upcoming success for most of the teams in the league. Players on playoff caliber teams are the best to have in the midseason, laying it all out on the line to pull ahead of the competition early. It’s up to you to pull the strings of your team just right, find the best matchups and get the win.

Start ‘Em

Quarterback – Josh Freeman – Freeman keeps playing better every week, and he’ll be throwing a lot in a highly anticipated divisional matchup versus the Saints.

Wide Receiver — ­­Jordy Nelson – Nelson just signed a new three-year contract extension. This game could show you why the Pack want to keep him so badly.

Running Back – Michael Turner – Turner faces a terrible Carolina run defense, and the Falcons should be in scoring range quite often.

Tight End – Owen Daniels – With receiver Andre Johnson expected to miss a few games, more targets could come Daniels’ way.

Defense – Green Bay – The return of Tramon Williams has given a substantial boot to the Packers defense.

Kicker – Dan Bailey – The Cowboys might have finally solved their kicking woes with Bailey, who has been on fire the past few weeks.

Sit ‘Em

Quarterback – Mark Sanchez – Coach Rex Ryan said in recent interviews that he plans to return to the running game as the focus of the offense.

Wide Receiver – Brandon Marshall – Still struggling with drops this season, Marshall will also have Darrell Revis lined up in front of him for a majority of the game.

Running Back – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – The Cowboys are in the bottom five of the league in pass defense, and in the top five in run defense, guess which area Belichick will attack.

Tight End – Heath Miller – The Steelers are busy keeping Miller on the line to protect Roethlisberger instead of having him run passing routes.

Defense – San Francisco – Don’t run the risk of playing their defense facing the high scoring Lions.

Kicker – Alex Henery – Henery has missed a few field goals in the past few games, and though his job doesn’t seem to be on the line right now, his confidence may be low.