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Tashard Choice Dallas unveiled a new power running attack on Monday night against Carolina but with Felix Jones out and Marion Barber still banged up Choice could get a majority of the carries.  At the very least Choice will get a good look coming off his 18 carry, 82 yard, 1 TD performance against the Panthers.

Pierre Garcon Peyton Manning is officially dialed in and while that's bad news for opposing defenses, it's good news for Manning's receivers.  Garcon has a firm grasp of the number two receiver spot in Indy ahead of Austin Collie due mostly to his blazing speed.  Garcon flashed it in his only catch against Miami in Week 2 but was on full display last Sunday night with 3 catches for 64 yards and a score.

Glen Coffee Frank Gore is out but the 49ers will stay the course as a physical, run-first team and that will translate into plenty of opportunities for Coffee.  The rookie carried the ball 25 times after Gore went down last week but only put up 54 yards.  Coffee should have an easier time against the Rams.

Steve Slaton Likely a first round pick or keeper in most fantasy leagues, it's hard to bench a guy like that this early in the season but after two weeks Slaton appeared to be on his way to bust status.  Slaton did put up 76 yards on the ground against Jacksonville in Week 3 but he's yet to get into the end zone.  That could change this week against the Raiders.  Oakland has given up an average of 155 rushing yards so look for Slaton to break out this week.

New York Giants Defense Okay, I hated New York last week thinking that Tampa Bay would be able to throw against the Giants depleted secondary.  Obviously, that was not the case.  As we've learned about the Giants, they are deep in the secondary.  Now New York faces a horrendous Kansas City team that ranks toward the bottom of most offensive categories.

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Steven Jackson Yes, he is second in the NFC in rushing yards but Jackson has yet to score.  Now Jackson and the Rams face San Francisco, a team ranked 4th in the NFL in run defense.  The 49ers kept Adrian Peterson out of the end zone last week and will again focus on shutting down the run.

John Carlson Since a 95-yard two score game in Week 1 Carlson's numbers have dipped.  It was unlikely that the tight end would repeat those numbers every week but with Matt Hasselbeck likely out tomorrow the chances that any of Seattle's receivers put up big numbers are slim.

Clinton Portis Portis is a game time decision against Tampa Bay but even if he's healthy enough to play there's no reason to think he will put up good numbers.  Portis is averaging less than four yards a carry and doesn't have a touchdown to his name.  The Bucs got ripped by the Giants and the Bills on the ground the last two weeks but Washington hasn't showed the same kind of offensive punch that New York and Buffalo has.