Yeah, let's all pick up Dwayne Wright

Usually I mock Peter King's fantasy advice on Tuesday's, but he didn't mention anyone that is playing tonight, so I can just go ahead and run this now.
But before we start, I have to mention this quote from Peter again..
1. No one except maybe the '27 Yankees could beat the Patriots right now.
Personally, I think that the '96 Bulls could also beat them right now. Maybe the '01 Miami Hurricanes and the '86 Celtics. But yeah, if there's one team that can beat New England right now, it's the '27 Yankees. Good call Pete.
Either way, on to the fantasy train wreck that is Peter King...
1. Lynch still had a walking boot on his foot today, and though he's saying he thinks he may be able to play, I'd say the chances of that are slim. Looking to pick someone up? I'd say rookie Dwayne Wright is a better choice than vet Anthony Thomas. I don't like the matchup of the plodding Thomas against New England's hammering front seven.
Dwayne Wright : 1 carrie, 1 yard, 1 fumble. I mean, you can't start a fantasy advice column better than that. You really can't. And for the record, Thomas did have a better game than Wright as he got 11 carries and 31 yards.
2. Dump Rudi Johnson if he still has trade value in your league. By all measures, the best back on the Bengals now is Kenny Watson, who is gaining 1.8 yards more per carry than Johnson.
Decent call here. Watson finished with 9 carries for 45 yards while Johnson got 8 carries and only finished with 25 yards rushing.
4. Arizona offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon loves Arrington, and his touches have gone way up the last three weeks. I would look for him to get the ball in space 10 times in Cincinnati on Sunday. If you've got a flex spot open this weekend, Arrington might not be a bad pick. I could see him getting 80 yards and a touchdown.
If you actually followed this advice, I'm sure that you want to stab Peter in his chin right now.
Arrington : 1 catch for 3 yards to go along with 0 carries for 0 yards on the ground. Peter was slightly off here to say the least...
5. How can Thomas Jones not have a touchdown right now? Ridiculous. With Pittsburgh cming to town and allowing a league-low 72 rushing yards per game, there's no worse play in the league this weekend than Jones. He's got to sit.
This is the sheer power of the Peter King curse folks. Like I've said before. Take the Madden curse, let it have a violent orgy with SI Cover curse and you get something that resembles the Peter King curse.
King tells us to sit Thomas Jones and Jones promptly goes out and rushes for 117 yards on 30 carries.
Bonus points for the fact that it snapped Pittsburgh's 34 game streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher.
6. Play Dallas Clark, who has been practicing this week and seems to be over the concussion that sidelined him against the Chargers. Trade for him if your deadline hasn't come yet. I could see him catching 12 balls against Kansas City, what with the blanketing of Reggie Wayne continuing and the wideout injuries stunting the Indy passing game.
Dallas Clark : 3 catches, 15 yards.
7. Derrick Mason's pathetic 9.0-yards-per-catch average is not all his fault, obviously. I think he'd be a good pickup this weekend if he's on the waiver wire in your league. Kyle Boller needs a wideout security blanket, he likes throwing to Mason, and the Browns -- surrendering 273 yards per game and an abominable 22 touchdowns through the air -- are coming to town for a game the Ravens must have.
Ah, finally a little redemption for Peter. Mason finished with 6 catches for 83 yards. No touchdowns though..
8. Don't trust Mason? Here's a waiver guy for you: Koren Robinson. Brett Favre loves him and went out on a limb to make sure he got back with the Packers this season after all his substance abuse problems. Coach Mike McCarthy thinks Favre sees himself in Robinson, who is working hard with more passes are coming his way each week. With Carolina averaging a putrid 1.0 sacks per game, Favre should have enough time to find Robinson a few times Sunday.
Koren Robinson : 0 catches.
Yeah, Brett Favre reaaalllly loves him.
9. Worried about the Colts offense? Don't be. All three tackles who were hurt last Sunday practiced fully on Friday, and Peyton Manning should not have the same kind of fire-drill game he endured in San Diego Sunday.
Manning : 16-32, 163 yards to go along with 0 Td's and 1 pick. As for the Colts offense, a pathetic 13 point showing at home against KC.
This was by far Peter's worst column yet. I mean, it's come to the point where you have to do the exact opposite of what he says.
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Man, that guy is horrible. That's why I don't read him anymore.
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