DE Patrick Kerney is on fire these days.

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Teams on byes this week: None

Top Performers for Week Twelve

DL

Patrick Kerney, Seahawks: Kerney has been on fire the past two weeks, completely tearing it up for the Seahawks: 12-0-6 with two passes defensed and an INT. Whatever it is they’ve been feeding him since the Bears game, the Seahawks need to distribute it to everyone on the defense.
Stat Line: 7-0-3; 1 FF; 1 INT.

Adewale Ogunleye, Bears: It seems like Ogunleye enjoys playing against AFC West teams: in the last three weeks, he’s faced the Raiders and Broncos and tallied 13-1-5. Oh, when he faced the Seahawks during that span? A measly 2-1-0.
Stat Line: 6-1-2; 1 FR; 1  FF.

Fred Robbins, Giants: With all the attention paid to the Giants’ ends and blitzing back seven, the anchors of the defense—the tackles—get ignored, which is a shame because Robbins and Barry Coefield do a good job of tying up blockers logn enough for Strahan, Umenyiora and Jason Tuck to get to the QB. Robbins still has some giddy-up to his game, and if he gets on a roll during the game he becomes very difficult to stop. Still, his IDP output is not dependable enough for owners.
Stat Line: 8-0-1.

Osi Umenyiora, Giants: Umenyiora has been the focus of the opposition ever since his six-sack game against the Eagles in Week 4—witness only five sacks in the seven games since then. That’s not to say he hasn’t been effective, as the focus on him has freed up Michael Strahan. But from an IDP perspective, he’s been very disappointing.
Stat Line: 5-1-2; 1 FF.

Aaron Kampman, Packers: The commentators during the Packers-Lions game said it best: you can watch video of the Packers’ defense for an entire game, and would not be able to find a play where Kampman took a snap off. All that hard work pays off for him, and it’s about time he’s getting some props Stat Line: 5-1-2.

LB

Patrick Willis, 49ers: He hit a bit of a mid-season lull, but Willis rebounded nicely last week. He’s still on track for the Defensive Rookie of the Year award,  however.
Stat Line: 17-1-0.

Michael Boley, Falcons: In his first season as a full-time starter, Boley has already set career highs in every statistical  category—and he still has five games to go. While his three-sack game last week is definitely a fluke, Boley is certainly a solid all-around LB, as he averages eight stops a game and gets back into the passing lanes well enough to have amassed six passes defensed and two INTs on the season.
Stat Line: 9-1-3; 1 FF.

D’Qwell Jackson, Browns: I’ve been a little disappointed in Jackson performance this year—after averaging seven stops a game in 2006, I expected him to push that number a little higher this season; instead, his production has remained steady. Not that seven tackles a game is horrible, but if that’s all you do, that average needs to be between 9-10 stops a game in order to offer value to IDP  owners.
Stat Line: 10-2-0; 1 INT.

Gerald Hayes, Cardinals: Hayes is typically an afterthought in IDP leagues, and for the most part should not be on anyone’s radar.
Stat Line: 12-0-1.

Chad Greenway, Vikings: Greenway is having a solid, but unspectacular inaugural season for the Vikings, but last week he simply took advantage of Eli Manning’s miserable performance.
Stat Line: 3-0-0; 1 INT; 1 TD.

DB

Asante Samuel, Patriots: Samuels has had a slow season compared to his 2006 campaign, but he has totaled six interceptions this season. But there’s no denying that Samuel is clutch—his second interception of A.J. Feeley preserved the Patriots’ victory last week.
Stat Line: 3-0-0; 2 INT; 1  TD.

Michael Lewis, 49ers: Lewis has had a really good season, but has gone unnoticed by many owners. The reason is that he has done it the old-fashioned way for a safety: by making tackles. Boring perhaps, but Lewis is a Top 10 DB in most IDP formats, so it is working for him.
Stat Line: 11-1-1; 1 FF.

Michael Huff, Raiders: Huff is a second-year safety that has shown some steady improvement. While he’s not a world-beater at this stage, he’s someone that’s been hovering near that #20 spot among DBs, which makes him a solid DB2 in IDP leagues. Much like Lewis (above), Huff goes about his IDP business by sticking his helmet into plenty of pile-ups.
Stat Line: 7-2-0; 1 INT.

Darren Sharper, Vikings Stat Line: 2-0-0; 1 INT; 1 TD;  Dwight Smith, Vikings: Stat Line: 3-1-0; 2 INT; 1 TD: Two guys that got caught up in Manning’s generosity. Both safeties have been under-performing this season, overshadowed in IDP circles by corner Antoine Winfield and Cedric Griffin.

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