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Top Performers for Week Fourteen

DL

Kyle Vanden Bosch, Titans: KVB hasn’t been in the news too often, and it’s very easy for owners to have abandoned him. But if you look at the numbers at the end of the season, you’ll notice that Vanden Bosch has put together a very good season. He’s also been consistent, if not spectacular.
Stat Line: 7-1-3.

Patrick Kerney, Seahawks: This guy has been on fire lately… he has 13.5 sacks on the season, but 10 of them have come in the last five games, nine in the last four. His torrid play has been key in the Seahawks second-half surge.
Stat Line: 6-1-3.

Elvis Dumervil, Broncos: As a rookie who played in 13 games last season, he recorded 8.5 sacks and 17 tackles; as a starter through 13 games this season, he’s already notched 11 QB kills and 34 tackles. I like to see that type of improvement. Of course, he could use some consistency: over 80% of his sacks (9 of 11) have come in just 30% of his starts (4 of 13). Having said all that, if you can sneak ol’ Elvis onto your roster in these closing weeks of the season, he’s a decent dynasty play.
Stat Line: 4-1-3; 1 FF.

Kevin Williams, Vikings: Right place, right time.
Stat Line: 0-1-0; 1 INT; 1 TD.

Will Smith, Saints: I think I may have put the reverse whammy on Smith last week. After making his first appearance on this list last week, I stated that Smith was a huge disappointment and intimated that it might be a one-time showing. Lo and behold, Smith followed up in Week 14 with a big game in front of a national audience. Maybe he should pay me to crap on him every week…
Stat Line: 7-1-1; 1 FF.

LB

Gary Brackett, Colts: Undersized and speedy, Brackett reminds me a lot of Zach Thomas, in that he uses his quickness to get in on a lot of tackles, while at the same time filling the passing lanes to grab more than his share of interceptions.
Stat Line: 6-3-0; 2 INT.

Matt Wilhelm, Chargers: Good news: Wilhelm is having a career year. Bad News: Wilhelm is nothing more than an average LB4 type.
Stat Line: 7-3-0; 1 INT.

Morlon Greenwood, Texans: Might be the quietest 100 tackles you’ve never heard of…
Stat Line: 7-6-1.

Ernie Sims, Vikings: This kid is a tackling machine: at 119 stops, he is just four behind last season’s total—he should easily set a new “career high”. His lack of big plays (sacks or INT) are keeping him from LB1 status, but if he ups his total stops to the 150-160 range, he can move to the upper tier based on tackles alone.
Stat Line: 8-6-0; 1 FF.

Jon Beason, Panthers: Beason is much like Sims, but as rookie he has the potential for a few more big plays in the seasons to come.
Stat Line: 10-2-0.

DB

Marcus Trufant, Seahawks: First it was Lofa Tatupu picking off three balls two weeks ago; then DE Patrick Kerney sacked Kurt Warner three times last week; Trufant joined in and picked Warner off three times. I guess things run in threes for Seattle. Trufant also likes to keep things in-house: all seven of his INTs this season have come at the expense of division opponents.
Stat Line: 4-2-0; 3 INT; 1 TD.

Roman Harper, Saints: Harper’s rookie season was cut short at five games, so I kind of look at this year as being his rookie campaign. With 76 tackles and two picks, Harper is on his way to being a solid IDP safety.
Stat Line: 4-0-0; 1 INT; 1 TD.

Shawn Springs, Redskins: If you had Springs in your lineup, you did pretty well for yourself this week. Then again, I doubt that anyone reading this column actually had Springs on their roster…
Stat Line: 4-0-0; 2 INT.

Chris Harris, Panthers: Given the opportunity to start with the Panthers this season, Harris has proven to be a hard-hitting safety for the Cats. In addition to his 84 tackles, he’s managed to induce opposing ball-carriers into coughing up the ball seven times.
Stat Line: 10-4-0; 2 FF.

Ronald Bartell, Rams: I’d be lying if I told you that I was aware of Bartell’s existence prior to last week…
Stat Line: 8-0-0; 1 FF; 1 INT.

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