Matt Leinart

To Start or Not to Start Matt Leinart

The Texans back-up quarterback inherits one of the NFL's best offenses
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<p> The Texans back-up quarterback inherits one of the NFL's best offenses</p>
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Houston Texans
Matt Schaub
Matt Leinart
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Everything seems to be pointing toward Houston Texans quarterback Matt Leinart having a successful debut as the team’s starter in Week 13 at Jacksonville.

Leinart takes over for Matt Schaub, who went on injured reserve this week. He inherits a Texans team that has scored at least 24 points in their last four games — 37, 30, 24 and 41.

He has running back Arian Foster at his disposal along with the return of wide receiver Andre Johnson and tight end Owen Daniels.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Week 12

Caleb Hanie, Toby Gerhart and Kevin Smith lead the way in week 12
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<p> Caleb Hanie, Toby Gerhart and Kevin Smith lead the way in week 12</p>
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Fantasy Football waiver wire
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Damian Williams
Christian Ponder
Earl Bennett
Matt Leinart
Caleb Hanie
Toby Gerhart
Kevin Smith
Andre Caldwell
Jacob Tamme
NFL
Fantasy

The bye weeks are finally over and now we can just roll with what we’ve got. But what if injuries and poor play from your roster means you don’t have enough? Well, in an effort to guide you through the playoff push, here’s a look at who will be some of the hot commodities off the fantasy football waiver wire in Week 12. Some of them I think are decent plays for this week and maybe beyond, but most of the wire has players that should probably stay right there.

Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 11

Lance Ball, Kendall Hunter and Laurent Robinson lead the waiver wire this week
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<p> Lance Ball, Kendall Hunter and Laurent Robinson lead the waiver wire this week</p>
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Ed Dickson
Fantasy Football waiver wire
Roy Helu
Kendall Hunter
Legedu Naanee
Harry Douglas
Damian Williams
Jake Ballard
Christian Ponder
Chris Ogbonnaya
Laurent Robinson
Lance Ball
Tyler Palko
John Skelton
Matt Leinart
NFL
Fantasy

It’s the last week of byes for the 2011 NFL season. And we lose some powerhouses this week at all four positions. Which means you're going to have dredge the waiver wire to save your team's chances of making the playoffs. Here's a few of the big names that are out.

WEEK 11 BYES: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh

Matt Schaub has serious foot injury; Out for Season

The Texans' quarterback will miss several weeks at the minimum with a foot injury
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<p> The Texans' quarterback will miss several weeks at the minimum with a foot injury</p>
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Houston Texans
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Fantasy

The Houston Texans can't catch a break. Or maybe they're catching too many.

After suffering through injuries to seemingly all their star players, the news got even worse this week when head coach Gary Kubiak revealed that quarterback Matt Schaub has a Lisfranc foot injury. Which, for all you non-doctors out there, a Lisfranc injury is usually a fracture to one of the tarsas or metatarsals, which are basically the bones right behind the toes.

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