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Byron Leftwich will take to the air in New Orleans and you should go along for the ride. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

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Need a quarterback with the bye season in full swing? You'll hate me for saying this, but pick up Byron Leftwich. That starts my fantasy advice for the weekend.

The 10 weekly wise man's tips:

1. Why Leftwich? Simple. New Orleans isn't rushing the passer well, Leftwich is playing for his future and is supremely motivated, and he's been throwing the ball superbly in practice. That and $4.50 will buy you a triple latte, but he's going to be firing the pill all over the Superdome, and I like his chance to pass for 250 yards ... especially with Joe Horn returning to New Orleans, aiming to gain about 1,000 yards.

2. I have said it all week: Do not bench Vince Young. He won't be in great shape, but it will take an amputation for him not to play at Houston on Sunday.

3. Better get a long-term fix for Laurence Maroney. You're not going to be able to count on him all season.

4. Don't look for Michael Pittman to return until Nov. 18, after the Bucs' bye week. That means you should run, not walk, to pick up Michael Bennett, if the dolts in your league have left him on the waiver wire this long. Bennett's going to get the ball a lot, starting Sunday in Detroit.

5. Priest Holmes, Priest Holmes, Priest Holmes. History says he'll not last very long should the Chiefs activate and play him. For my money, the backup I'd want for my reserve list right now is Kolby Smith. Herman Edwards loves him, and he'll be sturdy insurance if Larry Johnson goes down in December.

6. I've never been a big Chris Chambers fan, because I think he should play better than he's played. Having said that, the change in environment, from a loser to a winner, is going to change this kid's life -- as will being surrounded by players who are better than he is. Challenge is a wonderful thing, sometimes.

7. Need a tight end with Ben Watson out, probably, for a couple of weeks? Don't laugh. Kyle Brady. Not saying he'll give you great numbers, but I do think he's got a great chance to score, because Miami will be in full ears-pinned-back mode with nothing to lose on defense and Tom Brady will be looking for interior options at close range. Sounds like Brady-to-Brady time.

8. I'd love to tell you to play all of your Redskins this weekend with Arizona in town, but I can't -- not with an offensive line that has to be scotch-taped together to make it through a game. Play Jason Campbell if you must, because he's coming on like gangbusters. (How, exactly, do "gangbusters'' come on?) Sit the rest of your 'Skins.

9. Got Thomas Jones? You will be thrilled to death Sunday night. In fact, with Cincinnati and Buffalo on the schedule the next two weeks, and the Jets in QB-protection mode, this is the time to trade for Jones.

10. That Adrian Peterson game was no fluke. The Bears have lost too much in the run-defense game -- Tank Johnson, Dusty Dvoracek -- and are sure to wilt against Brian Westbrook this week. If you can get a plugged nickel for the Bears D, take it. If not, pick up Washington's, or Tampa Bay's.

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