Some guys to avoid and some gems to grab

Steve McNair is a game old warrior, but he'll meet more than his match in Pittsburgh. David Maxwell/Getty Images

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It's not that I don't like Steve McNair. He's a wonderful fellow, and a hard-tryer, and good competitor. He's the kind of guy you want to have in your locker room and on your team as you go down the stretch of a season trying to make the playoffs. But at this stage of his life, he's a backup quarterback in quality and in health. He is Earl Morrall, which leads me to the first of my 10 pieces of fantasy advice ...

1. I wrote in my picks this week that McNair has 42 touchdown passes in his last 42 games. So, uh, going into Pittsburgh, he's not a good pick this week. Do not pick him up. I'd rather take Joey Harrington this week.

2. Kellen Clemens is going to be chased all over the Meadowlands by a voraciously hungry Redkin D smarting from last week's embarrassment. Pass.

3. Marvin Harrison? Law of the jungle if he plays. The Patriots will try to knock the snot out of him. Pass. Play Anthony Gonzales instead. Hey, did you know the Patriots loved Anthony Gonzales before the draft? Now the Buckeye will be the real wild card in whether the Colts can win this game.

4. Tight end with the best numbers in week nine: Dallas Clark. Book it. He'll be where Peyton Manning loves to see a receiver when the touch pass rush comes -- in the slot -- and Manning will know he'll catch anything in his area code.

5. Do not activate a Carolina Panther. Trust me. That is one feeble offense.

6. Player I like this week that probably no one else does: Damon Huard. His old bones had the bye week to feel better, and he's forming some nice bonds with rookie LSU wideout Dwayne Bowe. By the way, have you seen much of Bowe? That kid's a winner, and he's third in line for offensive rookie of the year, behind Adrian Peterson and Joe Thomas.

7. Jay Cutler, Jay Cutler, Jay Cutler. Trade for him if you're in a two-quarterback league. He's going to put up good numbers the rest of the way, starting Sunday against the Lions.

8. Hmmmm. I know you already took my Dallas Clark advice, but one more tight end to pick up Sunday is Owen Daniels of Houston. Sage Rosenfels is going to need a security blanket against the Oakland blitz, and Daniels will be it.

9. Chris Chambers is about to be a very famous wide receiver. This is the week he starts producing big for Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers.

10. Not on the Braylon Edwards bandwagon yet? Get on it. Talked to him this week, he is going to be very good for a long time, and he's making beautiful music with Derek Anderson. Have you see his hands? They're Cris Carter hands, hands that drop nothing.