Written by Meany on September 20, 2011 
Here’s a fantasy outlook for the Week 3 game between the Houston Texans and the New Orleans Saints.
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Well Arian Foster didn’t last too long in his 2011 debut as Foster left the game after he re-injured his hamstring and this isn’t good news for you Foster owners out there. If you are a Foster owner I would go out right now and pickup Ben Tate because Tate has been and is going to do a hell of a job running the ball while Foster is out. The Texans offense isn’t losing a step with Foster off the field as Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson continue to dominate opposing secondary’s as they cut a part the Dolphins in week 2. But it wasn’t only Johnson who was breaking down the Dolphins secondary, Owen Daniels got in on the action and caught a touchdown pass. Daniels looks like he’s back on the right path to resurrecting his stock as a fantasy tight end. The Texans offense is firing on all cylinders and I don’t expect them to slow down against the Saints defense. Matt Schaub is going to be on top of his game throwing the ball to Johnson and Daniels all day which is going to open up the running game for Ben Tate and the Texans are going to have a high scoring affair with the Saints.
Drew Brees once again put up a quality fantasy performance against a pretty good defense in the Chicago Bears. The Saints won the game against the Bears in week two with ease and the passing game looked really smooth. The Saints have so many weapons on offense that I can’t name them all in this article but I’ll he to some of them. I’ll start off with my favorite player on the Saints offense, Darren Sproles. Sproles is so good and I love the fact that a little guy can breakdown an entire defense. I also love the fact that Sproles came in and is playing the same position that Reggie Bush used to play in the Saints offense and is playing much better than Bush did in New Orleans. Sproles only had 4 carries last week for 17 yards but when you’re splitting carries with two other running backs Sproles isn’t going to get a lot of carries. Where Sproles really starts to play a factor is in the passing game as Sproles caught 8 balls for 43 yards and a touchdown against the Bears. Sproles speed and quickness is second to none when you get Sproles the ball in open space. I love Darren Sproles and his role in the Saints offense and he’s a great fantasy player. Devery Henderson is turning into a dominant deep threat in the NFL. Henderson caught 79 yard touchdown pass against the Bears where he burned the secondary. Henderson is proving that he is the real deal and Henderson’s fantasy stock is on the rise and will continue to rise. Jimmy Graham had a great fantasy performance against the Bears as he caught 6 passes for 79 yards. Graham is going to be a top 5 fantasy tight end by the end of the season so if you’ve got Graham you’re in luck. The Saints offense is going to be battling back and forth this week with the Texans offense in a high scoring affair.
Start- Drew Brees, Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Ben Tate, Darren Sproles, Devery Henderson.
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