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By Dave Nash

This is the season to look at your team and ask yourself if you have what it takes to get into the championship game for your fantasy football league. If the answer is no, then you will want to give these guys a look.

Jake Locker is going to start this weekend with Matt Hasselbeck hurt with a calf injury. Locker looked decent last week and will have a chance to shine this week. The Titans are still fighting for a playoff spot and Locker has the moxy to lead them to a solid win

T.J. Yates is going up against a soft Carolina defense. Yates has been very serviceable for the Texans the last couple of weeks. Since the Texans are already in the playoffs they may open up the playbook more for him to see what else he can do, which may lead to more big plays.

Marion Barber killed a lot of fantasy owners last week with his fumble, but he still had a solid game. He will do much of the same this weekend against the Seahawks, who are terrible on the road. He cost his team the game last week and he will look for revenge this week. Look for him to get about 25 to 30 touches this weekend.

Peyton Hillis has been a huge disappointment. Blame it all on John Madden and his curse. But, this week he will have a good game against a suspect Arizona rush defense. He will get about 20 to 25 touches and should get in the end zone.

James Jones is going to be a wide receiver that will be getting a lot of time with Greg Jennings out. He will be getting extra targets and with his speed will take advantage of the deep pass.

Doug Baldwin is just too good not to be thrown the ball. The team is trying to give Golden Tate an opportunity to shine, but Baldwin’s route running and pass catching ability are just too strong. He is a solid start against the Bears this weekend.

Jake Ballard is a nice tight end that has the case of the stone hands sometimes. He has a great quarterback that can get him the ball, but sometimes he gets so wide open that he drops the ball. He will have a solid game against the Redskins and should put up double-digit fantasy points.