In Week Two, the Crystal Ball's primary message is this: don't overreact to week one. It's still early. Don't go crazy assuming that Muhsin Muhammad is back, and don't go dropping Jake Plummer. Yet.

Week one always features a great deal of intrigue, but the big question this year is what to do about an unusually large number of cloudy running back situations around the league.

The Super Bowl has produced a lot of good, close games in recent years, but it's important to keep in mind that the grand stage is unusually condusive to blowouts -- even in games between evenly matched opponents.

This postseason has been a difficult one to make sense of, but at this stage the fantasy talent pool after Shaun Alexander and Steve Smith is so even that the slightest edge could make a difference.

Defense should still be the name of the game this week, but the matchup between the Broncos and Patriots stands out as a possible offensive show. 

With games going on in three cold weather sites, this week should be about defense, defense, defense. With the Colts and Seahawks sitting out, figuring out who to play is unusually dicey.

John gives the thumbs up to Bledsoe, Parker and Muhammed this week, but is less than enthused about the prospects of Alexander.

The playoffs are upon nearly all fantasy leagues. Meanwhile, the NFL features the least parity in recent memory. Accordingly, there are a lot of advantageous matchups out there.  

With most leagues wrapping up or starting the playoffs, the stakes are high this week in choosing the best possible matchups.

Why this is a good week for Ravens, and a bad week for Packers.