By Zack Cimini
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Week one is practically in the books and serious question marks have already risen, or for some fantasy players re-risen. Those of you that drafted some of the players we are about to mention might be panicking already. Before you dig in for a potential trade lets analyze some of the bust performances that occurred. It’s only one game but for most of these guys it’s lingering from last season.

DeSean Jackson
In a game where Philadelphia abandoned the run extremely early you would of expected Jackson to have a showcase game. Didn’t happen. He was quiet all night and his catches were short out routes with no YAC. Not what were use to from his 2008 and 2009 seasons. Just goes to show a different quarterback does make a difference. It looks like Jackson may have to get use to another arm in that of Vick’s here shortly, which could lower Jackson’s value even more.

Frank Gore
Gore is a prolific back no question about it. Are worries have to do with Alex Smith who looks as if he is in the bottom five of the league in that department. If he does not improve the formula the Seahawks used to stop Gore will be replayed all season. Seattle stacked the box and dared Smith to beat them with his arm. He couldn’t do it, and Gore suffered immensely from it.

CJ Spiller
Spiller had one of the best preseasons of any running back which had analysts sky warding him up draft boards. So for week one he goes out and gets fantasy owners a fabulous point total of one, and that’s if your league combines total yards. Buffalo’s offense has been anemic for years. Spiller’s going to have to earn his yards this year the tough way.

Mike Turner
His breakout season of 2008 is really starting to look like light ages ago. Last year he blamed his performance on fighting through nagging injuries and bulking up too much. The weight was lost and he was supposed to be back to 2008 form. Facing the Steelers is usually a tough task so will downplay his week one performance for now. We are still worried though. Maybe he just had too many carries in 2008.

Brandon Jacobs
The Giants survived week one thanks in large part to Matt Moore giving away three critical interceptions inside Giants territory. A win can keep certain aspects hidden temporarily. Not Jacobs. He just can not penetrate holes and carry the ball like he did two to three years ago. He looks like a big lumbering fullback carrying the ball, and defenders are taking him down with ease. If New York is going to be successful they’re going to have to replace Jacobs as the feature back quickly.

Tim Hightower

Squandered a starting role with Beanie out by doing what he did best last season, fumble. Hightower fumbled the ball twice and did little to get the balance offensively the Cardinals needed. Maybe he should of trained with AP in the offseason to work on his fumbling issues. He was near the top last season and is already on pace to earn those honors again.

Alex Smith
An atrocious outing by Smith just has Niner nation dumbfounded. Many had picked them to get over the hump they’ve been fighting since Steve Young retired. Defensively they weren’t there, and if Smith does not pick it up the team will likely lose interest. It all starts at the quarterback position and Smith just does not have it.

Jason Campbell
Debuting with a new team couldn’t go any worse than Campbell’s Sunday. He threw the football 37 times and average yards per attempt was below five. That’s Jamarcus Russel type numbers. Campbell needs to remove this game from his memory and utilize his speedy receivers. He has the arm to gun the football but needs to show some daringness to get out of his methodical approach.

Derek Anderson
He got the Cardinals a win with a late fourth quarter drive for a touchdown against the…….Rams. Were thinking Matt Leinart could of equaled or had this game wrapped up well before hand. Anderson has the arm but just can not seem to locate the football with regularity. His accuracy beyond ten yards is just erratic. For his credit Larry Fitzgerald is only around 70 percent, and he is working with a young cast of receivers without a formidable tight end to throw to.