Hey you guys, it’s rankings time. In a special edition to get you ready for the smorgasbord of Thanksgiving day action I did the same thing we’ve done in weeks past. We that we can retire the word ‘special’ from our lexicon. You’re not special. Your kids crapily made macaroni sculpture of the Mona Lisa isn’t special. Nothing is special.

Yes, as you can probably tell I had a horrible week in fantasy football. Luckily our rag tag crew of fantasy experts — Michael Fabiano and Matt Smith of NFL.com, Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard of CBS.com and Matt Berry and Eric Karabell of the mothership — are back with their weekly rankings. Throw me a line fellas.

Quarterbacks

All eyes will be on Indianapolis this week — lol, just playin — when the Colts look to get back on track against Buffalo at home. The Bills defence has shown signs of life in recent weeks but I don’t like their chances on the turf in Indy. Luck’s a strong play. Friend of the blog Chad Henne is another solid option in deeper leagues this week, going up against the 26th ranked Titans pass defence at home. Joe Flacco and Phil Rivers do battle in San Diego to see who can under deliver on expectations best. Should be an enthralling disaster.

Running Backs

Frank Gore’s production has fallen off after a superb start to the season. Gore owners should get a reprieve this week as San Francisco travels to New Orleans to take on the league’s worst rush defense. In deeper leagues Kendall Hunter may be worth a look as well. Ronnie Hillman has been the pick up of the week after Willis McGahee McGahee’d his leg — Hillman faces a Kansas City defence that doesn’t do anything well. Adrian Peterson returns from the bye,  thank you various deities, but faces an angry Bears D that will look to make things right after Monday night’s embarrassing display.

Wide Receiver

A.J Green is the best Wide Receiver in fantasy football this year. One handed catches aside , the most remarkable aspect of Green’s 2012 campaign has been his consistency — averaging 14.7 points a week and only scoring under 12 points twice.  Meanwhile Denario Alexander has emerged from the depths of the waiver wire to become a viable option in all leagues. Sleeper of the week: Donald Jones. Expect a scoring frenzy at Lucas Oil Field this Sunday. Jones will be a factor.

Tight Ends

Vernon Davis owners will wait with baited breath to see who starts for the 49ers this week. For the first time in weeks Davis was targeted consistently thanks to the presence of rook Colin Kaepernick behind center. It should be noted Matt Smith ranked his Tight Ends before it was  known Aaron Hernandez would play tomorrow night. Hernandez is the second best play behind Graham this week. Start him with confidence. On a personal note Scott Chandler’s fall into irrelevancy has been precipitous. Damn.

Defense/ST

The Denver Defense/Special Teams combo may be the strongest play amongst all positions this week — simply put: the Chiefs suck.  The Packers head to New York to take on a struggling Eli Manning & Co. Be wary. Though the Giants are 5-3 after the bye since 2004, the offence has put up an average 29.15 points in those games.

Good luck everyone. I didn’t mean it, you’re all special.