In “Start or Sit,” we make a call on players who merit strong starting consideration — and players who might be best on the bench. However, owners should tailor their own lineup strategy to their roster constraints, league rules and other relevant factors.

Here’s our Week Nine rundown:

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Jaguars RB Rashad Jennings (vs. Detroit)  — Jennings’ appeal in yardage leagues stems from his volume of touches (51 in the past two games) and his heavy involvement in the passing game (13 catches, 114 yards on 17 targets in Weeks Seven and Eight). The Lions don’t defend the run well; Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch gashed them for a 77-yard TD run a week ago, and they have allowed at least 127 rushing yards in three of the last four games. The matchup is good, and the workload is outstanding. I’ve warmed to Jennings, and I consider him a solid starting option in Week Nine.

Buccaneers TE Dallas Clark (at Oakland) — If I wrote this column in 2008 and included Clark, someone would write in and say, “OF COURSE you start Dallas Clark — tell us something we DON’T KNOW.” Today, the risk when mentioning Dallas Clark is that someone writes in and says “NO ONE OWNS DALLAS CLARK. RABBLE. GRUNT. HISS.” Well, I press on, undaunted, to point out that Clark, available in the vast bulk of Yahoo! fantasy leagues, has been a bigger part of an improving Tampa Bay passing game of late, and he faces an Oakland defense that has surrendered four TDs to tight ends in seven games.