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Week 6 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy Football Stars to Play and Bench

Ahead of Week 6 fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em decisions, the term "star" has quite the interesting application.

Technically speaking, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles is a star this year—he's a top-10 scorer at his position, ranked higher than Philip Rivers, Cam Newton, Russell Wilson and on and on.

The same applies to, say, Arizona Cardinals running back Chris Johnson, formerly known as CJ2K. Or Cleveland Browns wideout Travis Benjamin.

A new year means new stars, which is a good thing. It increases opportunities, but alongside them rises the need for more legwork.