Just like clockwork, everything fell into place on one of the most predictable weekends of the fantasy football season.

Tom Brady dismembered the depleted Titans secondary with 380 yards and a six-pack of touchdowns. Ben Roethlisberger made mincemeat out of the overmatched Browns, Aaron Rodgers and Co. trounced the toothless Lions, and Maurice Jones-Drew steamrolled the sad-sack Rams.

And, true to form, Donovan McNabb and the Eagles thoroughly dominated the hapless Raiders in a game that was essentially over by halftime, and . . .

What? You mean . . . ? Uh . . . how exactly did that happen?

We could go back to the ``any given Sunday'' maxim, but in a season when ``parity'' has seemed little more than a quaint relic of a bygone era, Oakland 13, Philadelphia 9 makes no sense.

I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to watching Derek Anderson light up Green Bay for 400 yards and four touchdowns Sunday.

Here's a look at free agents worth considering, and two who'd look better in someone else's lineup.

CATCH 'EM WHILE YOU CAN

• Laurence Maroney, RB, Patriots. Heading into a six-team bye weekend, the once-feared rusher could prove valuable again against the Bucs with both Sammy Morris and Fred Taylor sidelined.

• Lance Moore, WR, Saints. After his six-catch, 78-yard, one-touchdown effort against the Giants, it's time to welcome Brees' top target from 2008 back to the fold.

• Hakeem Nicks, WR, Giants. The rookie has scored in three straight games, and Mario Manningham keeps getting shaken up.

DON'T BE FOOLED

• Justin Fargas, RB, Raiders. I'm not buying into Oakland's offense, and certainly not their third-string tailback.

• LenDale White, RB, Titans. After sustaining a knee injury vs. the Patriots, White's fantasy value is officially kaput.

My non-obvious picks to roll, and get rolled, in Week 7:

WATCH 'EM ROLL

• Matt Ryan, QB, Falcons. He has thrown at least two scoring passes in all but one game and will have little trouble carving up the Cowboys' secondary.

• Ryan Grant, RB, Packers. He hasn't scored since Week 2 or topped 100 rushing yards all season but should do both against the Browns' run defense.

• Larry Johnson, RB, Chiefs. He should finally break into the end zone.

• Steve Breaston, WR, Cardinals. With Anquan Boldin probably out with a high ankle sprain, he will step in capably in this Sunday night showdown.

• Miles Austin, WR, Cowboys. The star of Week 5 is now starting, and Atlanta's secondary is vulnerable.

ROLL 'EM BACK

• Brett Favre, QB, Vikings. Call it a hunch, but the red-hot Favre is overdue for one of his patented multi-turnover games against a hostile Steelers defense.

• Brandon Jacobs, RB, Giants. His disappointing season should continue against the league's stingiest run defense.

• Cadillac Williams, RB, Buccaneers. The Pats have allowed only one rushing TD all season.

• Santana Moss, WR, Redskins. With a new play-caller, uncertainty at quarterback and one of the league's toughest secondaries gunning for him, the odds are stacked against Moss.

• Steve Smith, WR, Panthers. It's official: Jake Delhomme has stripped Smith of his elite fantasy status.

Ladd Biro is a syndicated fantasy football columnist.

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