Happy championship week, everyone! We’ve got three Saturday games right around the corner which means it’s time to help you make your most challenging decisions so we can get you to the championship! If you aren’t reading it until Saturday or Sunday, don’t worry, I’ll continue to update it every few hours for you all. As always, if you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to reach out on Twitter @bobbyfantasypro. Before we dive into the rankings, let me tell you about four start/sit options that I am especially opinionated about this week.
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Andy Dalton (CIN): QB #13 vs ECR #19
I understand why anyone would like Ryan Fitzpatrick or even Gardner Minshew if they need a streamer this week but my choice is Dalton. He isn’t great, of course, and his offensive line is dreadful but this comes down to the two most important factors: His matchup against the Dolphins is ridiculously easy and he throws the ball over 40 times per start this season. Both of those combine to make him an attractive start even though he struggled last week against New England.
Mike Boone (MIN): RB #6 vs ECR #21
I know, I know, he’s my dude, so of course, I’m high on him, right? He is my guy because of how talented he is and I’m certainly not alone. Evan Silva, Matt Kelley and Paul Charchian have all been on board this season too. Forget the name, forget that I’ve touted Boone and just hear this. Dalvin Cook is unlikely to play, Alexander Mattison is unlikely to play. Boone saw 70% of the touches after Cook was injured last week and although there were no targets, Boone has great in the passing game this preseason so with a full week practicing with the first team, Boone should return to passing game involvement. So we’ve got 20+ touches likely in a great running scheme with an extraordinary athlete against a weak run defense in Green Bay. You have to start him, friends.
Justin Watson (TB): WR #40 vs ECR #53
So let me get this straight, Jameis Winston is on average ranked as the #5 QB this week in a great matchup against Houston. This is a common ranking for him while Mike Evans and Chris Godwin were active. With his ranking remains the same, shouldn’t that imply that his projections are similar as well? Ok, so we are looking at 40-50 pass attempts, 350+ yards, multiple touchdowns and yet only Perriman is ranked in the top 40? That’s how math works. Watson will be on the field and he will get a sizeable chunk of targets from a gunslinger in the highest-scoring game of the weekend.
Darius Slayton (NYG): WR #41 vs ECR #31
I understand the fascination with playing Slayton. In fact, I don’t know anyone who liked Slayton before I did. His tape is great and as we’ve seen, he produces when he gets targets, but we’ve also seen him with Golden Tate, Sterling Shepard and Saquon Barkley all active. He hasn’t produced because he simply doesn’t get targets, as evidenced by the 3 he saw last week versus Miami. You can start him but there are several streamers I’d rather use with the title on the line.
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