Jimmy Garoppolo Week 14 Outlook - Seahawks at Rams

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 5th 2019, 1:07pm EST

It's hard to take much away from the Week 13 game against the Ravens, as it was raining throughout. As usual, there were some good plays by Garoppolo but there were also some not-so-great throws. The good news is that it appears Sanders and Samuel are healthy. The Saints got Marshon Lattimore back last week, which certainly helps their defense, though they've been great regardless. They have not allowed a quarterback to average more than 7.56 yards per attempt since way back in Week 3. They have allowed multiple passing touchdowns in 8-of-12 games, though, as their run defense is stellar, forcing opponents to throw the ball a bit more on the goal-line. The touchdowns have allowed 8-of-12 quarterbacks to finish as top-15 options against them. It also helps that they've faced a massive 38.1 pass attempts per game even though their opponents have averaged just 60.3 plays per game. How does that happen? Well, teams are extremely pass-heavy against them, as the 65.7 percent passing-rate is the second-highest mark in the NFL, behind only the Bucs. We have seen Garoppolo drop back to pass much more since the team acquired Emmanuel Sanders, too. Knowing how good the Saints are against the run, this offense will have to move through Garoppolo this week. He has finished as a top-16 quarterback in 4-of-6 games with Sanders on the team, but the issue remains that if he has an off-day throwing the ball, he offers nothing on the ground. That leaves him in middling QB2 territory, though he's not the worst option.