David Blough Week 15 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 12th 2019, 10:45am EST

There will be some who are crazy enough to consider Blough this week knowing he's about to play the Bucs defense. I understand those reasons, too. These teams are No. 1 and No. 2 in total plays per game this year, as they both average over 132 total plays per game. The Bucs have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks and are the target of wide receiver matchups every week. But why is that? Volume has been a big part of that, as the 7.18 yards per attempt the Bucs have allowed actually ranks as the 16th lowest mark in football. The reason they're such an attractive matchup is due to the fact you cannot run on them, and it's why we've seen them face a league-high 41.2 pass attempts per game. Blough has thrown the ball 38 and 40 times in his two starts, which have come against the Bears and Vikings, two of the tougher opponents for quarterbacks. The Bucs have started to play better over the last month, too. The combination of Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Nick Foles/Gardner Minshew, and Jacoby Brissett have combined to average just 6.26 yards per attempt in that time. Blough is fine for 2QB leagues, but I'm not willing to trust him in standard 1QB formats.