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Fantasy owners have been devastated by injuries this week. However, with every injury comes opportunity for someone else. Here are my starts and sits for this week.
Starts
Ty Montgomery, WR, Green Bay – Here’s the deal with Ty Montgomery: he’s probably going to be the lead running back for Green Bay against the Bears, and he can only be played as a wide receiver. He’s still likely to get plenty of targets in the passing game despite this. Whether it’s PPR or standard, Montgomery is a borderline must start in both formats this week due to the sheer amount of volume he should get this week.
Jaquizz Rodgers, RB, Tampa Bay – With Doug Martin suffering a setback and Charles Sims on the IR, Rodgers is the guy in a solid system for running backs. He ran for 100 yards in his only start of the year against the Carolina Panthers, and this week he’ll be going up against the 49ers this week. Rodgers is a great play and owners who held onto him through the bye will be rewarded.
Kenny Britt, WR, Los Angeles – Behold, a Ram returns to fantasy relevance! Even before his huge Week 6, Britt was quietly having a decent year in PPR leagues, with four receptions every game and an average of 71 yards per game through the first five. In Week 6, he produced his best game in a Rams uniform, putting up 136 yards and two touchdowns. Don’t go benching your whole squad to make room for Britt, but owners in need of a FLEX play may have a great option available with him. If he keeps up his stellar play, he’s a WR3 moving forward.
Alex Smith, QB, Kansas City – Smith has compiled a good season on the field, but that hasn’t translated into fantasy value up to this point. That should change with a great matchup against New Orleans this week. As usual with the Saints, it should be a close game throughout, and Smith should have plenty of time to get his points in. He’s a solid streaming QB option.
Mike Gillislee, RB, Buffalo – This is in italics because if LeSean McCoy plays this Sunday, then Gillislee obviously isn’t worth starting. But the Bills offense is on fire right now. McCoy is a massive part of that, and Gillislee surely won’t be as elite of a fantasy option, but he should make for a solid RB2/FLEX play if McCoy can’t go. The offense is playing good enough to believe that another running back should still have plenty of production, even if he isn’t as good as McCoy.
Sits
Quincy Enunwa, WR, New York Jets – The only thing declining more than the Jets offense is Enunwa himself. With Geno Smith taking over, there’s a chance Enunwa gets back on track, but I think that’s just wishful thinking. He hasn’t been a good fantasy option since Week 2 and unless you’re absolutely desperate, I wouldn’t even consider him this week.
Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville – Bortles has had just one game where he’s put up over 220 yards and at least two touchdowns this season. He’s been a very average fantasy quarterback, and he’s got a solid Oakland defense this week. I don’t expect this to be the game Bortles blows up.
Rashad Jennings, RB, New York Giants – The Rams defense is filled with holes at the moment, but stopping the run isn’t exactly one of them. They let LeSean McCoy tear them apart in Week 5, but he’s a much better player than Jennings. The big story here is that the Rams secondary is in shambles, and if Trumaine Johnson can’t suit up against the Giants in London, Eli will have a field day. Jennings would be lucky to snag a goal line touchdown but other than that it’s hard to have faith in him in this matchup.
Los Angeles Defense – Speaking of things in shambles, how ’bout them Rams? If Trumaine Johnson doesn’t play this week I’d stay far away from this defense. Without him, they have no answer for Odell Beckham and seem likely to get torched after giving up 150 yards to Golden Tate.
Golden Tate, WR, Detroit – Speak of the devil. Golden Tate proved me wrong last week, but I’m not ready to pick up Tate. One game doesn’t make you a fantasy option in most cases. Look at Jonas Gray in 2014. Let’s wait and see another solid game from Tate before we begin to take him seriously again.
Steve Rebeiro is a staff writer and podcast host for Rams Talk. He graduated from Marquette University in 2016. For more of his opinions, follow him on Twitter here.
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Fantasy owners have been devastated by injuries this week. However, with every injury comes opportunity for someone else. Here are my starts and sits for this week.
Starts
Ty Montgomery, WR, Green Bay – Here’s the deal with Ty Montgomery: he’s probably going to be the lead running back for Green Bay against the Bears, and he can only be played as a wide receiver. He’s still likely to get plenty of targets in the passing game despite this. Whether it’s PPR or standard, Montgomery is a borderline must start in both formats this week due to the sheer amount of volume he should get this week.
Jaquizz Rodgers, RB, Tampa Bay – With Doug Martin suffering a setback and Charles Sims on the IR, Rodgers is the guy in a solid system for running backs. He ran for 100 yards in his only start of the year against the Carolina Panthers, and this week he’ll be going up against the 49ers this week. Rodgers is a great play and owners who held onto him through the bye will be rewarded.
Kenny Britt, WR, Los Angeles – Behold, a Ram returns to fantasy relevance! Even before his huge Week 6, Britt was quietly having a decent year in PPR leagues, with four receptions every game and an average of 71 yards per game through the first five. In Week 6, he produced his best game in a Rams uniform, putting up 136 yards and two touchdowns. Don’t go benching your whole squad to make room for Britt, but owners in need of a FLEX play may have a great option available with him. If he keeps up his stellar play, he’s a WR3 moving forward.
Alex Smith, QB, Kansas City – Smith has compiled a good season on the field, but that hasn’t translated into fantasy value up to this point. That should change with a great matchup against New Orleans this week. As usual with the Saints, it should be a close game throughout, and Smith should have plenty of time to get his points in. He’s a solid streaming QB option.
Mike Gillislee, RB, Buffalo – This is in italics because if LeSean McCoy plays this Sunday, then Gillislee obviously isn’t worth starting. But the Bills offense is on fire right now. McCoy is a massive part of that, and Gillislee surely won’t be as elite of a fantasy option, but he should make for a solid RB2/FLEX play if McCoy can’t go. The offense is playing good enough to believe that another running back should still have plenty of production, even if he isn’t as good as McCoy.
Sits
Quincy Enunwa, WR, New York Jets – The only thing declining more than the Jets offense is Enunwa himself. With Geno Smith taking over, there’s a chance Enunwa gets back on track, but I think that’s just wishful thinking. He hasn’t been a good fantasy option since Week 2 and unless you’re absolutely desperate, I wouldn’t even consider him this week.
Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville – Bortles has had just one game where he’s put up over 220 yards and at least two touchdowns this season. He’s been a very average fantasy quarterback, and he’s got a solid Oakland defense this week. I don’t expect this to be the game Bortles blows up.
Rashad Jennings, RB, New York Giants – The Rams defense is filled with holes at the moment, but stopping the run isn’t exactly one of them. They let LeSean McCoy tear them apart in Week 5, but he’s a much better player than Jennings. The big story here is that the Rams secondary is in shambles, and if Trumaine Johnson can’t suit up against the Giants in London, Eli will have a field day. Jennings would be lucky to snag a goal line touchdown but other than that it’s hard to have faith in him in this matchup.
Los Angeles Defense – Speaking of things in shambles, how ’bout them Rams? If Trumaine Johnson doesn’t play this week I’d stay far away from this defense. Without him, they have no answer for Odell Beckham and seem likely to get torched after giving up 150 yards to Golden Tate.
Golden Tate, WR, Detroit – Speak of the devil. Golden Tate proved me wrong last week, but I’m not ready to pick up Tate. One game doesn’t make you a fantasy option in most cases. Look at Jonas Gray in 2014. Let’s wait and see another solid game from Tate before we begin to take him seriously again.
Steve Rebeiro is a staff writer and podcast host for Rams Talk. He graduated from Marquette University in 2016. For more of his opinions, follow him on Twitter here.
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