HOT
QB
Andy
Dalton –
Coming off a 4 TD performance against the Giants, this week Dalton faces the
Chiefs who allow the 3rd highest amount of passing TD’s to QB’s. In
terms of Fantasy points allowed to QB’s the Giants are currently 12th
and the Chiefs are 11th, so similar production from last week can be
expected.
Joe
Flacco –
Gut call here considering Flacco’s road performance history, but if he were to
step up and stomp on his divisional rivals while they are down (Steelers sans
Big Ben) this is the time to do it.
Honorable
mention:
Brandon Weeden – Despite Cowboy’s
“shutdown corners” they are tied for the fewest pass interceptions to date at
4. Weeden will have to throw to keep up with the ‘Boys on the road.
RB
Marcel
Reece –
PPR must start. Touches and Carries make him strong RB2 in standard against a
New Orleans team allowing the 2nd most fantasy points to RB’s.
La'Rod
Stephens-Howling –
LSH is a one week plug n play in both PPR and Standard leagues. Take away his
game against San Fran; in his other 2 of last 3 games he is averaging 18.5
carries at 4.1 YPC and 3 receptions. This week on the road on the fast turf of
the Georgia Dome, LSH gets a Falcons team allowing the 13th most
fantasy points to RB’s.
Honorable
mentions:
Shonn Greene and
Ronnie Brown
WR
Brandon
Lafell – This week’s “flier,” he scored in their
first matchup and since then, Tampa Bay has gone on to allow the second most
fantasy points to WR’s including most receptions and most yards to WR’s. This
is because Tampa Run Defense has allowed the fewest rushing yards to date.
Titus
Young – In a shootout at Ford Field, Titus will thrive
against a Packers team without Clay Mathews and Charles Woodson. Titus has
scored 3 TD’s in his last 3 games and Green Bay allows the 9th most
fantasy points and the 6th most receiving yards to WR’s.
Honorable
mentions:
James Jones and Danario Alexander
TE
Brandon
Myers –
Myers wasn’t featured in the rankings earlier in the week because he hadn’t
passed his concussion protocols. But he has since then and is a TE1 against a
Saints team that just got torched by Tony Gonzalez. In his last two games he
has 13 catches 116 yards and 2 TD’s.
Honorable
mentions: Brent Celek and Rob
Housler
NOT
QB
Andrew
Luck –
Pre-Talib, I would have given Luck a chance. But I think BB will allow his new
shut down corner to shadow Reggie Wayne all day, making Luck’s safety valve biting
toothless. BB isn’t going to let the new
#12 come in to Foxboro and show up his #12.
Watch
out: Matt Ryan (Arizona allows 7th fewest fantasy pts to QB’s and may be sans
Julio)
RB
Frank
Gore –
He’s no Arian Foster and each Defense wants to prove they are the best with
Chi-Town DB’s going one on one; Briggs and Urlacher will be eyeing Gore.
LeSean
McCoy –
Despite a porous secondary (2nd most fantasy pts to WR’s), Redskins
surprisingly give up the 9th fewest fantasy points to RB’s and with
a rookie QB starting, they won’t let McCoy beat them but force Foles to make
plays.
WR
Watch
out: Malcom Floyd – Champ Bailey.
Watch
out: Roddy White – If Julio misses the game, Roddy could face bracket/rolled coverage. Would
be PPR monster but could take hit in standard.
Watch
out:
Larry Fitzgerald – Boom or bust here with Asante Samuel
following him around in a dome setting that took Peyton Manning 3 quarters to
figure out.
TE
Rob
Gronkowski –
With no Aaron Hernandez to help split the seams, Gronk faces an Indy defense
that has allowed the fewest points to fantasy TE’s all year - only 25 receptions for 247 yards and 1 TD.
You’re starting Gronk regardless, but he the numbers say he won’t go off this
week.
Watch
out: Heath
Miller (May
be asked to block more with focus on run and Leftwich’s SLOW delivery).