Sunday Edition
September 29th, 2013
David’s Daily Digest
(Week 4) Sunday Notes
It’s
Game-Day again and after four weeks, you would think this would get easier. It
does and it doesn’t, just with three weeks of data to sort through things can
get a little confusing. So with today’s kickoff only hours away, I have a few
notes and opinions I will share regarding today’s matchups.
First, let’s
start at the top with the quarterbacks. With 15 line-ups set for this week, I
have had a chance to consider many, but when setting my perfect line-up there’s
only one that fits; Peyton Manning.
There’s little doubt anyone would be sitting Peyton today, but let me add a
couple of names to the top of this list to consider.
The
Cowboys are traveling to San Diego today and I really like quarterback Tony Romo’s matchup. The Chargers allow
the most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks and Romo is coming off a
strong week 3 performance. And with wideout Miles Austin OUT, I expect to see Romo really work to get the ball
into the hands of his wide receiver Dez
Bryant; Chargers allow the 6th most fantasy points to wide
receivers.
In a game abroad that offers little interest, I
expect to see plenty of fantasy influence in the Vikings-Steelers matchup.
Other than running back Adrian Peterson,
the Vikes really have little fantasy appeal, but with quarterback Matt Cassel under center, the results
could be interesting (interesting, not favorable).
On the
other side however, I think the matchup for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is favorable. Big Ben will face the Vikes
secondary that allows the 12th most fantasy points to opposing
quarterbacks, as well as the second most passing touchdowns this season (only
the Rams are worse). Big Ben is also coming off a huge Sunday night showing a
week ago, so he and his favorite target wide receiver Antonio Brown (13 targets
last week) could be looking for an encore performance. To note, the Vikings are
tied for the 9th most receptions allowed to opposing wide receivers.
Speaking
of the wide receiver position, I will be sitting Andre Johnson today. He’s a little banged up and I really don’t
like his matchup this week against the Seahawks. That doesn’t mean quarterback
Matt Schaub won’t try to get him the ball and that he won’t have a nice
out-put, but I do think if he’s lining up against defensive back Richard
Sherman, tight end Owen Daniels
(start) and wide receiver DeAndre
Hopkins (flex start) could see an increase in looks today. Another busy
Texan in the pass game could be running back Arian Foster. I am hearing some folks shying away from Foster, but
I think he’s a start for you in PPR leagues.
Moving along
to a couple of final notes for today, I am staying away from the Broncos Defense; too much offense and
too many plays. Even if the Broncos get up big, the second half could be a lot
of garbage time filled with a lot of yards and some late scores.
Lastly,
for today’s matchups I have quarterback Tom
Brady in one of my perfect lineups. Manning is the safe pick of course, but
we can’t forget about Tom Terrific. All of the great things we say about
Manning time and time again apply to Tom as well. Brady is without a running
game, he’s on the road in a dome tonight; it just feels like a matchup where we
could see him throw for a ton. The Falcons also do allow the 11th
most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks and have surrendered 7 touchdowns;
keep an eye on wide receiver Aaron
Dobson. If you are thin and desperate, he could be a nice sleeper play this
week.
That’s my
take.
~David
Ortega
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