Friday
Evening Edition
September
12th, 2014
David’s
Daily Digest
Week 2 Values
Diamonds or Coal
After one week you are
already rethinking your fantasy football draft aren’t you? Well let’s not go
into panic mode just yet. The season is young and we’re only one week in; there
are plenty of fixes available and plenty of diamonds in the rough to find.
I was able to take in
quite a few games last weekend and let’s just say I saw plenty and took notes. Players
like Steve Smith (24.8 fantasy
points*) in Baltimore and Jake Locker
(23.4 fantasy points*) in Tennessee were pleasant surprises with their week one
performances, as well as Arizona’s Carson
Palmer (24.3 fantasy points*) and Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins (18.9 fantasy points*). These all were players that
were likely taken later in drafts and not started in week one, but plays that
could help your fantasy team in week two.
Diamonds…
A couple of more diamonds
found from week one that could give your lineup a needed boost would include
the Falcons wide receiver-return man Devin
Hester. With his six targets in week one, Hester was clearly a part of the
passing game and he took advantage of those opportunities; the speedster hauled
in 5 passes for 99 yards. This kind of production could land Hester in your
lineup this Sunday as a nice flex option.
This week the Niners will
be at home to face a Bears defense that allowed over 190 yards rushing in week
one. Starting running back Frank Gore
should benefit from the week two matchup, but don’t expect the Niners to
overwork the 31 year-old ball carrier. Rookie running back Carlos Hyde has been impressive and productive rushing for 50 yards
and a score off seven carries in week one. The Niners will definitely run the
ball on Sunday and Hyde should figure in nicely with double-digit carries; he
should be a solid flex this week.
In week one the Cowboys defense
had trouble keeping up with the Niners tight end Vernon Davis (two touchdown receptions in week one). This week
former Niners tight end Delanie Walker will
get his shot at the Cowboys secondary. Walker is coming off a nice week one
performance (3 receptions, 37 yards receiving, and a touchdown) and could
follow it with a solid week two. Fantasy owners looking for tight end help
should insert Walker here.
Coal….
The Rams offense looked anemic
in week one only producing 6 points. One of the reasons for the deficiency is
their lack of a running game and absence of wide receiver Kenny Britt. There
was some talk during the preseason suggesting Britt could make a rebound in
2014 and while we are only in week one, three targets and zero receptions is
definitely not the start he or fantasy owners was looking for. Britt should not
be owned until we see some presence of a receiver and consistency.
These are just my takes
for week 2.
*standard one point PPR
~David Ortega
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