November 3rd 2017
Friday evening Edition
Diamonds
in the Rough
Looking ahead to Sunday, although we are
in week 9, we are still only in week 9 and options do exist for fantasy owners
looking for help and trying to find those weekly gems.
As the bye weeks continue here a couple of
Week 9 hidden gems that could be interesting plays on Sunday;
QB-Tom Savage; the loss of rookie
quarterback Deshaun Watson is devastating, but it doesn't have to be the end of
the Texans or fantasy owners. The offense is still loaded with some talent and
playing with confidence. It's a long shot, but with players like Fuller,
Hopkins, and Miller still available this week Savage could be a diamond in the
rough this week. He has a favorable matchup against a defense that has allowed
12 passing touchdowns (5th most), 290.4 yards passing per game (2nd most), and
the 5th most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks.
RB-Marlon Mack; after a week 6 setback (in
usage), the Colts rookie runner has seen his involvement in the offense trend
upward with 9 touches in week 7 and 14 touches in week 8. Mack has also seen
snap count increase with 48 in week 7 and 39 in week 8 (led the backfield both
weeks). In 3 of his last 4 games, he's also scored in double-digit fantasy
points. While the Texans have been lock down against the run this season, one
stat worth noting, rookies this season have had success; Fournette in Week 1
and Hunt in Week 5.
WR-Devin Funchess; with the departure of
Benjamin, the time is now for Funchess to arrive. The Panthers receiver has
been fine thus far this season, although over his last three games he's managed
only single digits in fantasy scoring. Through 8 weeks, Funchess leads the team
in targets and receptions, but was outscored by Benjamin (his primary hurdle to
more opportunity). Funchess should see a big uptick in targets and scoring
opportunities going forward and with the potential for increased production
he's got a great shot at moving from the No.30 fantasy receiver (PPR) to Top
20.
That's My Take.
~David Ortega
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