Wednesday
Evening Edition
September
17th, 2014
David’s
Daily Digest
Don’t Hit the Snooze Button
My Week 2 Sleepers
Week 3 starts in less than
24 hours, so like all fantasy owners we need to be quick to the wire if we are
to make any worthy pickups that count; but who to grab?
After watching a lot of
football last Sunday, one player that jumped out at me in the earlier games was
the Bills rookie wide receiver Sammy
Watkins. I really wasn’t expecting a lot from the kid this season, but he’s
a superior talent and has clearly separated himself from the other receivers on
the squad. Watkins leads the team with 15 targets this season, including last
weeks 11 when caught 8 passes for 117 yards and a score. This week Watkins and
company host a Chargers defense that allows the 7th most fantasy
points to opposing wide receivers. This is a good matchup for Watkins; if he’s
available he needs to be owned and could be a strong flex or WR3 play this
Sunday.
Like the Bills rookie wide
receiver, the Texans have a young rising star in wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The 2nd
year wideout has had a nice start to his 2014 campaign recording 7 receptions
for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Hopkins is second on the team with 10 targets
and has already developed a nice rapport with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. This week’s matchup against a Giants defense that
allows the 5th most fantasy points to opposing wide receiver is a
prime matchup and great opportunity for Hopkins to breakout. He’s also a nice
flex or WR3 play for week 3.
Now here’s an opportunity
play that I am feeling real good about. With the Bengals looking at a week 4
bye, it would only make sense to sit an ailing A.J. Green. Fantasy owners will have to wait for the updates and
see if Green sits or plays. If Green is sidelined, I like wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to pick up the slack. The
Bengals will play host to Tennessee this week and the Titan’s secondary has
been good thus far this season. But last week, the Cowboys number receiver
posted big numbers and with Green out I like Sanu to play that same role. With
Green sidelined in week 2, Sanu only targeted four times was very effective
totaling 3 receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. If it’s Sanu and no Green,
I would expect more of the same this week; he could be a low-end WR2 or WR3.
That’s my take for week 3.
~David Ortega
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