October 10th 2017
Tuesday Evening Edition
Week
5 Sunday's Heroes
Not-the-Usual Suspects
It's been a bit of an off year for
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, but it was nice to see him among the
weekly passing leaders. This week comes just 7 days after a strong performance
in Week 4. Against the Giants on Sunday Rivers passed for only 258 yards (3rd
best passing yard total this season), but he added three touchdowns. Although
it was not his best passing day (only 21 of 44 passing) it was his day in
fantasy (20.82 fantasy points). The Chargers signal caller is tough and gritty
and as we saw on Sunday very capable. He's got the weapons, so there will be
better passing days and more scoring on Sundays like this ahead. Rivers,
currently the No.11 fantasy QB is making his case as a fantasy QB1.
After watching the Eagles quarterback
Carson Wentz light up the Cardinals secondary, can anyone argue how good this
kid has become and leap he's taken from his first year. Wentz finished Sunday
completing 70 percent of his passes for 304 yards and 4 touchdowns. On the year
the Eagles 2nd year quarterback has 10 passing touchdowns and is averaging 272
yards passing per game. He's the No.6 fantasy QB and a legitimate QB1 that
needs to be started every Sunday.
It was not a quiet return on Sunday for
running back Marlon Mack. The Colts rookie ball carrier was returning from
injury after missing action in week 4. Mack was the No.8 fantasy RB for week 5,
finishing his day with 91 yards rushing on 9 carries and adding a touchdown.
The performance was enough for his head coach to acknowledge that he's earned a
bigger role in the offense, putting Mack in play as a weekly flex.
In Green bay the Packers may have just
found their next feature back in rookie Aaron Jones. Against the Cowboys on
Sunday Jones was solid with 125 rushing yards on 19 carries (6.5 yards per
carry average) and a rushing touchdown. Jones found a way onto the field in
Week with Ty Montgomery going down, but his 32 carries for 174 yards rushing
have earned his way to staying. Even when Montgomery returns Jones is going to
be a factor. But while Montgomery is out, Jones has back-end RB2 value.
With his quarterback quickly rising up the
fantasy ranks, Eagles wide receiver Nelson Agholor has quietly moved up the
fantasy tree himself. On Sunday Agholor finished the day with 4 grabs for 93
yards and a score, good enough to push his season totals to 16/266/3. Agholor
has been one of the more efficient receivers in the NFL and is currently the
No.24 fantasy WR; he should be considered a starter in most formats.
With Greg Olsen on the shelf for the next
six weeks, tight end Ed Dickson has emerged as a reliable weapon in Carolina.
On Sunday Dickson was huge with 5 catches for 175 yards. It was his second
consecutive game with at least three catches and 60 receiving yards. With only
a total of 9 targets over the past two weeks, it may be too early to be pushing
for Dickson as a reliable TE1. But if he can string his third game in row with
good numbers, he's going to get the call.
The second best fantasy tight end (in PPR)
on Sunday was the Niners rookie George Kittle. The rookie pass catcher is
quickly making an impression in the fantasy world. On Sunday he posted a stat
line of 7/78/1, good enough to elevate him to the No.16 fantasy tight end spot
after 5 weeks. It was a breakout game for Kittle, but not necessarily a
breakthrough. We'll need a larger sample size before we can trust George as a
weekly play.
That's My Take
~David Ortega
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