October
18th 2017
Wednesday
Evening Edition
Week 6 Fantasy
Fallout
More Luck
Needed.
This
may not be what fantasy owners and Colts fans want to hear, but we are now
heading into the 7th week of the season and quarterback Andrew Luck is still
weeks away for seeing the field. At what point do you get into the season where
you have to think about the long term and shut Luck down? At 2-4 through 6
weeks and a tough week 7 showdown with the Jaguars, the Colts season with Luck
is getting farther and farther away. Fantasy owners will have to start facing
the awful truth; they’re going to need lots more luck if Luck doesn’t return
this season.
Chiefs
Defense: Not What You Think?
After
6 weeks of action, there are no more undefeated teams left in the NFL as the
Chiefs fell Sunday to the Steelers. And how did this happen? Maybe it’s because
the Chiefs defense is not what you think. When they were 5-0 and getting ready
to hit cruise control with the Steelers coming to town, what we saw on Sunday
and found out, this team is not so formidable. In reality, their weakest link
could be their defense, ranked 29th in total yards allowed. Did the Steelers
13th ranked offense in total yards expose them or am I just over-reacting?
Broncos
Offense: A Fantasy Mess.
Being
the Broncos fan that I am, after watching this offense seemingly struggle week
after week a trend starts to emerge; their offense is a fantasy mess with
Siemian under center. Is it the play-calling or the execution, hard to tell,
maybe it’s both. One thing for sure is, the offense has produced just 10, 16,
and 16, since their week 2 explosion for 42 points. Averaging just 14 points
the past three weeks is not going to get it done for Broncos fans and fantasy
owners. Something needs to be fixed (in the pass game or the run game) or this
funk could continue and fantasy owners will be forced to start looking at
sitting or trading players like Demaryius Thomas and CJ Anderson.
Packers
Offense Facing A Big Change.
Everyone
knows about the injury and most who follow football understand the importance
of the starting quarterback to his offense. But when you are talking about the
Packers starter Aaron Rodgers and his offense, there may not be anyone more
important. Rodgers is definitely the engine that makes the Packers offense run.
The first reaction is with Aaron OUT, all Packers players fantasy value across
the board takes a huge hit. This may make sense, also the run game could become
prominent (enter Aaron Jones and Ty Montgomery), but the other wild-card to
consider is backup quarterback Brett Hundley is no stranger to the offense and
his supporting cast. On Sunday he was thrown to the wolves and one week is not
going to be enough time to make a 180 degree difference, but as he gets in sync
with the offense and the game slows down for him (and it will), we’ll have to
see what he can do. So, no need to panic yet.
That's
My Take.
~David
Ortega
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