October 10th 2017
Tuesday Late Evening Edition
Week
5 Sunday Lineup Killers
There are just some days you can't avoid
that pot hole in the road and there are some Sundays where you wish you had
avoided that lineup killer. And I'm pretty sure there were some of you that
really wished you had avoided starting Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Apparently Big Ben wasn't feeling it on Sunday throwing 5 interceptions with
zero touchdowns. Big Ben has been a tough read this season with no strong
fantasy performances this season and after Sunday's disaster, you'll be
regulating the Steelers quarterback to your bench for the time being.
The Rams running back Todd Gurley was as
bad as 5 turnovers, but his low production in Week 5 (50 total yards)
definitely hurt fantasy owner's chances for a win. Unlike last season's
struggles, fantasy owners can chalk this one up to divisional matchup, Seahawks
defense, etc, etc. Gurley has been brilliant this season, so there's no need to
panic. This will happen with some of these divisional matchups, but Gurley will
bounce back and he'll have those big Sunday's owners drafted him for.
And like Gurley, the Lions running back
Ameer Abdullah was disappointing in week 5. At home, Abdullah and the Lions
were ambushed by the visiting Panthers. Abdullah was completely shut down,
limited to just 31 yards rushing and 3 yards receiving. His performance can be
attributed to a good Panthers defense and game flow. The Lions fell behind big
and in the 4th quarter became one dimensional going with running back Theo
Riddick down the stretch. This was just a bad game for the Lions and not the
norm, when the offense is operating Abdullah is going to see the Lion's share.
No need to worry, he should bounce back strong next Sunday against the Saints.
One concerning trend in the Lions offense
this season has been wide receiver Golden Tate. In a game where the Lions
trailed big and had to play catchup, fantasy owners would expect to see a heavy
dose of Tate in the pass game. Such was not the case, on Sunday Tate caught all
of 5 balls for 48 yards receiving; good enough for the No.39 WR in week 5. In
three of his last four starts Tate has scored in single digit fantasy points, a
trend that needs to change or fantasy owners may need to start looking for more
reliable options.
After 5 weeks it's official, time for
fantasy owners to put their Steelers toy wide receiver Martavis Bryant away for
a while. With the struggles of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Bryant has not
been able to put together a solid Sunday since week 2. He has continued to fall
down the fantasy tree (just 5 catches for 21 yards in week 5) and landed at the
No.46 fantasy WR spot. He can't be trusted for now, it's time to sit Bryant.
Through 5 weeks of the season, the Lions
tight end Eric Ebron (currently the No.48 fantasy TE in PPR) has been
collecting dust on your fantasy bench. If you didn't start him back in week
one, you probably haven't started him all season and every Sunday he keeps
giving you reason to sit him. With the exception of week 2, Ebron has been
irrelevant every Sunday. In weeks 1, 3, 4, and 5 he has a total of 7 receptions
for 51 yards; that averages to 1.7 catches and 13 yards per game. He's off the
fantasy radar for now.
That's My Take
~David Ortega
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