October 18th 2017
Wednesday Evening Edition
Week
7 Diamonds in the Rough
I’m pretty sure if Titan’s wide receiver
Eric Decker was available this week on Waiver wires, he was a popular choice of
the consensus. Afterall, Decker is coming off a nice Monday night performance;
he was targeted 9 times and caught 7 passes for 88 yards. These were very nice
numbers in PPR for Week 6.
For a couple of names that may have been
overlooked this week, I give you my Week 7 Diamonds in the rough;
Over the past three weeks, Vikings running
back Latavius Murray has yet to take advantage of the opportunity that has been
presented. He’s carried the ball 34 times for only 80 rushing yards and zero
touchdowns. Right now he’s being outplayed by running back Jerick McKinnon and
it’s not close. This week Murray will get his second opportunity facing a Ravens
defense that allows better than 4 yards per carry and nearly 125 yards on the
ground per game. In two of their last three games the Ravens have allowed a
100-yard rusher (Le’Veon Bell 144 yards in week 4 and Jordan Howard 167 yards
this past Sunday). This could be the matchup Murray needs to get going.
Digging a little deeper on the Waiver
Wire, the Jaguars wide receiver Marquise Lee has an interesting matchup this
week. Last Sunday many figured facing a tough Rams defense, in a run-heavy
offense Lee would have little value. With the loss of Allen Robinson back in
week one, Lee has emerged as the team’s best receiver. In 6 games Lee leads the
team in targets (40), yards receiving (291), and is 2nd in receptions (20).
Last Sunday Lee dominated the action in the pass game with 10 targets (good
enough for 5 catches and 83 yards), nearest to him was only 3. It’s not a great
matchup this week for Lee, but it’s not bad. The Jags will face the Colts in
week 7 and over the past 4 weeks, the Colts secondary has surrendered the 5th
most receiving yards to opposing wide receivers. If you’re digging, you’ll
probably find Lee out there this week.
That's My Take.
~David Ortega
