October 23rd 2017
Monday Evening Edition
Sunday’s
Lineup Killers
(Week
7)
There is always going to be those weeks
when players don't perform, when they get shut down, or when they tank big
time. Those are the weeks and the games fantasy owners can only hope to safely
navigate their way through, because when you don't these fantasy duds can kill
a Sunday lineup. These are the week 7 Lineup Killers;
QB-Cam
Newton;
the Panthers quarterback looked much better in his postgame, then he did on the
field Sunday (at least to most fantasy owners). Newton passed for only 211
yards with no touchdowns and two picks; not the numbers of a QB1.
QB-Eli
Manning;
the Giants signal caller was just awful on Sunday against the Seahawks. Manning
completed just 19 of 39 passes for a mere 134 yards, throwing one touchdown.
Without OBJ, Manning has quickly fallen off the QB1 big board and will likely
continue to fall.
QB-Marcus
Mariota; it
was an off week for the Titans starter. It was just one of those games where
Mariota could not get his offense out of first; he passed for 203 yards with no
touchdowns. Fantasy owners are hoping Mariota can get things turned around
soon; he's currently the No.21 fantasy QB.
RB-CJ
Anderson;
with the struggles of the Broncos offense, go the struggles of the run game and
Anderson. It was another subpar week with just 11 touches for 61 total yards.
As long as this offense struggles as it has, Anderson is not a great RB2/3
option.
RB-Melvin
Gordon; it
was another tough matchup against the Broncos defense, and in this case the
Broncos won the matchup. Gordon was bottled up most of the day totaling just 44
yards on 19 touches. The good news here, 19 touches and the Chargers won't see
the Broncos again this season.
RB-Jordan
Howard;
the Bears running back found little room to run against a tough Panthers run
defense on Sunday. Howard totaled just 65 rushing yards on 21 carries. The good
news here, Howard once again dominated the touches in the backfield with 21;
his 5th straight game with at least 19 touches or more.
WR-AJ
Green;
the Bengals star receiver was held in check on Sunday with just 3 catches for
41 yards. Green only had 6 targets on the day and could never really get going
in a matchup pretty much dominated by the Steelers. His 6 targets were a
season-low and probably something that won't be repeated any time soon.
WR-Keenan
Allen;
like his teammate Melvin Gordon, Allen was just a victim of a tough matchup
against the Broncos. Allen caught 3 passes for 41 yards on 7 targets. Two
things here, the 7 targets by far a season low and like Gordon, he won't face
the Broncos again.
TE-Martellus
Bennett;
with the change at quarterback, there's going to be a lot of growing pains for
the Packers tight end; just 2 catches
for 17 yards on 3 targets. Bennett is off the fantasy radar for now.
That's My Take.
~David Ortega
