Starts of the Week, Wk 3 Matchups, Boom Boom

So maybe there's some value there. Yeah, I think the biggest question for most people out there is Alex Collins. He's been a disappointment so far. You've got the vulture of Givorius Buck Allen taking the touchdown away last week. I am okay starting Alex Collins in this matchup. I've got him as an RB2 in the 20s. So he's not, he's certainly not a guy that I think you, like you said, he's not a half to start. But I would.

probably start him. He is at home in a favored matchup. That's usually good. Alex Collins has played well at home. I think I would give my recommendation to start him against most other players. You know, I would start Alex Collins over Dionne Lewis this week. I would start Alex Collins over James White this week. I would start Alex Collins over Philip Lindsay in this same game. But it's not a vote of...

Alex Collins is a must start and, you know, I would start Giovanni Bernard over Alex Collins. So that's kind of where I see him slotting in. They're at home, their favorites. So there is an opportunity there for them to need to be running the ball, at least according to what Vegas thinks is going to happen. Now, the Broncos go on the road, Case Keenum, 14 completions of 20 plus yards this season. He has weapons, right? Demarius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, and Cortland Sutton.

Only one reception last week last year from Sutton, but again. So close. Kind of. Yeah. I believe that that was a touchdown taken away from Sutton last week. So what do we do with Case Keenum on the road here? Is this just hands off? I mean, you don't want to go into Baltimore and worry about Case Keenum? Correct. Yeah. He certainly could come through. This is not a doubt. It's playing the probability of Keenum on the road. We saw the red rifle.

Just explode. Andy Dalton crushed the Ravens. It was dominant for fantasy purposes. I'm just not sure. I don't have that level of confidence. Does that translate to Thomas and Sanders, Jason?

Yes, it does. I moved Emmanuel Sanders significantly down my rankings. You saw him hobbled a little bit last week. You saw Demarius Thomas hobbled a little bit last week. If those guys are banged up against the Ravens in Baltimore, that does not bode well. So far this season, the Ravens have been all right. They didn't really show up last week. I think they thought they were way better than they were based on week one at Baltimore. But...

You can't, we've been saying this, you can't just look at this season. If you look at last year, the Ravens, they were the second most difficult team to play for quarterbacks and wide receivers. They locked down, I mean, that is kind of what they do. So I, I'm not high on the Denver passing attack. Let's talk about.

For a minute about a player that I think is going to be at the top of our start-sit tool, most asked questions this week, which is Philip Lindsay. People want to know, can they play him? Philip Lindsay has rushed for 99 yards up the middle this season. That is the most in the NFL. So for those of you that are looking at Philip Lindsay, that stature, what he's built like, you need to compare him more to Dionne Lewis than you do a guy like Chris Thompson. He is not...

all on the outside. He is not all about receptions. They're using him as a running back. As a powerback, even. I mean, they get down in the running back, and they're like, bring in the little guy. Well, I mean, there are players like that. Dionne Lewis is the easiest comp, but I mean, Darren Sproles gets, he's had opportunities through his career to run up the middle. Danny Woodhead was used a lot on the goal line. Yes, he was. You know, 15 for 71 in week one, 14 for 107 in week two. Only three receptions on the year. So you're treating him like a regular,

running back. Do you play him over a guy like Dionne Lewis this week who has to face Jacksonville? Who would you start in that situation? Wow. I've got Dionne Lewis a little bit ahead of Philip Lindsay. Philip Lindsay was my pump the brakes this week, and that's not to say you cannot play him. Philip Lindsay, you know, he's in the 20s for my ranking. I worry being in Baltimore. I worry about him being on the road for the first time in his NFL career.

I went back, I watched the film, and I'm a Philip Lindsay believer. He's a good player. He's not, you know, he's not just running through wide open holes, and anybody could do it. He's breaking tackles. He's shifty. So I'm not saying you have to bench him, but I'm not excited about this matchup. You know, the only guy that I think, you know, I look at in this game, and I would say, you know, I would really.

like to take a shot if i'm because everybody here in both sides of this game is just a i feel like is a one eye closed dart throw like you can see the board but your depth perception's a little off who's who's playing darts closing one of their eyes that's i'm too good at darts is not how you aim john brown don't people aim a lot with one eye not when you're playing darts you really can see when you have a sight

Or a scope, yes. You don't use a scope when you play darts? I always use a scope. All I see is the bullseye. I just, I put the scope and then it's just all red. Maybe they do. I use a monocle, but it's all painted black. I believe that's called an eye patch. That's what I do. I use an eye patch. I go buy a real expensive monocle.

Then I spray paint it black. Well, because you want to look, I want to be sophisticated. A regular eye patch, that's more pirate. I mean, gotcha. Yeah, put it this way. I took the under. Never seen a pirate with a monocle, have you? That's not. And you never want to be mistaken as a pirate. Just speaking from experience. This is a game in general with a little bit of light rain, two good defenses, two mediocre offenses. I'm taking the under. And if I can look elsewhere for most of these players, that's, that's crab tree or John Brown?

I feel like we've been on this match for long enough, but John Brown has to be talked about the... That's why I asked the question, Mike. 19.1 yards per of... That's his average depth of target. The man is just bathing in air yards, and he's getting target volume. Now, last week it was a little bit different when he had the 10 targets because they had to come back. The Ravens were scrambling, but...

Week one had four targets, has a touchdown both weeks. Is John Brown a locked and loaded wide receiver three? Yes. Yeah, I agree. I agree. The Giants take on the Texans in the battle of the winless, terrified fan bases. The Giants, look, it's been a struggle keeping Eli Manning upright so far this year. The Texans have not picked up where they left off with Sean Watts, and he's...

He had a good fantasy week last week. And I actually really liked Deshaun Watson this week because the Giants are just a sieve on defense. Or I expect them to be this week on the road. So what are the big storylines in this game? What are you guys looking for? I mean, you're not, are you afraid of Beckham at all? No. Not just in this game, but a year long on the basis that, look, this team may struggle on offense.

He's my number one target. I mean, people, one of the more common question. Your number one trade target? Yes. One of the more common questions we get every week is like, you know, who would you try to trade for right now? And my answer this week is O'Dell Beckham. He hasn't popped. People are worried about the offense. But he's a guy that doesn't, he doesn't need some great offense. Like he can make a manufacturer himself. He needs a slant route that he takes to the house. So yeah, I'm not worried about O'Dell.

Nobody should be sitting him in any matchup. Evan Ingram. Evan Ingram is, I mean. He's a must start. Yeah. How many tight ends are you starting over Evan Ingram? Four? Yeah, maybe four or five. You're obviously playing Sequin and you're not thinking about anybody else on New York. So on the Houston side, look, last year the Giants gave up the most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks in the league. Love Deshaun Watson this week. It should be an excellent bounce back. Deshaun Watson with.

Will Fuller is different than Deshaun Watson without him. That is correct. So I really like the opportunity there. Lamar Miller has been solid, if not spectacular. He's been, he's just been Lamar. He's given you Lamar. Hey, I think this is a really good week. We'll talk about him in a little bit. But the matchup last year and so far what we've seen from the Giants this year, they're not able to stop the run.

Or anything. I took the over in this game. Vegas does not expect a lot of points scored here, but I actually think that this game could be a surprising fantasy relevant game. Two teams that desperately need a victory with, you know, one of the defenses does not look good. And the other is...

not looked up to the expectation, right? Everyone's waiting for the Texans to figure it out. And so far they haven't done so to the point where their head coach is Vegas's odds on favorite to be the first coach fired this year. Yeah, that's the interesting thing. We figured it'd be Hugh. But it wasn't. Oh, no, not after that tie. That's right. Best start. Best start in years for the. Let's talk Titans and Jags. The Titans.

Got the win last week over the aforementioned Texans. Now they travel to Jacksonville. Good luck. Taking on the Tuno Jaguars, they don't know if they're going to have Mariotta or not. Yeah, that's weird. That's weird. It's just weird. What is happening? What is going on with Mario. From what I understand with his elbow is there are, he had an injury that caused there to be problems with the nerve endings. So.

Getting feeling back, making every throw has been a struggle for him. And that's when he got out on the field before the game this past week. He couldn't make every throw. They made the determination to go with Gabbard. And as a result, look, they still pulled out the win over Houston. Do you think his elbow is fine, but they're actually watching his throws now and going?

No, he can't make these throws. There's got to be something wrong with the elbow. Clearly the elbow. No, my elbow's fine. No, look at these throws. I mean, I was all on Marcus Mario to this offseason. Looking at his rushing ability, the new offense, everything. But even starting in preseason, he just hasn't been that great. So this is. But it hurts our expectations for Corey Davis. It hurts the ability for Jono Smith to break out. If you are, you're not running your offense and building it around Blaine Gabbard, the way you do.

Marcus Mariotta. So do you have, I mean, you mentioned several guys you'd play over Dionne Lewis. We're not bullish about Derek Henry. And then Corey Davis, look, I'm playing a lot of players over Corey Davis this week. He's a bench in both of my leagues because I have no confidence in Cory Davis going up against Jalen Ramsey and company in Jacksonville. There is not a single bench everybody. There is not a single pass catcher that you.

can play. You should bench. I don't care who else you have. Find someone on waivers. I'm not playing a single receiving option at all from Tennessee. Derek Henry, Dionne Lewis, you might need to start them. It's not a great matchup. It's not the worst. I would prefer to play others. You might need to because they're running back and the depth is not there this season. So it's pretty simple. Bench your Titans, if you can.

Receiver, you can because you could find someone on waivers that are better than this match. Deion Lewis is the only Titan I'm playing this week. On the Jacksonville side, Blake Bortles has averaged over 20 fantasy points per game at home in his career. He's at home against the Tennessee Titans this week after a four touchdown week last week. You got to feel good about Bortles this week. Yeah. But how good? How good do you feel about?

Right. I feel pretty confident about him. I believe that he will come through with a solid fantasy day. The biggest question to me is Leonard Fournett, what's going on with his health? The team, they play different. I don't know why they, if it seems like when you're, they restrict portals far more when Fournette is, well, but you just.

You've seen what happens when you unleash Bortles. Good things happen. Sometimes. You've seen both sides of unleashing portals. And they would prefer to have complete control, slow the game down, run out the clock, win with their unbelievable defense and run the ball. That's their preference. If I was their head coach and I'm all about throwing the ball, the efficiency of passing, I would still choose that method because I think it gives me a higher probability to win with that defense than unleashing Bortals.