Chris Sweet – Senior Fantasy Analyst: The Wagner Wire
We are a quarter of the way through the NFL Season. Here are 69 things, thoughts, facts, and anecdotes from Week 4.
- Le’veon Bell’s preseason is officially over.
- I’m still worried about Ben Roethlisberger. Martavis Bryant has been open a lot.
- Juju Smith-Schuster is playing more snaps. He could be in for a decent workload this week with Brown and Bryant seeing Ramsey and Bouye.
- Alex Collins needs to stop fumbling because he looks like the Ravens best runner by a lot.
- Joe Flacco earned his contract but it’s hard to watch him play football right now.
- The Bengals Offense has looked much better since Bill Lazor took over.
- Joe Mixon can’t play Giovani Bernard’s role as well as Giovani Bernard can.
- If Tyler Eifert can’t stay on the field there could be some sustained fantasy value for Tyler Kroft.
- The Browns still have a long way to go…yikes.
- I’m interested to see which Bears WR becomes a fantasy pickup now that Mitch Trubisky has taken the job.
- I wouldn’t be surprised if Adam Shaheen is a big beneficiary of Trubisky.
- Aaron Jones should start seeing the field more even if Ty Montgomery doesn’t miss any time.
- Jordy Nelson just gets it done every single year.
- Aaron Rodgers returns to the scene of the crime. He murdered the Cowboys Super Bowl Dreams in Jerry World last year.
- Ameer Abdullah had his best game as a pro in Week 4. Hopefully, he continues to get a full workload.
- The Lions pass game has been up and down through four weeks.
- Dalvin Cook was on pace to have a very good rookie season. I have my doubts about the run game after his injury.
- Jerick McKinnon is a better athlete than Latavius Murray but I would expect Murray to have more value this year.
- This is the second year in a row that you could get Stefon Diggs incredibly cheap in drafts. I don’t believe there will be a third.
- Adam Thielen was already having a great season. He should see even more work now.
- I never thought the New England Patriots would be the team you start everyone against for Fantasy.
- Gronk is such a stud. He is missing his first game of the season and unfortunately probably not his last.
- Mike Gillislee’s value is going to be hurt by all of the shootouts the Pats are going to be involved in.
- Charles Clay is the #1 target for Tyrod Taylor. He is still unowned in a few leagues.
- If the Bills keep winning then Shady McCoy is going to have some huge weeks down the stretch.
- Now is a good time to buy Jay Ajayi if you can.
- Jay Cutler has been as bad as many thought.
- The Jets offense has actually been good for Fantasy through 4 games.
- Bilal Powell finally had his breakout, although it took a pretty fluky long TD to get him going.
- Elijah McGuire’s performance should effectively end the Matt Forte era.
- Robby Anderson could emerge as a Top 30 WR by the end of the year.
- Kirk Cousins showed on Monday Night that he is worth the money. Someone other than the Redskins will give it to him.
- Jamison Crowder has fallen off the face of the fantasy scene.
- Josh Doctson almost showed why he was so highly drafted. He will get more chances.
- LeGarrette Blount looked impressive on Sunday. So has every other RB the Chargers have faced.
- Carson Wentz has turned Zach Ertz into an Elite TE.
- Zeke Elliott is starting to warm up. The drama regarding his suspension is equally toasty.
- There isn’t any sophomore slump for Dak Prescott. He gets another shot at Aaron Rodgers this week.
- Dez Bryant might be the most overrated WR in the league.
- For all of the woes of the Giants, they have one of the best young pass catching units in the league with Beckham, Shepard, and Engram.
- Rookie Wayne Gallman looked like a decent runner in Week 4. A decent runner is a marked upgrade from whatever Paul Perkins has been so far.
- Alvin Kamara is starting to separate himself from the other backs in New Orleans. It will be hard to keep him off the field.
- Michael Thomas looks as polished as he did his rookie year.
- This could be one of the last years we get to see guys like Drew Brees and Tom Brady in their primes.
- Matt Ryan looks more like the QB from 2015 than 2016.
- Julio Jones might have a dominant stretch coming but the injuries worry me.
- If you combined Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman’s stats they are right around the RB1.
- I still don’t believe in Devin Funchess…..but he is getting the targets and converting them.
- Cam Newton is still dangerous when the run is part of his game.
- Could you imagine using a 3rd round pick on Giovani Bernard? If you drafted Christian McCaffery that’s what you did.
- Doug Martin could win fantasy leagues for people that drafted him or be out of football in 2018.
- Jameis Winston has a lot to prove still. Beating Tom Brady would be a good start.
- Desean Jackson has yet to click with Jameis.
- Andrew Luck could return soon. Too bad for him…
- I had high hopes for the Titans Offense coming into the year. Mariota being hurt again is not going to help.
- Deshaun Watson is fun to watch. You can feel his confidence.
- Will Fuller is going to complement DeAndre Hopkins very nicely.
- Lamar Miller must not want to lose his starting job just yet. A Strong performance by him.
- Leonard Fournette is already one of the best Runners in the league.
- The Chargers run game has really underperformed.
- Hunter Henry has a great matchup this week against the Giants. Antonio Gates could easily score a few TDs though.
- Kareem Hunt is on pace for over 2000 yards rushing.
- Alex Smith might finish the year as a Top 12 QB.
- The Raiders Fantasy prospects are very dim with Carr out.
- The Broncos D is probably their most consistent Fantasy Performer.
- This is your weekly reminder that Jared Goff should be owned in your leagues.
- The Seahawks backfield is a real question mark. I wouldn’t touch anyone until the dust settles.
- Andre Ellington is startable as a flex in PPR Leagues.
- Carlos Hyde is the only 49er to play regularly.
This was that 69 one more time for you. Thanks for reading. As always I’m your Sweet Fantasy.
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