Chris Sweet – Senior Fantasy Analyst: The Wagner Wire
It’s time again for a 69 pack of thoughts, musings, facts, and anecdotes from your Sweet Fantasy.
- The Patriots D is going to force Tom Brady to throw a lot this year.
- Brandin Cooks showed what kind of an impact he can have last week. He is still going to be frustrating to own week to week.
- Deshaun Watson is going to have some big fantasy weeks in this league.
- Is it just me or does D’onta Foreman already look like the best RB on the Texans?
- Jared Goff and the Rams offense looked amazing against the 49ers. If they can have a similar game against the Cowboys it will be time to take notice.
- I bet Tyrod Taylor misses Sammy Watkins and Robert Brooks.
- Kareem Hunt is still good. I don’t see him slowing down.
- Alex Smith has a decent shot at a Top 12 QB finish this year.
- Tyreek Hill can’t score a long TD every week…right? He can’t, can he?
- Philip Rivers missed a lot of guys against the Chiefs.
- I like Rivers and Keenan Allen to have a big game against the Eagles this weekend.
- The Chargers really need Melvin Gordon to stay on the field. There is nobody else there.
- Jordan Howard is still a really good runner. His fantasy value is going to depend on positive game scripts.
- Tarik Cohen is the safer guy to start each week in a PPR.
- The Falcons could be 1-2. Even really good teams need a few breaks.
- If I’m in a redraft I might see if the Julio Jones owner wants to sell at a slight discount.
- Austin Hooper doesn’t seem like he’s going to get much volume.
- Ameer Abdullah is never going to be as good as I want him to be.
- It’s easy to forget that Stefon Diggs was a 5-star recruit out of High School. He is helping us remember.
- Sam Bradford and Case Keenum are a lot closer in skill than the Vikings want you to know.
- Laquon Treadwell has been so bad that Michael Floyd on his 3rd chance might take his job in a few weeks.
- Jameis Winston is probably always going to be this type of QB. That should be just fine for fantasy owners.
- This is your last chance to buy Doug Martin cheap.
- It’s a good week to play Desean Jackson in DFS.
- I don’t think Cam Newton is bouncing back this year.
- Christian McCaffery needs a lot of touches to be fantasy relevant.
- I still don’t think Devin Funchess is good.
- The Saints should really let AP go.
- Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram could be a really good pairing.
- Drew Brees is quietly going to own every QB record when he retires.
- Willie Snead returns this week. This should help Michael Thomas.
- Shad Khan should just move the Jaguars to London full-time.
- Marcedes Lewis has 4 catches on the season. He is currently the 8th ranked TE. What a terrible position.
- Leonard Fournette is being overshadowed by how dominant Kareem Hunt has been.
- Jacoby Brissett looks like he will be a backup in the league for a long time.
- Now might also be a good time to check with TY Hilton owners before Andrew Luck comes back.
- Deshone Kizer is going to make a lot of mistakes but he should give you a decent floor each week.
- Duke Johnson is starting to look more and more like the RB to own in Cleveland.
- It might be a week too late to buy Joe Mixon. It definitely will be too late by Sunday Night.
- Andy Dalton still doesn’t have a serviceable Offensive Line but the new OC should help his fantasy value.
- Joe Flacco threw for 28 “Elite” yards last week. That Offense is going to be a real roller coaster ride.
- It’s hard to tell in a blowout like that but Alex Collins looked like the best runner on the Ravens.
- I know Ben Roethlisberger has very pronounced Home/Road splits but he hasn’t looked like the same Quarterback this year.
- Martavis Bryant should have had a long TD early in that game.
- If Ty Montgomery is out for more than a week or so the Green Bay run game is in trouble.
- I sure hope Davante Adams is ok. No room in the game for hits like that.
- I still don’t know if the Titans are good or not.
- Derrick Henry is gonna have to wait a few more weeks before we crown him.
- Rishard Matthews is one of the more underrated WR in football.
- Chris Thompson is making the most of every touch he gets. Sort of like Tevin Coleman last year.
- I’m losing faith in Terrelle Pryor.
- The Raiders laid an egg on Sunday Night.
- Derek Carr doesn’t have long to forget about it before playing the Broncos tough D this week.
- Amari Cooper has 148 yards receiving and 1 TD total in 4 career games against the Broncos.
- Either the Broncos or Raiders will be 2-2 after a hot 2-0 start.
- Jamaal Charles has looked decent in his current role.
- Russ Wilson had a big game but it was almost all garbage time.
- Chris Carson didn’t do anything this week to lose touches.
- Doug Baldwin is a Game Time Decision. Paul Richardson would be a decent fill in if he can’t go.
- We should all probably stop anointing anyone the successor to Larry Fitzgerald until he retires.
- The Cardinals run game is not faring well without David Johnson.
- Carson Palmer can still make a few throws against mediocre Defenses.
- Carlos Hyde continues to be an every week start and should be a mid to low-end RB1 all year.
- Brian Hoyer can hang in a shootout.
- DeVante Parker is starting the year off well. The breakout is coming soon.
- Ignore Jay Ajayi’s stinker last week. A date in his hometown of London against the Saints putrid D is calling.
- The Jets stink but Jermaine Kearse and Robby Anderson are going to have some weeks.
- With Matt Forte out there is no excuse for Bilal Powell to not have a big game.
- Charles Clay is available in too many leagues.
Butterfly? Uh Uh, That’s old. Let me see that Tootsee Roll. Your Sweet Fantasy will be back next week for another 69.
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