First Bye week is upon us. But surprisingly there are still some killer values all over
QB - Baker Mayfield $5300 @ Oakland
I'm finally glad to see Baker getting his chance to start. Unfortunately it came at the expense of a Tyrod injury. Baker looks like a natural at the position. He easily came in just before halftime and put up close to 200 yards vs the Jets last week. The browns offense looked totally different when he stepped in. I think Baker should have a very solid floor vs another ho-hum defense in Oakland.
QB 2- Joe Flacco $5400 @ Pittsburg
With over 40 attempts per game flacco has been the king of volume, especially at his price point. I'd expect a shootout here and a great floor for Flacco
RB - Gio Bernard $6400 @ Atlanta
Gio has had an extreme volume uptick without mixon in the lineup. He's automatic at this price.
RB 2 - Matt Breida $5800 @ LA Chargers
Last season when CJ Bethard was the starter for San Francisco, Carlos Hyde saw an almost 30% target share. Combine that with Breidas ability to run the ball (4th in yards) and Breida is teed up for success.
RB 3 - Marshawn Lynch $4800 vs Browns
This is a bit of a boom or bust play. Lynch has been getting a lot of carries to start the season and it's rare to see a starting running back this cheap. He is currently 3rd in the league in red zone touches and in the top 鹿/3 in the league in RB carries and ranks 4th in goal line carries. In important situations the raiders lean on Lynch. My only worry is that this may not be an easy game for the raiders to win against an under rated Browns squad. Proceed with caution
WR - John Brown $5800 @ Pittsburgh
In what should be a shootout, I look forward to seeing John Brown build on his average of 9.5 targets per game over the last 2 weeks. With Flacco tossing the rock 40 times per match this season. Match that with the Steelers pass defense not being very good. I'd say there is a strong chance that brown can keep up his pace of 18.5 yards per reception and has a decent shot to take one deep to the house. I plan on stacking the Ravens duo in a number of lineups.
WR - Sterling Sheppard $4900 vs New Orleans
With the recent news of Evan Engram likely to miss multiple weeks, Sheppard could see a nice uptick in his already decent usage. The Saints defense isn't living up to last year in any way, and if that stays true then this game should be a big shootout. Before the Engram injury, Sheppard was getting a healthy dose of 6.5 targets per game. If you need a low dollar guy to fill in, you could do a lot worse than Sheppard.
WR - Quincy Enunwa $4300 @ Jacksonville
This game isn't perfect considering the matchup. The only real plus is that Enunwa typically occupies the slot and plays in the middle of the field and with the Jags lockdown corners they tend to give up the most yards down the middle. He's also Sam Darnolds favorite target. To me this is a solid floor play with some potential upside.
TE - Austin Hooper $2900 vs Cincinnati
Cincinnati has been pretty bad against the tight end for most years and the trend is continuing (31st). I like Hooper's touchdown upside here in a good matchup. He's currently ranks 2nd amongst Tight ends in targets inside the 10 yard line after 3 weeks. Very good option at this price.
DEF - Miami $2000 @ NE
As far as bottom 5 options for defense, I guess I'll take Miami here. NE has yet to get things going (although I'm sure this will probably be the week馃槀) but in my eyes it has the least chance of being a high scoring game. If you want to spend big at other positions and hate paying up for defense, then Miami may be the best option.
Sorry for the delay. With steem being down I was a bit delayed this week. Thanks for reading. Upvotes, comments and resteems are always appreciated. 馃榿