*I was almost finished with this write up, and then Todd Gurley was labeled doubtful. Now, this is Malcolm Brown week. It is going to be impossible to avoid the running back getting a majority of the work, even in a tough matchup at $4300. The game total is still at 50 and Brown is going to be very highly owned.
Last week in DFS did not go well for me. I had all the correct plays, but just not together. I did not have enough Will Fuller. I collected my “bonus” from Draft Kings for playing the highest scoring stack, but that was not even my highest scoring lineup. I had a Watson/Fuller stack with CMC that did not cash in GPP’s. If you can even believe that. What a crazy high scoring week. My highest scoring lineup ended up being a Dak/Cooper/Gallup stack that I wish I had run back with Free Aaron Jones. I am playing to win GPP’s so I realize that at times my style is going to be volatile. However, it does not make losing weeks any easier. The best part about DFS though, is we can take in the information we learned and prepare for the next week.
This week provides us with some very strange and real opportunities to put into play what we have learned after five weeks of the NFL season. Obviously, everyone is going to play people from the KC/Houston game. This is a fantastic game environment, has a massive total, and should lend itself to fantasy production all around. Despite all that, I am very interested in a few other games too. The set up for the Rams this week could not be better. The Rams have ten days rest and get to play the Niners off of a short week having played on Monday Night Football. If Todd Gurley were the old Todd Gurley, I would be plugging him into every lineup. As we know that is not the case. Instead, I am focused on the Rams passing game. I realize all the advanced data says that San Fran is tough on quarterbacks, but they have not faced anyone or any offense as solid as the Rams.
The Falcons continue to score and get to play the fast Arizona Cardinals this week. Matt Ryan is very consistent and feels like a safe play this week. I am zoned in on Chase Edmonds if David Johnson were to sit and Kyler Murray, now that he started to run more consistently. I am very curious to see how ownership plays out with a massive amount of it focused on that Chefs/Texans game.
One game that will end up being the key to the weekend might be Miami and Washington. There is going to be so much value available from this game and whoever nails it will do very well this weekend. I cannot believe I am considering multiple plays from this game, but here we are.
Without further ado, our DFS Player Pool.
Quarterback
Watson – Obvious.
Mahomes – More obvious.
Jimmy G – Umm everyone is throwing on the Rams.
Goff – I know it looks bad, but massive total.
Matt Ryan – Super safe play.
Dak – Fade Zeke!
Kyler Murray – Even the Titans threw on Atlanta.
Rosen – he is $4500.
Running Backs
Nick Chubb – Sharps betting Cleveland.
Cook – Volume, Volume, Volume.
Lenny – Volume, Volume, Volume.
Kamara – Has to have a ceiling game soon.
Ingram – This feels like a 100 yard and 2 TD spot for him.
Chase/DJ – I want a cheap Chase against Atlanta.
Drake – Not going to make a Drake joke.
Carson – Touches are solid.
AD – I am not playing him.
Bell – This game may be competitive.
Wide Receiver
Nuk – It’s coming.
Fuller – Everyone is in play!
Pringle – Only if Watkins and Hill sit.
Theilen – Price is too low.
Kupp – I want to lock him in.
Julio – I want to fade.
Larry – Everyone throws on the Falcons.
Cooper/Gallup – I remain high on the Dallas passing game.
Crowder – Darnold is back, fantastic play on PPR sites.
Preston Williams – Another Dolphin, lol.
Tyler Boyd – Volume.
F1 – Some Redskins players will do something.
Tight End
Kittle – Goff/Kupp/Kittle stack incoming!
Everett – Admiral Akbar play of the week.
Hooper – Al Smizzle TE flow chart spot.
Dissly – Targets are secure.
Defense
Jets – Cheap!
Vikings – Tough at home and kind of cheap!
Others – This is always the last thing.
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