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Week 2 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Fantasy Football Stars to Play and Bench
- Updated: September 15, 2016
The gut should always outweigh the name.
Call it a golden rule of fantasy football start ’em, sit ’em decisions. Big names don’t always come through for a lineup and its owner. Look at Week 1, when Kirk Cousins, Arian Foster, Doug Martin, Jordy Nelson, Julian Edelman, Greg Olsen and Travis Kelce all failed to hit double-digit production.
Sitting a big name isn’t always possible, but if it is, nothing should stop an owner from avoiding a bad situation. Week 2 has plenty of potholes, as other stars are more than willing to pick up the slack for owners who look beneath the surface.
QB
Star to Know: Blake Bortles, JAC (at SD)
Like it or not, a quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars is a stud. It is not because his team keeps chasing points, either, like certain waiver options over the last few years with the team.
Blake Bortles scored 14 points last week by way of 320 yards and a touchdown in something of a shootout with the Green Bay Packers. Given the Allen Hurns-Allen Robinson-Julius Thomas trio, it seems like a great floor.
Bortles should shoot past the floor for one of fantasy’s best days this week by way of an encounter with the San Diego Chargers. They coughed up 27 points through 363 yards and two touchdowns to Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs, so Bortles can aim for those numbers.
Star to Sit: Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (at BUF)
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With Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker as weapons, New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick classifies as a star, especially after throwing more than 30 scores last year.
But don’t expect anything significant from Fitzpatrick this week against the Buffalo Bills. Something about a Rex Ryan defense throws the Harvard product for a loop, as GMFB pointed out:
“There might be something there. Rex might be in his head” @PSchrags on Ryan Fitzpatrick ahead of Jets-Bills https://t.co/2Wx8l3dADy
— GMFB (@gmfb) September 14, 2016
Fitzpatrick managed 14 points last week, while Buffalo gave up 12. Though the weapons around him seem strong, plenty have been burnt by this matchup.
Don’t be the next one.
RB
Star to Know: Jeremy Langford, CHI (vs. PHI)
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All hope isn’t lost for Chicago Bears running back Jeremy Langford.
Chicago looked miserable in a Week 1 loss to the Houston Texans, but luckily for …
