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Week 7 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Play-or-Bench Advice on Top Fantasy Football Stars
- Updated: October 20, 2016
Those on the fast track to a fantasy football title ahead of Week 7 understand how to treat stars: like everyone else.
In Week 6, starting Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy made plenty of sense against the San Francisco 49ers, and he responded with 32 points.
But rewind to Week 2, when Shady sat in a terrible matchup against the New York Jets. Those who still trotted him out got only eight points, while backups and waiver-wire adds could have produced more.
Benching stars is a polarizing topic, but a necessary one. As such, here’s a list of matchup value comparisons and start-sit decisions.
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Star to Know: Andy Dalton, CIN (vs. CLE)
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Though his Cincinnati Bengals look like a mess, few quarterbacks have been as consistent as Andy Dalton over the past few weeks.
Previously a sit option because he’s had little more than A.J. Green to work with, Dalton has tallied 21 points in each of his last two outings.
Call it his floor against the Cleveland Browns.
The Browns allow the second-most points to quarterbacks on average and have been especially potent for owners over the past two weeks, coughing up a respective 29 and 27 points. The unit has allowed at least two passing scores in each game and three in four straight games.
Dalton will have a field day against a division rival.
Star to Sit: Carson Palmer, ARI (vs. SEA)
The man Dalton replaced, Carson Palmer, actually sits on a higher ownership percentage than the Cincinnati quarterback (84.3 vs. 75.5).
It’s funny because Palmer has scored three, 11 and 12 points over his last three outings while also missing a game due to injury. The 12 is the most important of all, as Palmer took on a miserable Jets secondary in Week 6 and led a 28-3 victory—while only throwing one touchdown.
It isn’t time to completely throw in the towel on Palmer, but there’s zero reason to trot him out in Week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks. His NFC West foes allow the third-fewest points to quarterbacks and have permitted just four passing touchdowns.
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Star to Know: LeGarrette Blount, NE (at PIT)
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