Fantasy Football Start Em’ Sit Em’ Week Seven

In Week 7, he deserves increased consideration with the New York Jets taking on the New England Patriots in what should be a showcase of Ryan “Fitzmagic” at his finest.

Cam Newton, PHI (48%, 18) – Has a tough match-up this week against an Eagles squad in the top 10 in fantasy points allowed to QBs, but for the season Newton is averaging over 20 fantasy points per game and is coming off an even tougher match-up (@SEA) where he played pretty well. He’s great and the Browns run defense ain’t.

So what’s a FanDuel tournament player to do when these backs are such obvious starts? Most everyone will have one or the other.

This is a silly question, but here goes: Is there any way Freeman or Gurley end up disappointing us? They’re due for one of those 20-point allowances in Week 7. We’re back on the horse this week. It’s a chore for sure since we haven’t even picked out a stack yet, and that’s supposed to be the first thing we do. Not only must our young running backs blow away expectations just to keep their owners in the hunt for a good finish, but the rest of the team has to be unique enough and productive enough to hit the bull’s eye. For example, if everyone has nearly the same players, then you having those same players will not differentiate your entry, even if those players do well.

Told you there weren’t a lot of good running back choices this week. Gurley will be in every lineup of mine this weekend. With the Dolphins’ defense giving up the 5th most yards to opposing receivers, I expect that Hopkins will continue to be a big threat in the passing game. He’s cheap and popular and might be a contrarian avoid just for diversity. Luck threw the ball 50 times in returning from injury, and you should expect much of the same as Indianapolis will be trying to get back above the. He doesn’t have the same kind of ceiling as Gurley but does come 300 cheaper.

Regardless, we’ve done our very best to give you a wide range of options for this week.

What made Matthew Stafford so dang good last week was not only because of a decent matchup but he had to throw because his run game had nothing going on and the opponent kept putting points on the board.

This is a toss-up between Palmer and Philip Rivers. There was virtually no chance West would be good in this situation.

Drew Brees ($8,200, 1.3% owned) – I get why Palmer, Rivers, and Luck are considered slightly better values, but Brees is still a top 6 option with a pretty dang good matchup in Indianapolis, and only 1% of all entries are using him.

Cleveland Browns TE Gary Barnidge- He has been a great story but I think the Rams slow down his touchdown run. Palmer has at least 45 pass attempts and 350 passing yards in two of his last three games. He’s worth a spot start if you need one. And there are different options to pick from at DraftKings for any skill level.

The defenses available in the Sunday Million allowing the most receiving touchdowns are the Chiefs, Texans, Buccaneers, Ravens, Browns, Colts and Saints. But other than that, my team was a complete flop. The Chargers are 5 point favorites and Las Vegas projects this to be one of the higher scoring games Sunday.

Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles- He is a better fantasy QB than real life but this is a huge game for Rex Ryan and the Bills and I think his good run comes to an end this week. Rivers should have a big day this week against the leaky Raiders secondary. Kelce is really the only viable passing game option. Flacco has been very solid in all but two contests this season, but he faces a tall task against the vaunted Arizona Cardinals secondary, which has an NFL-high 11 interceptions this season. Matthews has the matchup and should have the targets. FO stats for 2014 are here and I like to use the defense versus types of receivers to fill out my rosters. I also need to save a few money because I have a tight end and kicker left to shop for. Bryant is back, and sports the freshest legs amongst all receivers.

The goal is to get as many points as possible. Let’s try the same formula again this week and lock up Josh Lambo of the Chargers.

Antonio Brown has been downright awful in fantasy lately, but I’m betting he has a comeback game, especially since Landry Jones may get the start, and the young QB seems more inclined to look Brown’s way over Michael Vick. Defense: St. Louis Rams (DK: $2,400; FD: $4,500)The Rams play the Browns this week in a game with the lowest over/under on the board at 42 points, according to oddsmakers.

This will be the first week in a while where Gronk won’t be a trendy pick. Might he slide down to 7,900 for next Thursday’s game against the Dolphins? Gates didn’t practice all week and everyone knows just how grand the matchup is against the Raiders.

I’m also high on Brandin Cooks and love his matchup against the Colts. The full for scoring for Tight Ends is at the end of this column. I’ll pass – he’s just an injury waiting to happen. And yet, that $6,000 price tag he has for Week 7?