Click Here to:

Digging In The Crates Daily 2016 week 16

By Justin Lonero

Draft Kings (Saturday 12 game slate)

Quarterbacks

Blake Bortles vs. Tennesee ($5,000)
There is no question Blake Bortles has underperformed this season, just ask Allen Robinson. Interestingly enough Week 8 lit up the Titans on the road. It is a beautiful thing that at minimum salary Saturday, he'll get to play them at home in a game where the Jaguars are playing for pride. The Titans are allowing 266.6 yards a game through the air. Bortles has enough young offensive weapons around him to become extremely enticing this Week. Bortles is the type of play Sunday that could win someone a GPP. He could also crash. I'll stay positive where he is at home and he torched them already.

Matt Barkley vs. Washington ($5,000)
Matt Barkley was 30 of 43 for 362 yards and two touchdowns Week 15 against the Packers. The former USC Trojan has impressed the Bears front office. They are in a jam next season when it comes to deciding on a quarterback and it will be hard to not consider Barkley. Alshon Jeffery is back and the Bears scored the most points in a game this season against the Packers. He'll get a Redskins secondary that is giving up 260.1 yards a game in the air. Barkley will make a good pivot off of Blake Bortles.

Running Backs

Frank Gore @ Oakland ($4,800)
Frank Gore ages like fine wine and it is that simple. So far this season he has 234 attempts for 891 yards and eight touchdowns. Gore is also averaging 14.5 yards per game on Draft Kings. Week 16 his match up is beautiful against a Raider run defense that is giving up 116.9 rushing yards per contest. The vast majority of the time Gore is a safe cash game play. The masses will be on Andrew Luck, and Gore could be the guy carrying the Colts offensive work load. His price compared to several names priced higher than him is down right disrespectful.

Mark Ingram vs. Tampa Bay ($4,400)
Mark Ingram may be one of the most frustrating players to use in Fantasy Football. He can also provide elite statistics from time to time. Ingram had 19 touches a week ago against the Cardinals but two touchdowns were vultures by Tim Hightower. Four times this season Ingram has amassed 20+ fantasy point games. His numbers are far from consistent making him a strictly tournament play because of his 30 point upside. Ingram had a meltdown on the sidelines geared towards Sean Payton because he missed out on a $100,000 touchdown incentive. Payton may think twice about pulling Ingram this week near the goal line. He'll get a Bucs run defense thatis giving up 116 yards per game.

Wide Receivers

Ted Ginn vs. Atlanta ($4,500)
I am just going to come out and say this. I think Ted Ginn is a mediocre NFL wide receiver at best. Of course this is coming from a guy that grew up watching Jerry Rice and Cris Carter. When we look at his numbers, he has caught 15 of 28 targets with three touchdowns over the last four weeks. I don't trust him week to week but we cannot deny the rapport Ginn has built with Cam Newton. Some people will call Ted Ginn the fastest 31 year old in the World, I call him a lucky wideout that is on a team that lacks offensive weaponry. He is a solid tournament play against a bottom of the barrel Falcons secondary Saturday.

Allen Robinson vs. Tennessee ($4,600)
It has been an absolute nightmare season for Allen Robinson, and in large part he can thank Blake Bortles. It is amazing to think Robinson had 1,400 receiving yards just a season ago and is now stuck on 654. I like Blake Bortles as mentioned earlier so it makes sense to like the best receiver on his team as well. Robinson was targeted 15 times in that Week 8 gem by Blake Bortles. I am holding out hope for an enormous game before the 2016 campaign comes to a close. Fantasy aside, Robinson is a top-15 NFL wideout and at his price point, and high ceiling he is too good to ignore at this point. I will be playing Robinson in tournaments only.

Tight End

Charles Clay vs. Miami ($3,200)
Charles Clay has caught 10-of-13 targets over the last two weeks with a touchdown in each game. Clay beat five different defenders for catches a week ago turning in his best game of the season by far. Clay had a dud against the Dolphins the first game this season but tight ends have been solid against the Dolphins catching 67-of-106 targets for 794 yards and seven touchdowns so far this season. Clay can be used in cash games and tournaments.

Hunter Henry @ Cleveland ($3,500)
Picking tight ends this season has been difficult to say the least. The position has really become vanilla for the most part. Hunter Henry appears to be Antonio Gates replacement when his career eventually ends. Henry, despite a ton of receptions has seven touchdowns this season so far. He has caught three touchdowns in his last four games. He'll get a Browns defense that just allowed Charles Clay to do whatever he wanted on the field. Henry is a touchdown dependent tournament play Saturday.

Defense/Special Teams

Buccaneers @ NO ($2,600)
Here is a disclaimer. We do not have to use cheap defenses every week. Cheap defenses can hurt us when we could spend a couple hundred more to get reasonable fantasy production. Call me crazy targeting a defense against Drew Brees at home, but I love what the Bucs have done defensively. They have seven interceptions, two defensive fumble recoveries, 12 sacks, and a touchdown over their last four games. Vegas has the Saints as a small favorite, with a high point total. Plays will be created all over the field on offense and defense. I have been hot with my defense Crate picks lately and I have a hunch with this Bucs unit.