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Startem sitem 2017 week 1

By Brad Kruse
Brad Kruse









Player Pos Team Opponent Start / Sit Comment
Pittsburgh D/ST D/ST PIT CLE Start Steelers get rookie QB making his first NFL start. This looks like a nice matchup to take advantage of.
Sam Bradford QB MIN NO Start Bradford gets a nice matchup to open the year. His weapons look good in Diggs, Thielen and Cook. Go with Bradford if your matchups are difficult vs DEN or ARI or the like.
Kareem Hunt RB KAN NE Start Hunt got elevated to starter status with Spender Ware's injury. He should be used heavily in a featured game.
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE PIT SIT Pittsburgh's defense is looking for real this year. Crowell will have difficulty finding holes to run through in what's likely to be a low octane Browns offense.
Adam Thielen WR MIN NO Start As with Bradford, Thielen and Diggs get the soft Saints defense. Look for them to each have at least 4 catches which should propel them to startable status.
Stefon Diggs WR MIN NO Start
In this Start Em / Sit Em column each week, I'm looking to find some fringe players that you might consider starting each week and comment based on their matchups. Early on, I'll base my selection of candidates on where they were with respect to ADP. I'm not going to try to pad my stats by suggesting your start Drew Brees each week, but instead trying to dig deep and find some nuggets for players to avoid or to go after. These are coin flip guys and if I can finish the year at better than 60% I'll consider it a success. My metrics to get the start decision are: QB 20 pts or more, RB, WR or TE need to score 12 pts or more for a successful endorsement. Defense/Special Teams should put in 8 points or more to get those picks right. I'll look at ~3-6 players on each Thursday night's game and ~ 6 players for the rest of the week to get you going. This year I'm going to be looking at different ways to integrate daily fantasy pricing and Vegas odds into my decision making process. Good Luck this year!