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Startem sitem 2017 week 4 Thursday

By Brad Kruse
Brad Kruse









Player Pos Team Opp Start/Sit Comment
Jordan Howard RB CHI GB SIT Early reports are Mike Daniels will play for GB on Thursday. This will make the between the tackles running that much more difficult. Add to it that Howard was banged up entering Sunday's contest and on a short week, expect his touches to be limited.
Ty Montgomery RB GB CHI START Montgomery is coming off a bad outing, but last year in his two match ups with Chicago, he dominated - once running the ball (16 rushes, 162 yards and 2 TDs) and once as a receiver out of the backfield (10 receptions 66 yards). He also leads the leagues in RB snaps this year so his usage is safe.
Geronimo Allison WR GB CHI START I think Cobb will return, but Allison looked good. I'm rolling the dice with him, the usage might not be there. But, if it's a lopsided game he could get some garbage time and I'll go out on the limb and say start him this week.


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!