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Startem sitem 2018 week 8 Sunday

By Brad Kruse
Brad Kruse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Pos Team Opponent Start/Sit Comment
New England D/ST D/ST NE BUF START Having Buffalo as an opponent for your fantasy defense works most weeks. New England should have Buffalo in a negative game script which increases the opportunities for sacks, interceptions and, possibly, defensive TDs
Raheem Mostert RB SF ARI START Arizona's run defense is very vulnerable. At this point, it looks like Breida will be OUT leaving Mostert with a big enough opportunity to be startable this week.
Jalen Richard RB OAK IND START With Lynch out, Cooper traded and the psyche in Oakland in question, I suspect a negative game script. Richard can be counted on for 6+ targets if they're playing from behind.
Adrian Peterson RB WAS NYG START The Giants have flipped to a tank mode and sold off some of their top defensive assets. I like Washington's chances to get into a positive game script which maximizes contributions from Peterson.
C.J. Uzomah TE CIN TB START Tampa has been one of the defenses you want your players to start against. Uzomah and Boyd have good chances to finish with startable fantasy points in week 8.
David Njoku TE CLE PIT START Pittsburgh has been very vulnerable to opposing tight ends. Njoku has been playable recently; this is a good match up for the young TE.
Devin Funchess WR CAR BAL SIT Baltimore's defense is extremely stingy. I don't like Funchess' odds of getting to a startable output in week 8.
Tyler Boyd WR CIN TB START Tampa has been one of the defenses you want your players to start against. Uzomah and Boyd have good chances to finish with startable fantasy points in week 8.

 

 


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!