The Football Guru

I say this with almost no confidence, but Brown would probably be the way I go. Virtually no TD upside with Thielen. There is at least a bit with Brown in a tough matchup.

My lean would be toward Cleveland, especially if Stroud is ruled out. Houston has allowed at least four sacks in five straight. The Browns should be able to make a few plays on the ball with Keenum that it might not make with Stroud. If Stroud plays, I would probably go with KC.

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I will not go chapter and verse on your decision at QB. I have no faith in Pittsburgh's ability to air out it (after Diontae, and even that makes me queasy). I think my decision would come down to Meyers vs. Shaheed at WR. I am still not betting on any non-elite WR (as much as I love McLaurin, his QB situation keeps him from getting there) vs. the Jets. Parker Washington will only be a consideration for me if Lawrence plays, and the odds of him passing through concussion protocol in less than a week are slim. The Raiders generally avoided L'Jarius Sneed (who mostly shadowed Davante) in key situations in the first meeting. I don't know how well prioritizing Meyers again will work. It seems to me as though KC adjusted fairly quickly. Depending on how your league scores return yardage, I think the safest play is probably Shaheed. While he has a low floor, he gets a bit of help from the 40 or so yards he should get in the return game. And Shaheed's ceiling is super high in just about every game.

It sure seems that way if Chase has to miss the rest of the fantasy regular season.

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No. JJ for me.

Good question. No.

I haven't quite arrived at my opinion for Hopkins yet. I think I would play him over OBJ though.

I think you will like what I have to say about Stafford. Glad to hear it! I am not going to talk you into Jones If you can find a way to add Zeke, I would.

Just double-checking we are talking about Keenan Allen, Aaron Jones and D.J. Moore above. Also, do you only need to start two WRs?

I heard a talking head speculate that Fournette is likely getting in shape. While that may be silly to say for most players, Lenny tends to let himself go even when he is under contract. I could see the Bills using this time to get comfortable with his playing weight. FWIW, pure speculation.