Welcome to Week 2 in the NFL, a.k.a. everyone’s favorite time to overreact about their fantasy football rosters. I won my home league last season, but I scored the 13th most points out of 14 teams last week. It must be time to trade and drop everyone!
Let’s take a deep breath and check out the landscape of the league so we can not only keep ourselves from blowing things out of proportion but also take advantage of those managers who just can’t help themselves from making moves after one week.
The clock appeared to strike midnight on one of fantasy football’s preseason Cinderella stories as the talented rookie saw as many offensive snaps for the Rams in Week 1 as I did. Because of that, he’s been dropped more times than a beat at the club on a Saturday night. While Corum might not pay immediate dividends, if you have a roster spot you can use to stash him and can afford to be patient, I’d acquire him in as many leagues as possible. Kyren Williams has missed significant time in both of his seasons in the NFL and while Ronnie Rivers saw playing time against Detroit, he’s not on Corum’s level. The former Michigan standout is already under 50% rostered on Yahoo, so check to see if he’s hanging around on your wire so you can pick him up for free. If he’s rostered and you’re already in the mood to trade, see if you can snag him for cheap from an impatient fantasy manager. Rams Head coach Sean McVay mentioned Corum’s lack of involvement was due to the game plan. After finishing in the bottom third of the league in rushing yards last week, a matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, who gave up 130 yards rushing to the Bills in Week 1, may allow Corum to see his first touches of the season and his price will only go up from there. Buy now.
It’s easy to become enamored with a big arm, and that’s exactly what Richardson has. His 60-yard touchdown pass to Alec Pierce is already the stuff of legend, as evidenced by Joe Flacco’s amazement on the sideline immediately after the play. If we pull back a little and take a look at the 35,000-foot view, Richardson only completed nine passes on 19 attempts and missed receivers by a wide margin on many of those incompletions. Fantasy managers know that Richardson’s overall fantasy value, especially his floor, is tied to his legs. Still, his accuracy in the passing game leads me to believe that there will be plenty of rough weeks ahead. He’ll end up a top 3 quarterback in a couple of weeks this season (he was QB4 last week), but his weekly downside looms large. I’m shopping Richardson to managers who watch highlights and not game tape, but I’m not taking a discount for him. You should still be able to get full value and then some on the trade market for Richardson, and now is the time to pull the trigger on a deal to bolster your team.
Those who spent a mid-round pick on Andrews watched in utter dismay as Isaiah Likely finished as the top tight end in many formats during the first week of the season by not only finding pay dirt but totaling nine receptions on 12 targets for 111 yards. Lost in the Week 1 shuffle was the talented Andrews, who ran plenty of routes but only saw two targets that he converted into 14 yards. That’s obviously not what managers who used a fifth or sixth-round pick on a player want to see, but brighter days are ahead. If there was rust last week, Andrews will have knocked it off by Sunday in time for Baltimore’s matchup at home against the Raiders. If you can get Andrews on the cheap in a trade, you should, but I’m holding Andrews across the board.
